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06 Sept 2025

Brother's touching tribute to 'King of the Hills', Manus Kelly

Teighearnàn Kelly has included a rooftop tribute to his late brother on the Honda Civic in which he'll drive at this weekend's Donegal International Rally

Brother's touching tribute to 'King of the Hills', Manus Kelly

Teighearnàn Kelly's Honda Civic for this weekend's Donegal International Rally.

A brother of iconic Donegal Rally champion Manus Kelly has remembered his late sibling with a stunning tribute on the car he will compete in this weekend.

Teighearnàn Kelly goes in the Wilton Recycling Donegal International Rally in a Honda Civic. He will have Conal Doherty calling the pace notes.

The livery of the car, prepared by Signz in Dungloe, includes a touching tribute to Manus, a three-time winner of the Donegal International Rally.

'Thanks for the memories' reads the rooftop tribute to 'The King of the Hills'.

Having won the National Rally in 2015 in an Escort, Manus stepped into a World Rally Car for 2016 in the International Rally.

For three years running, in an S12B Impreza, Manus popped the champagne to join Billy Coleman and Cathal Curley as a three-in-a-row winner.

Manus tragically lost his life during the 2019 event when his Hyundai i20 R5 left the road on special stage 15, Fanad Head, at at Baile na Brocar.

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