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Call for Galway Cycle 2016 charity!

Exciting news! 🙂 The voting system is now OPEN for The Galway Cycle 2016. You can nominate a charity here. The system will remain open until 6pm Monday 14th September. To qualify for nomination, the charity must: be suggested by a someone who has previously taken part in a Galway Cycle event be based in Ireland and…
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September 12, 2015 0

€115,000 and counting raised for Irish Guide Dogs!!

And so we reach that time of year again, where the inevitable comedown after the high of the Galway Cycle weekend sets in.  Everyone that took part, however, can be proud in having helped raise a running total of €115,000 for the Irish Guide Dogs Autism Assistance Programme.  With dry weather on Friday, a welcoming…
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April 2, 2015 0

Final Open Meeting!!!! March 24th 2015

Galway Cycle 2015 is almost upon us, and the final open meeting for this year will take be held in the Iontas Building on the North Campus of Maynooth University at 7pm on Tuesday March 24th.  This will be the final opportunity before the cycle to present your mycharity donations, etc., as well as the…
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March 19, 2015 0

Training Update – Final Mandatories – 9 AM start!

As GC 2015 is approaching ever more quickly, the training cycles are getting longer, so with that in mind, the training cycles this weekend will leave the South Campus gates at 9 AM instead of 10 AM previously.  This means you should be getting there at 8:30 AM to be ready to leave on time.…
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March 3, 2015 0

Dine in the Dark with Galway Cycle – March 7th, 2015

On March 7th, Maynooth Students for Charity will host Dine In The Dark, a unique fundraiser for Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind’s Assistance Dog Programme, in the Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth. Keeping in the theme of the charity, those who join us for the four course dinner will have the unique experience of dining from…
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February 22, 2015 0

Staunton Shield 2015 – Feb 28th, 2015

The annual Staunton Shield Football tournament returns to Maynooth on February 28th! All proceeds will of course go to this year’s charity, Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind, and we look forward to seeing you all there again to compete for the eponymous trophy. For more information, or to enter, please email fundraising[at]galwaycycle.ie (substituting @…
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February 13, 2015 0

Open Meeting – JH1, 7:30pm, Feb 3rd 2015

GC 2015 (AKA the best weekend of the year!!) is  getting ever closer, and as part of the preparations, our next open meeting will take place at 7:30pm on Tuesday February 3rd. This meeting is aimed at all collectors and cyclists, and will consist primarily of an information night, but is also a great way to get…
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January 25, 2015 0

MyCharity.ie – A How-to Guide!

Hi All, Now that the cyclists have started their training for the 2015 Galway Cycle, it’s a good time for everyone to get prepared for fundraising!  One thing that many people find useful is fundraising through mycharity.ie.  This is a great way for people to sponsor you that you might not see face to face,…
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January 5, 2015 0