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.Galligan never got chance to fulfill potential
He began to race in 1993 but was most successful in the late 1990s in a Peugeot 205, and later earned a spot on the Mitsubishi works team in the British Rally Championship in 2005 before his 2006 retirement.Rallying loses first of ‘new breed’ Galligan
After retiring, Galligan taught road safety to new drivers.
References
External links Rory Galligan's crash at the British Rally Championship's Ulster Rally