‘Town to Town’ cycle from Dundalk to Tralee

DUNDALK man Jonny McGailey is once again leading the ‘ Town to Town’ charity cycle which sets of for the Rose of Tralee International Festival in August.

A former ‘ Escort of the Year’ at the festival, Jonny has maintained strong links with the event, last year organising the first ever charity cycle which made its way from Dundalk to Tralee.

‘It was such a fantastic trip last year that a few of us got together to plan the 2016 cycle, and agreed that we would set ourselves a challenge to complete the cycle in just two days,’ with a 10 kilometre run on the third day,’ Jonny told the Argus.

Around twenty cyclists are set to join him on the 440 kilometre trek across the country, making a special stop off on route.

‘We are due to set off on Friday August 19th and will arrive on Saturday 20th in Tralee, in time for the festival.

But on the way we will stop off for the night with Henry Healy, who is Barack Obama’s Irish cousin. He is organising a fundraising night in Ollie’s bar for us, so it is set to be a great night.’

Jonny explained that the cycle is set to raise funds for three different charities; the Irish Motor Neuron Disease Association,the Make a Wish Foundation and the ‘Friends of A’, a charity linked with the Rose of Tralee festival.

Last year, they raised an incredible €10,000 for a number of charities, and with so many people taking part this year, they are hoping to exceed that.

‘We are thrilled with the response to the cycle so far, and have assembled a team of almost twenty cyclists, almost three times last years number, who will be accompanied by four support team members.

The main sponsor for the event is the Park Cafe at Dundalk Retail Park, who are donating much needed supplies to the cyclists for their 440 kilometre trek.