Galway International Rally - 1-2 Feb 25 - POSTPONED

NOTICE OF POSTPONEMENT: 2025 CORRIB OIL GALWAY INTERNATIONAL RALLY

Posted: January 27, 2025 4:54 AM

Galway Motor Club, having consulted with Motorsport Ireland, regret to announce the postponement of the 2025 Corrib Oil Galway International Rally which was scheduled to take place on Saturday and Sunday, February 1st and 2nd.

Storm Éowyn has caused significant infrastructural damage along the rally route. Having consulted with Galway Co. Council and utilities providers it is clear that a large number of residents will still be without power and water into next weekend. Priority must be given to workers bringing back crucial services to those living along rally route and the club are acutely aware of not causing additional delays in the restoration of these services.

In addition to this, mobile phone coverage has also been severely impacted in the region which would impact the safe running of the event.

This is not a decision Galway Motor Club has taken lightly, but for the overall welfare of those living in the Headford, Tuam and Monivea areas, it is the right decision. We wish to thank Motorsport Ireland for their support and guidance over the last number of days and we will work closely with them to find an alternative date to run the event later in the year.

We also with to express our gratitude to our sponsors, Corrib Oil, for their understanding and to all stakeholders and volunteers who have worked tirelessly over the last number of months. Galway Motor Club wish to thank all those who had entered the event and will communicate with all entrants regarding refunds of entry fees in the coming days.

