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Donal Kelly senior and Councillor Donal Kelly junior with the Manus Kelly Memorial Award
A new trophy in memory of Donegal rallying legend Manus Kelly will be presented in December.
Chief Marshall Caroline McGuinness put forward the idea for a trophy in memory of the Glenswilly man, who was killed while competing in the 2019 Donegal International Rally.
A competitor will be put forward by each Motor Club in Ulster and an overall winner will then be picked and presented with the Manus Kelly Memorial Cup.
The competitor will be someone, a driver or a navigator, who assists at events by marshalling or in any other way.
Aidy McAleer of MAC Engineering sponsored the cup, which has an engraving of a photo by Eamon Ponsonby of Manus Kelly's car.
The winning crew in the 2022 Donegal International Rally will be presented with the Manus Kelly Memorial Award.
The three-time Donegal international Rally winner was killed while competing on day three of the Donegal International Rally in June, 2019
Manus - who had won the event in each of the three previous years - lost his life when the Hyundai i20 R5 left the road on special stage 15, Fanad Head, at at Baile na Brocar.
The 41-year-old father-of-five from Glenswilly was a newly-elected councillor on Donegal County Council and a successful businessman in Letterkenny.
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