Mulcahy Motorsport

1. Brian O Keefe/ Donnacha O Callaghan.   6.Owen Murphy/ Dave Mc Ardle.

2.Brian O Mahony/ John Higgins.                 7.Brian Kirwan/ Mark Kirwan.

3.Alan Ring/ Diarmuid French.                      8.Daragh O Riordan/ Sean Mc Carthy.

4. Seamus O Grady/ Ronan Lehane.             9.Tommy Graham.

5.Colm Grant/ AnthonyHennigan.               10.John Hickey/ David O Brien.

1.  Sebastien OGIER

2.  Sebastien LOEB

3.  Dani SORDO

4.  Mikko HIRVONEN

5.  Petter SOLBERG

Gwyndaf Evans and Chris Patterson take victory on the all asphalt third round of the Dulux Trade MSA British Rally Championship.  Alastair Fisher and Rory Kennedy have to settle for second best while West Cork man Keith Cronin takes third over a minute behind. Championship standings after round 3 are as follows

Jonny Greer		47
Gwyndaf Evans		40
Jason Pritchard		39
Daniel Sigurðarson		38
Adam Gould		38
Keith Cronin		36
Dave Weston Jnr		29
Robert Barrable		22
Elfyn Evans		20
Euan Thorburn		20

Car Driver/Navigator (Make/Model) [Class]
1 Niall Maguire/Enda Sherry (Subaru Impreza WRC S11) [ 8]
2 Derek McGarrity/James McKee (Subaru Impreza) [ 8]
3 Kevin Barrett/Sean Mullally (Subaru Impreza WRC S11) [ 8]
4 Melvyn Evans/Patrick Walsh (Subaru WRC S12) [ 8]
5 Darragh O’Riordan/Tony McDaid (Subaru Impreza WRC S11) [ 8]
6 Kevin Kelleher/Donnacha O’Callaghan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [ 4]
7 Sean Flanagan/Brian Duggan (Subaru Impreza N12) [ 4]
8 Mike Quinn/Grainne McEnery (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
9 Declan Boyle/Brian Boyle (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
10 Eamon Daly/Brian Doherty (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [ 5]
11 Paul Purtill/Kaye Shanahan (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
12 Ed Synan/Denis O’Connell (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
14 Anthony O’Halloran/Charlie McEnery (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [ 4]
15 Tadhg Linehan/Tony Linehan (Subaru Impreza WRC S6) [ 8]
16 James Murphy/Anthony Nestor (Ford Escort WRC) [15]
17 Aidan Bourke/John Kinahan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [ 4]
18 Barry Ryan/John Young (Ford Escort Mk2) [11]
19 Pat Kelly/Noel Lambert (Subaru Impreza STI) [ 8]
20 Mark Sheahan/Anthony O’Conaill (Citroen C2 R2 MAX) [ 6]
21 John McQuaid/ TBA (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
22 Sean Moran/Keith Moriarty (Toyota Corolla Twin Cam) [11]
23 Peter Cummins/Sean Dillon (Darrian T90) [13]
24 Aidan Walsh/Jane Cogan (Ford Escort) [13]
25 Charlie Hickey/Johnny Hickey (Ford Escort RS) [13]
26 Joe Connolly/John J Connolly (Ford Escort Mk2) [14]
27 John Danaher/Keith Curley (BMW 318) [14]
28 Tony Murphy/Brid Murphy (Ford Escort) [14]
29 Michael McCollum/Michael Pearson (Subaru Impreza) [ 8]
30 Anthony Collins/Peter McDonnell (Honda Civic) [11]
31 Ken Lyons/Paddy McDonnell (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
32 David Percy/ TBA (Ford Escort F2 Maxi) [ 7]
33 Pat Price/Stephen Price (Subaru N12 B) [ 5]
34 David Quigley/Des Sherlock (Honda Civic EK4) [ 6]
35 Kieran Daly/Frank Curtin (Citroen C2 R2 MAX) [ 6]
36 Gerard McQuaid/Gareth Quinlan (Ford Escort Mk2) [11]
37 Gerry Smyth/Brigetta White (Ford Escort) [12]
38 Shane Maguire/Paul Kelly (Subaru Impreza) [ 4]
39 John Hickey/Nick Burke (Ford Mk2 s2000) [13]
40 Eoin Woods/ TBA (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
41 Pat Aherne/Mike Cleary (Ford Escort) [13]
42 Liam Higgins/Brian Commins (Mitsubishi Evo 7) [ 4]
43 John Cavanagh/ TBA (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
44 Eddie Kennelly/Con Mulcahy (Ford Escort) [10]
45 Tim Enright/Stephen Buckley (Ford Escort) [13]
46 Mike Jnr O’Connor/Timmy Ahern (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
47 Pat Ahern/ TBA (Darrian T9) [14]
48 Gerard O’Connell/Pakie McCarthy (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
49 Kieran Guinan/Alan Higgins (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
50 Pat Ryan/Jack Dalton (Ford Escort Mk2) [ 9]
51 John O’Connor/Carrie Moroney (Peugeot 205 RWD) [ 9]
52 Pat Barry/Stephen O’Connell (Ford Escort) [13]
53 Michael Dennehy/Michael Greaney (Ford Sierra) [14]
54 Fergal Heney/Paul Murphy (Toyota Corolla RWD) [11]