Seeded Entry List

Posted: January 24, 2025 6:08 AM

Car Driver/Navigator (Make/Model) [Class]
1 Keith Cronin/Mikie Galvin (Citroen C3 Rally2) [RC2]
2 Callum Devine/Noel O'Sullivan (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) [RC2]
3 Meirion Evans/Ger Conway (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2) [RC2]
4 Josh Moffett/Andy Hayes (Citroen C3 Rally2) [RC2]
5 William Creighton/Liam Regan (TBA) [RC2]
6 Matt Edwards/David Moynihan (TBA) [RC2]
7 Cathan McCourt/Barry McNulty (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
8 Sam Moffett/Shane Buckley (Hyundai i20 N Rally2) [RC2]
9 Jon Armstrong/Shane Byrne (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
10 Eddie Doherty/Tom Murphy (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) [RC2]
11 Daniel Cronin/Donnchadh Burke (Citroen C3 Rally2) [RC2]
12 Declan Boyle/Patrick Walsh (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) [RC2]
14 David Kelly/TBA (VW Polo GTI R5) [RC2]
15 Garry Jennings/Rory Kennedy (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [24]
16 Michael Boyle/Dermot McCafferty (VW Polo GTI R5) [RC2]
17 James Ford/Neil Shanks (Citroen C3 Rally2) [RC2]
18 Ryan Loughran/Gareth Doherty (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
19 Tommy Doyle/Liam Moynihan (Hyundai i20 N Rally2) [RC2]
20 Gary Kiernan/John McCabe (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
21 Kevin Eves/Chris Melly (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
22 Aidan Wray/Peter Ward (VW Polo GTI R5) [RC2]
23 David Guest/Mccrudden Robinson (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
24 Ryan Caldwell/Stephen O'Brien (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) [RC2]
25 Marty Toner/Cathair Hughes (Proton Satria 2.5 Millington) [20]
26 Damien Tourish/Domhnall McAlaney (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
27 Rodney Wilton/Conor McMahon (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
28 Cal McCarthy/Eric Calnan (Citroen C3 Rally2) [RC2]
29 Brendan Cumiskey/Martin Connolly (VW Polo GTI R5) [RC2]
30 Tim McNulty/TBA (VW Polo GTI R5) [RC2]
31 Jason McSweeney/Liam Brennan (Skoda Fabia R5) [RC2]
32 John Warren/Ruthann O'Connor (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
33 Pearson Garry/Niall Burns (Ford Fiesta Rally3) [RC3]
34 Stephen Greaney/Jonathan Folan (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
35 Tom Jnr Holton/Stephen Joyce (Ford Fiesta R5) [RC2]
36 Sam Touzel/Jack Morton (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
37 Matthew Boyle/Gary Byrne (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
38 Richard Moore/Richard Cleary (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [24]
39 Neil Roskell/Robert Fagg (Ford Fiesta Rally2) []
40 Ryan McHugh/Declan Boyle (Ford Fiesta Rally3) [RC3]
41 Shane Quinn/Stephen Reynolds (Ford Fiesta Rally3) [RC3]
42 Casey Jay Coleman/Lorcan Moore (Ford Fiesta Rally3) [RC3]
43 Aoife Raftery/Hannah McKillop (Ford Fiesta Rally3) [RC3]
44 Kyle McBride/Mullen Darragh (TBA) [RC4]
45 David Quigley/Dean Raftery (Honda Civic) [11F]
46 Keelan Grogan/Ayrton Sherlock (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [RC4]
47 Padraig Egan/Tomas Ryan (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
48 Brian Lavelle/TBA (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
49 Daniel Breslin/Mark McGeehan (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
50 Patrick McHugh/Pauric O'Donnell (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
51 Martin McGee/Karl Reid (Ford Escort Mk2) [ 7]
52 Pat Kelly/Jonathan Kelly (Ford Fiesta) [20]
53 Jer O'Donovan/Alistair Wyllie (Ford Fiesta R5) [RC2]
54 Dylan Donoghue/Jason Ollrenshaw (Ford Fiesta R2) [ 2]
55 Joseph Kelly/Killian McArdle (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [ 2]
56 Cian Caldwell/Derry Long (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [RC4]
57 Conor McCarthy/Gavin Sheehan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [20]
58 Colin Flanagan/Kevin Reilly (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10) [20]
59 Mac Walsh/Kyle Diffin (Ford Escort) [13]
60 Stephen Faughnan/Anthony McDonald (Ford Escort) [13]
61 Paul Purtill/Paul Kelly (Ford Escort) [13]
62 Joe Hegarty/David Turkington (Ford Escort) [13]
63 James Bradley/David Byrne (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
64 Ray Breen/Damien Morrissey (Subaru Legacy RS) [11F]
65 Corey Eves/TBA (Toyota Corolla) [13]
66 Kevin Kelleher/Ronan Comerford (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
67 Eugene Meegan/Sarah Whelan (BMW M1) [14]
68 Kalum Graffin/Patrick Brides (Peugeot 208 Rally4) []
69 Sam Johnston/Colin Duffy (Honda Civic) [11F]
70 Des Lyons/Ashling McArdle (Honda Civic) [11F]
71 David Healy/Martin Byrne (Honda Civic) [11F]
72 Meirion Evans/Anthony O'Sullivan (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [18]
73 John O'Donnell/Paddy Robinson (BMW M3) [19]
74 Hugh McQuaid/Declan Casey (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [18]
75 Frank Rafferty/TBA (Ford Fiesta ST) [20]
76 Brian Bolger/Domhnall Lennon (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [24]
77 Declan Gannon/Ivan Gannon (Ford Fiesta R5) [RC2]
78 David Doherty/TBA (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 6) [20]
79 Shay Laheen/Kerrill Dempsey (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
80 Geoffrey Dolan/Connor Murphy (Talbot Sunbeam) [13]
81 Robbie Allen/Emer Kearns (Ford Escort Mk2) [ 6]
82 Alan Sweeney/Ian Gallagher (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
83 Declan Wilmott/Kieran Bailey (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
84 Philip Hamilton/Damian Kelly (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
85 Damien Connell/Gary McWalter (Honda Civic EK4) [11F]
86 Victor Farrell/Padraic Millane (Honda Civic EK4) [11F]
87 Paul McHugh/Katelyn McHugh (Honda Integra Type R) [22]
88 Philip McDonald/Shane Corcoran (Honda Civic) [11F]
89 Cathal Mullins/Darragh Mullins (Honda Civic EK4) [11F]
90 Eamonn McCarthy/Lisa McCarthy (Honda Civic) [11F]
91 Barry O'Brien/Declan Buttimer (Honda Civic) [11F]
92 Ryan Moore/TBA (Honda Civic EK4) []
93 PJ McDermott/Johnny Baird (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [RC4]
94 Ben McFall/Damian McAuley (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [RC4]
95 Seog Martin/Sean Marsh (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [RC2]
96 Ray Cunningham/Adrian Cusack (Morris Cooper S) [17]
97 Gareth Bevan/Dafydd Evans (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [RC4]
98 Philip Rogers/TBA (Ford Escort Mk2 RS1800) [16]
99 Andy Johnson/TBA (Vauxhall Chevette HSR) [18]
100 Declan Forde/Glenn Forde (Ford Escort Mk2) [10]
101 Tommy Flanagan/Niall Flanagan (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
102 Wayne Evans/John Smithwick (Ford Escort Mk2) [18]
103 David Goose/Ashley Trimble (Ford Escort Mk2) [17]
104 Esko Siren/Jari EK (BMW E3) [19]
105 Stephen Hernon/Ivan Hernon (Subaru Impreza R4) [RC2]
106 Kevin Wilson/Katie Wilson (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [15]
107 Richard O'Lone/James Turkington (Ford Fiesta Rally3) [RC3]
108 Jack Kelly/Jack Brunton (Honda Civic) [11F]
109 Patrick Bradley/Matthew McMahon (Honda Civic EK4) [11F]
110 Eoin Cullinane/Darragh McElroy (Honda Civic EK4) [11F]
111 Adrian Quinn Jnr/Des Sherlock (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [RC4]
112 Aidan Kilkenny/Francis Rafferty (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [RC4]
113 Peter Keohane/Brian Keohane (Peugeot 106 GTi) [22]
114 Liam McFall/Ivor Lamont (Ford Fiesta) [20]
115 Noel Lappin/TBA (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
116 Damien Boyle/Joeseph Boyle (Ford Escort Mk1) [12]
117 John O'Sullivan/Keith Naughton (Peugeot 205) [ 9]
118 Danny O'Donnell/Adrian Rankin (Ford Escort) [12]
119 John Corrigan/Niall Mulcahy (Subaru Impreza) []
120 Gerry McIntyre/Paul Clarke (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4) [20]
121 Christopher Rose/Jason Murphy (Honda Civic EK4) [22]
122 Gerard Tuite/Daniel McConnon (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
123 Iarla Carty/Jack Carty (Opel Adam) [22]
124 Niall McGaughran/Seamus Cooke (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [RC4]
125 Ben Burrowes/Patrick Durning (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [RC4]
126 Francis Robert Rafferty/Liam Hibbitt (Peugeot 205 GTi) [10]
127 Jack Casey/Ciara Duggan (VW UP) [ 9]
128 Ryan Sweeney/Ian Gallagher (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
129 Seamus Kelly/Barry McBride (TBA ) []

