The Rally of the Lakes, known as the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes, is an on-road rallying event held in the south-west of Republic of Ireland. It takes place each year on May bank holiday weekend. Organised by Killarney and District Motor Club, the rally has been running since 1979.History of Rally Of The Lakes Traditionally, it starts in Killarney and runs across County Kerry. For a number of years it has been the third/fourth round of the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship. The Killarney and District Motor Club also organises the Killarney Historic Rally. This takes place each year at the end of November.
History 2020-2021 The event was planned to take place on 2–3 May 2020. On 12 March, all motorsport events were postponed in the light of the coronavirus pandemic. On 20 March, Motorsport Ireland issued a statement that all motorsport events were suspended until 1 June 2020. On 28 April, the Tarmac Rally Organisers' Association announced that the 2020 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship is cancelled. The event can still go ahead anyway, but will not be a counting round of the ITRC. No further announcements came from the club, the event did not take place. Due to ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 event was also cancelled.
Previous winners
Year Driver Co-Driver Car 1979 Billy Coleman Brendan Neville Ford Escort RS 1980 Ger Buckley John Caplice Vauxhall Chevette HSR 1981 Demi Fitzgerald Leo Whyte Vauxhall Chevette HSR 1982 James Doherty Michael Curley Vauxhall Chevette HSR 1983 Billy Coleman Con Murphy Opel Ascona 400 1984 Billy Coleman Ronan Morgan Opel Manta 400 1985 Billy Coleman Ronan Morgan Ford Escort G3 1986 Austin McHale Christy Farrell Opel Manta 400 1987 Mark Lovell Roger Freeman Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 1988 Austin McHale Ronan McNamee Opel Manta 400 1989 Russell Brookes John Brown Ford Sierra RS Cosworth 1990 Bertie Fisher Rory Kennedy BMW M3 1991 Bertie Fisher Rory Kennedy Ford Sierra Sapphire Cosworth 4x4 1992 Bertie Fisher Rory Kennedy Subaru Legacy RS 1993 Bertie Fisher Rory Kennedy Subaru Legacy RS 1994 Bertie Fisher Rory Kennedy Subaru Impreza 555 1995 Frank Meagher Pat Moloughney Ford Escort RS Cosworth 1996 Bertie Fisher Rory Kennedy Subaru Impreza 555 1997 Austin McHale Brian Murphy Toyota Celica 4WD Turbo ST185 1998 James Leckey George Millar Subaru Impreza 555 1999 Ian Greer Dean Beckett Toyota Celica GT-Four ST205 2000 Stephen Finlay Rory Kennedy Ford Focus WRC 2001 No Rally - Foot-and-mouth disease outbreak 2002 Andrew Nesbitt James O'Brien Subaru Impreza WRC 2003 Eugene Donnelly Paul Kiely Subaru Impreza WRC 2004 Derek McGarrity Dermot O'Gorman Subaru Impreza 2005 Andrew Nesbitt James O'Brien Subaru Impreza 2006 Tim McNulty Anthony Nestor Subaru Impreza WRC 2007 Kris Meeke Jonas Andersson Subaru Impreza WRC 2008 Eamonn Boland Damien Morrisey Subaru Impreza WRC 2009 Tim McNulty David Moynihan Subaru Impreza WRC S12 2010 Denis Cronin Helen O'Sullivan Subaru Impreza 2011 Daragh O'Riordan Tony McDaid Subaru Impreza WRC S12 2012 Daragh O'Riordan Tony McDaid Subaru Impreza WRC S12 2013 Garry Jennings Neil Doherty Subaru Impreza WRC S12B 2014 Sam Moffett James O'Reilly Ford Fiesta WRC 2017 Conor Murphy Damien Fleming Honda Civic WRC 2018 Manus Kelly David Gleeson BMW E30 2019 Craig Breen Paul Nagle Ford Fiesta R5 2020 Cancelled, COVID-19 pandemic 2021 2022 Callum Devine Noel O'Sullivan VW Polo GTI R52023 Callum DevineNoel O'SullivanVW Polo GTI R52024 Callum DevineNoel O'SullivanVW Polo GTI R52025 Callum DevineNoel O'SullivanSkoda Fabia RS Rally22026 Callum DevineNoel O'SullivanSkoda Fabia RS Rally2
Partners and sponsors Killarney and District Motor Club The Gleneagle Hotel, Killarney Ordnance Survey Ireland Rentokill Initial Aherns.ie Motor Group
References
External links Official website Organising Motor Club Watch Rally Of the Lakes videos