WITH THE CHALLENGING DONEGAL INTERNATIONAL RALLY JUST OVER 3 WEEKS AWAY, THE ENTRY LISTS HAVE BEEN RELEASED.
Clerk of Course – Eamonn McGee
The excitement is building for this years Donegal Rally which takes place from the 17th-19th of June. Another fantastic entry list and the demand for entries as high as ever for this year’s event will surely make for another competitive rally.
“The Donegal Rally committee has again organised another rally which will hopefully be enjoyed by all, from the drivers to the spectators, I am really looking forward to this years rally, it is one of the most sought after titles in Ireland.” – said Clerk of Course (COC) Eamonn McGee after speaking to Donegal Daily.
Donagh Kelly and Declan Boyle will be looking to dethrone Gary Jennings who will unlikely give up his crown without a fight. Manus Kelly will also be a “dark horse and be in contention going by his time in the Carlow stages rally” said Mcgee.
Manus Kelly pictured here who won the Modified section last year at the Donegal International Rally.
The modified section which was won last year by Manus Kelly who has moved up through the classes, is a section where anybody can win. Declan ‘Milkman’ Gallagher is a favourite in this section but with drivers like Pringle, Cronin, Fisher and Bogie it sure won’t be easy for the Ardara native.
The launch night of the rally is taking place on Friday the 3rd of June in the Aura Leisure Complex Letterkenny starting at 7.30pm.
See below the entries for this years Donegal International Rally sponsored by Joule.
Winner of the National category in 2015 – Gary Jennings & Rory Kennedy
International / National Rally
| 1 | Garry Jennings | Rory Kennedy | Kesh | Subaru WRC | 7 |
| 2 | Donagh Kelly | Conor Foley | Frosses | Focus WRC | 7 |
| 3 | Declan Boyle | Brian Boyle | Leitirmacaward | Fiesta WRC | 7 |
| 4 | Eugene Donnelly | Paddy Toner | Draperstown | Mini WRC | 7 |
| 5 | Craig Breen | Scott Martin | Kilkenny | Citroen WRC | 7 |
| 6 | Alaistair Fisher | Gordon Noble | Trillick | Fiesta R5 | 5 |
| 7 | Keith Cronin | Mikie Galvin | Bantry | Citroen DS3 R5 | 5 |
| 8 | Sam Moffett | Karl Atkinson | Clontibret | Fiesta R5 | 5 |
| 9 | Josh Moffett | John Rowan | Clontibret | Fiesta R5 | 5 |
| 10 | Manus Kelly | Donall Barrett | Letterkenny | Subaru S12 | 7 |
| 11 | Seamus Leonard | Paul McLaughlin | Omagh | Subaru S14 | 7 |
| 12 | Tommy Doyle | Liam Moynihan | Kenagh | Subaru S10 | 7 |
| 14 | Stephen Wright | Fintan Sherry | Newbliss | Fiesta R5 | 5 |
| 15 | Joseph McGonigle | Ciaran Geaney | Muff | Fabia s2000 | 5 |
| 16 | Jonathan Greer | Kirsty Riddick | Belfast | Citroen DS3 R5 | 5 |
| 17 | Jonathan Pringle | Alan Keena | Kells | Escort Mk2 | 14 |
| 18 | Declan Gallagher | James McNulty | Ardara | Starlet RWD | 13 |
| 19 | David Bogie | Enda Sherry | Dumfries | Escort Mk2 | 14 |
| 20 | Brian Brogan | Damien McGettigan | Letterkenny | Escort Mk2 | 14 |
