2009-12-19 00:00:00

An innovative road safety DVD that specifically targets young drivers by teaching them the differences between a rally car and a road going car will be distributed in schools across Ireland. Featuring road safety advice from professional world rally driver Shaun Gallagher, the World Rally Team Ireland, Gulf Oil No Need 2 Speed DVD was launched on 15th December by Ireland’s leading independent fuel distributor, Gulf Oil, and the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Cllr Emer Costello. .....more

2009-02-01 00:00:00

Donegal driver Shaun Gallagher once again displayed his superior skill by winning group N in Rally Ireland. The Irish team of Shaun Gallagher and Paul Kiely finished 13th overall. They completed the rally in a time of 3:09:41.9 hrs. The opening round of the World Rally Championship was based in the town of Sligo and saw all drivers taking on stages in both the Republic and Northern Ireland......more

2009-01-31 00:00:00

Shaun Gallagher in his Gulf World Rally Team Ireland Mitsubishi Evo 9 leads the pack heading into the final day of Rally Ireland. The Donegal driver lifted his pace on the final stages to give him a five second lead on the chasing pack after the end of the final stage. Gallagher and Kiely will have to face another five competitive stages before seeing the chequered flag tomorrow......more

2009-01-30 00:00:00

Donegal Driver Shaun Gallagher heads into day two of Rally Ireland placed second in group N. After six competitive stages on day one, the Irish paring of Shaun Gallagher and Paul Kiely overcame the adverse conditions to have a strong finish and arrive back in Sligo eager for day two of the opening World Rally Champion event. .....more

2009-01-27 00:00:00

Gulf World Rally Team Ireland have today (Tuesday, 27 January 2009) launched their new 2009 Mitsubishi Evolution 9 in the lead up to Rally Ireland. The Irish pairing of Shaun Gallagher and Paul Kiely will contest their home event starting in Enniskillen this Thursday and continuing over the following three days with the finish in Donegal Town on the Sunday. The weekend will see the paring contest over 365 of competitive kilometres divided into 19 stages......more

2009-01-08 00:00:00

Gulf Oil, one of the world’s largest oil companies has today, launched a three year title sponsorship agreement with World Rally Team Ireland (WRTI). Sligo based WRTI was created in 2007 to provide an Irish presence on the World Rally Championship (WRC). In their first outing under the Gulf banner, WRTI and its Donegal Driver Shaun Gallagher will compete in Rally Ireland, the opening round of the World Rally Championship 2009. From this the team will compete in a combination of World Rally events and National events......more

2008-10-05 00:00:00

Shaun Gallagher achieved another solid performance in the Junior World Rally Championship this weekend in RallyRACC Catalunya, Spain. Finishing forth ensured the Irish pairing of Shaun Gallagher and Paul Kiely stay in second place in the overall Junior World Rally Championship, accompanied by Germanys Aaron Burkart on 30 points......more

2008-10-04 00:00:00

Shaun Gallagher has this evening (Saturday, 04 October 2008) lifted his standing in Rally Spain to post the second fastest time on special stage nine. This leaves the junior World Rally Championship team of Gallagher and Kiely fifth overall heading into the final day of Rally Spain. .....more

2008-10-03 00:00:00

Irish driver Shaun Gallagher starts the Junior World Rally Championship in Spain this weekend. This is the final race for the Irish paring of Shaun Gallagher and Paul Kiely who are currently placed second in the JWRC......more

2008-09-19 00:00:00

World Rally Team Ireland has today (Friday, 19 September 2008) commended the founders of Rally Ireland, Sean O’ Connor and Ronan Morgan for everything they have done in bringing the World Rally Championship to Ireland. O’Connor and Morgan have stood down as promoters of the WRC event in Ireland......more

2008-08-30 00:00:00

Tommy Mullen, Chief Executive Officer of World Rally Team Ireland has today (Saturday, 30 August 2008) welcomed the announcement from Rally Ireland of the publication of Rally Guide one for the opening round of the 2009 World Rally Championship in January. .....more

2008-08-17 00:00:00

Irish man Shaun Gallagher moved up to second place in the Junior World Rally Championship after finishing fourth in Rally Germany. This leaves the Donegal driver with 25 championship points. After a slow start the Irish pairing of Shaun Gallagher & Paul Kiely moved up the leader board to give another solid performance on the world rally stage......more

2008-08-16 00:00:00

Irish man Shaun Gallagher was third fastest on special stage 8 & 9 in the Rally Germany, the latest round of the Junior World Rally Championship. He has climbed four places this morning moving him into 5th position overall in the juniors. .....more

2008-08-15 00:00:00

The Irish pairing of Shaun Gallagher and Paul Kiely started the latest round of the Junior World Rally Championship in Germany this morning (Friday, 15 August 2008). This is their penultimate round of the championship and the first tarmac rally for the www.discoverireland.com backed team. .....more

2008-08-03 00:00:00

Shaun Gallagher finished fifth in the Rally Finland in the junior World Rally Championship today (Sunday, 03 August 2008). This leaves the Donegal man with 20 championship point and two more rallies left in the World Championship he is placed Third overall. Following 24 stages of the most demanding loose gravel in the world, the Irish pairing of Shaun Gallagher and Paul Kiely finish 31st overall in Finland. .....more

2008-08-02 00:00:00

Irish man Shaun Gallagher is finding it difficult competing in the latest round of the World Rally Championship in Finland. He is fifth going into the final day of the junior World Rally Championship. With 21 out of the 24 stages under their belts, the pressure is still on the Irish pairing of Shaun Gallagher and Paul Kiely and an off on stage 19 cost them 4 minutes. .....more

