Abbeyleix Manor Hotel Stages Rally 2015
The Birr Motor Club in association with the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel and Midland Tyre Services is delighted to release one of the most exciting and strongest entries in Irish rallying in many years. The super strength entry is sure to bring along many spectators to the event in Co Laois.
To this end, the Club wish to encourage all spectators to cooperate fully with the event officials and marshals. Remember – Motorsport is Dangerous. Spectators are reminded to view the event from safe areas. It is forbidden to spectate from run off areas. Any spectator that does not have the good sense to obey the safety marshals will enforce the cancellation of that special stage. The Club is not going to compromise on safety and the cooperation of all spectators in this regard is greatly appreciated. The brave take to a rally car and compete on the special stages. The foolish speed on the open roads. We are supporting the Road Safety Authority and we encourage everybody to “Keep the Race in its Place.” Enjoy your days motorsport.
The Rally kicks off the first round of the Triton Showers National Rally Championship, the Loughran Signs Midlands East Rally Championship and the Top Part West Coast Rally Championship.
Event Secretary: Clodagh Henehan
Chief Marshalls: Eoin Longworth & Ger Brophy
No. of Stages: 9 (3×3)
HQ: Abbeyleix Manor Hotel, Cork Road, Abbeyleix, Co Laois.
Service: Campion Concrete, Borris-in-Ossory, Co Laois.
Scrutiny: Oliver Stanleys Service Station, Cork Road, Durrow, Co Laois.
Rally programs:
Rally programs will be available from Thursday Evening / Friday Morning in the following outlets:
- Midland Service Station, Borris on Ossory (This is situated in the centre of all the stages)
- Mulrooneys Gala, Dublin Road, Roscrea (People travelling from the West)
- Keanes Filling Station, Rathdowney (People travelling from Cork)
- Oliver Stanleys Texaco, Cork Road, Durrow (Scrutiny Saturday)
- Topaz Abbeyleix (Beside Rally HQ)
- Abbeyleix Manor Hotel (Rally HQ)
For all the latest Rally News click here.
Seeded Entry List as of 2015-02-18
| Main Field | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Car No | Driver | Navigator | Class | Car |
| 1 | Declan Boyle | Brian Boyle | 7 | Subaru Imperza S12B |
| 2 | Donagh Kelly | Kevin Flanagan | 7 | Ford Focus WRC |
| 3 | Garry Jennings | Rory Kennedy | 7 | Subaru Impreza S12B |
| 4 | Darren Gass | James McCarville | 7 | Subaru Impreza WRC S14 |
| 5 | Roy White | James O’Brien | 20 | MG ZR S2400 |
| 6 | Peadar Hurson | Damien Connolly | 7 | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 7 | Kevin Barrett | Sean Mullally | 7 | Subaru Impreza S14 |
| 8 | John Stone | Carl Williamson | 7 | Skoda Fabia WRC |
| 9 | Steve Wood | Keith Moriarty | 7 | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 10 | Niall Maguire | Enda Sherry | 7 | Subaru Impreza S11 |
| 11 | Alan Ring | Adrian Deasy | 7 | Subaru Impreza S12B |
| 12 | Kevin Kelleher | Ray Fitzpatrick | 7 | Subaru Impreza WRC |
