He tested the Subaru Impreza S11 of Derek Mc Garritys with Prodrive in the 2006 Donegal Harvest Stages Rally which he won with James Sharkey as co-driver.
Round Two was the Easter International Rally [Circuit Of Ireland] and Eugene finished in 2nd place behind his main rival Mark Higgins.
Mark was leading the ITC Championship by 14 points Jim Clark Memorial Rally was Round Four.
The Manx International Rally played host to the Sixth Round of the ITC Championship.
Another great battle occurred between young Norwegian Andreas Mikklesen and Irish Tarmac Champion Eugene Donnelly on the opening day.
Eugene was now leading the Irish Tarmac Championship by just 5 points over Rival Mark Higgins.
WRC Stars Sébastien Loeb, Dani Sordo and Mikko Hirvonen came to Cork to use it for a 'shakedown' for Rally Ireland but the main focus was on Eugene Donnelly and Mark Higgins.
Using used Jack Sleator's S12 WRC [HT55 SRT] for the 1st round in Galway and retired due to Mechanical Problems.
One Stage later Eamonn punctured his Impreza S12C giving the lead to Meath Man Tim McNulty.
In early January 2018, Donnelly announced a new career path that would see him develop the new Hyundai i20 from the passenger seat.