Walsh appointed clerk for rally

FORMER team manager to Billy Coleman, Mayo-based Tom Walsh has been appointed as clerk of the course for Rally Ireland’s debut in the 2007 World Rally Championship.

The event organisers have also announced the appointment of Belfast-born Fred Gallagher as deputy clerk of the course.

Walsh is a well-known figure in Irish rallying, not just for his role as Coleman’s team manager at the peak of the Cork driver’s success, but also for his work as coordinator for numerous international teams and in recent years, as chairman of the Irish Tarmac Rally Organisers Association (TROA).