Pictured are the New Beginnings Cycling Club presenting a cheque for €93,650 to representatives of The Cancer Fund for Children, for Daisy Lodge, Cong, which they raised by cycling from Dublin to Westport. Also pictured are members of the Islandeady Cycling Club who took part in the cycle: Pictured left to right: Vincent Flynn (New Beginnings CC Treasurer), Tom McNamara (Secretary), Catherine Carney (Islandeady CC PRO), Bernadette McGarvey (Cancer Fund for Children Partnership and Philanthropy Manager), Ollie Brogan (New Beginnigs Cycling Club Chairperson), Mairead Geehan (Cancer Fund for Children Partnership and Philanthropy Executive), Gary Walsh(Islandeady C.C.), and Seamus Moylette (Islandeady C.C. Chairperson). Photo: Trish Forde.

Dublin to Mayo cycle raises over €93,000 for Cancer Fund for Children

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From Friday May 8 to Saturday May 9 last, a team of 63 cyclists cycled from Dublin to Westport to raise money for Cancer Fund for Children, a charity that provides emotional, social and therapeutic support to children, young people and families impacted by cancer across the island of Ireland. A total of €93,650 was raised from this major fundraiser.

This was the third year of this charity challenge led by New Beginnings Cycling Club and their Club Chairman Ollie Brogan. Starting in 2024, this incredible group have raised over €184,650 to help Cancer Fund for Children be there for families when they need them most. This year, the group’s challenge started at Westmanstown, Dublin, crossing through Mullingar, Athlone and Ballinasloe before ending in Westport. A total of 93,650 was raised from this major fundraiser.

Speaking about this major fundraising event, Ollie Brogan said: “We are delighted to have raised such a significant amount in aid of Cancer Fund for Children and the families they support. It was a tough challenge, but we worked together to see it through and I’m so proud of everyone’s efforts. We had 63 cyclists in total, 32 are from Mayo and the rest are from Dublin and we had a lot of support from the Islandeady Cycling Club. It was great to get time on the road and to chat to one another about our own motivations for taking on this challenge.

“I would like to say thank you so much to everyone who got behind us and made this fundraising total possible.”

Cancer Fund for Children provides vital support in the family home, in hospital and at the charity’s short break centre, Daisy Lodge. The charity is currently building a second Daisy Lodge on the shores of Lough Corrib in Cong, which was the motivation behind this fundraising challenge. Together, Ollie and his team are working to help open the doors of Daisy Lodge so it can provide families impacted by cancer with a safe, supportive space where they can focus on spending time together.

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