Rory Galligan

Irish rally car driver

Rory Galligan
Born1973
Died2012 (aged 38–39)

Rory Galligan (1973–2012) was a rally car driver from Oldcastle, Ireland who retired from the sport in 2006 because of a diagnosis of motor neuron disease, dying on 21 May 2012.[1]

He began to race in 1993 but was most successful in the late 1990s in a Peugeot 205, moving to the Mitsubushi works team in 2005.[2]

After retiring, Galligan taught road safety to new drivers.[3]

References

  1. ^ Galligan never got chance to fulfill potential
  2. ^ Rallying loses first of ‘new breed’ Galligan
  3. ^ "Rory rallies young drivers in his bid to teach road safety".
  • Rory Galligan's crash at the British Rally Championship's Ulster Rally


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