The Skibbereen and District Car Club

15/09/2026

What a standout weekend for Skibbereen & District Car Club, delivering dominant performances both at home and on the international stage!
Wexford Rally Success
Daniel Cronin & Pádraig O’Donovan (Car 3): Secured a brilliant 1st Overall finish.
Robert Cronin & Paddy Heffernan (Car 118): Finished 12th Overall and 1st in Class, claiming a landmark maiden victory in the Stellantis Rally Cup Ireland with a confident, driving performance in Round 2.
John Forde & Alan Maloney (Car 80): Took 3rd in Class and 57th Overall.
Meanwhile at the Es**rt Special in Belgium
Christopher O’Callaghan & JJ Cremin: Took top honors in Belgium, bringing home a fantastic 1st Overall win.
ALMC grass surface Autocross.
Geard O Connell finished 2nd overall.
A massive congratulations to all the crews on representing the club with such incredible silverware!

13/09/2026

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12/09/2026

Best of luck to club member JJ Cremin and Christopher O Callaghan at the Es**rt Rally Special in Belgium this weekend.

Best of luck lads it’s great to see the club being represented across the globe.

12/09/2026

Best of luck to our club members competing in Wexford this weekend !

Car 3: Daniel Cronin & Padraig O’Donovan
Car 80: John Forde & Alan Maloney
Car 118: Robert Cronin & Paddy Heffernan

07/09/2026

Since we have been on the missing list since Kerry Mini stages all the ways back on July 5th a few rallies have ran since and we will recap on our club members accomplishments in them.
July turned out to be a quiet month with Stonethrowers Rally being postponed due to the HEAT!, damage to the road being the main concern.
Into August, definitely one of the busiest months of the year on the rallying calendar.

The August bank holiday saw club members making the long journey to Monoghan for the rescheduled stages rally due to run earlier in the year in April.

3 crews represented the club here in Monaghan:

Car 8 Daniel Cronin and Padraig O’Donovan finishing 10th O/A

Car 136 John Forde and Sean Cronin unfortunately didn’t make it to the finish line on this occasion

Car 156 Richie Power and Gary Lombard taking home 1st in class 9

The following weekend we had a double header The Modern Tyers Ulster Rally on Friday and Saturday 7th and 8th and the Jim Walsh Cork Forestry Rally on Sunday the 9th.

To Ulster first where 3 crews from the club where competing:

Car 45 Barry O’Brien and Declan Buttimer finishing 1st in class 8

Car H5 Alan Ring and Adrian Deasy finishing 3rd in the historics category

Car 95 Darragh Walsh and Gary Lombard unfortunately didn’t reach the finish line this time out.

Now to the Jim Walsh Forestry where 4 crews had club representatives:

Car 18 Gerard Lucey and JJ Cremin retired before the end

Car 202 Hugh McQuaid and Declan Casey took home 2nd 2WD

Car 214 Robert Cronin and Paddy Heffernan retired also

Car 238 Colin O’Meara and Daniel Seaman finished 6th in the highly competitive 2A class

A weeks break was to follow and then onto another double header weekend the Down stages rally Saturday the 22nd and the Galway Summer rally Sunday the 23rd.

1 crew represented the club in Down and represented us well. The crew of Car 108 Cal McCarthy and Niall Burns claimed a podium finish in 3rd place overall. A massive congratulations to them both on a fantastic result.

Onto the Galway Summer rally where 6 crews had club members in the car.

Car 5 Daniel Cronin and Padraig O’Donovan claiming 1st in class 5 and 5th O/A

3 crews in 2A had members on the notes:
Car 125 Anthony Dineen and Daniel Seaman 6th
Car 162 Fred Kelleher and Joseph O’Sullivan 8th
Car 163 Cyril Casey and Eoghan McCarthy 14th

Car 157 Brian Martyn and Conor O’Connell 12th in Class 11F

Car 175 Corey Eves and Michael White claimed 4th in Class 13

2 tarmac rallies and 2 forestry’s await us in September so will be another busy month for club members.

04/09/2026

04/09/2026

This year’s Skibbereen Loose Surface Autocross also wouldn’t be possible without the support of our associate sponsors.

Cronin Electrical , Cronin Solar and Cronin Security Systems

Cronin Electrical are based in Kilbrittain, outside Bandon, Co. Cork and offer services across 3 divisions

⚡️Electrical;

Cronin Electrical provide fully certified domestic, commercial, industrial and agricultural electrical installations across Cork county. From homes to farms and industrial sites, their team delivers safe and efficient installations that meet the latest standards

🔐 Security:

Cronin Security is a trusted provider of tailored security solutions for homes, farms and businesses. With over 20 years of experience, they specialise in installation of fully licenced CCTV, calving cameras, intruder alarms, access control and gate automation.

☀️ Solar:

Cronin Solar specialise in Solar PV and Electric Vehicle charger installations in homes, farms and businesses across Cork and provide tailored, energy efficient solutions to help reduce carbon footprint and reduce energy costs

We would like to thank Denis for coming onboard and supporting this year’s event.

03/09/2026

This years Skibbereen Loose Surface Autocross wouldn’t be possible without the help of sponsors. Our main sponsor for the event Carbery Plastics Ireland. A little about the company below.

https://carberyplastics.com
Carbery Plastics is a trusted leading manufacturer of innovative liquid storage solutions offering clean, safe, efficient, and reliable storage and dispensing. With nearly 50 years’ experience in the roto mouldingindustry, we pride ourselves on our customer focus and highest quality products with certainty of performance.

02/09/2026

‼️Reminder‼️
The 2 day Skibbereen Loose surface autocross is on this weekend Saturday and Sunday in Ladysbridge Aggregates, Ladysbridge, Cork. P25P8X5
For further details contact:
C.O.C Gary Lombard 087 9480887
Online entry available on Stopastride via link below. 👇

https://www.stopastride.live/enter/SDCC-carbery-plastics-ls-autocross-2026

25/08/2026

Less than 2 weeks to our annual Loose Surface Autocross event, counting rounds of both the Tallybrooke Civil Engineering National Loose Surface Autocross Championship and the CJN Plant Ltd & Barrett Transport Munster Autocross Championship
Make sure to get those entries in…

In the meantime we would like to take this chance to welcome back our loyal sponsors from last year.

Our Title Sponsor
Carbery Plastics Ireland
Associate sponsors
Lordan Tarmacadam, Cronin Electrical , Cronin Solar and Cronin Security SystemsCronin Electrical, The Harbor Bar Leap, Henry Buckley Utilities,GK Print and The Roadhouse Diner.

These sponsors helped us out massively last year so would like to thank them for their continued support in making this event a success.

Keep an eye out on the page there’s more to follow…..

Entry Link 👇

https://www.stopastride.live/enter/SDCC-carbery-plastics-ls-autocross-2026