 The RIAC Newsletter for Autumn 2023 is now available online.
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PLEASE NOTE THE DINING FACILITIES WILL BE CLOSED TO FACILITATE THE CATERING STAFF SUMMER ANNUAL LEAVE THE CLUBHOUSE RESTAURANT WILL BE CLOSED FROM 29TH OF JULY AND WILL REOPEN ON 21ST OF AUGUST **** THE WINE BAR WILL BE CLOSED FROM 3RD OF AUGUST AND WILL REOPEN ON 23RD OF AUGUST We thank you for your understanding and cooperation
The 2023 RIAC Pioneer Run will be held on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th September. This event is for antique and veteran cars (pre-1919) only, and for flat tank motorcycles. We have reserved thirty rooms at the Moyvalley Hotel and Golf Resort, where the enjoyable 2022 RIAC Pioneer Run was based. We have agreed these special rates for our 2023 event:- Double/twins €129 BB per room, per night, with single occupancy €119 BB per room, and triple room €159 BB per night; cottages €220 BB per night. These rates apply to both Friday and Saturday nights. An organised group dinner of three courses will be available on Saturday night at €40 per person, payable to the hotel. The car entry fee (€95) includes a main course Sunday lunch for two people, with choice of two dishes. The motorcycle entry fee (€45) includes a main course Sunday lunch for one person. Additional lunch tickets may be purchased from the hotel if desired at €25 per person. We urge you to book your rooms now in order to secure the accommodation. Contact Joanna Opawska at the hotel at joanna@moyvalley.com or on +353 46 954 8000. Make sure you mention the RIAC Pioneer Run when booking in order to avail of the agreed special rates. Accommodation and meals are payable directly to the hotel. There will be an optional shakedown run on Saturday, with the main run taking place on Sunday. More details in due course. Each entrant will receive the RIAC Pioneer enamel badge award as in previous years.  You can pay online on the RIAC website www.riac.ie: click on Events, then Pioneer Run, and use the Eventbrite button,OR return the completed entry form with a cheque payable to RIAC to: RIAC Pioneer Run, 34 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. Please note that we need your signed entry form. If you pay by Eventbrite you may scan the completed form and email it to pioneerrunirl@gmail.com or post it to the RIAC, 34 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. For more information contact Don Larkin at 087 256 2798 or pioneerrunirl@gmail.com The Board of the Royal Irish Automobile Club is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr. Conor Faughnan to the role of Chief Executive Officer. Mr Faughnan served for many years as a Director and principal spokesman for AA Ireland and is well known as a media commentator on transport & safety matters. He has been working as a private consultant since leaving the AA in 2021.  Conor Faughnan, CEO and Arthur Collier, Chairman 2023 The RIAC operates from its historic premises on Dawson Street in Dublin with Member facilities, clubhouse, car park and archive. The Club is a founding member of the FIA, the Federation International de l’Automobile (FIA) the world governing body for Motorsport.
“I’m delighted and very honoured to lead such a prestigious institution as the RIAC.” Says Faughnan. “The Dawson Street facility has been a feature in Dublin for well over a century, since the early days of automobile use in Ireland.” RIAC Chairman, Arthur Collier said “We are very pleased that Conor is joining us. He brings enormous experience and expertise to the role and is the ideal appointment to lead us into our next chapter.” The Irish Automobile Club is one of the oldest of its kind in the world. It was established in 1901 and is steeped in history (the ‘Royal’ prefix was added in recognition of its humanitarian work for Irish soldiers during the First World War). It organises Member events, classic & collectible car events, and services to motorsport competitors and organisers. Mr Faughnan will continue to provide media commentary and to retain certain other interests. He will take up his role with RIAC with immediate effect.  We at the RIAC and with the support of Motorsport Ireland are delighted to announce that the “Picnic in the Park” in aid of “LauraLynn” is once again in Marlay Park this year. Last year was a great success and thanks to all who participated and most importantly supported LauraLynn. We hope that this year you will enjoy a nice afternoon and be able to support such a worthy cause. So polish your cars, dust off your picnic baskets, and put the date in the diary and register. Wednesday 9th A– Marlay Park - 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm REGISTRATION: We would like you to register your interest in attending this year’s Picnic in the Park and make a donation to LauraLynn. You can still donate on the day but to facilitate the smooth running of the event we would be delighted if people would register and donate in advance. HOW TO REGISTER AND MAKE A DONATION OR
Print the form here and send it to Picnic in the Park c/o of RIAC 34 Dawson Street with a cheque or card payment details: OR Call the RIAC and give your details to Holly: 00 3531 677 5141 option 1 Contact: Peter Cosgrave peter.cosgrave55@gmail.com Mobile: 087 829 7443  Members Office
Closed 5th June 2023 Open 6th June 2023 Garage Open as usual 24 hours 365 days a year (01 677 5299) Members’ Clubhouse Restaurant Closed 5th June 2023 Open 6th June 2023 La Ruelle Wine Bar Open as usual from Wednesday to Saturday 5pm to Midnight. We wish you and your families a happy bank holiday weekend. The RIAC Newsletter for Summer 2023 is now available online.