| 21 | Frank Kelly | Michael Coady | Moy | Escort Mk2 | 14 |
| 22 | Damien Gallagher | Mac Walsh | Letterkenny | Escort Mk2 | 14 |
| 23 | Adrian Hethrington | Gary Nolan | Dungannon | Escort Mk2 | 14 |
| 24 | Damien Tourish | Domhnall McAlaney | Letterkenny | Escort Mk2 | 13 |
| 25 | James Cullen | Damien Connolly | Letterkenny | Escort Mk2 | 14 |
| 26 | Vivian Hamill | Andrew Greenan | Ballygawley | Escort Mk2 | 14 |
| 27 | Gary Kiernan | Niall Tierney | Bailieboro | Escort Mk2 | 13 |
| 28 | Conor Harvey | Arthur Kierans | Letterkenny | Toyota GT86 | 14 |
| 29 | Aaron McHale | Paul McGee | Kilcullen | Fabia | 5 |
| 30 | Frank Wray | Joe McNulty | Strabane | Subaru WRC | 15 |
| 31 | Stephen McCann | Damien Fleming | Ballyjamesduff | Subaru WRC | 15 |
| 32 | Tony Quinn | Anthony Nestor | Queensland | Subaru WRC | 7 |
| 33 | PJ McDermott | Niall Burns | Burt | Subaru WRC | 7 |
| 34 | Aidan Wray | Kieran McGrath | Strabane | Evo 10 | 4 |
| 35 | Eugene Meegan | Sarah Whelan | Drogheda | BMW 1M | 14 |
| 36 | Pat Kirk | John McElhinney | Strabane | Evo 10 | 5 |
| 37 | David Guest | Paddy Robinson | Cork | Evo 9 | 4 |
| 38 | Jason McSweeney | Denis O Mahoney | Cork | Evo9 | 20 |
| 39 | Robbie Peoples | Keith Stewart | Kilmacrennan | Escort Mk2 | 14 |
| 40 | David Armstrong | Martin McGarrity | Banbridge | Escort R5 | 14 |
| 41 | Brendan McDaid | Karl Reid | Letterkenny | Escort Mk2 | 14 |
| 42 | Martin Doherty | Damien McCauley | Ballybofey | Escort Mk2 | 14 |
| 43 | John Bonner | Leon Jordan | Dungloe | Escort Mk2 | 13 |
| 44 | Daniel Conaghan | Terence Magee | Milford | Escort Mk2 | 13 |
| 45 | Richard Moffett | Martin Connolly | Ballinode | Starlet | 14 |
| 46 | Declan McNaughton | Ronan O Neill | Waterfoot | Escort Mk2 | 14 |
| 47 | David Moffett | Johnny Baird | Clontibret | Starlet | 13 |
| 48 | Conor Curley | Nigel Frazer | Culmore | Escort Mk2 | 13 |
| 49 | Michael Carbin | Darragh Kelly | Smithboro | Evo 4 | 20 |
| 50 | John McQuaid | Stephen Hagan | Monaghan | Escort Mk2 | 14 |
| 51 | Patrick McHugh | Pauric O Donnell | Dungloe | Escort Mk2 | 13 |
| 52 | William McFadden | David Gordon | Ramelton | Escort G3 | 13 |
| 53 | Peter Wilson | Brendan McElhinney | Kells | Escort Mk2 | 13 |
| 54 | Michael Dunlop | TBA | Ballymoney | Escort Mk2 | 13 |
| 55 | John Ross Marshall | Dave Robson | Scotland | Escort Mk2 | 13 |
| 56 | Callum Devine | TBA | Claudy | Opel Adam | 2 |
| 57 | Paul Rowley | Patrick Brides | New York | Fabia s2000 | 5 |
| 58 | Pauric Duffy | Kevin Glynn | Monaghan | Fiesta R5 | 5 |
| 59 | Gary Cairns | Justin Coyle | Strabane | Evo9 | 4 |
| 60 | Lee Hastings | Julie McGuire | Dumfries | Impreza | 20 |
| 61 | Brian O Keefe | Sean Hayde | Dungarvan | Impreza | 4 |
| 62 | Ashley Dickson | Ryan McCloskey | Drumquin | Evo9 | 2 |
| 63 | Gus Kearney | Tommy Hayes | Clonmel | Evo9 | 4 |
| 64 | Joseph Connolly | Richard Connolly | Goresbridge | Fiesta R5 | 5 |
