Galway International Rally - 31 Jan-1 Feb 26

Seeded Entry List

Posted: January 24, 2026 10:28 AM

1 Callum Devine/Noel O'Sullivan (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) [RC2]
2 Eddie Doherty/Tom Murphy (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) [RC2]
3 Eamonn Kelly/Conor Mohan (Toyota GR Yaris Rally2) [RC2]
4 Michael Boyle/Declan Boyle (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) [RC2]
5 Cathan McCourt/Barry McNulty (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) [RC2]
6 Josh Moffett/Andy Hayes (Hyundai i20 R5) [RC2]
7 Declan Boyle/Patrick Walsh (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) [RC2]
8 David Kelly/Buckley Shane (Skoda Fabia RS Rally2) [RC2]
9 Ryan Loughran/Dale McGettigan (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
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11 Matthew Boyle/Gary Byrne (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
12 Keelan Grogan/Ayrton Sherlock (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
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14 Gary Kiernan/John McGrath (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
15 Darren Gass/Enda Sherry (VW Polo GTI R5) [RC2]
16 David Guest/Stephen Quin (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
17 Shane Quinn/Stephen Reynolds (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
18 Tom Jnr Holton/Stephen Joyce (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
19 Tommy Doyle/Liam Moynihan (Hyundai i20 Rally2) [RC2]
20 Patrick McHugh/Pauric O'Donnell (Darrian T90 GTR) [14]
21 Mark Alcorn/John O'Donnell (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
22 Michael Cahill/Killian McArdle (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
23 Rodney Wilton/Conor McMahon (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
24 Stephen Greaney/Jonathan Folan (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
25 John Warren/Ruthann O'Connor (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
26 Sam Touzel/Max Freeman (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
27 Neil Roskell/Carl Williamson (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
28 Daniel Breslin/Mark McGeehan (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
29 Shane Maguire/Paul Maguire (Citroen C3 Rally2) [24]
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31 Cian Caldwell/Paul McPhillips (Ford Fiesta Rally3) [RC3]
32 Dean Raftery/Oisin Joyce (Ford Fiesta Rally3) [RC3]
33 Kalum Graffin/Julia Thulin (Ford Fiesta Rally3) [RC3]
34 Brian Bolger/James McEneaney (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [24]
35 Paul Rowley/Patrick Brides (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [RC2]
36 Tomas O'Rourke/Tomas Scallan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10) [20]
37 Jer O'Donovan/Alistair Wyllie (Ford Fiesta R5) [RC2]
41 Kevin Kelleher/Sean Hayde (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
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43 Corey Eves/Michael White (Toyota Corolla) [13]
44 Jack Brunton/Sean Brunton (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
45 Brian Lavelle/Gavin Doherty (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
46 Martin McGee/Karl Reid (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
47 Kevin O'Donoghue/Dylan Harrington (BMW M3) [14]
48
49 Mac Walsh/Damien McGettigan (Ford Escort) [13]
50 JF Shovelin/Dylan Baskin (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
51
52 David Quigley/Enda O'Leary (Honda Civic) [11F]
53 Des Lyons/Aishling McArdle (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [RC2]
54 Pat Kelly/Jonathan Kelly (Ford Fiesta) [20]
55 Adrian Quinn/Des Sherlock (Renault Clio) [RC3]
56 Damien Connell/Gary McWalter (Honda Civic) [11F]
57 Sean Cahill/Jamie Quinn (Honda Civic) [11F]
58 David Healy/Martin Byrne (Honda Civic) [11F]
59 Barry O'Brien/Declan Buttimer (Honda Civic) [11F]
60 Jack Maguire/Keith McConnon (Honda Civic) [11F]
61 Seimi Browne/Ciaran Harkin (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
62 Conor Watters/Darragh O'Donnell (Ford Escort) [14]
63 Stephen Hernon/Ivan Hernon (Ford Fiesta Rally3) [RC3]
64 James McCarville/Arthur Kierans (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
65 John McQuaid/Thomas Treanor (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
66 Geoffrey Dolan/Connor Murphy (Talbot Lotus Sunbeam) [13]
67 Gavin McGivney/Daniel McConnon (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
68 Gerard Browne/Keith Harris (Ford Escort) [14]
69 Darrel Quinn/Sean Devlin (Ford Escort) [12]
70 Tommy Cronin/Derek Butler (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]
71 Declan Gannon/Ivan Gannon (Ford Fiesta Rally2) [24]
72 PJ Jnr McDermott/Johnny Baird (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [RC4]
73 Aidan Kilkenny/Francis Rafferty (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [RC4]
74 Mossie Costello/ TBA (Ford Fiesta Rally4) [RC4]
79 Stephen Conn/Tadhg Delaney (BMW 1M) [14]
80
81 Eamon Fallon/Niall Gavin (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10) [20]
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83
84 Shane McCarthy/Brian Martyn (Honda Civic) [11F]
85 Cathal Keane/TJ Shiel (Honda Civic) [11F]
86 Cathal Mullins/Shane Mullins (Honda Civic) [11F]
87 Eoin Cullinane/Darragh McElroy (Honda Civic) [11F]
88 David Herbert/Daniel Seaman (Peugeot 208 Rally4) [RC4]
89 Paul McHugh/Katelyn McHugh (Honda Integra Type R) [22]
90 Brendan Burke/Daniel Fahey (Honda Civic) [11F]
91 Victor Farrell/Padraic Millane (Honda Civic) [11F]
92
93 Gerard Daly/Gavin Bird (Peugeot 106 Cup Car) [11F]
94 Frank Moloney Rafferty/Nathan Moloney (Chrysler Sunbeam) [11R]
95 Andrew Mackarel/Richard Cassidy (Opel Ascona) [13]
96 Adrian Cannon/ TBA (Ford Escort G3) [12]
97 Gerard Tuite/ TBA (Ford Escort) [12]
98 Damien Boyle/Joeseph Boyle (Ford Escort Mk1) [12]
99 Declan Forde/Glenn Forde (Ford Escort Mk2) [10]
100 Nigel Brennan/Mark Sheridan (Honda Civic) [11F]
101 Dermot Cannon/ TBA (Honda Civic) [22]
102 Gerry McIntyre/Paul Clarke (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 4) [20]
103 David O'Sullivan/Billy Riordan (Honda Civic) [22]
106 Conor Lappin/Shane Maguire (Ford Escort Mk2) [11R]

