The following are the funeral arrangements for commissaire and Dublin Wheelers CC member Ian Gallahar, who died at his home overnight on Wednesday/Thursday (find the earlier tribute story on Ian below).
Details:
Removal from the Kirwans Funeral Home, Ballygall Road West, Glasnevin, Dublin, tomorrow, Saturday evening. Going to the Church of Our Lady of Victories, Ballymun Road, arriving at 5.30pm.
Funeral on Monday morning, after 10am Mass, to St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton. Family flowers only, donations if desired, to St. Vincent de Paul.
Tributes have been paid to Ian Gallahar, the well known race commissaire and Dublin Wheelers CC stalwart through the decades, who has sadly passed away.
Ian was a life-long cyclist, having raced himself for many years before going on to play a key role in the development of the sport, particularly in his native Dublin.
He died overnight at his home in Glasnevin, north Dublin.
Ian, who was in his 70s, had been active up until the time of his passing and could still be seen regularly out on the bike. He had also just returned from a trip to New Zealand.
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Regarded as one of the true gentlemen of Irish cycling, as a mark of respect Dublin Wheelers CC has decided to postpone the Mick Lally Memorial due to take place in Summerhill, Co Meath, on Saturday morning.
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Brian Carolan of Dublin Wheelers said that he and the rest of the club had been deeply saddened to hear of Ian’s sudden death.
“Ian was a mainstay of the Dublin Wheelers in the 70s and 60s; riding several Tours of Ireland,” he said.
“He was also the founding organiser of the DWCC-promoted Tour of Fingal and was the rock on which the recruitment drives of the 1970s and club races ands leagues were founded.”
“Then in the 1980s he set about becoming a commissaire - not just a domestic one, but an international standard commissaire. He went on to commissaire many international events. His most prestigious appointment was as 'commissaire president' of the Milk Race. That year he presided over an Irish victory in the event, by Conor Henry.”
Brian added that despite officiating at such high profile events, Ian could always be relied upon to help out with any club event, big or small.
“With his commissairing duties, he was known the length and breadth of the country. This coming weekend he had been due to commissaire both on Saturday and Sunday. Recently Ian was in great form: just back from a holiday in New Zealand and attending meetings about the DWCC open races and general commissairing arrangements for the coming season.”
On behalf of the Dublin Wheelers, Brian extended deepest sympathies to Ian’s wife Anne and to their daughters.
Funeral details are not yet confirmed but it is understood the removal will most likely be on Saturday evening and Ian’s funeral mass and burial on Monday morning. However, those arrangements are provisional and we will bring you confirmed details when he get them.
That is very sad and sudden news about a gentleman of the sport who will be missed by all of the many cyclists who knew him.
May he rest in peace.
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