| 65 | Marty Gallagher | Dean O Sullivan | Letterkenny | Peugeot 208 | 2 |
| 66 | William Creighton | Liam Regan | Moira | Peugeot 208 | 2 |
| 67 | Robert Woodside | Alan Harryman | Antrim | Toyota GT86 | 3 |
| 68 | Patrick Kearney | Alaistar Wyllie | Clonmel | Lancer | 4 |
| 69 | Ian Barrett | Eoin O Flaherty | Maynooth | Darrian GTR T90+ | 14 |
| 70 | Mark Boyle | Charles Gallagher | Dungloe | Evo 9 | 4 |
| 71 | Kieron Graffin | Paddy Robinson | Toomebridge | Evo X | 16 |
| 72 | JP Logue | James Logue | Kilmacrennan | Civic | 11F |
| 73 | John O Sullivan | TBA | Mallow | Civic | 11F |
| 74 | Gavin Kelly | Elaine Ní Shé | Annagry | Evo 9 | 4 |
| 75 | Jason Roache | John McCarthy | Wicklow | Escort Mk2 | 12 |
| 76 | Andrew McLoone | Conal Doherty | Strabane | Chevette | 13 |
| 77 | Patrick Boyle | Donal McCole | Dungloe | Corolla | 13 |
| 78 | Kevin Eves | Chris Melly | Pettigo | Corolla | 14 |
| 79 | John Dolan | John McGinley | Newtown | Escort Mk2 | 13 |
| 80 | Thomas O Connell | Emmett Sherry | Derry | Escort Mk2 | 13 |
| 81 | Thomas Keyes | Kelvin Keyes | Letterkenny | Escort Mk2 | 13 |
| 82 | Liam Doherty | Dermot McGettigan | Letterkenny | Escort Mk2 | 11 |
| 83 | Jim McDowall | Charlotte McDowall | Scotland | Impreza N10 | 15 |
| 84 | Conor Watters | John Boyle | Ardara | Escort Mk2 | 14 |
| 85 | Gerard McQuaid | Thomas Treanor | Glaslough | Escort Mk2 | 13 |
| 86 | Gary McElhinney | Emmet Brosnan | Donegal Town | Escort Mk2 | 13 |
| 87 | Stewart Morrison | Alexander Corrigan | Scotland | Escort Mk2 | 13 |
| 88 | Liam Egan | Raymond Coppinger | New York | Subaru STI | |
| 89 | John Reddington | Paddy McCrudden | London | Escort Mk2 | 13 |
| 90 | Brendan Friel | JP Boyle | London | Corolla | 11R |
| 91 | Leonard Craig | Conal McNulty | Ardara | Starlet | 11R |
| 92 | Christy Gallagher | Letterkenny | Letterkenny | Starlet | 11R |
| 93 | Barry McGill | Derek Heena | Armagh | Escort Mk2 | 9 |
| 94 | Gene McDonald | Emmett Kelly | Cootehill | Escort Mk2 | 9 |
| 95 | John Mulholland | Jeff Case | Randlestown | Fabia s2000 | 5 |
| 96 | Adrian Sweeney | Shane Buckley | Ballybofey | Peugeot 207 | 11F |
| 97 | Kyle McGettigan | Dale McGettigan | Letterkenny | Corolla | 11R |
| 98 | Declan Hall | Christy Corr | Armagh | Corolla | 11R |
| 99 | Damian Campbell | Declan McGarrity | Tempo | Escort Mk2 | 13 |
| 100 | Dermot Cannon | Bobby Trimble | Glenties | Escort Mk2 | 14 |
| 101 | Paul Doherty | Hugh Coll | Rathmullan | Escort Mk2 | 13 |
| 102 | James McCarville | TBA | Monaghan | Escort Mk2 | 11R |
| 103 | James McDermott | Paul McDermott | Letterkenny | Chevette | 12 |
| 104 | Vincent Collins | Fintan Kilroe | Roscommon | Escort Mk2 | 12 |
| 105 | Darrel Quinn | Michael Laverty | Dungannon | Escort Mk2 | 12 |
| 106 | Donal Kelly | Chris McKenna | Letterkenny | Civic | 11F |
| 107 | Victor Beamish | Susan Beamish | Bandon | Nova | 10 |
| 108 | Kieran McGinley | Danny McCloskey | Dunfanaghy | Civic | 11F |
