Donnelly and O’Hanlon take Killarney Forest Rally

WIN: Tyrone duo Mark Donnelly/Stephen O’Hanlon (Ford Fiesta R5) won the Castleisland based Killarney Forest Rally, the first round of the Sligo Pallets Irish Forest Rally Championship. Pic: Martin Walsh.

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Tyrone crew Mark Donnelly (Ford Fiesta R5) and Stephen O’Hanlon took a 10.9-second victory in the Castleisland-based Killarney Forest Rally that marked the beginning of the Sligo Pallets backed Irish Forest Rally Championship. Strabane’s Ryan Caldwell, making his debut in a Skoda Fabia R5 and co-driven by Monaghan’s Arthur Kierans, impressed on his way to the runner-up slot as Cavan’s Stephen McCann (Ford Fiesta R5) and co-driver Tommy Hayes netted a final stage third place, a further 14.5 seconds behind.