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Craughwell rally driver Aoife Raftery made history in April, becoming the first Irish competitor, male or female, to drive an electric rally car in competition. Contesting the opening round of the ADAC Opel Electric Rally Cup 2025 at the ADAC Actronics Rallye Sulingen in Germany, she achieved an impressive eighth-place finish with co-driver Hannah McKillop.

Aoife Raftery is set to compete in her third season of the Hankook FIA Junior FIA European Rally Championship.

When Aoife Raftery recounts spinning her suped-up Peugeot around an unexpectedly wet bend on a rough gravel course in Czech Republic last year, her shoulders sway with the memory. Wearing a sleeveless top in the morning heat of Gran Canaria where this year’s 47th Rally Islas Canarias begins today, May 2, the muscle memory of fast gear changes twitches in her exposed fore arms.

Gary Leonard is the Clerk of Course for this year's Corrib Oil Galway International Rally.

Sport can be cruel, but certain events can make it special. Last week, John Warren, a design engineer with McHale Engineering, sat with his head in his hands and took a long, hard look at his Toyota Corolla Rally car, after he recently returned to Irish rallying following a four-year hiatus. John was sitting on the crest of the best result of his career, as he and his navigator, Ruthann O’ Connor, were competing at the Laois Heartlands Rally.

Jaguar and Land Rover will be debuting a series of exciting new models at this year’s annual celebration of all things automotive at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

Galway's Dean Raftery has enjoyed a fantastic year on the rally circuit.