| 109 | Simon Michael | Connor Dunlop | Antrim | Escort Mk2 | 12 |
| 110 | Quentin Park | TBA | Newry | Escort Mk2 | 12 |
| 111 | Shaun Callaghan | Paddy McBride | Burt | Escort Mk2 | 13 |
| 112 | Peter O Kane | TBA | Antrim | Evo10 | 4 |
| 113 | Cathan McCourt | Brian Hoy | Dromore | Evo9 | 4 |
| 114 | Declan Gallagher | Columba Heena | Perth | Corolla | 11R |
| 115 | Mark Ewing | Danny Cannon | Ballybofey | Civic | 1 |
| 116 | Eamonn Russell | Gavin O Donnell | Letterkenny | Civic | 11F |
| 117 | Darragh Kelly | Eamonn Doherty | Donegal Town | Escort Mk2 | 11R |
| 118 | Darragh Doherty | James McDermott | Ballybofey | Corolla | 11R |
| 119 | Roy Baldrick | Stacey McNutt | Letterkenny | Sunbeam | 13 |
| 120 | Fraser Mulholland | Geoff Patterson | Hillsborough | Fiesta | 2 |
| 121 | Roy Jarvis | Adam Milner | Yorkshire | Fiesta | 11F |
| 122 | Kevin Bradley | Danny McMenamin | Letterkenny | Impreza | 15 |
| 123 | Ciaran Brogan | TBA | Letterkenny | Escort Mk2 | 12 |
| 124 | Martin McLaughlin | Martin Jr McLaughlin | Glasgow | Corolla | 13 |
| 125 | Andrew Hegarty | Eoin Kelly | Ramelton | Puma | 11F |
| 126 | Padraig Coll | Aidan Sweeney | Fintown | Corolla | 11R |
| 127 | Charlie Heraghty | Barry McBride | Fanad | Corolla | 11R |
| 128 | Dermot McGroary | Joseph Timoney | Donegal Town | Sunbeam | 11R |
| 129 | Donal McGrath | Finbarr Fogarty | Cork | Corolla | 11R |
| 130 | David Smyth | Lorrtta Kelly | Monaghan | Corolla | 11R |
| 131 | Brian Muldoon | Patsy Corr | Cookstown | Corolla | 11R |
| 132 | Shane Carr | Ciaran Carr | Ramelton | Nova | 10 |
| 133 | James Greenan | TBA | Ballyshannon | Corsa | 9 |
| 134 | Brian Quigley | Ryan Bradley | Derry | Civic | 11F |
| 135 | Christopher Boyce | Pascal Dillon | Strabane | Civic | 3 |
| 136 | Odhran McLaughlin | Seamus McTigue | Burnfoot | Golf | 20 |
| 137 | Lee McLaughlin | Aaron McLaughlin | Carndonagh | Evo5 | 20 |
| 138 | Declan McCrory | TBA | Strabane | Evo 9 | 20 |
| 139 | David Kelly | James Conwell | Donegal Town | Civic | 1 |
| 140 | Alistair Glenn | Gavin Doherty | Lifford | Peugeot 206 | 2 |
| 141 | Johnny Wilhare | Cahor Wilhare | Carrigart | Civic | 11F |
| 142 | Andrew Stewart | Keith Harris | Convoy | Evo4 | 15 |
| 143 | Nick Barnett | Martin Brady | Bristol | Civic | 17 |
| 144 | Guil Nascimento | Robbie Ward | Bristol | Civic | 17 |
| 145 | Shane McLaughlin | Fiona Devlin | Derry | Escort Mk2 | 10 |
| 146 | Gerard Seaman | Daniel Hanratty | Bandon | Civic | 17 |
| 147 | Glenda Boyle | Jasmine Boyle | Manor | Civic | |
| 148 | Michael Nutt | Desmond Nutt | Castlerock | Civic | 2 |
| 149 | Eamon McLaughlin | Steven Boyle | Derry | Nova | 10 |
| 150 | Mark Glackin | Michael Glackin | Letterkenny | Civic | 11 |
| 151 | Stephen Gallinagh | Sean Doherty | Killygordon | Corsa | 9 |
| 152 | Alan Browne | Michael Donnellan | Kilkenny | Impreza | 20 |
Junior entry list
2016’s Donegal International Rally sponsored by Joule.
