Killarney historic Rally 2022

The Rentokil Initial Killarney Historic Rally takes place on Saturday, December 3rd in 2022 and is recognised Internationally as Ireland’s premier Historic Rally. It attracts a huge amount of quality competitors every year and is Ireland’s only event to cater solely for historic rally cars. It is included as counting rounds of the 2023 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship, The Kingdom of Kerry Rally Series and The Plasticbags Southern 4 Rally Championship. The Event is expected to attract a full entry from all over Ireland, the UK and indeed Europe.

The top 40 competitors are:

1 Craig Breen Co. Waterford Paul Nagle Co. Kerry Sierra Cosworth

2 Jonathan Greer Co. Down Niall Burns Co. Donegal Ford Sierra Saphire

3 Alan Ring Co. Kerry Adrian Deasy Co. Dublin Subaru Legacy RS

4 Cathan McCourt Co. Tyrone Liam Moynihan Co. Cork Ford Escort Mk2

5 Neil Williams Wales Anthony O'Sullivan Co. Cork Ford Escort RS1800

6 Eamonn Kelly Co. Donegal Conor Mohan Co. Monaghan Ford Escort RS1800

7 Michael McDaid Co. Fermanagh Declan Casey Co. Cork Ford Escort RS1800

8 Donagh Kelly Co. Donegal Rory Kennedy Co. Donegal BMW M3

9 Sebastian Ling Wales Aled Rees Wales Ford Escort Mk2 D5

10 Mark Falvey Co. Kerry Diarmuid Lynch Co. Kerry Ford Escort K

11 Fergus O'Meara Co. Kerry Mikie Galvin Co. Kerry Ford Escort RS1800 D5

12 Meirion Evans Wales Dale Furniss Wales Ford Escort RS1800 D5

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14 Stanley Orr Co. Down Michael Gibson UK Ford Escort Mk1 C5

15 Ray Breen Co. Waterford Damien Morrissey Co. Waterford Subaru Legacy RS K

16 Melvyn Evans Wales Sean Hayde Co. Cork Ford Escort MK2 D5

17 Duncan Williams England Guy Weaver England Ford Escort RS1800 D5

18 Tomas Davies Wales Eurig Davies Wales BMW M3 K

19 Maurice Meskell Co. Limerick Stephen Meskell Co. Limerick Ford Escort Mk1 C5

20 Wayne Evans Wales Sion Jones Wales Ford Escort D5

21 Gareth Lloyd Wales David Byrne Co. Wexford BMW M3 e30 K

22 Ray Cunningham Galway Jared Gill Co. Mayo BMW M3 K

23 Mike Simpson England Dale Gibbons Wales Ford Escort Mk1 C5

24 Phil Rogers Wales Brian Quinlan Cork Ford Escort RS1800 D5

25 Todd Falvey Co. Kerry Iarla McCarthy Co. Cork Ford Escort RS1800 D5

26 Peadar Walsh Cork Grace Walsh Cork Ford Escort Mk1 C5

27 Guy Anderson England Andrew Bull England Mitsubishi Galant K

28 Adrian Evans Wales Martin Henry Wales Ford Escort D5

29 Tom Clark UK Alistair Wyllie Co. Cork Ford Escort D5

30 Berian Richards Wales Ashley Trimble Co. Down Ford Escort Mk2 D5

31 Ross Forde Co. Galway Arron Forde Co. Galway Ford Escort RS1800 K

32 Colin McDowell Co. Down Bryn Pierce Wales Austin Mini B2

33 Rex Ireland England Dan Morfield England Ford Escort RS1800 K

34 Joe Whyte USA Des Sherlock Co. Galway Morris Cooper S B2

35 Eoghan Fogarty Co. Tipperary Robert Nolan Co. Tipperary Toyota Corolla Twincam E2

36 James O'Mahony Co. Limerick Gary Gallagher Co. Tipperary Ford Escort Mk2 D5

37 Walter Dick Co. Cork Shane Griffin Co. Limerick Ford Escort Mk2 K

38 Gareth Bevan Wales Dafydd Evans Wales Ford Escort Mk2 D5

39 Michael Carbin Co. Monaghan Dean O'Sullivan Co. Donegal Ford Escort RS1800 D5

40 Trevor Wilson Co. Armagh Paul Mulholland Co. Armagh Porsche 911 C4

Some local entries include:

PJ O’ Dowd Talbot Sunbeam

Ray Stack Ford Escort MK2

John Hickey Toyota Starlet RWD

David Leslie Ford escort RS

Craig Breen is back in Killarney to defend his Historic crown last year he competed in a BMW M3 E30 and this year he's driving a Ex- Frank Meagher Ford Escort RWD alongside Paul Nagle the two will be a deadly duo.