Juniors
301 Jason Wilkinson/Ciaran McGinley (Honda Civic) [16]
302 Eoin Kelly/Darragh Kelly (Honda Civic) [16]
303 Ronan Dorrian/Mickey Joe Browne (Honda Civic) [16]
304 Jason Gorham/Liam Egan (Honda Civic) [16]
305 Kyle Browne/Mark O'Leary (Honda Civic) [16]
306 Mikey Ryan/Larry O'Shea (Honda Civic) [16]
307 Cian Hynes/Cathal Fallon (Honda Civic EK4) [16]
308 Darragh Walsh/Gary Lombard (Honda Civic) [16]
309 Catherine Walsh/Angiee Michniewicz (Honda Civic) [16]
310 Louise Bourke/Susan Smyth (Peugeot 206 Cup Car) [16]
311 Gerard Daly/Shane Hagan (Peugeot 106 Cup Car) [16]
312 Craig Alcorn/Matthew Davis (Honda Civic) [11F]
313 Aaron Reid/Reid Caolan (Honda Civic) [16]
314 Harry Dorrian/Davin Watson (Honda Civic EK4) [16]
315 Niall Gaughan/John McLoughlin (Honda Civic) [16]

2025 Corrib Oil Galway International Rally Press Release 1

Posted: January 2, 2025 10:17 AM

The 2025 Galway International Rally which takes place for the 47th time on February 1st & 2nd is the oldest international rally on the Irish Motorsport calendar having first run in 1971. The iconic event is once again sponsored by Corrib Oil who have been excellent title sponsors since 2016, and the rally will provide a big tourism boost to Galway city and the surrounding areas on Irelands newest bank holiday weekend. The 2024 event was won by Keith Cronin & Mikie Galvin in their Ford Fiesta Rally 2 on their way to becoming Tarmac Champions for the second time.

There is a new Clerk of the Course for the event, with Joe Donoghue taking over the reins for the first time in 2025. The rally will consist of fifteen special stages, nine on the Saturday in the Headford / Tuam areas, and six on the Sunday close to Monivea. Service will once again be at Galway Airport while Galway Racecourse will host both Scrutiny and Parc Ferme. The Rally Headquarters will once again be the superb Connacht Hotel on the Old Dublin Road.

Entries for the event will open shortly and a lot of interest is anticipated, with the rally being the opening round of the NAPA Autoparts Irish Tarmac Rally Championship. More details on the event will be available in the coming weeks.

On Line Entry / Sportity

Posted: January 2, 2025 10:04 AM

On line Entry

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