Historics
38 John O'Donnell/Paddy Robinson (BMW M3) [19]
39 Jason McSweeney/Liam Brennan (Ford Escort WRC) [18]
40 Ray Breen/Damien Morrissey (Subaru Legacy RS) [19]
75 Ray Cunningham/Ross Forde (Morris Cooper S) [17]
76 Adrian Evans/Jordan Jones (BMW M3) [19]
77 Kai-dieter Koelle/Llion Williams (Porsche 911 Carrera) [19]
78 Aidan Long/Rory O'Donoghue (BMW M3) [18]
104 Noel Doyne/Aidan Friel (Ford Escort MKRS1800) [18]
105 Charles Knifton/Stephen Gozzard (Peugeot 205 GTi) [17]

Juniors
J1 Jason Gorham/Liam Egan (Honda Civic) [16]
J2 Darragh Mullins/Sophie Byrnes (Honda Civic) [16]
J3 Eoin Kelly/Darragh Kelly (Honda Civic) [16]
J4 Graham Roche/Trevor Roche (Honda Civic) [16]
J5 Aaron Reid/Caolan Reid (Honda Civic) [16]
J6 Patrick Doherty/Conal McNulty (Honda Civic) [16]
J7 Cian Hynes/Cathal Fallon (Honda Civic) [16]
J8 Jamie Doherty/Eoghan Moore (Honda Civic) [16]
J9 Eoghan O'Boyle/Michael O'Boyle (Peugeot 206 XSI) [16]
J10 Colin Maguire/ TBA (TBA) [16]

Entries Received - 19 Jan

Posted: January 19, 2026 4:05 AM

2026 Corrib Oil Galway International Rally Press Release 2

Posted: January 19, 2026 4:04 AM

The Galway Motor Club held the launch of the 2026 Corrib Oil Galway International Rally on Friday 16th January in the Connacht Hotel, Galway. The Hotel is one of the associate sponsors of this years rally. Clerk of the Course Mark Parsons announced that Galway Motor Clubs chosen partner for this years event is the Irish Wheelchair Association. Over one hundred entries have been received to date, but entries will remain open until 23rd January, and all the signs are that it will be an extremely competitive rally.

