McHale leads Rally of the Lakes in Killarney

Today's seven stages of the Ordnance Survey Ireland Rally of the Lakes in Killarney saw very little between the top contenders as they battle for supremacy in this, the third round of the Irish Tarmac Championship.

Overnight, Gareth MacHale/Brian Murphy (Ford Focus WRC) lead the way, 2.2 seconds ahead of the Skoda Fabia of Eugene Donnelly/Paddy Toner with the Subaru WRC of Eamonn Boland/M.J. Morrissey a further 7.6 seconds behind in third.