Craig Breen and Paul Nagle made it three wins out of three in the 2019 Irish Tarmac Rally Championship with victory in the Wastewater Solutions UAC Easter Rally.

Driving their Ford Fiesta R5 they won by just over 18 seconds in the end having built up a lead over the opening days six stages and managed that lead throughout the second day’s nine stages.

In dry and hot conditions meant the pace was blistering and Breen couldn’t afford even a slight mistake with Desi Henry, Jonny Greer and Callum Devine all keeping the pressure on right till the end. Henry eventually took second on the last loop as steering problems cost Devine and Greer clipped a bank with valuable seconds lost in both instances. Alastair Fisher had to be content with fifth place having started slowly, and although the times were better on the second day he had too much ground to make up.

Sam Moffett in sixth place was another to start slowly by his standards and was unable to make any headway during the weekend, finishing almost a minute behind Breen.

This was Breen’s third Easter win in recent years, as he twice won the event in its previous guise of the Circuit of Ireland in 2015 and 2016, and his three wins this year give him a clear lead in the Tarmac Championship points table. Afterwards Breen thanked the team, the sponsors, the fans and especially Paul Nagle who 'kept him on the straight and narrow'.

William Mavitty took top Group N championship points after a great battle with Andy Davies while William Creighton was top 2WD finisher in his Peugeot 208 R2.

Damian Toner extended his lead in the Modified Championship with a strong showing that saw him home in 12thoverall and top 2WD car to finish.

Craig MacWilliam took the points in the Historic Championship which is enough to move him into second place overall in the series.

Championship Points after Round 3
1 – Craig Breen                                            51
2 – Alastair Fisher                                        36
3 = Josh Moffett & Jonny Greer                  24
5 – Desi Henry                                             22
6 – Callum Devine                                       18