AOIFE RAFTERY, SARAH HUNTER Lead Female Charge at Donegal Rally

June 11, 2026

• AOIFE RAFTERY pilots Ford Fiesta Rally3 alongside co-driver HANNAH McKILLOP in RC3 class, representing Ireland’s growing female presence in competitive rallying across 266.18km of demanding tarmac stages.
• SARAH HUNTER enters RC4 category in Ford Fiesta with co-driver Owen Paterson, competing among 166 entries including 40 Rally2 machines at Ireland’s championship round scheduled June 19-21.
• LAUREN KELLY navigates for Frank Kelly in Ford Escort Mk2, while CHLOE FLEMING co-drives with Gregg Lithgow, both tackling historic machinery in class battles beneath Rally2 headliners Kris Meeke and Josh McErlean.
• Additional female competitors include CHARLOTTE McDOWALL with Drew Gallagher in Ford S2000T, SHONA HALE with Jim McDowall in Subaru Impreza, and DANIELLE CONAGHAN alongside Jason Mooney in Ford Puma.

brc3, ford fiesta rally2, irish tarmac championship