Cycling Ireland's coastline for CF Event:
Date: 08-10-2010



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Money raised off-line: €4,128.07
Money raised on-line: €11,116.93

My Personal Message

** On Saturday 9th of October CyclingForCF reached its target of €5000. Thank you all for your amazing generosity and support. The CFAI relies 100% on fundraising, so let's see how much we can raise for them **

In October 2010, Cathal Phelan and Conor Doyle will begin a bicycle trip around the coastline of Ireland. The two Dublin friends will cover 2,500km as they trace an outline of our country in an effort to raise funds and awareness for the Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland.

The idea to undertake such an adventure stemmed from a growing sense of frustration and powerlessness which arose every time they visited their friend, Avril McCarthy, in hospital. Avril, like many others in this country, lives with Cystic Fibrosis, a condition which demands much of her time, effort and attention.

The pair grew tired of not being able to do anything to help their friend, so decided to try to raise funds to improve facilities for her and people like her.







No donation is too small and anything at all would be very much appreciated.


Please take a look at our website for more information:
http://cyclingforcf.blogspot.com


"Great things are done by a series of small things brought together"
-- Vincent Van Gogh

"Every little helps"
-- Tesco



Many thanks for your time,

Cathal and Conor

About my charity

Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland

The Cystic Fibrosis Association of Ireland, which is totally dependent on fundraising and voluntary donations, is the body responsible for the provision of a wide range of services to the Cystic Fibrosis community in the Republic of Ireland.

We provide:

  • Assistance, financial or otherwise, to persons with cystic fibrosis and their families
  • Funding for medical research into the cause and cure of this incurable disease
  • Funding of specialist multidisciplinary posts in hospitals throughout Ireland
  • Campaigning and lobbying at political level for improved treatments and facilities for persons suffering with cystic fibrosis

Cystic Fibrosis is Ireland's most common genetically inherited disease.  In ireland, we have the highest incidence of the disease in the developed world, with 1 in 19 members of the population being carriers of the recessive CF gene. It is when two carriers of the recessive gene parent a child together, there is a 1 in 4 risk of the child having the disease. There is no cure at present for this disease.



