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LinksCork 20 International Rally - 5-6 Oct 13
Posted: February 3, 2014 7:17 PM - 23983 Hits
Round 6 - 2013 Tarmac Rally Championship
Round 5 - 2013 Southern 4 Rally Championship
- Jennings secures 2013 Tarmac Championship Title in Cork
- Video: Full TV Program
- In Car
- 2013 Irish Tarmac Championship Congratulations & Acknowledgements
- Performance Peugeot 208 R2 Thrills at Cork 20 International Rally
- Photos
- Results
- Press Release No 2
- Marshal Training - (Tue) 1 Oct 13
- Rally Programme Outlets
- Time & Distance Schedule / Final Instrctions
- Seeded Entry List
- Entries Received (23/9/13)
- POSTER: Family Fun Days
- Cork 20 Rally Course Competition
- Stages Info
- Marshal Meeting Points
- Irish Tarmac Championship - Exciting Finale Promised in Cork
- Regulations/Entry Form
- Rally Launch - (Fri) 30 Sep 13
- Competitor Information Forum - (Fri) 19 Jul 13
- Poster / Details / Rally moves to Millstreet
- Website
Jennings secures 2013 Tarmac Championship Title in Cork
Posted: January 31, 2014 9:39 AM
Second place overall on the Orchard Motorsport Cork ‘20’ International Rally was enough to give Garry Jennings from Kesh Co. Fermanagh his first Tarmac Championship title. With the experienced Rory Kennedy on the pacenotes for the weekend Jennings held his nerve despite some concerns about his Impreza WRCs engine on the first day. Although the Millstreet based event was won by Daragh O’Riordan in a Ford Fiesta WRC for the third year in a row, something that hadn’t been done since the great Billy Coleman in 1972, the runner up spot was enough to secure the title for Jennings. Declan Boyle had led the event initially, but in keeping with his bad luck throughout the year, went off the road on the fifth stage handing the lead to O’Riordan. Donagh Kelly from Donegal finished in third place in Cork and as a result took the runner up spot in the championship. Kellys best chance of overall success depended on Jennings not finishing the rally which would give him the title. However having finished runner up in 2012, Jennings was not to be denied this time and took the title deservedly after taking overall victory in both the Rally of the Lakes and the Ulster Rally. Sam Moffett who had won the Donegal International Rally in June took third place in the championship after reverting back to his Group N Mitsubishi Lancer for Cork.
The overall Group N battle went to the wire with Stephen Wright and Josh Moffett tussling for supremacy in their respective Mitsubishi Lancers, and a troubled start proved to be costly for Moffett as found it difficult to reel in his rival. In the end less than a minute separated the two drivers with Wright claiming the Group N title for 2013. The Modified Challenge also saw some final round drama as both of the joint leaders Frank Kelly and Fergus O’Meara both retired which handed the title to the consistent Killarney driver Noel O’Sullivan in his 1300 Escort. The Historic Tarmac Championship had been decided when Wesley Patterson ran in the modified category leaving James O’Mahony from Limerick as the winner for 2013 in his Volvo. As another successful and exciting Irish Tarmac Championship comes to a conclusion, congratulations must go to Garry Jennings who becomes the first Fermanagh driver to take overall honours since 1996 when the late great Bertie Fisher took his fourth and final title.
In Car
Posted: January 31, 2014 9:29 AM
Denis Nagle / Donagh Crowley (Nissan Micra) SS10
Phil Collins & Adrian Deasy (Ford Escort MkII) SS15
2013 Irish Tarmac Championship Congratulations & Acknowledgements
Posted: January 31, 2014 9:16 AM
On behalf of the Chairman and Directors of the T.R.O.A we would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the 2013 Irish Tarmac Rally Champions Garry Jennings and Kevin Flanagan. These two men battled all year in different cars but are most deserving winners. Garry has proved year on year what a talented driver he is but never took the top prize until now. His flamboyance on the stages, his courtesy to organisers and fans alike is something of note, Indeed a championship is a team effort and there is no mistaking the efforts that the team have put in this past season to get him to the finish and his just reward.
