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26.01.10: The motorcycling world is in evolution, and this year FEMA wishes for an ecomically and socially sustainable transport system while keeping individual freedoms and cultural differences which make motorcycling fun. Read the Winter 2010 FEMA Newsletter online .............
06.01.10: Dates for your diary: Two clashing dates: 1. Diagnosed with cancer just over 3 years ago Eddie Laycock, Ireland’s great road racing motorcyclist, had his left leg amputated during Christmas week in St Vincent’s Hospital, Merrion, Co Dublin. To assist Eddie and his family with this major change in his life a Special Valentines Evening will take place at the Citywest Hotel on Saturday, February 13th next. Tickets at €100 available from 01 4511282 or Susan at emsservice@eircom.net Continue PDF .......
2. The 2009 awards and launch of the 2010 Irish Photo Rally will be held in the Bloomfield Hotel on Sat Feb 13th.
3. The Celtic Tour 2010 in aid of the National Council for the Blind of Ireland is on the May Bank Holiday weekend. Details: www.bikerschallenge.com
08.11.09: The 'End of Season' 36th Way West Rally is over. If you weren't there, you missed a wet,(but not cold) Ride-out to Foynes Flying Boat Museum, two A/Vs by our guests Rob & Dafne de Jong (Motorcycle Adventure Tours - In your own language & on your own motorcycle - Ride-on Motor Tours English/Dutch /German website), a good dinner and then a late nite DJ. Photos by John Dunne, Paul Dixon & Paddy Murphy on our public Photo Centre.
19.10.09: Thanks to Paul of Motorcycle Rental Ireland for his newsletter, and links to The Great Ireland Roadtrip a motorcycle tour by Sundeep Gajjar, an Indian photo-journalist. "Within 4 hours of leaving almost any city in Europe, you can be at the MRI offices, loading up the bike of your choice ..." Sponsored by Castrol Power 1, Celtic Rider Motorcycle Rental, Ireland and Tourism Ireland.
The Motorcycle Safety Association has launched a training initiative for riders to improve their riding skills to an Advanced Level. Attached find document received which gives details of the training. For more information call MSA on 01 2940487. Press Release and MSA Website
5.9.09: Having worked for the past 50 years as a barman in The Gresham Hotel, John Gallagher retires on 3rd Sept. He is a founder member of the Dublin Motorcycling Touring Club since its foundation in 1971. All his friends wish him well in his retirement. Jim has written a short bio. Read it here.
16.08.09: Claudia reminds me about her Riders Rally photos -"Would be great to see my pictures up - could be my 15 mins of fame". 35 shots of people and places can be seen at the DMTC Photo Centre.
3.8.9: Riders Rally Results, History, 2009 GPS route downloadable in a MapSource format from RR09 page.
Hint from JC - As we all carry mobile phones store the number of a contact person who should be contacted during emergency under the name 'ICE' (In Case Of Emergency)
Riding tips from 'Sport Rider.com' moved to the 3-minute check
It's either a famine or I get a truck load of great photos. I have added two pages of roads and maps of Newfoundland, Canada. Give them a read. Click Here Roads & Maps. Read Graham & Elaine Butler's Nova Scotia 2008 – Story and Photos – A tour over 10 weeks, through Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and Labrador, with a total of 8,959 miles.
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