Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. 2025 Season, episode 23. Damien Gallagher, Robbie Peoples, Paul Gallagher, Karl Reid, and Damien McGettigan reminisce about their years of competition against each other during a live recording at the Stables Motorsport Centre. Eugene Ferry discusses the Rally Stages App (www.rallystages.ie). Keria Logan and Marie Furey explain the vital work of “Road Victim Support Northern Ireland-Donegal,” which assists individuals and families affected by road traffic col...
Jun 19, 2025•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 221
Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, 2025 Season, episode 22. Hayden Paddon and Dave Moynihan join us for this special episode to chat about their entry for this year’s Donegal International Rally.
Jun 15, 2025•13 min•Ep. 220
Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, 2025 Season, episode 21. Colin O’Donoghue, David & Richard Moffett, the top three drivers on the Laois Heartlands Mini Stages Rally, join us on this episode to review the event. M-Sport’s Josh McErlean and Hyundai’s Jamie McMillan chat about the WRC season to date. Chapters 00:00:00 Start 00:04:00 Colin O'Donoghue, David & Richard Moffett 00:42:44 Josh McErlean 01:01:05 Jamie McMillan
Jun 12, 2025•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 219
**Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, 2025 Season, Episode 20** In this episode, we review the recent Mayo Forestry Rally with our top three drivers: Jason Mitchell, Andrew Purcell, and Niall McGonigle. We also have Domhnall McAlaney, the winning co-driver in the 2WD category. Joining us is Pat O’Connor, the Clerk of the Course for the event, who discusses the upcoming Laois Heartlands Mini Stages Rally taking place this Sunday, June 8th. Chapters Jason, Andrew & Niall 00:03:33 Domhnall McA...
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 218
Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, 2025 Season, episode 19. We discuss the Rally3 class with Eamonn Kelly, Johnnie Mulholland, William Creighton, Richard O’Lone, and Shane Quinn.
Jun 01, 2025•57 min•Ep. 217
Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast 2025 Season, episode 18. We chat with Ryan Caldwell and Stephen O’Brien, winners of the Maiden City Motor Club Stages Rally. Kevin Eves and Chris Melly join us, fresh from their podium finish on the Cavan Stages Rally. Chapters Ryan & Stephen 4 mins 45 secs Kevin & Chris 27min
May 29, 2025•49 min•Ep. 216
Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. 2025 Season, episode 17. Aaron Johnston joins us to talk about his WRC season so far this year co-driving Takamoto Katsuta for Toyota Gazoo Racing. Emma Hawley chats to us about rallying and social media. https://www.tiktok.com/@.emmahawley
May 27, 2025•52 min•Ep. 215
Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. 2025 Season, episode 16. Alan Bolton - from Maghera to Mombasa, adventure despite adversity. A childhood obsession with bikes and sideways cars ignited an unexpected passion and the local legends, schoolyard encounters, and unforgettable rally memories that sparked a lifelong journey into rallying club involvement, and international motorsport adventures.
May 15, 2025•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 214
Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, 2025 Season, episode 15. Rob Duggan, Colin O’Donoghue and Andy Hayes join us to chat about the battle for modified honours on the recent Killarney Rally of the Lakes. We talk to John Archer who is Field Engineer for Hankook Tyres about how this year’s World Rally Championship has gone so far for the Korean tyre manufacturer.
May 08, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 213
Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, 2025 Season Episode 14 Renowned motorsport journalist Luke Barry joins us to discuss the World Rally Championship following Rally Islas Canarias, round 4 of the 2025 season.
May 02, 2025•52 min•Ep. 212
** Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. 2025 Season Episode 12b ** In this latest episode of the podcast, we review round two of the British Rally Championship, the Carlisle Stages. We talk with William Creighton and Mikie Galvin about their experiences of the famous Kielder stages. Also, Joseph Kelly and James McBrearty tell us about claiming their maiden BRC Rally 4 win. We also preview the upcoming Circuit of Ireland with Event Director Graeme Stewart. The Circuit is round two of the Irish Ta...
Apr 17, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 211
**Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, 2025 Season, Episode 12** In this episode; we review the Tour of the Sperrins Rally, featuring overall winners Garry Jennings and Rory Kennedy. We also discuss the two-wheel drive victory: of Gareth Irwin and Justin McAuley as they took their first two-wheel drive win. Additionally, we catch up with Craig Rahill and Keelan Grogan, fresh from their adventures at the first round of the European Rally Championship in Spain, the Rally Sierra Morena....