2008-07-30 00:00:00

Irish man and Junior World Rally hopeful Shaun Gallagher landed in Finland this week to compete in the Finnish round of the World Rally Championship. After the summer break, Gallagher stands in joint second place of the junior World Rally Championship with 16 championship points. .....more

2008-05-18 00:00:00

Donegal driver Shaun Gallagher maintains his second place in the Junior World Rally Championship today (Sunday) in the Rally Sardinia. Gallagher just missed out on a podium position, placing forth in the Rally d'Italia-Sardegna. The Irishman shares second place with 16 championship points, alongside Poland's Michal Kosciuszko......more

2008-05-15 00:00:00

Shaun Gallagher and World Rally Team Ireland will this weekend compete in the Junior – World Rally Champion round of Rally d’Italia-Sardegna in a bid to bring home another podium finish for Ireland. .....more

2008-04-27 00:00:00

The Irish World Rally Team climbed two places on the last day of the World Rally Championship in Jordan, leaving the Irish duo of Shaun Gallagher and Paul Kiely placed second overall. Gallagher won stage eighteen on the last day of rallying in Jordan......more

2008-04-26 02:00:00

Current Rookie Junior –World Rally Champion & Donegal man Shaun Gallagher finished day two of the second round of the World Rally Championship in Jordan in fourth position, less than five minutes behind Rally leader, Patrik Sandell. Day two saw the Sligo based World Rally Team cover another 110km in extreme desert conditions. .....more

2008-04-26 00:00:00

Shaun Gallagher & Paul Kiely are placed fourth after the first stage of Rally Jordan on Friday. The Irishmen are hoping to build on the three championship points picked up in Rally Mexico and the team are just four minutes behind rally leader, Patrik Sandell. Conditions at the rally are proving a real test for World Rally Team Ireland with temperatures soaring above 40 degrees......more

2008-04-25 00:00:00

Shaun Gallagher is 4th after day 1 of the J-WRC in Rally Jordan. Gallagher is looking to build on the 3 championship points he achieved in Mexico. Check out www.wrc.com for full results......more

2008-04-21 00:00:00

World Rally Team Ireland arrives this week in Amman, Jordan to compete in the Junior World Rally Championship. The team hopes to build on their impressive showing in Rally Mexico, where Shaun Gallagher finished sixth despite suffering from a viral infection. Gallagher will be partnered by fellow Irishman and Sligo native Paul Kiely......more

2008-02-28 00:00:00

World Rally Team Ireland this week is starting out on their bid to win the junior - World Rally Championship......more

2008-02-18 00:00:00

World Rally Team Ireland has its bags packed and heading for Mexico, the first round of the J- WRC......more

2007-10-14 00:00:00

Shaun has taken the honours in the C2R2 of the Citroen Junior Experience following Rallye France Tour de Corse this weekend......more

2007-10-08 00:00:00

Shaun Gallagher has taken the Rookie of the Year title with an impressive six point finish in Catalunya this weekend!.....more

2007-10-07 00:00:00

Rally Catalunya is Shaun's final round of the Championship this year and only three points separate him from the Rookie title......more

2007-08-20 00:00:00

Another successful run in Rallye Deutschland this weekend sees Shaun on course to take the Rookie of the Year title!.....more

2007-08-16 00:00:00

Shaun and Clive are still leading the Rookie Class in the FIA Juniour Championship with a great event in Finland.....more

2007-05-24 00:00:00

Shaun and Clive are now 16 points clear at the front of the "Rookie" championship following a second place win in Sardinia......more

2007-05-18 00:00:00

World Rally Team Ireland has taken the search for missing Madeleine McCann to the World Rally Championship in Sardinia this weekend, following a request from the McCann family for help......more

2007-05-16 00:00:00

Shaun Gallagher will be aiming to keep his lead in the Rookie championship in Sardinia this weekend......more

2007-04-01 00:00:00

Shaun and Clive have picked up another FIA Junior Rally Championship point on Rally Portugal.....more

2007-03-31 00:00:00

At the end of Leg 1, Shaun and Clive are leading the "Rookie" class.....more

2007-03-31 00:00:00

Shaun Gallagher is leading the “Rookie” class in the FIA Junior World Rally Championship in Portugal this weekend after the event’s second leg, and is sitting in eighth overall place......more

2007-03-27 00:00:00

Shaun Gallagher will be aiming to make it two in row this weekend as he competes in Rally Portugal on the Algarve......more

2007-02-26 00:00:00

Ireland’s Shaun Gallagher finished Rally Norway this weekend first in his class, picking up a coveted Junior World Championship point, and is leading in the Rookie category, setting the stage for an exciting Championship year. The Donegal driver was partnered by Welshman Clive Jenkins.

Despite an initial poor tire choice on Leg 1, Saturday and .....more

2007-02-02 15:00:00

Despite appearances, Valentino Rossi has NOT entered the Rally Norway round of the F.I.A. World Rally Championship (WRC) on February 16th - 18th.

World Rally Team Ireland, running Donegal man Shaun Gallagher (2003 Billy Coleman Award Winner) in the F.I.A. Junior WRC, has been allocated the famous #46 for the .....more

2007-02-01 00:00:00

World Rally Team Ireland has placed an entry in the Jwrc (Junior World Rally Championship 2007) and has selected Donegal Man Shaun Gallagher to drive for the team.

Gallagher who has won the Billy Coleman award 2002, which is awarded to the most promising up and coming.....more