Four times British Rally champion Keith Cronin headed a family one-two in the recent Rathkeale House Hotel Circuit of Munster Rally.

Leading from start to finish he beat his younger brother Daniel by almost two minutes over the nine stages.

From Ballylickey in West Cork, Cronin, with regular co-driver Mikie Galvin, used the day to get more accustomed to his new Hyundai before the next cross-channel round as he mounts his defence of last year’s British series.

Daniel Cronin and his co-driver J J Cremin in their Fiesta finished more than half a minute ahead of third placed Ed Synan and Tom Collins in an Impreza.