Kevin Flanagan who partnered Donagh Kelly this year has proved that a championship is not won on one or two rounds and this pairing have been at the forefront of the Irish Tarmac Championship all year. Kevin a man who loves his motorsport has really come to fore as one of Irelands top Co-Drivers and in winning the Championship gets the reward he deserves.
In the Modified Championship there were surprise winners in the Killarney pairing of Noel O’Sullivan and Nicky Burke who against all the odd’s came out on top. This crew have travelled all over the country and come out as champions something I am sure they will cherish. It just goes to show the Irish Modified Challenge is not over until the final control of the last round.
On the Historic scene the winners of this Year’s Irish Historic Rally Championship are James O ’Mahony and Kerrie Barry in their unusual Volvo. This crew have showed great determination and spirit to take the Victors laurels.
I would just like to take this opportunity to thank all registered competitors for the courtesy shown, and the willingness to help bring the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship forward, You are the real heroes of Irish rallying. A special word goes to all organising clubs and C.O.C’s for putting on what can only be described as the best rallies in the country if not further afield. We look forward to seeing you all again next year and some more crews signing up. We start the 2014 Championship in December for the Killarney Historic Rally with the Main and Modified Championship getting underway in Galway.
Performance Peugeot 208 R2 Thrills at Cork 20 International Rally
Posted: January 31, 2014 9:11 AM
Tipperary’s Andrew Slattery and his co-driver Shaun Forde, thrilled thousands at this weekend’s Cork 20 International Rally, Millstreet, as their Peugeot 208 R2 came 2nd in class and 13th overall in the event, having set 6 fastest stage times. The racing duo faced extremely tricky conditions during the two-day race as rain and mud left surfaces very slippery and several cars left the road.
A very satisfied Andrew said, “It’s a great feeling to be finished and to have the car going home in one piece. It was no doubt the toughest event I have ever competed in. Conditions were very changeable, very wet and tricky. We had a massive scare on stage 1 which could have ended the weekend for us: 5th gear down a mountain lane and the rear of the car lost grip! It was also somewhat of a gamble choosing a completely new set up with different suspension settings and a softer spring front and rear, but it definitely paid off and the car felt great even on bumpy surfaces.”
He continued, “The surface changed a lot from medium grip to no grip at all in places, which didn’t give me the confidence to push as hard as I could at times. We ended up 2nd R2 overnight with a 53 second gap. But we’re very happy overall with the weekend’s result. The car ran without a single fault all weekend over 16 stages and over 200 competitive kilometres.”
Andrew, Service Manager at Slattery's Garage Puckane, Main Peugeot Dealers in Tipperary North, has competed in 4 rounds of the National Tarmac Championship R2 class this year, time he has spent getting to know the car. He recently picked up 3rd place in class in Galway Summer Stages Rally on 1st September. His Peugeot 208 R2 is sponsored by Total, through Irish Distributor, Finol Oils, whilst Gowan Distributors Limited, Peugeot Importers in Ireland has committed to promotional support to run the car in 2013. Andrew’s next event will be Fastnet West Cork Rally, October 30th.
The famous Cork 20 International Rally attracts thousands of spectators and has been won previously by many heroes including World Champion Sebastian Loeb and Irish Rallying star Billy Coleman.
Results
Posted: January 31, 2014 8:49 AM
1 Daragh O’Riordan/Tony McDaid (Ford Fiesta WRC) 1h 49m 39s,
2 Garry Jennings/Rory Kennedy (Subaru Impreza WRC) 1h 50m 01s,
3 Donagh Kelly/Kevin Flanagan (Ford Focus WRC) 1h 50m 32s,
4 Kevin Kelleher/Ger Conway (Subaru Impreza WRC) 1h 51m 41s,
5 Owen Murphy/James O’Brien (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 Gp N) 1h 53m 49s,
6 Sam Moffett/James O’Reilly (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 Gp N) 1h 54m 21s,
7 Stephen Wright/Susanne Wright (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 Gp N) 1h 54m 27s,
8 Josh Moffett/John Rowan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 Gp N) 1h 55m 10s,
9 Rory Byrne/Mark Bowens (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 10 Gp N) 2h 01m 55s,
10 Stephen Carey/Breda O’Driscoll (Honda Civic) 2h 02m 09s.
Class winners:
Stephen Carey/Breda O’Driscoll,
Ian Chadwick/Johnnie Bould (Skoda Fabia),
Owen Murphy/James O’Brien,
Kevin Kelleher/Ger Conway.
