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The Circuit of Ireland International Rally is an annual automobile rally
Rallying

Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars....
, which was first held in 1931. The most recent event was held in 2008.

The Circuit, as it is colloquially known, is organised by the Ulster Automobile Club and is traditionally held over the Easter
Easter

Easter is the most important religious feast in the Christianity liturgical year.Christians believe that Jesus was Resurrection of Jesus from the dead three days after his Crucifixion of Jesus, and celebrate this resurrection on Easter Day or Easter Sunday , two days after Good Friday....
 holiday weekend. It starts and finishes in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

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, although the lengthy route of the event has typically included large segments in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
 as well.






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The Circuit of Ireland International Rally is an annual automobile rally
Rallying

Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars....
, which was first held in 1931. The most recent event was held in 2008.

The Circuit, as it is colloquially known, is organised by the Ulster Automobile Club and is traditionally held over the Easter
Easter

Easter is the most important religious feast in the Christianity liturgical year.Christians believe that Jesus was Resurrection of Jesus from the dead three days after his Crucifixion of Jesus, and celebrate this resurrection on Easter Day or Easter Sunday , two days after Good Friday....
 holiday weekend. It starts and finishes in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland

conventional_long_name = Northern Ireland|native_name= Tuaisceart ?ireannNorlin Airlann|motto =|image_map = Europe location N-IRL2.png...
, although the lengthy route of the event has typically included large segments in the Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland

Ireland is an Island country in north-western Europe. The modern Sovereignty state occupies about five-sixths of the island of Ireland, which was partitioned by the British on 3 May 1921....
 as well. Most of the event's special stages are laid out on paved public roads that are closed to other traffic.

The rally originated in 1931 as the Ulster Motor Rally. It was run from multiple starting points, in a manner similar to the Monte Carlo Rally
Monte Carlo Rally

The Monte Carlo Rally is a rallying event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organizes the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix and the Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique....
. After several years in this format, it transitioned into a 1089-mile circuit, essentially following the Irish coastline and starting and finishing in Bangor, County Down
Bangor, County Down

Bangor is a large town in County Down, Northern Ireland, with a population of 76,403 people in the United Kingdom Census 2001, making it the most populous town in Northern Ireland and the third most populous settlement in Northern Ireland....
. The Circuit was suspended during World War II
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
 (1939-1945), and again in 1948 due to fuel shortages. Further cancellations occurred in 1955, 1972, and 2001.

The 2007 Circuit of Ireland was cancelled as a result of continuing disputes between the organisers, the event operating company, and the sponsors. It was replaced by a series of smaller Easter holiday events arranged by the Ulster Automobile Club. These included the Easter International Rally, which was run over 12 special stages in Londonderry
County Londonderry

County Londonderry or County Derry is one of the six Counties of Ireland of Northern Ireland in the Provinces of Ireland of Ulster in Ireland....
, Tyrone
County Tyrone

County Tyrone is the second largest of the nine Irish county of Ulster and the largest of the six counties of Northern Ireland. It has an area of 3,155 square kilometres ....
, and Donegal
County Donegal

County Donegal is a county located in the west of the Province of Ulster, in the northwest of Ireland. It is one of three counties in the Province of Ulster that do not form part of Northern Ireland....
.

The Circuit restarted again on the Easter weekend (March 21-23) in 2008. Twenty-eight teams competed on twenty special stages, with fourteen teams finishing.

A new event, Rally Ireland
Rally Ireland

Rally Ireland was a new addition to the F?d?ration Internationale de l'Automobile World Rally Championship calendar in 2007 World Rally Championship season....
, has received substantial backing by government and commercial entities on both sides of the Irish border.

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