Ground-breaking Irish rally driver Rosemary Smith dies aged 86: ‘One of the most fearless and remarkable Irish sportspeople’

Rosemary Smith, a pioneering rally driver from Dublin

Irish motorsport legend Rosemary Smith, 86, passed away peacefully today at the Beacon Hospital in Dublin.

President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to Smith, who he described as “one of the most fearless and remarkable Irish sportspeople to have graced the international stage”.