Mallow's David Moynihan and Welsh ace Matt Edwards lead Donegal rally

The rally continues on Saturday with eight stages and concludes on Sunday with a further six.

LEADING THE WAY: Matt Edwards and David Moynihan compete in their Ford Fiesta Rally during day one of the Wilton Recycling Donegal International Rally Round 5 of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship at Letterkenny in Donegal. Photo by Philip Fitzpatrick/Sportsfile

The opening leg of the Wilton Recycling Donegal International Rally was highlighted by the dominance of the Ford Fiesta Rally 2 cars of Ballylickey’s Keith Cronin and Welsh ace Matt Edwards, but ended with contrasting fortunes for the Irish Tarmac Championship protagonists.

Edwards and his Mallow born co-driver, David Moynihan, hold an overnight lead of 12 seconds over the Derry/Killarney pairing of Callum Devine/Noel O’Sullivan, who are debuting a new Skoda Fabia Rally 2.