Rally Ireland to take another step towards reality today
Rally Ireland to take another step towards reality today
The hopes of Ireland hosting a round of the World Rally Championship for three years between 2025 and 2027 will take another step towards reality on Tuesday.
18 November 2007; Petter Solberg, Norway, driving a Subaru Impreza WRC 06, during Stage 19 of Round 15 of the FIA World Rally Championship. Rally Ireland / 2007 FIA World Rally Championship, Day 4, Co. Sligo. Picture credit; Ralph Hardwick / SPORTSFILE *** Local Caption ***
While government funding is yet to be secured, politicians from the three regions are to meet in Motorsport Ireland’s head office in Dublin in an effort to push that over the line.
Later that day, delegates from the three regions will meet with officials from both the WRC and Motorsport Ireland where further details are expected to be released.
9 January 2024; Motorsport Ireland president Aiden Harper, right, and Motorsport Ireland vice-president John Naylor during a Motorsport Ireland press conference, at the Royal Irish Automobile Club on Dawson Street in Dublin, announcing their bid for a World Rally Championship round based in Ireland for the first time since 2009. Three locations in Kerry, Limerick, and the South East region, were nominated to be the location of the service parks for the proposed round in 2025, 2026 and 2027. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile
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