| 14 | Declan Gallagher | Ryan Moore | 13 | Toyota |
| 15 | Frank Kelly | Liam Brennan | 14 | Ford Escort |
| 16 | Craig Breen | Andy Hayes | 13 | Ford Escort |
| 17 | Mike Quinn | Donal Balfe | 14 | Ford Escort |
| 18 | Jonathan Pringle | Martin Byrne | 14 | Ford Escort |
| 19 | Chris Armstrong | James Fulton | 13 | Ford Escort |
| 20 | Gary Kiernan | Niall Tierney | 13 | Ford Escort |
| 21 | Shane Maguire | Stephen Thornton | 4 | Mitsubishi Evo 9 |
| 22 | Brendan Cumiskey | Ronan O’Kane | 4 | Subaru Impreza STI |
| 23 | Pat Kirk | John McElhinney | 4 | Mitsubishi Evo 9 |
| 25 | Simon Chapman | Arthur Kierans | 20 | Proton Satria |
| 26 | Pat Donegan | Alan Keena | 14 | Ford Escort |
| 27 | David Condell | Eugene McGrath | 14 | Ford Escort |
| 28 | Brian Brogan | Damien McGettigan | 14 | Ford Escort |
| 29 | Sam Smyth | Alan Smyth | 13 | Ford Escort |
| 30 | Benny Kennedy | John Kinahan | 13 | Ford Escort |
| 31 | Jack Newman | Andrew Browne | 13 | Ford Escort |
| 32 | George Condell | Michael Coady | 13 | Toyota Starlet |
| 33 | John Lynch | Emmet Sherry | 13 | Ford Escort |
| 35 | Paul Barrett | Declan Tumilty | 4 | Subaru Impreza N14 |
| 36 | Charlie Hickey | Johnny Hickey | 14 | Ford Escort |
| 37 | Jim McKenna | Thomas Treanor | 14 | Ford Escort |
| 39 | David Guest | Paddy Robbinson | 4 | Mitsubishi Evo 9 |
| 40 | Tommy Doyle | Eamon Hayes | 14 | Ford Escort |
| 41 | Mark Kane | Eugene Donnelly | 13 | Ford Escort |
| 42 | Graham Scallan | Tom Scallan | 5 | Mitsubishi Evo X R4 |
| 43 | Aidan Wray | Kieran McGrath | 4 | Mitsubishi Evo 9 |
| 44 | Don Keating | Sean Duggan | 4 | Subaru Impreza |
| 45 | Vincent O’Shea | Brian Hickey | 14 | Ford Escort |
| 46 | Enda O’Brien | John Butler | 14 | Ford Escort |
| 47 | Stephen Greaney | Kieran Feeney | 13 | Ford Escort |
| 48 | Martin Donnelly | Brian Doherty | 15 | Toyota Corolla WRC |
| 49 | Eddie Power | Mark Wiley | 15 | Toyota Corolla WRC |
| 50 | Paul Manton | Paddy McCrudden | 20 | Subaru Impreza N12B |
| 51 | Maurice Greaney | Keith McHugh | 4 | Mitsubishi Evo 9 |
| 52 | Andrew Fanning | Derek Gibbs | 20 | Ford Fiesta |
| 55 | Paraic Cummins | Graham Kelly | 14 | Ford Fiesta |
| 56 | Lloyd Hutchinson | Willie Fitzpatrick | 9 | Austin Cooper S |
| 57 | Mark Geraghty | Robert Nolan | 11 F | Vauxhall Nova |
| 58 | Tommy Kelly | Barry Foyle | 11 F | Honda Civic |
| 59 | Thomas Lynch | Mark Kirwan | 11 F | Honda Civic |
| 60 | Niall O’Sullivan | Sean O’Crowley | 11 F | Citroen C2 |
| 61 | Ger Cullen | Fergal Kelly | 13 | Ford Escort G4 |
| 62 | Christopher Snow | Sean Brunton | 11 F | Honda Civic |
| 63 | Adrian Cannon | Pauric Heeney | 11 F | Honda Civic |
| 64 | Paul Browne | Margaret Browne | 11 F | Honda Civic |
| 65 | Jeff Case | Charles Gallagher | 11 F | Honda Civic |
| 66 | Larry Brady | Benny Dowling | 14 | Ford Escort |
| 67 | William Cavanagh | Olivia Coen | 12 | Ford Escort |
| 68 | James Cassidy | Declan Smith | 12 | Ford Escort |
| 69 | Vincent Collins | Karen Kelly | 12 | Ford Escort |
| 70 | Richard Tannahill | Aileen Kelly | 2 | Peugeot 208 |