Apr 10, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 210
Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, Season 2025, Episode 11. Eddie Doherty and co-driver Tom Murphy discuss their maiden win on the Circuit of Kerry Rally, round two of the Triton Showers National Rally Championship. Jack Harris also joins Kevin to talk about his maiden Rally4 class victory on the Circuit of Kerry Rally, where the young Donegal driver leads the Motorsport Ireland Junior Rally Championship.
Apr 03, 2025•47 min•Ep. 209
Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, 2025 Season, episode 10. In this episode, we speak with Andrew and Graeme Nesbitt about their recent outings on the Race & Rally Stages, which took place at the Bishopscourt circuit. Two-time Irish Tarmac Champion and rally legend Andrew competed in a Fiesta Rally2 for the first time. Whilst Graeme drove his trusty Lancer Evo 10 and had Bryan Murphy on the notes.
Mar 30, 2025•37 min•Ep. 208
**Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, Season 2025, Episode 9** In this episode, we chat with Ray Sherratt, a highly regarded rally engineer who is recognised for his significant contributions to motorsport engineering. Ray has worked across various engineering and motorsport-related fields. He is best known for his time at MCD, which later became Rally Engineering Development (RED), a renowned rally preparation outfit. Throughout his career, Sherratt has collaborated with numerous rally stars, ...
Mar 23, 2025•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 207
Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, 2025 Season, episode 8. Craig Rahill, Keelan Grogan, Conor Smith and Ayrton Sherlock join us to talk about competing on the 2025 Junior ERC championship. With support from the MI Rally Academy both crews will tackle all six rounds of the Junior ERC in Rally4 Peugeot 208s with the first round getting underway in Spain on April 4th.
Mar 11, 2025•29 min•Ep. 206
Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast, 2025 Season, episode 7. In a conversation with Kieran O’Neill, the renowned Irish rallying legend and entertainer, we explore his early days in Belfast and his involvement with Group Motors Rallying. Kieran shares the story of how he began driving his famous Opel Kadett and recounts his many achievements, including finishing fourth overall in the 1994 Circuit of Ireland. He also discusses his role in helping young co-drivers like Paul Nagle and Chris Patterso...
Mar 09, 2025•2 hr 21 min•Ep. 205
Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. 2025 Season, episode 6. We catch up with Jon Armstrong and Shane Byrne, Motorsport Ireland Rally Academy athletes. They will be joining the M-Sport World Rally Team in a Rally2 Fiesta to compete in all eight rounds of the 2025 FIA European Rally Championship (ERC). Jon and Shane chat about the year ahead and how their preparations are going for round one of the ERC, which begins in Spain on the Rally Sierra Morena (3 – 6 April). Before that, an entry on the u...
Mar 06, 2025•26 min•Ep. 204
Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. 2025 Season, episode 5. We spoke to Dessie Wilson about his rallying career, which spans over five decades and includes winning the 1994 Circuit of Ireland alongside Stephen Finlay. Dessie's journey in rallying is remarkable—he has organised events, nurtured young talent, developed a numbered pace note system, navigated Bertie Fisher to his first stage rally victory and many more tales. He has an incredible story to share.
Feb 16, 2025•2 hr 9 min•Ep. 203
**Krunching Gears: The Rally Podcast - 2025 Season, Episode 4** In this episode, we discuss Performance Psychology in Motorsport with Dr. Stephen Walsh and Sean Moriarty. Dr Walsh is a lecturer in psychology at Manchester Metropolitan University and an experienced motorbike racer. He combines his expertise in performance psychology with his motorsport knowledge to offer insights into the mental skills necessary for success in this challenging environment, where high levels of concentration and q...
Feb 02, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 202
Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast 2025 Season Episode 3. On this week’s Krunching Gears, we catch up with Becs Williams to chat about the 2024 WRC season and look ahead to the 2025 season that gets underway in Monte Carlo. Becs is a distinguished commentator renowned for her extensive contributions to the World Rally and European Rally Championships. Beginning her WRC journey in 2002, she became a cornerstone of rally coverage, particularly as a key figure in the WRC All Live platform. With he...
