Maguire siblings take Monaghan navigation win
There was a deserved round of applause in the Sliabh Beagh Hotel in Knockatallon when brother and sister Shane and Molly Maguire were announced as overall winners of Monaghan Motor Club’s January Navigation Trial.
The Novice pairing finished the 80-mile event on seven penalties, well clear of the rest of the field by the final control.
The event, the first navigation trial of 2024 and the first round of the Monaghan Motor Club championships, was headed by COC Killian McArdle and Assistant COC Gary Cassidy and had a little bit of everything with lanes, farmyards and forests around north Monaghan.
The Semi-Expert pairing of Declan Tynan and Aaron McElroy finishing 2nd Overall on 34 penalties. Martin Tynan and David McCrudden were one penalty further back taking 3rd OA and 1st Expert.
With the Maguires forgoing their class victory, Martin and Gretchen Swinburne were 1st Novice and 5th OA. Michael Carbin and Ben Mohan took 1st Beginner and 10th OA.
The next round of the National Navigation Championship is the 1000 Shakes this weekend, hosted by Cork Motor Club. Monaghan Motor Club’s Drumlin Navigation Trial takes place on 3 February and is a counting round of the National, Border and Club championships.
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