Art McCarrick Appointed Motorsport Ireland Sporting Manager

Motorsport Ireland are delighted to announce the appointment of Art McCarrick as Sporting Manager. The 34 year-old Sligo native, who joined the organisation in 2015 as Sport Development Officer, will start his new role in the coming weeks as part of administrative restructuring within the organisation.

Speaking on his appointment Art said; “I’m honoured to have been promoted to this position and I am very much looking forward to helping shape the future of motorsport in Ireland with the help of our stakeholders, commissions, clubs and competitors with whom I’ve built strong relationships over the past seven years. I hope that my experience, knowledge and passion for the sport can bring value to the role and support the great foundations that are already in place.”

Motorsport Ireland International Womens Day Event

Club Members Jackie Corcoran, Rosemary Walsh & Joe Corcoran with Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht Jack Chambers at the Motorsport Ireland International Womens Day Event

Championship Year for Niall Burns as he Navigates his way to 4 Titles in 2021

What an incredible year 2021 has been for Club Member Niall Burns as he navigated his way to 4 Championship Titles in one season & created Motorsport History in the process.

Niall navigated Scotsman Garry Pearson for the 2021 Season to clinch the Scottish Rally Championship, the BTRDA Gold Star, British Rally Championship National Cup and the Welsh National titles. They competed in no less than 3 different cars on their way to success including a Ford Fiesta Rally 2, a Mitsubishi Evo 9 and for the latter part of the season, they switched to a Skoda Fabia R5.

Their season was far from straight-forward and issues on various events included power steering problems & a puncture but that’s not unusual in rallying. In fact, the duo only secured 2 of their titles (the BTRDA & Welsh National titles) on the last stage of their last event – no pressure!

Niall has been committed to pursuing his Motorsport dream for many years and has started more than 200 events in 15 seasons. He has competed in Europe, the Middle East, South Africa and America and has experienced accidents and disappointments along the way but none of that has deterred him from pursuing his passion for Motorsport.

Niall now has 4 Championship Titles to add to his CV and that has to be rewarding for him on a personal level for his hard work, commitment, dedication and willingness to endure air miles as well as stage miles.

Niall is a long-time member of Connacht Motor Club and we congratulate Niall on his success in 2021 with Best Wishes too for 2022 & here's hoping for further success for Niall on the stages.

Vintage Run - Cheque Presentation to MS Northwest Therapy Centre

Joe Conboy, Connacht Motor Club & Tommy Flynn, North West Vintage & Heritage Club with representatives of MS Northwest Therapy Centre at the recent presentation of the proceeds from the Classic, Veteran & Vintage Run organised in memory of Martin Kearns, Joe Dolan & Tommy McPartlan.

Sincere Thanks to everyone involved in organising the event, our sponsors - Laois Hire / John McCorry Signs / Hot Rods @ Sligo Junction, the 100 + participants & all who contributed to this very worthy cause. A cheque for €5,162 was presented to MS Northwest Therapy Centre.