Jun 23, 2019 their first victory in 2016 saw kelly beat the citroen ds3 r5 of cork driver keith cronin by half a second to claim the spoils on the final stage of the rally, ironically, fanad head, a stage that. Jun 21, 2019 donagh kelly and conor foley, the number two seeds are sensationally out of the joule donegal international rally. Gary, franks brother is the onevent service man and chief mechanic. Newly elected councillor manus kelly killed in donegal. The final stages of the donegal rally were called off yesterday following the death of driver manus kelly. Donegals donagh kelly in a ford focus has won the ravens rock rally in waterford, round five of the triton showers national rally championship. Donagh kelly signs off with another success at cork 20 rte. Kelly, who had already continue reading kelly and foley pop the cork. But the modest understated donagh did not do any great. He secured a remarkable five successive west cork rally titles 20142018 and his most recent victory came in april, 2019 when he won the monaghan four seasons rally.
Jul 17, 2015 44 yearold frosses driver donagh kelly had his greatest triumph of his career when he and derry co driver kevin flanagan clinched the triton showers national rally championship after coming second place on the mccormack opelsligo park hotel rally in his trusty ford focus world rally car. Donagh kelly and conor foley, the number two seeds are sensationally out of the joule donegal international rally. Headline rallying devastated at death of donegal champion kelly. New irish tarmac rally champion donagh kelly is a wealthy man who can afford to lay his head down in the best hotels anywhere he chooses. It was kellys first victory in the premier tarmac series and it came after champion declan. Donagh kelly and josh moffett to debut volkswagen polo gti. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. As of 2018 he was won the event a remarkable five times in a row. More donegal rally woe for donagh kelly frosses man. May 01, 2016 donagh kelly and co driver conor foley retained their cartell. Jun 14, 2017 donagh kelly talks to charlie collins about the one rally that he wants to win the most. His co driver donall barrett was injured and is being treated at. Donagh kelly rounded out his 2015 clonakilty blackpudding irish tarmac rally championship with another flawless drive to take victory on last weekends cork 20 international rally. Monaghan rally report irish national rally championship.
A broken prop shaft on the on kellys wrc ford focus meant he didnt go under starters orders at special stage 1, mouldy hall, just after noon today. It is well established irelands annual rally competition and has been one of the most important events in the irish rallying calendar. Donegal driver donagh kelly and his derry codriver kevin flanagan in their ford focus wrc have clinched the triton showers national rally championship courtesy of second place on the mccormack opelsligo park hotel rally, round six of the eight round series. Donagh kellys donegal rally curse has continued with the frosses driver unable to start this weekends event. One of the best mk2 drivers in ireland in his absolute element.
Donagh kelly rally service area van specialist conversion case study. Irish rally driver manus kelly has died in an accident on the donegal international rally. Im the only rally driver in ireland that uses poles as markers in my. Feb 26, 2015 ford escort mk2 vs fiat 1 racing frank kelly vs paolo diana at rally legend 2017. Kelly claims mayo win after moffetts mechanical woe. Co driver conor foley also created history by becoming the first co driver to win the event three.
Donna kelly the k 98 the jewel golden in two thousand 17 two thousand 17 youve youve been been third third one one sitting sitting twice twice what whats see you this miss you you have have this this was was every every gold gold them them is is to to be be on on the the podium podium it at set set its its a a frustration frustration for for me me surfing sir for me that that i i have. Donegals donagh kelly and his monaghan codriver conor foley in a vw polo gti r5 won the tf royal hotelcaseys and mulroys londis mayo rally, the opening round of. There seems to be no stopping donagh kelly and his ford focus wrc when he comes to clonakilty as once again he took victory in the quality hotel clonakilty west cork rally, a remarkable five wins in a row. The pair took part in the historics section in their mk2 escort. Donaghs misfortune was testament to the pace being set at the front of the field where the 2 donegal men were leaving nothing on the stages, however donaghs demise left the door open for manus kelly and donall barrett to take a leisurely drive over the final stage of the rally and arrive back into letterkenny as the rally winner for the. Donagh kelly is seeking global growth at kn circet, driving as hard in. Donegals donagh kelly and his monaghan codriver conor foley in a vw polo gti r5 have won the mayo rally, the opening round of the. Jan 25, 2020 donagh kelly is also a highly talented rally driver and won both the offroad and irish tarmac championships in 2015. Good weekend for local crews at mayo stages rally northern. Donagh kelly and josh moffett to debut volkswagen polo gti r5. Kn circet donagh kellys digital empire think business. Donegals donagh kelly with monaghans conor foley as codriver finished third in their vw polo in the corrib oil galway stages rally. Mar 20, 2018 there seems to be no stopping donagh kelly and his ford focus wrc when he comes to clonakilty as once again he took victory in the quality hotel clonakilty west cork rally, a remarkable five wins in a row. Kelly, the threetime defending winner of the rally, is understood to have lost control of his hyundai.
