The Co. Monaghan Motor Club AGM took place in the Four Seasons Hotel Monaghan Town last Friday. At the meeting the 2025 committee was re-elected for the 2026 year.
The National Navigation Championship got underway last weekend with the Cork Motor Club Startrek Navigation Trial.
Clerk of the Course Ken Carmody assisted by James Fitzgerald organised an 85-mile event based out of the Donoughmore Community Hall.
There were two Co. Monaghan Motor Club crews involved. In fact, it was Co. Monaghan Motor Club who began the event as the 2023/24 national champions Gregory Shinnors with Andrew Mackarel were seeded first on the road, while last season’s Squealing Pig Monaghan Border Navigation champions Evin Hughes and Pakie Duffy were seeded second on the road.
After the 85 miles and when results were totted up it was the Co. Cork pairing of Aaron O’Regan/Patrick Murphy who took a two mark (penalty) win over Evin and Pakie who finished in 2nd place.
Gregory and Andrew finished in 5th place.
The event was tricky from the get-go as there were 40 checkpoints to reach in the 85 miles and there was torrential rain and blanket fog throughout. In the first part of the event around Donoughmore and Stuake there were a plethora of farm lanes including seven checkpoints within a squared kilometre (one OSI map box), one of which was on a supplementary route instruction located in the same farm complex. From here it was into the Boggeragh mountains for a taste of the forestry gravel tracks.
Round 5 of the SEAT Supercup Ireland Championship took place in Mondello Park last weekend. In the thirteen-lap race, Stephen Wright emerged victorious with Sam Moffett finishing in 3rd place.
The Squealing Pig Monaghan Border Navigation Championship commences this weekend in Co. Donegal.
Ciaran Coyle assisted by Shane Laverty have laid out an 85-mile event based out of the Lurgybrack Open Farm beside Letterkenny.
Conor Mohan was navigating for Eamonn Kelly in the Central European Rally last weekend. The event was the final round of the 2025 Junior World Rally Championship. Unfortunately for Eamonn and Conor, they would retire from the event within sight of the finish line on special stage 1.
The Co. Monaghan Motor Club annual awards night will take place in The Four Seasons Hotel this Sunday at 8pm.
Tickets can be purchased from Committee members or through the Co. Monaghan Motor Club App. Michael Carbin is the winner if the 2024/25 overall club (Traders) championship. Michael finished the six round championship on a total of 97.2 points, 11.2 points better off than Andrew Mackarel who finished in 2nd place.
3rd place went to Aaron McElroy.
In the Gary Nesbitt Club Navigation Championship, the outright winners were Conor Mohan and Michael Carbin.
2nd place went to Evin Hughes/Pakie Duffy and 3rd place went to Aaron McElroy/Declan Tynan.
In the Beginner class, it was Darren Lavery/Aaron McGorman 1st, Elijah Dixon/Abraham Dixon 2nd and Dermot Mallon/Michael Conlon 3rd.
In the Novice class it was Ben Mohan/Damien Hagan 1st, Adam Jordan/Aaron Dixon 2nd and Eoghán Farrell/Peter Farrell 3rd.
In the Semi-Expert class, it was Adam Langan/Martin Swinburne 1st, Gretchen Swinburne/Shane Maguire 2nd and Molly Maguire/Cathal McGlone 3rd.
In the Expert class, it was Evin Hughes/Packie Duffy 1st, Gregory Shinnors/Andrew Mackarel 2nd, and Aaron McElroy 3rd
Oisín Sherlock
County Monaghan Motor Club 