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Mizen to Malin.
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Mizen to Malin - Memorial Cycle
6th - 11th September 2010
Fund raising in aid of......
The Beaumont Hospital, Dublin &
Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin.
We also intend to give a donation to Letterkenny General Hospital, in appreciation for all the work they do, and the care they provide when we need them.
Registration for this event is now
closed
Bus Times Sunday 5th Sept
Departs:
Buncrana Garda Station @6am
Letterkenny Garda Station @6.35am
Ballybofey Garda station @6.55am
Donegal Town Garda station @7.15am
Ballyshannon Garda station @7.30am
Sligo Summerhill School car park @8.10am
Charlestown Square @8.40am
All persons travelling to be on time @ their collection points. Depending on situations the bus may be late/early a few minutes give or take.
All persons travelling from Donegal should bring their bikes to Buncrana and Letterkenny Garda stations between 2pm and 4pm on Saturday the 4th September so that bikes can be loaded into vans for transportation to mizen. This should ease delays and allow the bus to travel uninterrupted to our destination at Bantry, this will ensure that we arrive as early as possible.
If any persons requires further information on the travelling schedule please contact Garda Kevin Hynes at Letterkenny Garda station on 07491 22222.
Transport for M to M
Buses and vans will leave Buncrana Garda station at 6am on Sunday the 05.09.10 and will call down through Letterkenny, Ballyshannon, Sligo, Galway and onto Bantry.
A time table for the stops will be posted shortly.
We would encourage participants to travel to Buncrana and to travel with the bus. Participants wishing to travel from Buncrana may avail of reduced rates at the Inishowen Gateway hotel for Saturday the 04/09/10.
For those travelling from Dublin, i will send a copy of contact details for all involved travelling from the area and cyclists may organise transport for all concerned.
any persons with any questions about transport should contact Kevin Hynes at Letterkenny Garda station 07491 22222.
Important notice!
This cycle is a charity event and all participants are taking part fof their own goals and reasons. As you may be aware their are people from all corners of the country participating in the cycle, as a result it is logistically impossible for the donegal Garda cycle club to provide transport to and from Donegal.
A Bus will be provided to bring all participants from Donegal to Mizen and we will all cycle back up together.
We would ask that all participants will make their own arrangements to travel to Donegal to meet the bus on Sunday the 05/09/10 and that participants will make their own arrangements to be collected from Donegal on saturday the 11th or Sunday the 12th September.
The donegal Garda Cycle club will not take responsibility for these arrangements!!
Accomodation on the Tour
On arrival in Bantry on Sunday afternoon the 5th of September 2010 the group will check into their hotel. This will be done by members of the organising comittee, cyclists are asked to wait in the lobby and they will be given their room keys, this will be the situation for the week. This prevents everyone taking part piling up at recieption and causing a lot of confusion, the hotels are covering bed and breakfast.
All Hotels barr the Armada Hotel in Co. Clare have Leisure facilities, which will be kept open until 9pm exclusively for us.
The Hotels are as follows
Sunday: Bantry - WestLodge Hotel.
Monday: Tralee - Brandon Hotel.
Tuesday: Spanish Point Co.Clare - Armada Hotel.
Wednesday: Galway City - Radisson SAS/ Galway Bay.
Thursday: Sligo Town - Radisson SAS.
Friday: Letterkenny - Radisson SAS.
Saturday 11th September the group will be staying in the Inishowen Gateway Hotel, Buncrana but this night is not included, a reduced rate is available for those taking part in the cycle.
We have in the region of 100 cyclists registered for this event. Those participants should forward on their sponsorship money or contact
Conor Mulkerns at Buncrana Garda Station
to confirm that they will in fact be taking part. This is quite urgent as places and rooms must be booked and paid for by mid August. We require that all sponsorship money be forwarded by the end of July at the latest.
Buses will be departing from Buncrana on Sunday morning the 5th September and vans will also be there to bring bikes and supplies. We suggest that those taking part make their way to Buncrana before departure so that upon return their own cars will be there. There are a number of Hotels and guest houses in the area that will be more than helpful and facilitate parking.
On the final night we plan to have a dinner reception in the Inishowen Gateway Hotel. Rooms in the Hotel have been provisionally reserved for this event so those wishing to stay in the Inishowen Gateway Hotel can make their own arrangements closer to the time and at their own expense.
Rooms are provisionally booked in the Gateway Hotel for participants of the cycle and are avilable at a reduced rate. Participants should inform receptionist that they are taking part for the reduced rate.
