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Assess Ireland Rally of the Lakes details revealed at event launch
The Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes was launched on Sunday.
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At the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday were front from left Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) Cllr Niall Kelleher (Mayor of Killarney) Shane O'Driscoll (Gleneagle Hotel) and Cormac Casey (KC Print and Clerk of the course). Also included are Isaac and Evan Casey Anthony O'Connor Kenneth and Des O'Neill Thomas Randles (Killarney & District Motor Club Chairman) James O'Brien (Assess Ireland) Dermot Healy Colman Hegarty (Irish Tarmac Rally Championship) John Buttimer (Southern 4 Rally Championship) Mike Moriarty and Killarney & District Motor Club members. Picture: Eamonn Keogh
At the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday were front from left Thomas Randles (Killarney & District Motor Club Chairman) Shane O'Driscoll (Gleneagle Hotel)
Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) Cormac Casey (KC Print and Clerk of the course) and Laura Healy (Rally Events Secretary). In second row are John Buttimer (Southern 4 Rally Championship) Cllr Niall Kelleher (Mayor of Killarney) Colman Hegarty (Irish Tarmac Rally Championship) and Mike Moriarty. Back from left are Isaac and Evan Casey James O'Brien (Assess Ireland) Dermot Healy Kenneth and Des O'Neill. Picture: Eamonn Keogh
Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) and Cormac Casey (KC Print and Clerk of the course) at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh
Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) speaking at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh
Diarmuid Lynch Liam Cronin Des O'Neill Darragh Lynch and Kenneth O'Neill at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh
Liam Cronin Cormac Casey ( KC Print and Clerk of the course) Laura Healy (Rally Events Secretary) Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) and Anthony O'Connor at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh
Patrick O'Donoghue (Gleneagle Hotel) Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) and Cormac Casey ( KC Print and Clerk of the course) at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh
Rally driver Louise Bourke and Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh
ormac Casey ( KC Print and Clerk of the course) speaking at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh
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At the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday were front from left Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) Cllr Niall Kelleher (Mayor of Killarney) Shane O'Driscoll (Gleneagle Hotel) and Cormac Casey (KC Print and Clerk of the course). Also included are Isaac and Evan Casey Anthony O'Connor Kenneth and Des O'Neill Thomas Randles (Killarney & District Motor Club Chairman) James O'Brien (Assess Ireland) Dermot Healy Colman Hegarty (Irish Tarmac Rally Championship) John Buttimer (Southern 4 Rally Championship) Mike Moriarty and Killarney & District Motor Club members. Picture: Eamonn Keogh
At the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday were front from left Thomas Randles (Killarney & District Motor Club Chairman) Shane O'Driscoll (Gleneagle Hotel) Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) Cormac Casey (KC Print and Clerk of the course) and Laura Healy (Rally Events Secretary). In second row are John Buttimer (Southern 4 Rally Championship) Cllr Niall Kelleher (Mayor of Killarney) Colman Hegarty (Irish Tarmac Rally Championship) and Mike Moriarty. Back from left are Isaac and Evan Casey James O'Brien (Assess Ireland) Dermot Healy Kenneth and Des O'Neill. Picture: Eamonn Keogh
Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) and Cormac Casey (KC Print and Clerk of the course) at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh
Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) speaking at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh
Diarmuid Lynch Liam Cronin Des O'Neill Darragh Lynch and Kenneth O'Neill at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh
Liam Cronin Cormac Casey ( KC Print and Clerk of the course) Laura Healy (Rally Events Secretary) Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) and Anthony O'Connor at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh
Patrick O'Donoghue (Gleneagle Hotel) Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) and Cormac Casey ( KC Print and Clerk of the course) at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh
Rally driver Louise Bourke and Conor Deasy (Assess Ireland CEO) at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh
ormac Casey ( KC Print and Clerk of the course) speaking at the launch of the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at The Gleneagle Hotel Killarney on Sunday .The rally will take place on May 4th and 5th. Picture: Eamonn Keogh
Killarney and District Motor Club launched the Assess Ireland International Rally of the Lakes at the Gleneagle Hotel on Sunday afternoon.
The 43rd running of the biggest rally in Kerry will take place on May 4 and 5.
Rally fans can expect an action-packed weekend, beginning with the now-traditional ceremonial start on Main Street on Friday night.
Speaking at the launch clerk of the course Cormac Casey outlined some of the plans for this year’s rally and thanked the large group of people that have helped pull this event together.
“I'd like to welcome back to Assess Ireland who is the title sponsor for the second year and hopefully for many more years,” said Mr Casey.
“There are many moving parts that made this event possible and so many fantastic people behind those moving parts. I just want to say a big thank you to everyone who knows who you are. I have been involved for many years and it is an absolute pleasure to work with such people.”
The rally returns to the Beara Peninsula on Saturday and the route will include classic favourites like Cod’s Head, Ardgroom and the Healy Pass.
Sunday’s route also features some new roads, as the rally heads to east Kerry with newer versions of old favourites on offer including a longer version of Gortnagane.
Returning too for 2024 is title sponsor Assess Ireland.
front runners when it comes to providing automotive and engineering inspection services. It provides a nationwide service through its network of engineers.
The Gleneagle Hotel and KC Print/The Killarney Advertiser are the event’s accommodation and publishing partners.
Local photographer shortlisted in national astrophotography competition
Killarney-based photographer Goran Loncar has been shortlisted in the 2026 Reach for the Stars astrophotography competition, and the public is being urged to cast their votes to support his entries.
The national competition is organised by the School of Cosmic Physics at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) in partnership with The Irish Times. It celebrates the best of night sky photography captured across Ireland over the past year.
Loncar secured two spots on the final shortlist with distinct night sky images. His first entry, titled Gap of Dunloe, captures a small local house positioned under the Orion constellation. His second shortlisted photograph, Earth-lit Crescent Moon, focuses on a crescent Moon, showing subtle, detailed features across its shadowed surface.
Members of the public can now vote for Loncar’s work in the Public Choice Award category. The full exhibition of shortlisted images is available to view online at www.reachforthestars.ie/exhibition, where people can browse the gallery before casting their ballot. Voting remains open until 5pm on July 13, with a strict limit of one vote per person.
Dr Eucharia Meehan, CEO and Registrar of DIAS, noted that the creative and technical standards of this year’s submissions have raised the benchmark for the competition once again.
Aside from the public vote, an expert judging panel including representatives from astronomy, science communication, and media will select overall winners in separate categories, with prizes including photographic equipment vouchers and publication. The winner of the Public Choice category will receive a €250 voucher for photographic equipment alongside passes to the three main sites of the Astronomical Observatories of Ireland.
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