55 Gary Gallagher/Paddy Duffy (Ford Escort) [11]
56 Niall Walsh/John McCarthy (Honda Civic) [13]
57 Liam Mulcaire/Shane Meade (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
58 Richard Whelan/Colin Fitzgearld (Honda Civic Vtec) [11]
59 Mike Walsh/Ger Ryan (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
60 William Kenneally/Finbar Fogarty (Ford Escort) [12]
61 Thomas Doody/Jonathan Keane (Honda Civic) [11]
62 Michael Walsh/John Wlash (Ford Escort G3) [10]
63 Denis Dineen/Donal Dineen (Ford Escort Mk2) [12]
64 John Coughlan/Mark Parsons (Ford Escort Mk1) [12]
65 Sean Kennedy/Stephen Ryan (Toyota Corolla Twin Cam) [11]
66 John Collins/John Byrnes (Honda Civic 1.6VTI) [11]
67 Kieran O’Connell/David O’Connell (Honda Civic Type R) [ 7]
68 Mike Neligan/John Hurley (Toyota Corolla RWD) [11]
69 Sean Liston/Katrina Walsh (Vauxhall Nova) [10]
70 Eamonn Barrett/Andrew Ryan (Ford Escort) [ 9]
71 Andy Poole/Mark Kirwan (Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9) [ 4]
72 Paudie Casey/ TBA (Toyota Corolla RWD) [13]
73 Richard Burke/John Burke (Subaru Impreza) [15]
74 Declan Gannon/Alan Leonard (Honda Civic Type R) [ 3]
75 Mike Costello/Paddy Costello (Ford Escort Mk2) [11]
76 Anthony Madigan/Mark O’Sullivan (Peugeot 106 GTi) [ 6]
77 Anthony Masterson/Andrew Browne (Honda Integra Type R) [ 7]
78 John Corrigan/Alan Hartigan (Ford Focus) [ 3]
79 Ciaran Burke/Darina Joyce (Honda Civic Type R) [ 3]
80 Joe McCarthy/Noel Spencer (Honda Civic EK4) [ 2]
81 Paul McEnroe/Andy Donoghue (Subaru N14) [ 4]
82 Brendan Dunne/Brendan Murphy (Honda Civic EK4) [ 2]
83 Alan Fair/David Gardiner (Honda Civic) [ 6]
84 Michael Conneely/Padraic Callanan (Honda Civic EK4) [ 6]
85 Paul Casey/Stephen Quinn (Peugeot 205 GTi) [10]
86 Justin Comer/Shane Reidy (Honda Civic) [ 6]
87 Martin Mulcahy/ Barry Murphy (Honda Civic) [11]
88 Tom Ryan/Stevie McTiernan (Opel Corsa) [ 9]
89 Victor Beamish/Andrew Beamish (Vauxhall Nova) [10]
90 Joe Baker/Vicky Baker (Honda SIR Vtec) [11]
91 Eamon Dervan/Brian McNamara (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
92 Hazel O’Callaghan/Ger Clancy (Ford Escort Mk2) [13]
93 Kieran Bailey/Donald Gleeson (Ford Escort Mk2) [11]
94 Benny Kennedy/Brendan Ryan (Honda Civic) [11]
95 Gavin Walsh/Martin Barry (Honda Civic Type R) [11]
96 Chris Campbell/Sean Campbell (Honda Civic Vtec) [11]
97 George Whelan/Noel McMahon (Honda Civic) [11]
98 Ger Lyons/Stephen O’Brien (Honda Civic Vtec) [11]
99 Thomas McDonagh/Paul Hickey (Ford Escort) [11]
100 Liam Lynch/Kieran Madden (Toyota Corolla GT) [11]
101 TJ O’Connell/Calvin Kirby (Vauxhall Nova) [10]
102 Shane McAuliffe/John Nugent (Ford Escort Mk2) [10]
103 Paul Horan/Ross Forde (Peugeot 206 Cup Car) [ 6]
104 Edward Kennedy/Paul McAuliff (Peugeot 106) [ 6]
105 Barry Mahon/Shaun Forde (Honda Civic EK4) [ 2]
106 John Moran/Dave Cummins (Honda Civic 1.6VTI) [11]
107 John O’Sullivan/ TBA (Citroen C2) [11]
108 Charlie Nilan/Ruth O’Kane (Honda Civic) [ 2]
109 Stephen Carey/Nicole O’Shea (Honda Civic EK4) [ 2]
110 Niall Shorten/ TBA (Honda Civic) [ 2]
111 Gordon Dreaper/Derek Bovenizer (Peugeot 205 GTi) [10]
112 Des Roche/Dan Browne (Peugeot 205 GTi) [10]
113 Stephen Linehan/ TBA (Citroen C2 R2) [ 3]
114 Pat Canny/Sinéad Canny (Ford Fiesta ST) [ 3]
115 Michael Canny/Kerrie Barry (Citroen Saxo) [ 6]
116 Liam Fitzgibbon/June Fitzgibbon (Ford KA) [ 5]
117 George Jagoe/Alan Mulligan (Suzuki Swift GTI) [ 9]
118 Joseph Monaghan/Simon Monaghan (Honda Civic) [ 2]
119 Paul McHugh/Aisling Grimes (Honda Civic) [ 2]
120 James Brett/Jason Ollerenshaw (Honda Civic EK4) [ 2]
121 Pat Roche/Scanlan Desmond (Peugeot 205 GTi) [10]
122 Gerard Dineen/ TBA (Toyota Starlet RWD) [10]
123 Frank Dwyer/Niall Whitty (Ford KA) [ 5]
124 Shane Timony/Niall Timony (Ford Puma Kit Car) [ 5]
125 Ronan Keys/ TBA (Nissan Micra) [ 5]
126 John Walsh/Philip Walsh (Honda Civic EK4) [ 6]
127 Michael Fitzgibbon/Keith Tierney (Ford Puma S1600) [ 6]
128 Pat O’Connell/Monty Tierney (Toyota Starlet) [ 9]
129 Chris Dineen/ TBA (Honda Civic) [11]
130 Timmy Howard/DJ Howard (Opel Corsa) [ 9]
131 Dan Mulcahy/ TBA (TBA TBA) [13]
132 Mike Dolan/Darragh Mullen (Honda Civic Vtec) [11]
133 Neil Pierce/Enda O’Leary (Honda Civic) [11]
134 Keith Naughton/Derel Flanagan (Ford Escort) [13]

