Marked as the curtain caller for the 2023 Irish Rally Season, another cracking set of entries were announced for the December 2nd rally this year.
They include defending champions Jonathon Greer & Niall Burns in their Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth.
The local contingent will be led by Alan Ring of the ODR Collection and his co-driver Adrian Deasy in a Subaru Legacy RS. They have finished on the podium for the last two years and will be aiming to make it to the top step this time around.
The 2023 Irish Historic Rally Champions Duncan Williams and Guy Weaver are on the entry list too in their Ford Escort RS1800. Fan favourite, Belgian Paul Lietaer returns in his Opel Ascona 400.
The London Irish Motor Club is represented by Paul McDevitt, the recently crowned Triton Shoers National Historic Champion in his Ford Escort.
Former winner, Welsh man Melvyn Evans and his Cork-based Sean Hayde will compete in a Ford Escort.
The London-based Graham family are best known for competing in FIA European Historic Rally Championship events. Ernie Graham and Anna Graham have entered a Ford Escort RS while Will Graham and Karen Graham will drive a BMW E30 M3.
Aside from the Graham’s example, there are several other BMW M3 E30s on the entry list. Donagh Kelly and Rory Kennedy will drive their Bastos example while local crew Paul Ahern and Kieran Murphy will debut a newly built example.
Michael Cullen and Sean Hassett have competed in European rallies since their last appearance in Killarney and return in their M3.
Belfast’s Liam Regan guided William Creighton to the Junior World Rally Championship in a Ford Fiesta Rally 3 but he switches to the driver’s seat and will campaign a Skoda Estelle 130 L in Killarney on the first weekend in December.
Regan’s Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy teammates Eamonn Kelly and Conor Mohan have entered a Ford Escort RS1800. Leading locals in the Modified Rally include Robert Duggan/Ger Conway and Conor Murphy/ Sean Collins in their Ford Escorts.
There is also a strong visiting contingent in this section of the rally with Gary Kiernan Kevin Eves and Chris Armstrong all confirmed.
