Monthly Archives: November 2007

  • Cycling for charity !

    Like most cyclists , I have taken part in a good number of charity cycles .  Most have been one day spins around somewhere in Ireland but back in 1993 I did the 'Florida 500 ' with the National Council for the Blind . I got involved through a friend who is blind called Stefan…

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  • A clever piece of marketing !

    Last night , in a simple hotel in the town of Carrick on Suir a small town make up party planner staged a coup which left all of the swish marketing agencies like Saatchi and Saatchi in her wake . For over thirty minutes she gave a good account of all of the different beautifying products…

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  • I’m a Cyclist – Get me out of here !

    A group of ten Irish cyclists have entered a new type of off season competition called 'I'm a cyclist - get me out of here ! They will be marooned in a deserted house in Merchtem in the Belgian outback . Each day they will be given some very difficult tasks to complete and the last…

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  • Rocky the cyclist part I….V.

    I have had a number of people asking ' what happened next ? ' after a recent post about a cycling version of Sylvester Stallone's most famous character so here is what I think might have been the next instalment ; Both cyclists are lying on massage tables in the Na Piarsaigh GAA club hall…

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  • Ballyhoura ATB trail

    Last Sunday in a prelude to Ray's stag night we decided to check out the new mountain biking centre in Ballyhoura . We have been hearing about it for the past twelve months now , so we were all curious to see just what it is like . It was first due to open back…

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