| 71 | Andrew Slattery | Shaun Forde | 2 | Peugeot 208 |
| 72 | Paul McCann | Tómas McCann | 15 | Ford Escort Cosworth |
| 73 | Enda McCormack | Colin Fitzgerald | 5 | Skoda S2000 |
| 74 | Pauric Sheridan | Alan Kieran | 20 | Ford Escort Cosworth |
| 76 | Shane Buckley | John Lynch | 13 | Honda Civic |
| 77 | Tadhg O’Sullivan | Owen O’Leary | 13 | Ford Escort |
| 78 | Paul Rowley | Patrick Brides | 13 | Renault Clio R3 |
| 79 | Seamus Connolly | Gary McCrudden | 11 R | Ford Escort G3 |
| 80 | Declan McBrearty | Trevor Graham | 11 R | Toyota Corolla |
| 81 | Marty Toner | Sharon Clarke | 12 | Talbot Sunbeam |
| 82 | David Forde | TBA | 15 | Subaru Impreza |
| 84 | Kenneth Ryan | Keith McCarthy | 11 R | Ford Escort |
| 85 | Shane O’Rourke | Alan McGovern | 4 | Mitsubishi Evo 9 |
| 86 | Ed Colton | Claire O’Mahony | 20 | Mitsubishi Evo 6 |
| 87 | John McCabe | Paul Lennon | 11 R | Ford Escort |
| 89 | Conor Magennis | Billy Collins | 14 | BMW M3 |
| 90 | Colum Browne | Lawrence McGrath | 1 | Honda Civic EK4 |
| 91 | Jason Tuthill | Ben Teggart | 11 R | Ford Escort |
| 92 | Declan Byrne | Garry Deegan | 1 | Honda Civic |
| 93 | Anthony Masterson | Wayne Reilly | 9 | Ford Escort |
| 94 | Eoin Neville | Mark Doran | 1 | Honda Civic |
| 95 | Jamie O’Flaherty | TBA | 11 F | Honda Civic |
| 96 | Kevin Flanagan | Emily Hassett | 9 | Austin Cooper S |
| 97 | Paul Doyle | Robert (Bob) Nolan | 12 | Ford Escort |
| 99 | Fergal Keane | Mark O’Looney | 20 | Mitsubishi Evo 7 |
| 101 | Alan O’Riordan | James Jordan | 15 | Subaru Impreza |
| 103 | Tony Canny | Joe O’Brien | 13 | Ford Escort |
| 104 | Kevin Dalton | Neill White | 15 | Subaru Impreza |
| 105 | Patrick Delaney | Stephen Delaney | 10 | Talbot Sunbeam |
| 106 | Niall Keane | Conor Keane | 18 | Talbot Sunbeam |
| 107 | Kenneth Treacy | Pat Knox | 9 | Peugeot 206 |
| 108 | Ciaran Fitzgerald | Paul Cummins | 9 | Opel Corsa |
| 109 | Eddie Peterson | Dara Maguire | 11 F | Honda Civic EK4 |
| 110 | Simon Greene | Brendan Greene | 10 | Ford Escort |
| 111 | Sam Johnston | Nigel McCloughry | 11 F | Honda Civic |
| 112 | Ger Kelly | Des Curtis | 10 | Peugeot 205 |
| 113 | Martin Gallagher | Dean O’Sullivan | 11 F | Honda Civic |
| 114 | John Browne | Seán Ó’ Coilleán | 11 F | Honda Civic |
| 115 | Michael Forde | Jim Cunningham | 11 R | Talbot Sunbeam |
| 116 | Mark Hayden | David Hobbs | 11 R | Ford Escort |
| 117 | Liam O’Neill | Declan O’Neill | 12 | Ford Escort |
| 118 | Donal McGrath | Liam Griffin | 11 R | Toyota Corolla |
| 119 | Kyle McGettigan | Dale McGettigan | 11 R | Toyota Corolla |
| 120 | Ned Kelly | Paul Kelly | 2 | Peugeot 106 |
| 121 | Paddy Quinn | Fintan Lennon | 10 | Ford Escort MK1 |
| 122 | Shane Forde | Seamus McTigue | 1 | Honda Civic |
| 123 | Martin Dunbar | Thomas Tutty | 10 | Ford Escort MK1 |
| 124 | Pat O’Connor | Kieran Reid | 15 | Toyota Celica GT4 |
| 125 | Kev Price | Jane Price | 2 | Honda Civic Type R |
| 126 | Stephen Healy | Enda Fallon | 11 R | Toyota Corolla |
| 127 | Martin Geraghty | Diarmuid Priest | 1 | Honda Civic EK4 |