Jan 19, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Ep. 201
The 2025 Season of Krunching Gears, episode 2. In this edition of Krunching Gears—The Rally Podcast, we chat with Mats van den Brand, who specialises in building and preparing BMW M3 rally cars according to FIA historic rally specifications. Mats is based in the Netherlands, and both Mats and his beautifully prepared cars are becoming a regular feature of Irish rallying. The BMW M3 E30 is an iconic rally car developed by Prodrive. It first graced the stages in 1987 in the hands of Bernard Béguin...
Jan 12, 2025•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 200
The first podcast of the 2025 season from Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast - is a special episode dedicated to the Formula 2 Kit Car era of the British Rally Championship with Mark Higgins, Neil Simpson, Stephen Whitford, Martin Rowe, Ryan Champion, Howard Davies, Trevor Agnew and Alister McRae. The British Rally Championship Formula 2 era (1994–1999) featured front-wheel-drive, naturally aspirated cars. It emphasized cost-effective competition, producing thrilling battles and nurturing futur...
Jan 05, 2025•2 hr 7 min•Ep. 199
On this week’s Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast – we speak to Rich Millener, Josh McErlean, Eoin Treacy, Sean McHugh and John Coyne about Josh & Eoin joining the M-Sport WRC Team to compete in the Rally1 Puma on all 14 rounds of the 2025 WRC. Noelle Horan and Rosemary Walsh join us to chat about the recent ‘Women With Drive’ women in motorsport summit that took place recently in Indianapolis.
Dec 19, 2024•46 min•Ep. 198
Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. Series 3, episode 51. We hear from the 2025 Billy Coleman Award winner Craig Rahill. We look back at the Killarney Historic Stages Rally, which featured Historic rally winners Donagh Kelly and Rory Kennedy and modified winner Rob Duggan, joined by Declan Gallagher and Andy Hayes. We catch up with Aaron Johnston and Josh McErlean to relive the final round of the WRC, Rally Japan.
Dec 05, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Ep. 197
Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast, Series 3, Episode 50. This week, we speak with motorsport journalist Luke Barry about the 2024 WRC season finale in Japan. We also hear from Anthony O’Connor, the Clerk of the Course for the Killarney Historic Stages Rally.
Nov 27, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 196
Series 3, Episode 49—This week on the Krunching Gears—The Rally Podcast. Frank Kelly, who chats about his recent adventures in San Marino, Portugal, and Madeira. We also speak to Jamie Edwards, the Manager for the FIA European Historic Rally Championship, about recent developments in that championship. Notice—The KDMC Youth Programme is holding an evening with Paul Nagle, Mikie Galvin, Noel O’Sullivan, and Ger Conway on Friday, November 22nd, at 7:30 pm at Killarney Racecourse. The aim of the ev...
Nov 21, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 195
Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. Series 3, episode 48. In this week's episode, we talk with Ernie Graham about his silver medal win at the FIA Motorsport Games and his runner-up finish in the FIA European Historic Championship. Phillip Young & Peter Dowds join us to discuss what it is like to compete again after a 20-year break. We catch up with Niall Burns to understand the work behind the scenes as a top-line co-driver.
Nov 14, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 194
Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. Series 3, episode 47. On this week’s episode of Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast – we look back at the Kerry Winter Stages Rally with winners Richard Moffet & Darragh Kelly. We speak to Jason & Gareth Black about World Champion Kalle Rovanpera borrowing their Starlet to compete in the upcoming Killarney Historic Stages Rally. Meirion Evans chats to us about going to WRC Japan with the Castrol Yaris.
Nov 07, 2024•1 hr•Ep. 193
Krunching Gears - The Rally Podcast. Series 3, episode 46. On this week’s Krunching Gears – The Rally Podcast – we catch up with William Creighton to discuss the Cambrian Rally and this year’s British Rally Championship. We hear from the Rally4 Class competitors on the Cambrian Rally, Aoife Raftery, Ioan Lloyd, Robert Proudlock, Ryan McHugh and Craig Rahill. Ruthann O’Connor and John Warren discuss the difference between competing in R5 and Rally2 Fiestas. Sean Moriarty talks about the forthcomi...
Oct 31, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 192
