Show Notes
Donall Barrett holds the distinction of winning the Donegal International Rally three years in a row alongside his great friend - The late Manus Kelly. The first of those wins came just one year after the duo had taken the National in Donegal in 2015. Here we get to know Donall away from Rallying. We learn about his success away from the stages, growing up in a house full of sports mad people, his friendship with Manus Kelly and much more.
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