| 128 | Graham Bradley | Gary Bradley | 2 | Honda Civic |
| 129 | Tonya Fortune | Damian Lawlor | 3 | Honda Civic Type R |
| 130 | Alison Levis | Sinead O’Donovan | 11 F | Honda Civic |
| 131 | J.J. Furlong | Paul Furlong | 11 R | Talbot Sunbeam |
| 132 | Jason O’Brien | Cathal Murphy | 2 | Peugeot 206 |
| 133 | Albert Dalton | Brian Stanley | 3 | Peugeot 306 |
| 134 | John Steele | Markus Buckley | 2 | Ford Fiesta ST |
| 135 | Brian Cooney | Warren Tighe | 10 | Peugeot 205 GTI |
| 136 | Wayne Keogh | Garrett Mullally | 10 | Skoda Felicia |
| 137 | Pat McDonagh | Marie McDonagh | 10 | Ford Cortina Mk 2 |
| 138 | Joe Moffitt | Eddie Moffitt | 1 | Honda Civic |
| 139 | John Fogarty | John Breen | 10 | Peugeot 205 |
| 140 | Richard Dalton | Ger Brett | 1 | Honda Civic |
| 141 | David Healy | Stephen McGing | 1 | Honda Civic |
| 142 | Dermot Hassett | Niamh Power | 9 | Chevrolet Kalos |
| 143 | John Walsh | Philip Walsh | 1 | Honda Civic |
| 144 | Damien Toner | Damien Fleming | 14 | Ford Escort |
| 145 | Tom Scott | Kate Scott | 11 F | Citroen Saxo |
| 146 | Neil Phelan | Joe Hearns | 9 | Ford Escort |
| 148 | Pauric McGee | Shane Barry | 1 | Honda Civic |
| 149 | Declan Ford | Chris King | 10 | Ford Escort |
| 151 | Brendan Furlong | Majella Wickham | 10 | Peugeot 205 |
| 152 | David Keane | Owen Gibbons | 10 | Peugeot 205 |
| 153 | Pauric Keeney | Alan Moore | 1 | Honda Civic |
| 154 | Steven O’Donovan | Mike Cleary | 20 | Subaru Impreza |
| 156 | Tom Relihan | Maurice McElligot | 13 | Ford Escort |
| Reserves | ||||
| 157 | Thomas Walton | Billy Shealy | 15 | Mitsubishi Evo 6 |
| 158 | Stephen Brennan | Sean Rooney | 11F | Honda Civic |
| 159 | Denis Dineen | Donal Dineen | 12 | Ford Escort |
| 160 | Ryan Loughran | TBA | 11 R | Ford Escort |
| 161 | Michael Kelleher | TBA | 10 | Ford Escort |
| Juniors | ||||
| Car No | Driver | Navigator | Class | Car |
| J1 | Cormac Phelan | Katja Auhl | 16 | Citroen C2 R2 Max |
| J2 | Richard Moore | Brian Halligan | 16 | Honda Civic |
| J3 | Sean Brady | Pauric Murtagh | 16 | Honda Civic |
| J4 | Philip McDonald | Seamus Curran | 16 | Honda Civic |
| J5 | Brian Brady | Leonard Tuite | 16 | Honda Integra |
| J6 | James Bradley | Maria Kehoe | 16 | Honda Civic |
| J7 | Colin Roche | Alan Lane | 16 | Toyota Starlet |
| J8 | Leon Galvin | Ger Foley | 16 | Ford Escort |
| J9 | Richie O’Mahony | Nicole Drought | 16 | Ford Escort |
| J10 | Andrew Sheehan | Cian Corbett | 16 | Honda Civic EG6 |
| J11 | Gary McNamee | Breen McNamee | 16 | Honda Civic |
| J12 | Sean McGrath | Darren Walsh | 16 | Honda Civic |
| J14 | Tom Holton | TBA | 16 | Honda Civic |
| J15 | Pauric Deasy | Edel McCarthy | 16 | Honda Civic |
| J16 | Aaron O’Regan | Gavin Sheehan | 16 | Honda Civic |
| J17 | David Carmody | TBA | 16 | Honda Civic |
| J18 | Jenna McCann | James McCann | 16 | Peugeot 106 |
| J19 | Shane Norris | Charlie Boland | 16 | Honda Civic |
| J20 | Darren O’Brien | John McCabe | 16 | Honda Civic |
| J21 | Cathal Keane | Cathal Kelly | 16 | Honda Civic |
| J22 | Vincent McSweeney | Michael Kearney | 16 | Honda Civic |