NATIONAL RALLY:
1 Roy White/Liam Brennan (MG ZR S2000) 1h 52m 40s,
2 Wesley Patterson/Sean Hayde (Ford Escort MkII) 1h 57m 07s,
3 Phil Collins/Adrian Deasy (Ford Escort MkII) 1h 57m 31s.
HISTORIC/POST-HISTORIC RALLY:
1 Mark Falvey/Peter Scott (Ford Escort MkI) 1h 49m 28s,
2 Denis Moynihan/Shane Buckley (Ford Escort MkI) 1h 50m 33s.
JUNIOR RALLY:
1 Callum Devine/Liam McLoughlin (Citroen C2R2 Max) 1h 04m 35s,
2 Darren Young/P J O’Dowd (Honda Civic) 1h 05m 37s,
3 Gary McNamee/Breen McNamee (Honda Civic) 1h 06m 06s.
Leaders After
SS1-4 Declan Boyle/Brian Boyle (Subaru Impreza WRC)
SS5-16 Daragh O’Riordan/Tony McDaid (Ford Fiesta WRC)
Stage Winners
SS1 Declan Boyle/Brian Boyle (Subaru Impreza WRC)
SS2 Daragh O’Riordan/Tony McDaid (Ford Fiesta WRC)
SS3 Daragh O’Riordan/Tony McDaid (Ford Fiesta WRC)
SS4 Declan Boyle/Brian Boyle (Subaru Impreza WRC)
SS5 Daragh O’Riordan/Tony McDaid (Ford Fiesta WRC)
SS6 Daragh O’Riordan/Tony McDaid (Ford Fiesta WRC)
SS7 Declan Boyle/Brian Boyle (Subaru Impreza WRC)
SS8 Donagh Kelly/Kevin Flanagan (Ford Focus WRC)
SS9 Daragh O’Riordan/Tony McDaid (Ford Fiesta WRC)
SS10 Kevin Kelleher/Ger Conway (Subaru Impreza WRC)
SS11 Daragh O’Riordan/Tony McDaid (Ford Fiesta WRC)
SS12 Kevin Kelleher/Ger Conway (Subaru Impreza WRC)
SS13 Garry Jennings/Rory Kennedy (Subaru Impreza WRC)
SS14 Donagh Kelly/Kevin Flanagan (Ford Focus WRC)
SS15 Garry Jennings/Rory Kennedy (Subaru Impreza WRC)
SS16 Garry Jennings/Rory Kennedy (Subaru Impreza WRC)
Press Release No 2
Posted: October 3, 2013 10:15 PM
Excitement is building for this year’s Orchard Motorsport Cork "20" International rally 2013, which is taking place this weekend the 4th – 6th of October in Millstreet, Co. Cork. The event is being run out of a centralised location in the Green Glens Arena where you will find the Rally Office, Trailer Park, Scrutiny area, Pairc Feirme and Service Park.
There has been a strong number of entries coming in over the last number of weeks which will make for a very competitive event and what also adds to the excitement surrounding this year’s Cork “20” is that the Irish Tarmac Championship has a number of drivers still in contention for the overall title and it will all be decided on the stages around Millstreet.
There are currently no less than 4 drivers battling it out for the title of Irish Tarmac Rally Champion. Garry Jennings still looks to be the favourite to win on 63 points, but both he and Donagh Kelly, who is currently in second place on 49 points, have received points in all the rounds throughout the year and so still need to drop a round. Derek McGarrity is also in contention for the title in 3rd place on 44 points and in 4th place is Sam Moffett with 37.5 points, as Sam has used his drop round earlier in the year he can benefit from a good result and should definitely not be ruled out as a possibility. Regardless of who wins you can be sure that these 4 will put all their efforts into trying to secure the title.
This year’s event includes a number of categories, the International and National rally which takes place over all the events stages, the Historic section of the rally which will take place over a total of 13 stages - 7 stages Saturday (Full day) and 6 stages Sunday and the Junior section of the rally which will take place over all of Sundays 9 stages.
