September 7 2026

Hughes Wins Monaghan Endurance

Evin Hughes guided Karl O’Donoghue to the win of the Co. Monaghan Motor Club CLG Endurance Trial 2026 on Sunday last.

The pair onboard a Toyota Starlet took the win by a comfortable 2 minutes and 49 seconds from TJ O’Brien/Paul Reilly who were using a similar Toyota Starlet.

3^rd place went to Becky Hollinshead/Clare Brady who were 7s adrift of O’Brien/Reilly.

Fastest competing crew on the day were Michael Carbin and Conor Mohan who were onboard a Subaru Impreza. Even though they were the fastest crew on the day they were unable to win as the class c Impreza is not built to endurance trial regulations.

Michael Carbin/Conor Mohan took the win in class c, with Francis McElvaney/Ryan Farrell taking 2^nd.

The father/son team of Damien and Jack Treanor finished 2^nd in class B in their Toyota Starlet.

Gary Cassidy/Jack Cassidy finished 3^rd in class B.

Caolán Treanor guided Joe Canning to the win in class A2B. Mathew McKenna/Ciaran Maguire took a comfortable win in class A2N.

 Many thanks to all the landowners for the permission to use their property and plethora of marshals who showed up on the morning to officiate at the event and all those who spent hours setting the selectives up in the days prior.

A special thanks has to go to Garry Farrelly who put in countless hours devising the route, selectives and getting the event to fruition.

Thanks to Eoghan Corr who filled in as Clerk of the course on the day.

Trailer Parts & Spares Lakeland Stages Rally 2026

held on Saturday, Patrick and Stephen O’Brien took 2^nd place using their Škoda Fabia RS Rally2.

Josh Moffett/Andy Hayes finished in 7^th place.

Conor Mohan guided Niall McCullagh to 9^th overall. James McCarville/Arthur Kierans finished in 19^th place overall.

Michael Conlon/Domhnall Lennon took their Ford Escort MkII to 41^st overall and 11^th in the 2wd.

In the JDS Machinery Rali Ceredigion 2026 also taking place last weekend,

Killian McArdle guided Casey Jay Coleman to 11^th overall and 2^nd in ERC3. They missed out on the ERC3 victory by just eight tenths of a second.

Navigation Classes

The navigation trial season is fast approaching and Co. Monaghan Motor Club is gearing up for that all important season kick start with the annual navigation classes. If you have a motorsport interest of any kind, the Navigation Trials are the best form of obtaining the correct ‘foundation’ for this sport. The scheduled classes will cover the full range of topics including map reading, timing, car regulations, endurance trials and pace notes for stage rallying.

The classes will continue on Friday September 11th at 7pm sharp in the excellent facilities of the Aughnamullen GAA Centre. All those interested should message our Facebook page or email oisinsherlock97@gmail.com to book a place for the classes. Registration will also include 2026 club membership, maps, romer and all necessary paperwork to complete the 5-week course. The first navigation Trial of the season will be hosted by ourselves on Saturday night October 3rd.

AGM

The Monaghan Motor Club CLG Annual General Meeting 2026 will take place in the Four Seasons Hotel in Monaghan Town on Thursday night September 17th. All 2026 Monaghan Motor Club CLG members are encourage to attend. Nomination forms will be available soon.