| J1 | Kevin McLaughlin | Patrick Gallagher | Dunfanaghy | Civic | J2 |
| J2 | Michael Boyle | Dermot McCafferty | Leititmacaward | Civic | J2 |
| J3 | Paul Creamer | Patrick Durning | Dunfanaghy | Civic | J2 |
| J4 | Justin Ryan | Stephen Monaghan | Galway | Civic | J2 |
| J5 | Christy McCarthy | Cathal Quill | Cork | Civic | J2 |
| J6 | Cathal McCarthy | Gavin Sheehan | Cork | Escort Mk2 | J2 |
| J7 | Chris McLaughlin | Niall O Donnell | Letterkenny | Corolla | J2 |
| J8 | Stephen McDonagh | Damien Whoirskey | Letterkenny | Corolla | J2 |
| J9 | Sean Heraghty | Gary Lockhart | Ramelton | Corolla | J2 |
| J10 | Neil Martin Brogan | Ryan Moore | Dunfanaghy | Civic | J2 |
| J11 | Declan Greene | Stephen Doogan | Dungloe | Corolla | J2 |
| J12 | Stephen Peoples | Kieran Burke | Kilmacrennan | Escort Mk2 | J2 |
| J14 | Kevin Horgan | Stephen Horgan | Cork | Civic | J2 |
| J15 | Connor Woods | Christopher Corry | Fermanagh | Civic | J2 |
| J16 | Colin McFadden | Christopher Moffitt | Kilmacrennan | Civic | J2 |
| J17 | Shaun Doherty | Oisin McTaggart | Creeslough | Escort Mk2 | J2 |
| J18 | Noel Murphy | John Burke | Mayo | Civic | J2 |
| J19 | Darren Barrett | TBA | Maynooth | Civic | J2 |
| J20 | Aaron Hammelmann | Gary Byrne | Killybegs | Civic | J2 |
| J21 | Philip Wasson | Niall Campbell | Dunfanaghy | Peugeot 206 | J2 |
Historic Rally
| H1 | Seamus O Connell | Sean Magee | Dungiven | Escort Mk2 | |
| H2 | David Goose | Richard Wardle | Lincolnshire | Escort RS | D5 |
| H3 | Andy Johnson | TBA | Down | Chevette HSR | K |
| H4 | Frank Cunningham | Ross Forde | Florida | Escort RS | K |
| H5 | Brendan McAree | JP McAree | Ballinode | Porshe 911 | K |
| H6 | Stephen McFerran | James McKeefrey | Derry | Escort | D5 |
| H7 | Jimmy McRae | Pauline Gullick | Scotland | Firenza | C5 |
| H8 | Dave Pritchard | Emyr Hall | Gwynedd | Escort | K |
| H9 | Robert Adamson | Jane Nicol | Ayrshire | Escort | D3 |
| H10 | John Coyne | Christy Farrell | California | Sunbeam | K |
| H11 | Iarla Carty | Joe Whyte | Bundoran | Mini Cooper S | C1 |
| H12 | Philip McKibbin | Lynn McKibbin | Ardee | Escort M1 | C3 |
| H14 | Niall Creighton | Gregory Roberets | Moira | Cortina | B3 |
| H15 | Patrick Brennan | Damien Doherty | Armagh | Escort | D3 |
| H16 | Harry Browne | Martin McGrath | Moira | Avenger | C2 |
| H17 | Ivan Warwick | Evelyn Warwick | Ballymena | Audi Quattro | K |
| H18 | PJ Wilhare | Darren Shiels | Cranford | Escort |