The format of the rally will take place over 2 days with a new revised compact route layout so as to minimise road mileage. The Saturday leg of the event, consisting of 7 stages, will see a loop of 3 classic stages repeated twice followed by a single run over a stage close to the town as the last stage Saturday evening. The Sunday leg of the event, consisting of 9 stages, will see a loop of 4 stages repeated twice followed by a single run over the same Saturday closing stage close to the town as the last stage Sunday evening.
The timetable for the event will see it all kick off with a ceremonial start on Friday evening at 8pm in the square in Millstreet. Then on Saturday morning the first car will be away from the start ramp at 10am and back to final service at 4pm. The Sunday re-start will commence at 9am with a finish time back at the Finish ramp at approximately 4pm. There is also plenty of fun for the family to be had throughout Saturday and Sunday as there will be a Family Fun day run out of the Green Glens Arena by the Munster Car Club. There are a variety of fun filled activities some of which include; tractor building, auto tests, grand prix and many more.
Please see the clubs websites for more information on Time and Distance Schedules, Programme sales
locations, Regs/entry forms for late entries and any other information that you need.
Marshal Training - (Tue) 1 Oct 13
Posted: September 30, 2013 12:22 PM
Marshal training for Cork 20: 8:00pm, Tuesday 1st October at The Vienna Woods Hotel, Cork.
Entries Received (23/9/13)
Posted: September 24, 2013 1:54 PM
Stephen Carey/Breda O'Driscoll (Honda Civic) [1]
Colm Forde/Jonathon Trill (Peugeot 206) [2]
Rory Byrne/Mark Bowens (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X) [4]
Martin Donnelly/Brian Doherty (Mitsubushi Lancer Evo IX) [4]
Gus Kearney/Ed O'Neill (Mitsubushi Lancer Evo IX) [4]
Sebastian Ling/Aled Rees (Mitsubushi Lancer Evo IX) [4]
Colm Murphy/Don Montgomery (Subaru Impreza) [4]
Stephen Wright/Suzanne Wright (Mitsubushi Lancer Evo IX) [4]
Gary Jennings/Rory Kennedy (Subaru Impreza WRC) [6]
Kevin Kelleher/Ger Conway (Subaru Impreza WRC) [6]
Donagh Kelly/Kevin Flanagan (Ford Focus WRC) [6]
Kevin Barrett/Sean Mulallly (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
Declan Boyle/Brian Boyle (Subaru Impreza WRC) [8]
Derry Collins/Stephen Collins (Vauxhall Nova) [9]
Emmet Cronin/Damian Lawlor (Ford Escort MKII) [9]
Timmy Foley/Barry Meade (Ford Escort) [9]
Declan Murphy/Daniel Hanratty (Honda Civic) [9]
Jason O'Brien/t.b.a. (Peuguet 206) [9]
Noel O'Sullivan/Nicholas Burke (Ford Escort) [9]
Victor Beamish/Susan Beamish (Vauxhall Nova) [10]
Ciaran Casey/Iarla McCarthy (Talbot Sunbeam) [10]
Gordon Dreaper/Derek Bovenizer (Peugeot 205) [10]
Kevin Hickey/Michael Healy (Ford Escort MKII) [10]
Michael P Kelleher/John Doody (Ford Escort MKII) [10]
Denis O'Brien/Helen Duggan (Opel Corsa) [10]
Steven O'Donovan/Mike Cleary (Opel Corse) [10]
Paul Browne/Jenna Browne (Honda Civic) [11]
Robert Duggan/Noel O'Sullivan (Honda Civic) [11]
James Fitzgerald/Mossie O'Connell (Honda Civic) [11]
Michael Forde/Jim Cunningham (Talbot Sunbeam) [11]
Noel Kelleher/Cathal Quill (Honda Civic) [11]
Edward Kennedy/Maurice O'Connor (Peugoet 106) [11]
Vincent McSweeney/Michael Kearney (Honda Civic) [11]
Jason Ryan/Tadgh O'Sullivan (Toyota Starlet) [11]
John White/Alan O'Mahony (Honda Civic) [11]
Denis Hickey/Eoin O'Leary (Ford Escort) [12]
Steve Roberts/Tony McCarthy (Ford Escort MKII) [12]
Brendan Dennehy/Willie Buchanan (BMW M3 Compact) [13]
Daniel Lucey/Derry Healy (Ford Escort MKI) [13]
