# Ian Gallahar

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{{short description|Irish road racing cyclist, race organiser and commissaire}}
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'''Ian Gallahar''' was an [Irish](/source/Irish_people) [road racing cyclist](/source/road_racing_cyclist), and later race organiser, and national and international [commissaire](/source/Commissaire_(cycling)), involved in the organisation of the [sport in Ireland](/source/sport_in_Ireland) and internationally for more than 30 years.

==Cycling career==
Gallahar cycled actively with the [Dublin Wheelers](/source/Dublin_Wheelers) cycling club in the 1960s and early 1970s, later volunteering in other roles.  After retirement from active racing, he managed Irish teams for a number of events, including World Championships.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McArdle |first1=Jim |title=Irish Squad off to Belgium |work=The Irish Times |date=23 August 1975 |page=3 |quote=Pat McQuaid... Alan McCormack, Sean Kelly, Tony Lally and Oliver McQuaid - leave today with manager Ian Gallahar for (Leeds, Worlds in Belgium).}}</ref>  

Having held various club offices, he was nominated by Dublin Wheelers and elected as PRO of the internationally-recognised cycling federation, the ICF, in 1977, a role he held for three years, and on several occasions after that.  He later also worked with the Irish Cycling Tripartite Committee, including as PRO there also.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McArdle |first1=Jim |title=Tripartite Committee to meet again |work=The Irish Times |date=2 February 1987 |page=16 }}</ref>

Gallahar participated in race organisation, including the International Women's Two-Day in Dublin in the mid-2000s.<ref>{{cite web |title=TQP Women's International 2-day Cycle Race 2003 - officials|url=https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~carolanb/tqp/2003/raceofficials.html |website=TQ Paper Women's International Races |accessdate=22 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=TQP Women's International 2-day Cycle Race 2005 - officials|url=https://www.redbrick.dcu.ie/~carolanb/tqp/2003/raceofficials.html |website=TQ Paper Women's International Races |accessdate=22 February 2019}}</ref>

=== Commissaire ===
He trained in the early 1980s for the role of commissaire, the cycling equivalent of referee or umpire, at national level.  He then progressed to international qualification,<ref name="Int_comm_cse">{{cite news |last1=McArdle |first1=Jim |title=Chance of good results |work=The Irish Times |date=27 March 1986| page=4}}</ref> being awarded UCI International Commissaire status, alongside three other Irish candidates, in Colorado in 1986.<ref name="CI Comm news 2012">{{cite news |title=Cycling Ireland Commissaires News |url=http://www.irishcycling.com/web/publish/sundry/Cycling_Ireland_Commissaires_News_6141.shtml |accessdate=22 February 2019 |date=5 April 2012}}</ref>  He performed commissaire duties for races accredited by the international governing body, the UCI, all over the world.  He was a member of the Commissaire Panel for the Barcelona Olympics, and was lead commissaire for one of the UK's biggest national cycling events, the Milk Race, in 1992.<ref name="CI Comm news 2012"/>

Gallahar remained an active commissaire, and a member of Dublin Wheelers, until his death.<ref name="Memorial">{{cite web |title=New “Ian Gallahar Memorial” to be run with Dublin Wheelers’ “Mick Lally Memorial” |url=http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/new-ian-gallahar-memorial-to-be-run-with-dublin-wheelers-mick-lally-memorial/ |website=Stickybottle.com |accessdate=22 February 2019 |date=8 February 2013}}</ref>

==Personal life==
One of three siblings, Gallahar lived in [Glasnevin](/source/Glasnevin), near the McQuaid cycling family in [Ballygall](/source/Ballygall). He was married to Anne and they had three daughters, Emer, Niamh and Aileen.  He died at home 28 February 2012, in his 70s,<ref name="Tribute SB">{{cite web |title=Tributes paid on passing of Ian Gallahar |url=http://www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/updated-with-funeral-arrangements-tributes-paid-on-passing-of-ian-gallahar/ |website=Stickybottle.com |accessdate=4 January 2019}}</ref> and was buried in St. Fintan's Cemetery, Sutton.<ref name="DeathNotice">{{cite news |title=Family Notices - Ian Gallahar |url=https://notices.irishtimes.com/death/gallahar-ian/14850436 |accessdate=15 February 2019 |work=The Irish Times |date=2 March 2012}}</ref>

One of the Dublin Wheelers Cycling Club's annual Open Races was founded,<ref name="Memorial"/> and continues, as a memorial for Gallahar.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dublin Wheelers Annual Open Races |url=http://www.dublinwheelers.com/viewpage.php?page_id=105 |website=Dublin Wheelers Cycling Club |accessdate=22 February 2019}}</ref>

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