Among those who have entered to date include 2025 Tarmac Champion Callum Devine in his Skoda Fabia Rally 2. Noel O’Sullivan will again co-drive Devine, as the pair will be looking for their first win in Galway. Declan Boyle, along with sons Michael & Matthew will be expected to feature strongly in Galway, and Declan is of course a former winner of the event. The family trio follows in the footsteps of the MacHales (Austin, Aaron & Gareth in 2005), and Eves (Kevin, Corey & Dylan in 2023). Josh Moffett & Andy Hayes return in the Rally 2 version of the Hyundai i20, while Eddie Doherty, David Kelly, Eamonn Kelly, Darren Gass, Tommy Doyle and Kevin Eves are just some of the other names in the mix for overall honours. Neil Roskell and Sam Touzel make the trip from the UK in their respective Rally 2 Fiestas. The Modified entry also looks competitive with Patrick McHugh (Darrian), Mark Alcorn, Brian Lavelle, Kevin Kelleher, Martin McGee, Rodney Wilton, Hugh McQuaid, and Daniel Breslin all in Escorts, just a few on the drivers looking to take honours. Local entries in the main rally include Stephen Greaney, Paul McHugh, Pat Kelly, Dean Raftery, Des Lyons, Paul McHugh, Adrian Quinn, Stephen Hernon and Cathal Keane.

The Historic entry features top Galway Mini exponent Ray Cunningham along with current historic champion John O’Donnell in a BMW M3. Jason McSweeney has entered in a Ford Escort WRC, while after a number of years absence from the event, Kai-Dieter makes a welcome return from Germany in his Porsche 911 to add variety to the field. The Junior rally also promises to be competitive with a number Galway names on the entry including Jason Gorham, Eoghan O’Boyle, Cian Hynes and Darragh Mullins.

Rally Launch - (Fri) 16 Jan @ 8pm

Posted: January 13, 2026 6:52 AM

On Line Entry / Regulations

Posted: December 20, 2025 1:49 PM

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Rally Launch - (Fri) 16 Jan 26

Posted: December 19, 2025 2:55 PM

Press Release 1 - Corrib Oil Renews Title Sponsorship of 2026 Galway International Rally

Posted: December 19, 2025 2:53 PM

Corrib Oil has renewed its title sponsorship of the 2026 Galway International Rally, reaffirming a successful partnership with Galway Motor Club that began in 2016, it was announced today.

Scheduled to take place from 31 January to 1 February 2026, the Corrib Oil Galway International Rally promises a thrilling start to the new motorsport season. The event is set to attract competitors and fans from across Ireland and beyond, and is once again expected to deliver a significant economic boost to Galway city and surrounding areas, especially as it coincides with the bank holiday weekend.

Following the cancellation of the 2025 event due to damage caused by Storm Eowyn, organisers have confirmed that the route originally planned for last year will be carried forward to 2026. The rally will feature fifteen competitive stages, with Saturday's action concentrated around Headford and Tuam (three stages run three times), and Sunday’s stages taking place in the Monivea area (three stages run twice).

The service area will be based at Galway Airport, with scrutiny and Parc Ferme located at Galway Racecourse. The rally will also serve as the opening round of the 2026 NAPA Autoparts Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, setting the tone for what promises to be an exciting season of Irish rallying.

Mark Parsons, Clerk of the Course for the Corrib Oil Galway International Rally, commented:
“We are delighted to welcome Corrib Oil back as title sponsor. Their ongoing support has been vital to the success and sustainability of this event, and we’re looking forward to delivering a standout rally for competitors and fans alike.”

Phillip Monks, Chief Marketing Officer at Corrib Oil, added:
“Corrib Oil is delighted to once again support the Galway International Rally, a flagship event in Irish motorsport and one that holds a special place in our company’s heart. We are deeply committed to backing local initiatives that bring energy, tourism and economic impact to our region.”

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Posted: December 19, 2025 2:48 PM