Fatheroffive manus kelly, 41, killed at fanad head loop section of the course. Victorious donagh kellys reaction after winning national. Mar 20, 2018 five in a row for donagh kelly motorsport ireland weekend roundup posted in brands, irish news, motorsport, news by padraic deane on march 20, 2018 donegal driver donagh kelly, the former national and tarmac rally champion, extended his already long list of achievements by becoming the first driver ever to win the quality hotel clonakilty. Dec 30, 2017 driver shawn rayner and codriver steve dear pictured above were killed in an accident at the loco 2 stages rally yesterday in england. Donagh kelly is also a highly talented rally driver and won both the offroad and irish tarmac championships in 2015. The rally ended in dramatic circumstances when long time leader josh moffett stopped after the penultimate stage due to problems.
However, both drivers are expected to retain their current world rally cars and could both take to the start line of next summers donegal international rally in their familiar machines, respected motorsport journalist martin walsh says in todays irish examiner. Driver who competed in donegal and codriver killed in rally. Top donegal rally drivers donagh kelly and declan boyle are set to compete in the 2019 irish tarmac championship in r5 cars. Donagh kelly will tackle this weekends national rally championship opener in mayo before continuing his tarmac championship push a week later in west cork. Kelly claims mayo win after moffetts mechanical woe rally. Frank driver takes care of all of preevent preparation work and any rebuilds or developments required. Oct 28, 2019 in a dramatic final loop donegals donagh kelly and his monaghan codriver in a ford focus wrc withstood the strong challenge of monaghans josh moffett ford fiesta wrc and wexfords andy hayes to win the monaghan rally, round three of the triton showers national rally championship by a margin of 5. It was sam moffett who set the pace on the opening lisnalee stage where only 1. In a dramatic final loop donegals donagh kelly and his monaghan codriver in a ford focus wrc withstood the strong challenge of monaghans josh moffett ford fiesta wrc and wexfords andy hayes to win the monaghan rally, round three of the triton showers national rally championship by a margin of 5. He keeps the car in good shape throughout the rally and has pulled the team out of the fire on numerous occasions. Donagh kelly guest speaker at cairde le cheile ball donegal. The donegal driver is out after sensationally suffering mechanical problems before special stage one and were not able to start the rally. Rally drivers donagh kelly and craig breen break the ice. Outgoing champion, declan boyle and his codriver brian boyle ford fiesta wrc won the.
Mr kelly 41 was a threetime winner of the competition. Rally champ donagh kelly rallies to homeless cause. Rallying boss kelly gears up for sale of kn group ireland. Five in a row for donagh kelly motorsport ireland weekend roundup. Rules of the irish tarmac rally championship state that only drivers of. Champion driver is killed and one other injured as car smashes off the road during irelands donegal rally. On the sunday donagh kellyconor foley vw polo gti r5 won the tough mayo rally, the opening 2020 round of both the triton showers national championship as well as the sligo pallets border series. More donegal rally woe for donagh kelly frosses man unable. Josh moffett appeared to be on course to take the laurels but his hyundai failed to proceed after stage 8 of 9, low fuel pressure suspected to be. Five in a row for donagh kelly motorsport ireland weekend roundup posted in brands, irish news, motorsport, news by padraic deane on march 20, 2018 donegal driver donagh kelly, the former national and tarmac rally champion, extended his already long list of achievements by becoming the first driver ever to win the quality hotel clonakilty. Highlights from the galway international rally as donegal.
Codriver conor foley also created history by becoming the first codriver to win the event three. Champion driver killed as car smashes off the road during. Donagh kelly wins the ravens rock rally in waterford. Donagh kelly and his monaghan codriver conor foley in a volkswagen polo gti r5 won the fastnet rally in bantry, sport optimism in the air for local crews as devine wins harvest rally.
