Leitrim’s Sean Gallagher, co-driven by his daughter Claire, took his ex John Gilleece Escort Cosworth to a convincing win on last Sunday’s Oldcastle based Hellfire Stage Rally.

Dominic Loughran in a Derrick Jobb hired GpN Lancer just edged Paul McEnroe in a similar machine for runner up spot on the Hellfire.

Limerick’s Niall O’Connell won the inaugural Irish Peugeot 205 Challenge on the Hellfire, a storming last stage moving him ahead of Adrian McBride, with Seamus O’Grady 3^rd.

Niall Maguire heads the list for this weekend’s Clare Rally, the Monaghan man taking advantage of the non-championship Ennis based event to clock up some miles in his newly acquired Impreza WRC S9 in preparation for the 9^th Oct. Donegal Harvest. Patrick Elliott and Tim McNulty, also in Impreza WRCs are seeded at 2 and 3.

London based Clare man Gerard Moroney and co-driver Charlie McEnery will debut their 98 WRC Impreza on the Clare Stages Rally. The car was previously owned by Brian McCloskey. The latter has acquired the ex Kankkunen Escort WRC from Rory O’Connor.

Cathal Arthurs (Hyundai), Derrick Jobb and Tom Holton in Celicas, Paddy White in his new Impreza S9, and Dessie Keenan (Peugeot) are just some of the Irish drivers heading for this weekend’s Golden Tulip Rally in Holland.

Ulster National Rally winner Camillus Bradley (Escort), Kieran Graffin (Escort WRC) and Dan McCartan (Celica GT4) are amongst the top seeds for this Saturday’s Cookstown based Laferge Cement Ireland Stages event.

Regards: Brian Patterson