Click on the button below to read all the latest RIAC Club news, developments and updates.  June 5th and August 7th Bank Holiday Opening Hours RIAC Office and Clubhouse Restaurant will be closed on the bank holiday and reopen the following day.
La Ruelle Wine Bar will open as normal Wednesday to Saturday 5pm to Midnight. The RIAC Garage will operate as usual on a 24-hour basis and can be contacted by phone on 01 677 5299  This event is open to members and non members. Entry is free of charge, but breakfast (€15 per person) must be pre-booked and pre-paid. Chairman of the RIAC Arthur Collier wishes to extend his deepest condolences on behalf of the RIAC to Craig's parents Ray and Jackie, his family and friends.  Craig, who was 33, was Ireland’s top rally driver and a full time professional competing with the Hyundai Shell Mobis World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship. A prodigious karter in his younger years, Breen started competing in rallying in 2006 as a co-driver before making the switch to the drivers seat in 2008. His rise thereafter was nothing short of spectacular. In 2009 he made his first foray into the World Rally Championship, winning his class and finishing 25th overall on Rally Portugal. In that same year, Craig won both the Irish and UK Fiesta Sporting Trophies, was crowned Irish National Junior Rally Champion and won the Billy Coleman Award, the youngest driver to do so. In 2010 Breen competed in the Irish and British championships and won the Pirelli Star Driver Global Shootout Final. Winning the Pirelli Star Driver Shootout afforded Breen the chance to compete in the World Rally Championship in the WRC Academy series in 2011 which he dramatically won on the final stage of the final round netting him a €500,000 prize fund. In 2012 Breen won the Super 2000 World Rally Championship despite the tragic death of his long time co-driver and friend Gareth Roberts in an accident half way through the season. A factory seat with Peugeot was secured for 2013 and Breen would stay with the French marque for three seasons securing four European Rally Championship event wins including a memorable Circuit of Ireland win in 2015 which saw him emulate the 1992 feat of his motorsport hero, the late Frank Meagher. For the 2016 season, Breen signed with Citroen to drive in six rounds of the World Rally Championship. In his first season in a top car, in the top flight of the sport, he scored a memorable podium finish with a superb third place on Rally Finland. In 2018 Breen was on the podium again, this time going one step higher with a second place in Rally Sweden. Without a factory contract for 2019, Breen returned to Ireland and reunited with co-driver Paul Nagle with the pair having pulled together a deal to tackle the Irish Tarmac Rally Championship. They dominated the series winning the Galway, West Cork, Killarney, Easter Stages and Ulster rallies while also winning the iconic Sanremo and Ypres rallies on the continent. A call up to Hyundai half way through the season would see a return to top flight competition and despite truncated campaigns with the Korean manufacturer, Breen was always on the pace on and regularly on the podium including three consecutive podiums in three events (Estonia, Ypres and Finland) in 2021. The lure of a full time seat with M-Sport as the sport entered a new hybrid era was too much for Breen to turn down but after a strong start to the season in Monte Carlo, results were hard to come by and Breen returned to Hyundai for 2023 taking another second place on his first event back with the team in Sweden. Whenever he got the chance, Craig still continued to compete on local events in Ireland and in recent months, support younger drivers. Earlier this year a sponsorship deal was announced that would see him directly supporting the Junior 1000 category within the Sligo Pallets Forest Rally Championship and as recently as last Tuesday, he attended a J1000 tuition day where 18 young drivers got to meet and learn from their hero. Craig was a model competitor and there was no greater advocate for Irish motorsport. Speaking on today’s tragic news Motorsport Ireland President Aiden Harper said; “The Irish motorsport community is numbed by this tragic news. Craig was a world class driver and a world class person. To Craig’s family, his parents Ray and Jackie, his sister Kellie, brother in law Darragh and nephew Bobbie, I wish to extend my deepest condolences and all our thoughts remain with Craig’s co-driver James Fulton. May they all find the strength and support they need at this unimaginably tragic time.” Art McCarrick, Motorsport Ireland, 2023 |
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