Manus Kelly (9 February 1978[1] – 23 June 2019) was an Irish rally driver, businessman, and Fianna Fáil politician from Glenswilly in County Donegal.

[4] He later became a well-known local businessman, known as the proprietor of Uptown Café in Letterkenny and the founder and managing director of Tailored Facility Solutions, a Letterkenny-based company employing 60 people.

[4] In the 2019 Donegal County Council election, Kelly stood as a Fianna Fáil candidate in the Letterkenny local electoral area.

Endorsed by outgoing Fianna Fáil councillor and fellow sportsman James Pat McDaid, he received 906 first-preference votes and was elected to Donegal County Council on the 9th count.

Co-driver Donall Barrett, who was taken to Letterkenny University Hospital after suffering a broken shoulder, later called Kelly's death "an absolute freak", saying that the pair had been involved in many worse accidents without serious injury.

[2] The funeral cortège was led by the Subaru Impreza S12B WRC in which he had won the Donegal International Rally three times, driven by 2014 champion Declan Boyle, with Kelly's son Charlie in the passenger seat.