![President of Motorsport Ireland, Aiden Harpur attends the funeral of Gene McDonald at St Mary's Church, Middle Chapel, Co Caven. Mr McDonald was killed when competing in a rally in Co Sligo President of Motorsport Ireland, Aiden Harpur attends the funeral of Gene McDonald at St Mary's Church, Middle Chapel, Co Caven. Mr McDonald was killed when competing in a rally in Co Sligo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2RDG0HW/president-of-motorsport-ireland-aiden-harpur-attends-the-funeral-of-gene-mcdonald-at-st-marys-church-middle-chapel-co-caven-mr-mcdonald-was-killed-when-competing-in-a-rally-in-co-sligo-on-sunday-picture-date-friday-july-21-2023-2RDG0HW.jpg)
President of Motorsport Ireland, Aiden Harpur attends the funeral of Gene McDonald at St Mary's Church, Middle Chapel, Co Caven. Mr McDonald was killed when competing in a rally in Co Sligo
![Rally crash deaths: Tributes paid to well respected driver and co-driver Gene McDonald and Daire Maguire Rally crash deaths: Tributes paid to well respected driver and co-driver Gene McDonald and Daire Maguire](https://www.newsletter.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmNjZjI2ZTA2LWI0ZGYtNDJjOS1hYWRlLTRiNTA1YzcwZDc5Yzo4YTBiMmMxNi00NjZjLTQwZjYtYmUyYi01Y2U0NDVmZGZhY2U=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
Rally crash deaths: Tributes paid to well respected driver and co-driver Gene McDonald and Daire Maguire
![Sligo Stages Rally: Co Fermanagh man Daire Maguire and Cavan man Gene McDonald killed in crash were 'taken too soon' | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk Sligo Stages Rally: Co Fermanagh man Daire Maguire and Cavan man Gene McDonald killed in crash were 'taken too soon' | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk](https://focus.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/thumbor/nEcKs7OG2njO34mOdFKXQETzmwc=/0x8:615x418/960x640/prod-mh-ireland/cbf542dc-f0af-482d-8a5f-c0d90b54c35a/2a7ae1da-e870-4383-a353-d2085122e39d/cbf542dc-f0af-482d-8a5f-c0d90b54c35a.jpg)
Sligo Stages Rally: Co Fermanagh man Daire Maguire and Cavan man Gene McDonald killed in crash were 'taken too soon' | BelfastTelegraph.co.uk
![Funeral for 'gentle soul' Gene McDonald, one of two killed in Sligo rally crash, to take place on Friday | Independent.ie Funeral for 'gentle soul' Gene McDonald, one of two killed in Sligo rally crash, to take place on Friday | Independent.ie](https://focus.independent.ie/thumbor/7HlMi6w2NTLV8X6hyhKZSHd3hdc=/0x0:2327x1555/2327x1555/prod-mh-ireland/5db5f9e5-4b10-4c8f-88b9-62a80339d744/d3e9ef0a-6a66-4dba-a469-1e64241cbf72/5db5f9e5-4b10-4c8f-88b9-62a80339d744.jpg)
Funeral for 'gentle soul' Gene McDonald, one of two killed in Sligo rally crash, to take place on Friday | Independent.ie
![Funeral of rally crash driver Gene McDonald hears his family face a 'tsunami of grief' - Irish Mirror Online Funeral of rally crash driver Gene McDonald hears his family face a 'tsunami of grief' - Irish Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.irishmirror.ie/incoming/article30523543.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_JS306217012.jpg)
Funeral of rally crash driver Gene McDonald hears his family face a 'tsunami of grief' - Irish Mirror Online
![Family was everything to him' – funeral hears tributes to rally driver Gene McDonald | Independent.ie Family was everything to him' – funeral hears tributes to rally driver Gene McDonald | Independent.ie](https://focus.independent.ie/thumbor/CGZVqiCVPt6ZtqSd7dlGqQcStOs=/0x180:1674x1294/960x640/prod-mh-ireland/73079134-a3fb-4d30-9ca8-fb5d305ac8aa/56c6c9f1-552f-4b78-b536-9ed9a0ec7d68/73079134-a3fb-4d30-9ca8-fb5d305ac8aa.jpg)