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11 Jun 2018, 09:38 (Ref:3828336)
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Martin Birrane
I have just learned of the death of Martin Birrane.
He was involved in motorsport for a long time. I first became aware of him through his sportscar exploits, and then racing at LeMans a number of times. However he is probably best known in the motorsport world for his ownership of Lola and here in Ireland for his ownership and development of Mondello Park. May he rest in peace. |
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11 Jun 2018, 09:57 (Ref:3828342)
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Sad news, Lola has been a great name in all motorsports. An era is over
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12 Jun 2018, 02:57 (Ref:3828560)
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I see he was also the holder of the Irish Land Speed Record for a while.....
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14 Jun 2018, 18:15 (Ref:3829383)
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Very sad news. In my teens I helped Martin as he raced a Ford Falcon then a Ford Mustang (sponsored by Cona coffee). A really nice guy who loved big banger cars.
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21 Jun 2018, 18:13 (Ref:3832367)
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The Lola B99/50 and its success was done by him. Rest in peace.
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26 Jun 2018, 09:35 (Ref:3833160)
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Sad to hear this. R.I.P.
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