Club President Shane O Callaghan,COC Kieran Ambrose, Sponsors David Fitzgerald Woodlands Hotel and Ken Heaphy NCW Autos

Neil McCance/ Johnny Hart in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 have won this years Carlow Stages Rally, only 15 sec adrift English visitor Simon Mauger and Carlow man Ken Blanche  win Mk 2 Challenge and take a fine 2nd overall. Manus Kelly and Donall Barrett finish 3rd.

Mc Garrity won this rally on the last stage, Sean Devine had to settle for 2nd best while Derek McGeehan took 3rd place.

Camillus Bradley was 4th overall and quickest of the 2wd.

Their was a big surprise at this years 2010 Rally of the Lakes, at the start of the ss 12 Shanera  rally leader Tim Mc Nulty who led from the start looked like he had things wrapped up but to his disapointment Tims Subaru S12B did not appear at the end of ss12 having suffered a blown gearbox the rally lead was now handed to Denis Cronin and Helen O Sullivan who appeared at the end of ss14 with a 36.5 sec lead from the Ford Focus of Aaron Mc Hale 2nd, and Craig Breen 3rd. 4th  Alastair Fisher/Rory Kennedy, 5th Paul Bird/Kirsty Riddick ,6th  Brian O’Mahony/John Higgins, 7th  Colm Murphy/Don Montgomery , 8th Robert Barrable/Damien Connolly , 9th Thomas Fitzmaurice/Fionn Foley ,10th Marty McCormack/Dai Roberts.

Barry Meade in an  Escort won the National section of the rally with Limerick crew Ed O Callaghan and Ger Clancy also in an  Escort 2nd overall. Damien Mc Carthy was 3rd  nearly 2 mins adrift in a Honda Civic.

See the Photos page.