Ed Murphy/John McCarthy (Ford Escort) [13]
Jeremiah O'Flynn/Shane McCarthy (Ford Escort MKII) [13]
Thomas O'Keeffe/Diarmuid Keane (Ford Escort) [13]
Allen Treacy/Bob Fitzgerald (Toyota Corolla) [13]
Mark Dolphin/Finbarr Quirke (Ford Escort MKII) [14]
Charlie Hickey/Johnny Hickey (Ford Escort MKII) [14]
Frank Kelly/Stephen Quin (Ford Escort MKII) [14]
Jim McKenna/Thomas Treanor (Ford Escort MKII) [14]
Fergus O'Meara/Mike Galvin (Ford Escort MKII) [14]
Wesley Patterson/Sean Hayde (Ford Escort MKII) [14]
Danny Creedon/Jill White (Subaru Impreza) [15]
Liam Dennehy/John Lynch (Subaru Impreza) [16]
Ashley Dickson/Aaron Johnston (Mitsubishi Evo IX) [16]
Philip Cross/JJ Cremin (Subaru Impreza) [20]
Ian Graham/Liam Regan (Ford Fiesta ST) [20]
John Hickey/John McCarthy (Ford Escort MKII4x4) [20]
Gerard Lucey/James Lucey (Mitsubishi EvoVIII) [20]
Roy White/Liam Brennan (MG ZR S2000) [20]
Shane Kenneally/Eamonn Harte (Honda Civic) [**]
Derek Butler/Aaron O'Regan (Honda Civic) [11F]
Andrew Lehane/Cliff Desmond (Honda Civic) [11F]
Colin Moynihan/Liam Moynihan (Honda Civic) [11F]
James Wilson/ (Peugeot 106) [11F]
Paul Fitzgerald/Pierce Doheny Jnr (Ford Escort MKII) [11R]
William Kenneally/Finbarr Fogarty (Ford Escort MKII) [11R]
Michael Murphy/Pat Cashman (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
John O'Sullivan/Denny O,Riordan (Toyota Corolla) [11R]
James O'Mahony/Kerrie Barry (Volvo 144S) [B5]
James Power/Declan Kelly (Ford Escort) [C3]
John Spiers/Susanne Nicolum (Porsche 911) [D4]
David Beamish/Andrew Beamish (Opel Corsa) [J]
Philip Grall/Ciaran Grall (Opel Corsa) [J]
Darren Loftus/Stephanie Loftus (Honda Civic) [J]
Conor Moore/t.b.a. (Honda Civic) [J]
Liam Murphy/Cillian Crowley (Peugeot 106 GTI) [J]
Kieran O'Donoghue/John Falvey (Honda Civic) [J]
John O'Flaherty/Tommy Commane (Toyota Starlet) [J]
Chris Brady/Jenny Warren (Toyota Corolla) [J1]
Callum Devine/Liam McLoughlin (Citroen C2R2Maxi) [J1]
Niall Murphy/Darren Cremin (Honda Civic) [J1]
Denis Nagle/Donagh Crowley (Nissan Micra) [J1]
Mark Falvey/Peter Scott (Ford Escort MKI) [K]
Denis Moynihan/ (Ford Escort MKI) [K]
Fintan Canty/Denis O'Mahony () []
Ian Chadwick/t.b.a. (t.b.a.) []
Eoin Crowley/Ronan Buckley (Honda Civic) []
Bernard Foley/Gavin Sheehan (Honda Civic) []
Damien McCarthy/Eamon Hayes (Honda Civic) []
Owen Murphy/James O,Brien (Mitsubishi Evo IX) []
Thomas O'Reilly/Donal O'Reilly (Peugeot 106) []
Daragh O'Riordan/Tony McDaid (Ford Fiesta WRC) []
Andrew Slattery/Shaun Forde (Peugeot 208 R2) []
Cork 20 Rally Course Competition
Posted: September 20, 2013 12:28 PM
"The Orchard Motorsport Cork 20 International Rally organisers in conjunction with Rally School Ireland would like to give a lucky winner the opportunity to spend a day in Rally School Ireland in Monaghan by entering a draw for a "Subaru Turbo Rally Day Course". Its a full day course in which the lucky winner will complete some 36 laps of the all tarmac rally course, including:
- 3 Rally Stages in a MK2 Escort
- 1 Rally Stage in Mini Cooper S Works
- 2 Rally Stages in a Subaru Impreza Turbo
Marshal Meeting Points
Posted: September 20, 2013 11:19 AM
Saturday:
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SS 1 / 4: Supervalu Car Park, Millstreet – 07:30
SS 2 / 5: Colemans Garage, Millstreet – 08:00
SS 3 / 6: Mills Inn Car Park, Ballyvourney – 08:45
SS 7: Collins S.S., Millstreet (Macroom Rd) – 13:15
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SS 8 / 10: Car Park opposite Millstreet Church / Centra Shop – 06:30
SS 9 / 11: Top S.S., Ballydaly, opposite Church – 07:15
SS 12 / 14: Colemans Garage, Millstreet – 10:15
