It’s a family affair for the Boyles at Clare Stages Rally

IT WAS QUITE the day for the Boyle family from Lettermacaward at the Clare Stages Rally.

After the nine stages of the event, cousins Declan and Brian Boyle won in their Ford Focus WRC, with 56.8 seconds to spare on the WRC Fiesta of Roy White and James O’Brien.

Josh Moffett and James Fulton in the Fiesta were third, over a minute behind White, while Stephen Wright was in fourth and Brendan Cumiskey fifth.

Letterkenny crew Damien Gallagher and Mac Walsh were in ninth overall and third in class 14,m while Mark Boyle and Ste[hen Doogan were 13^th overall and third in class 4.

The success for the Boyles continued in the Junior Rally. That was won by Michael Boyle, Declan’s son. With Dermot McCafferty calling the notes in the Civic, Michael was popping the champagne after having four minutes and 10.8 seconds of an advantage to Anthony Keating in the G4 Escort.

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