Irish company Sligo Pallets has terminated its sponsorship of the Irish Forest Rally Championship due to what the company's chief executive Andrew Mullen has termed "ongoing and unresolved communication issues with the Forestry Sub Commission." According to the regulations for the series, the "National Forest Rally Championship is promoted by Motorsport Ireland and the National Forestry Sub Commission." Long before he agreed to underpin the national forest series in 2023, Sligo Pallets supported high-profile drivers like Eugene Donnelly (five times Irish Tarmac champion, national rally champion and a former national forest rally champion) and Garry Jennings (Irish Tarmac champion). Last season marked the company's 14th year of title sponsorship of the popular Border Rally Championship. Mullen told the Irish Examiner: "It's regretful, that Sligo Pallets must announce that it will no longer be sponsoring the Irish Forest Championship.

Source: Irish Examiner January 01, 2026 15:21 UTC