Citroen Car Club All-Ireland Rally

The Citroen Car Club All-Ireland Rally took place in and around Dublin from Friday 22 June to Sunday 24 June, writes Trish Whelan.

The Royal Marine Hotel in Dun Laoghaire was the base for the event. Festivities peaked on Sunday with the Rally, which anyone driving a Citroen of any age could take part in. From old to new, vintage to diesel hybrid, the rally featured Citroen cars spanning decades. The route ran from Dun Laoghaire to Woodenbridge in Co Wicklow, via the historic Hunter's Hotel in Rathnew.

Pictured above at the Rally were Noel O'Dwyer, Regional Contact, Citroen Car Club; Frederic Soulier, Managing Director, Citroen Motors Ireland; and Frank Bergin, Citroen Car Club, with a selection of the cars including the DS21 Pallas (1967), the DS5 Hybrid4 (2012) and the CX 2500D (1979).

The 15th International Citroen Car Clubs Rally, the world's largest all-model Citroen event, will be held in the UK this year over four days, from 9-12 August at the Great Yorkshire Showground near Harrogate. The rally, which has been chosen by Amicale Citroen Internationale as their 'Event of the Year', welcomes Citroen vehicles from 1919 to the present day.