The Killarney Advertiser and KC Print are, once again, supporting the Towers Hotel and Leisure Centre’s Killarney Historic Rally this weekend.

The event is always a fantastic celebration of classic cars and rich rally heritage in the Killarney area.

The Towers Hotel and Leisure Centre (part of the ODR Collection) was officially announced as the event’s headline sponsor last month and will be the main headquarters for this year's event.

The rally will officially commence with a ceremonial start on Friday night between 7-8.30 pm outside The Killarney Plaza Hotel (a member of the ODR Collection of hotels).

The traditional town centre start ramp, which is another highlight of the Christmas in Killarney Festival, will be placed directly outside the town centre hotel.
A number of stages will follow over the weekend including an exciting night-time stage which has been reintroduced for the first time in many years. Full details of rally stages can be found in the programme which is now on sale in the majority of local outlets.

Cormac Casey, owner of KC Print Group and the Killarney Advertiser has a long-standing tradition of supporting all events that Killarney and District Motor Club run throughout the year and this year's Killarney Historic Rally is no different.

To the frustration of the Killarney Advertiser and KC Print teams, Cormac has been a difficult man to get a hold of the past two weeks as he puts many of his business interests on hold to ensure the event is well looked in terms of their print, signage and branding needs. We did however manage to catch him between jobs for a quick few words.

"KC Print Group and the Killarney Advertiser are proud supporters of the local community and is committed to promoting events that bring people together. The Historic Rally is a perfect example of this commitment. Since the running of the first event, in 1996, the Killarney Advertiser has been proudly promoting the event locally, in fact, KC Print produced the very first event programme under the guidance of the, then Clerk of the Course and founder of the event, the late Maurice Nagle,” he said.

"Many Killarney locals may not realise it but this event has gained legendary status in the rallying community, with all credit going to the organisers and the town of Killarney which hosts it."

In addition to the rally itself, there will be a number of other other activities taking place throughout the weekend culminating with the finish ramp outside the Plaza Hotel around 6 pm Saturday and prizegiving ceremony at the Killarney Avenue later that evening.