Our annual Club of the Year and Best Emerging Club competition is back for 2026, and this year, there is a new award for ‘Best Club Initiative’.
🗓️ Key Dates:
- Applications open 18th May 2026 and close 24th July 2026
- Club records submitted by 4th August 202
- Shortlisting of applications and regional interviews: 10th to 27th August 2026
- Finalists notified by 28th August 2026
- National Final at the Rally in Limerick on the October Bank Holiday weekend
⚠️ The Rules:
Best Emerging Club: must be (re)established between 1st March 2025 and 28th February 2026. Re-established clubs must have been officially dormant for 12+ months to be eligible for this category
· Clubs cannot enter both Club of the Year AND Best Emerging Club.
📥 Apply here:
🌟 Club of the Year https://form.jotform.com/260484114066352
🌱 Best Emerging Club https://form.jotform.com/260494644363361
Full guidelines, rules, terms and conditions of the competition can be found here
Last Year's Winners
Overall Club of the Year & North West Club of the Year 2025: Raphoe Macra
Leinster Club of the Year 2025: Mountmellick Macra
Munster Club of the Year 2025: Ballylanders Macra
Best Emerging Club 2025: Newbliss Macra
Communications
For all communication regarding Club of the Year 2026, please contact Macra Events Co-ordinator, Ciara Murray by email cmurray@macra.ie. Club of the Year is not the responsibility of the Rally committee.