Forde and Dempsey win top driving awards

The top two awards in Irish motorsport were announced this afternoon at the Champions of Irish Motorsport Awards at the Crowne Plaza Dublin Airport Hotel.

In rallying, 25-year-old Ross Forde from Oramnore, Co Galway, won the Billy Coleman Award. In racing, Peter Dempsey (22) from Ashbourne, Co Meath was selected as the Dunlop Young Racing Driver of the Year award winner.