Contact Details:
www.inishowenGateway.com 074 9361144
For other accomodation
www.Buncrana.com
For those sending in their sponsorship cards,
if sending the money in Bank Draft of Postal
Order form please make it payable to the
"Donegal Garda Cycling Club", our bank won't
accept anything else and it will have to be
returned to you and amended, Thank you.
€15,000 Raised so Far!!!!!!!!!
And only a small percentage of money returned...please send your €350 deposit as soon as possible,and please dont stop there, continue to raise as much money as possible and to those who have already paid please continue to raise as much as possible to increase our final total and to really make the cycle a success.
A dinner dance is organised for Saturday the 11th September at the Inishowen Gateway hotel, starting at 8pm, dinner, song and dance and Dj until the wee hours! €25 euro for tickets, all participants of the cycle enter for free.
If anyone requires further sponsership cards contact Conor Mulkerns at Buncrana station. 074 9361555.
For More information visit our Mizen to Malin page
Tour of Sligo 2010 - 160km
On Suday the 9th of May a number of members of Sirens D.G.C.C. took part and completed the 160km Ox - Mountain Challenge. It was a tough test of endurance with some massive climbs but was a very well organised event and a great achievement for those taking part.
Knockalla Tour
On Sunday the 11th April, on glorious sunshine the Four Masters cycling club held the Tour of Knockalla for the 5th time, the tour was made up with riders from all of the clubs in Donegal, including two of our own, Paul McGee and Paul White. the Tous is 100km in length. Letterkenny's Philip Deignan, pro cyclist for the Cervelo teamk made an appearance.
For photographs of the tour click below
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48797661@N02/sets/72157623832128238/
New Sponsors
Sirens D.G.C.C. are delighted to confirm that Gary Cycles of sligo Town, St. Paul's & St Raphaels Garda Credit Unions, The Inishowen Gateway Hotel, Buncrana Arena 7 and Healthwise Pharmacies of Donegal have agreed to sponsor our club. Below Garda Bernard McLoughlin, Buncrana Garda Station being presented with a cheque from St. Raphael's Garda Credit Union in Letterkenny on Wednesday April 14th. We would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their generosity. You can visit their sites by clicking on the links below
Club Meeting - Tuesday 6th April
A club meeting will took place on Tuesday the 6th of April 2010 at the rec room, Letterkenny Garda Station.
There was a small turn out but there were a number of crucial matters discussed. A new treasurer was elected as the current member is transferring out of the Donegal Division later this month. The new Treasurer is Garda Conor Mulkerns of Buncrana G.S.
A Mizen to Malin group has be established to help with the organising.
It was also decided that for participants taking part in the Mizen to Malin cycle, that they raise a mininum of €350 in sponsorship to cover some of the costs, plus this eliminates people pulling out at the last minute leaving us with empty rooms, which have been paid for along the route. Sponsorship cards will be provided, and they will be available in the coming weeks.
![logo_footer[1]](images/logo_footer[1].gif?389) Cycling Ireland Requirements
As some of you are aware Sirens D.G.C.C. is now registered with Cycling Ireland and is a fully recognised cycling club. All members details are now logged with Cycling Ireland, However they now require proof of ID/age. By this they require a photocopy of eithor a drivers licence or passport. We would be grateful if members could make a copy of eithor of the above and forward them to Bernard McLoughlin at Buncrana Garda Station, or Conor Drury at Letterkenny Garda Station. They will then be forwarded to Cycling Ireland. Thank you.
Club Kit
At the moment we are currently trying to find a supplier for the club kit. There are a number of options available, links to their sites can be found below. Have a look and leave a comment or email. Once a manufacturer has been chosen, orders will be taken from members and the order placed with the clothing company. For a custom kit consisting of a shortsleeve jersey, shorts and overshoes prices average at around €100, all weather club jackets will be in the area of €50.
- www.champ-sys.com - www.carvalhocustom.com - www.impsports.com- www.nalini.com - www.velotec.co.uk
Logo for Sirens D.G.C.C.
 Shown on the left is the proposed Logo
for the new Sirens D.G.C.C.
It was created by Kevin Fitzpatrick,
of Galway for our club.
Cycle to Work Scheme
For those of you out there that are interested in taking up cycling as a passtime and a method of keeping fit you should know that the Government has introduced a "Cycle to Work" scheme, where you can avail on tax relief on the purchase of a bicycle, cycling clothing and equipment up to the value of €1000. For more information check out www.bikescheme.ie or www.cycletowork.ie
Visits to site!!
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The Inishowen Gateway Hotel,