SS 13 / 15: Nad Village, Car Park of “Nead An Fiolair” Pub – 10:45
SS 16: Collins S.S., Millstreet (Macroom Rd) – 13:30
Irish Tarmac Championship - Exciting Finale Promised in Cork
Posted: September 11, 2013 12:09 PM
The Irish Tarmac Championship is heading towards an exciting conclusion with the Orchard Motorsport Cork 20 International Rally
on the 5th& 6th of October and it’s still all to play for with a number of drivers still in contention for overall honours. The Millstreet
based event carries both bonus pointsfor each leg and points and a halffor overall positions. With a competitor’s best four scores
to count, dropped scores will come into play after the fifth and final round. At present Garry Jennings still looks to be the favourite
to take overall honours as he leads on 63 points. The Kesh driver has been consistently quick this year and with wins on Killarney
and Ulster there can be no doubting his credentials as he aims to improve on last year’s runner up position. However Garry has
scored on all rounds to date so will have to drop a score if he finishes in Cork.
Donagh Kelly is in second place on 49 points is in a similar position having some very solid results during the season in both a
Subaru Impreza WRC and currently a Ford Focus WRC. The Donegal driver will also have to drop a score if he finishes in Cork but
with the extra points on offer, a very good result could propel him into the lead. Derek McGarrity in third place is the only former
Tarmac Champion in the hunt having taken the title in 2003 & 2004 (shared with Eugene Donnelly in ’04). He is currently on 44
points which would be a much higher total but for his last stage retirement on the Donegal International while lying in second
place. Sam Moffett in fourth place started out the season in Group N, but a switch to a WRC car for Donegal and the subsequent
win moved him into contention. A disappointment was in store in the Ulster Rally as he retired, but he can still add to his points
total of 37.5 in Cork and isn’t out of contention for the title yet.
Stephen Wright in fifth place has had an excellent year and is also leader of the Group N category from Josh Moffett. Wright has
taken one maximum score and three second placed scores so far which gives him a comfortable but not insurmountable lead in
the Group N category. The Irish Tarmac Modified Challenge is also going to be decided in Cork with Fergus O’Meara and Frank
Kelly tied on 30 points. O’Meara took two early maximum scores but Donegal and Ulster were kind to Kelly and he finds himself
right back in contention for Cork with the winner taking the spoils. Should either of these two slip up, Noel O’Sullivan on 22 points
can take advantage and the Killarney man could put a lot of the more powerful machinery to shame. The Irish Tarmac Historic
Championship still has two rounds to go, with the action intensifying on the forthcoming Manx Rally. The Historic section of this
event known as Rallee Classicagh sees the championship leader Wesley Patterson skip the trip to the Isle of Man leaving the
second placed driver James O’Mahony, who is just five points behind, the opportunity to take the lead ahead of the final round in
Cork.Other championship registered drivers to travel to the Manx include Brendan McAree and Mervyn Johnston.
Rally Launch - (Fri) 30 Sep 13
Posted: August 20, 2013 2:48 PM
The Press Launch for the Orchard Motorsport Cork 20 International Rally 2013 will take place in the
Wallis Arms, Millstreet, Co.Cork on Friday 30th August at 8pm.
All are welcome to attend and the club look forward to seeing you there.
Upcoming