One of the most notable achievements of an Irish sportsperson this year and not a mention of it in the RTE sports page. Rally driver Craig Breen matched his best ever result in a WRC event, finishing second by a narrow margin to home favourite and reigning world champion, Estonian Ott Tanak. The winner was fortunate to survive a late slide and held on to win by 22 seconds. Super drive by Breen in a rare outing in a works Hyundai car, one that should hopefully keep in the eye of team managers. No Irish driver has ever won a WRC event, so this was the closest we've been.