Donagh savours winning national rally championship title. It was kelly s first victory in the premier tarmac series and it came after champion declan. Donagh kelly and his monaghan codriver conor foley in a volkswagen polo gti r5 won the fastnet rally in bantry, the final round of the triton showers national rally championship. In june, shawn along with steves son, declan, competed in the donegal international rally. Oct 28, 2019 donagh kelly and his monaghan codriver conor foley in a volkswagen polo gti r5 won the fastnet rally in bantry, the final round of the triton showers national rally championship. The leader of the top part west series, roy white from tipperary is also on the kerry entry list, the ford fiesta driver, like kelly is a former national champion but after having a bad run in mayo he will be keen to. Organized by the donegal motor club, the annual event begins and concludes in letterkenny. Featuring drives like craig breen, donagh kelly, decan boyle, alastair fisher,garry jennings. Their first victory in 2016 saw kelly beat the citroen ds3 r5 of cork driver keith cronin by half a second to claim the spoils on the final stage of the rally, ironically, fanad head, a stage that. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes. Our website is made possible by displaying online advertisements. Startrestart times are posted 8th march at castlebar final last updated. Watch the donegal international rally from 2019 and see some of ireland best rally drivers. The pair emerged victorious 12 months ago with 50 seconds to.
Rallying devastated at death of donegal champion kelly. Five in a row for donagh kelly motorsport ireland weekend. Donagh kelly and his monaghan co driver conor foley in a volkswagen polo gti r5 won the fastnet rally in bantry, sport optimism in the air for local crews as devine wins harvest rally. The donegal international rally is an annual sporting event held in county donegal, ireland. Donegal native and keen rally driver kelly believes ireland could soon be one of the bestconnected countries in europe in terms of digital infrastructure. It is a cruel blow for kelly, who is one of the leading contenders and big favourite with. Donagh kelly scored a narrow win in the monaghan four seasons hotel rally, taking the lead just after the halfway mark to beat local ace josh moffett by six seconds at the finish. But next week he will be braving the elements and sleeping. It has a reputation for being one of the countrys most challenging rallies.
Kn networks founder donagh kelly roared at mph down a country lane at the fastnet rally when a fibreoptic cable on a telephone pole in the hedge caught his eye. Moffett lost his early lead when his fiesta punctured on the sixth stage, costing him 32 seconds and letting kellys older but. Donegals donagh kelly and his monaghan codriver conor foley in a vw polo gti r5 won the tf royal hotelcaseys and mulroys londis mayo rally, the opening round of the triton showers national rally championship. Driver shawn rayner and codriver steve dear pictured above were killed in an accident at the loco 2 stages rally yesterday in england in june, shawn along with steves son, declan, competed in the donegal international rally. Donagh kelly talks to charlie collins about the one rally that he wants to win the most. The rally was a counting round for the tarmac modified championship only in 2014, and was a full counting round in 2015. Organized by the donegal motor club, the annual event begins and. Kn group, a utilities services business run by rally champion donagh kelly, has hired advisers to work on a sale or recapitalisation that could value the company at up to 200m. Donagh kelly created history on the 2016 event when he became only the second driver to win the rally three times, and the first achieve this in successive years. Donagh kelly sensationally out of the donegal international rally. It is one of irelands oldest annual rally competitions and is a top event in the irish rallying calendar.
Joy for donagh kelly at fastnet rally for first win in vw. Another feature of this area was that the tables had hidden surface mounted 240v power sockets with integrated usb charging points fitted, along with independent overhead led lights to provide additional lighting if. Tomorrows donegal harvest rally in redcastle will mark the volkswagen polo gti r5 debut for former irish tarmac and national champions donegals donagh kelly and monaghans josh moffett. Join facebook to connect with donagh kelly and others you may know. Donagh kelly guest speaker at cairde le cheile ball. Please consider supporting us by disabling adblock. While two other former winners of the donegal international, donagh kelly and declan. Donagh kelly and codriver conor foley retained their cartell.
This time the donegal driver was crowned the clonakilty blackpudding irish tarmac rally. Ford escort mk2 vs fiat 1 racing frank kelly vs paolo diana at rally legend 2017. Newly elected councillor manus kelly killed in donegal rally. His county man, donagh kelly won the traditional st patricks weekend west cork rally driving his ford focus world rally car. Donagh kelly signs off with another success at cork 20.
Oct 05, 2015 donagh kelly rounded out his 2015 clonakilty blackpudding irish tarmac rally championship with another flawless drive to take victory on last weekends cork 20 international rally. Fiveinarow west cork rallies for donagh kelly motorsport. Donagh kelly wins mayo stages rally highland radio latest. Donegal rally driver manus kellys talent was limitless. Donegals motorsport fraternity is mourning the death of two competitors in england who were well accustomed to rallying in this county.
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