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My Online Sponsors to Date

Name Date Type Amount Comment
Anonymous 27-01-2011 Donation €116.93 Mairéad McAnulty (In loving memory of Tarlach McAnulty)
Anonymous 27-01-2011 Donation €25.00 Noel Cooney (Warrenpoint)
Anonymous 27-01-2011 Donation €60.00 -
Anonymous 27-01-2011 Donation €30.00 Regonald and Liz
Anonymous 19-01-2011 Donation €30.00 Maurín
Anonymous 19-01-2011 Donation €20.00 Seamus Coffey
Anonymous 19-01-2011 Donation €40.00 Mick Carr and Family
Anonymous 19-01-2011 Donation €10.00 Margo O'Keane
Anonymous 19-01-2011 Donation €10.00 Michael and Chris McDermott
Anonymous 19-01-2011 Donation €10.00 Declan (Belfast)
Anonymous 19-01-2011 Donation €20.00 Sarah
Anonymous 19-01-2011 Donation €100.00 Justin and Roisín Kilcullen
Anonymous 27-12-2010 Donation €20.00 Eoin Ryan
Anonymous 27-12-2010 Donation €20.00 Ann Keegan
Anonymous 07-12-2010 Donation €20.00 -
Anonymous 03-12-2010 Donation €400.00 Customers and Staff of Kennedy's Foodstore Stepaside (Collection Box)
Anonymous 03-12-2010 Donation €40.00 Caron and Tony Doyle
Anonymous 03-12-2010 Donation €50.00 Niamh and Donie
Anonymous 03-12-2010 Donation €55.00 -
Anonymous 03-12-2010 Donation €30.00 Ena Farnon
Anonymous 03-12-2010 Donation €30.00 Donal Maloney
Conor Doyle 03-12-2010 Donation €50.00 The Gahan's Stepaside
Conor Doyle 03-12-2010 Donation €50.00 Aideen Gahan
Jillian Mc Nulty 25-11-2010 Donation €50.00 Well done lads, you done us proud!!!
Anonymous 21-11-2010 Donation €5.00 Claire Mulvey
Anonymous 21-11-2010 Donation €10.00 Sinead Byrne
Anonymous 21-11-2010 Donation €20.00 Auntie Maureen (Conor's great Aunt)
Anonymous 21-11-2010 Donation €50.00 Niall Doyle
Anonymous 21-11-2010 Donation €20.00 Barbara Fahy
Anonymous 21-11-2010 Donation €20.00 Colm Harte
Anonymous 21-11-2010 Donation €100.00 The Colton Family.
Anonymous 18-11-2010 Donation €20.00 Late donation from coffee morning!!!
Clare McCarthy 18-11-2010 Donation €30.00 Well done!!!
Niall Roche 18-11-2010 Donation €50.00 Great stuff lads. Impressive, well done!!
Anne Lyons 17-11-2010 Donation €15.00 -
Anonymous 16-11-2010 Donation €5.00 -
Anonymous 15-11-2010 Donation €50.00 Paola Carrettoni
Anonymous 15-11-2010 Donation €50.00 Wonderful Lads - Helen Wall - Conor's Primary School Teacher
Anonymous 15-11-2010 Donation €10.00 -
Anonymous 14-11-2010 Donation €175.00 FromJimmy Murphy's colleagues in Dublin City Council (a further €200 was lodged offline to the CFAI)
Philip Ryan 14-11-2010 Donation €30.00 Well done!
Anonymous 14-11-2010 Donation €50.00 Well done on a great job. Here's hoping it speeds up the new unit.
joe daly 11-11-2010 Donation €100.00 Well done lads!!! good job!!
donagh hennebry 11-11-2010 Donation €100.15 well done lads, and i gave you the 15 cent you asked for conor!
Anonymous 11-11-2010 Donation €20.00 well done lads, you are truly wonderful friends for Avril =)
Niamh Hickey 11-11-2010 Donation €20.00 -
Ross Whelan 11-11-2010 Donation €50.00 Conor, sorry didn't get to join you for a couple of legs. Massive congratulations to you both!
pat treacy 11-11-2010 Donation €100.00 well done lads
Lorna Whelan 10-11-2010 Donation €100.00 Well done guys, sorry I didn't get to meet you up in Sligo.Eileen Monahan and Lorna Whelan
Anonymous 10-11-2010 Donation €50.00 Well done you are great young men, I am very impressed - Conor's Nanny
Anonymous 10-11-2010 Donation €2.00 Sorry I missed the bit for msg last time!That donation was from Mammy n Daddy Townley's coffee morni
Emma Townley 10-11-2010 Donation €450.00 -
Anonymous 10-11-2010 Donation €100.00 Well done lads. I'm giving a few bob in memory of Mary Kelly who died of CF a few years ago aged in
Anonymous 10-11-2010 Donation €50.00 Keep up the good work
Anonymous 10-11-2010 Donation €20.00 Well done guys. This is a truly worthy cause.
Anonymous 10-11-2010 Donation €15.00 Well done guys!!
Paul Murphy 09-11-2010 Donation €20.00 Gwan the green machines!!
Edwin Margetson 09-11-2010 Donation €10.00 Keep on truckin' McLovin!!
Anonymous 08-11-2010 Donation €100.00 You are nearly there lads well done !
Michael McCarthy 08-11-2010 Donation €50.00 pops
Anonymous 05-11-2010 Donation €70.00 Well done boys! great work. Nearly there now!
Anonymous 05-11-2010 Donation €20.00 -
Lisa Coyne 03-11-2010 Donation €280.00 Well done from all in UCD Registry - we had great fun dressing up last Friday for this great cause.
Sorcha Lloyd 01-11-2010 Donation €22.00 Pay day has arrived! Loving all the pics from along the way....yaz are both lookin very studly! ;)
Jimmy Doyle 01-11-2010 Donation €100.00 I'm really proud of you both - Michael Doyle (Conor's Grandad)
Anonymous 01-11-2010 Donation €22.00 -
Laura O'Mara 01-11-2010 Donation €150.00 from Laura and Brendan O'Mara. ( Pals of Sandra & Jimmy!) Congratulations to you both.
Ellen Ni Cleirigh 29-10-2010 Donation €22.00 Keep up the fantastic work! from Boston, USA
patrick cummins 29-10-2010 Donation €50.00 -
Anonymous 29-10-2010 Donation €14.39 Hi from sunny California. Ride On!
Róisín Donnelly 27-10-2010 Donation €50.00 -
Anonymous 27-10-2010 Donation €20.00 Well done lads
Anonymous 27-10-2010 Donation €30.00 well done guys keep it going
Anonymous 26-10-2010 Donation €2.34 rossi!!!!!!!!!!!!
jane cassidy 26-10-2010 Donation €50.00 -
Emma Kemmy 26-10-2010 Donation €50.00 Well done guys!! keep up the good work!!
Anonymous 26-10-2010 Donation €5.00 From the Doolin chocolate shop in Co. Clare
Anonymous 26-10-2010 Donation €5.00 Mr and Mrs Monaghan from Longford
Anonymous 26-10-2010 Donation €20.00 Breiffne O'Connell of Uniform warehouse
Anonymous 26-10-2010 Donation €10.00 Mrs Steward
Anonymous 26-10-2010 Donation €215.00 From the locals at The Haven Arms pub in Kilrush town square
Anonymous 26-10-2010 Donation €885.66 Bucket collection in Galway city- Saturday 23 October
Kenneth Jackson 25-10-2010 Donation €22.00 The greatest cycle.....IN THE WORLD!
Anonymous 23-10-2010 Donation €100.00 Hi Conor and Cathal this is Jan's Mum I'm so very proud of you both, well done.
Peadar ward 22-10-2010 Donation €100.00 Best wishes from Peadar and Marian. Keep up the good work.
Anonymous 22-10-2010 Donation €40.00 Sorry I couldn't provide you with "awful" jokes for more of the cycle! Well done lads
Anonymous 21-10-2010 Donation €20.00 -
Sara Moore 20-10-2010 Donation €20.00 -
Selene Hoey 20-10-2010 Donation €10.00 -
Ruaidhri O'Connor 19-10-2010 Donation €22.00 Keep up the good work Conor
Anonymous 18-10-2010 Donation €20.00 A top-up from the supporters in Ballyroan BNS. Up Valentia!
Anonymous 18-10-2010 Donation €12.00 From the Lads in Black Sheep Pub in Schull
Anonymous 18-10-2010 Donation €20.00 From Dave O'Reilly
Anonymous 18-10-2010 Donation €5.00 From Breda Gardiner
Anonymous 18-10-2010 Donation €25.00 From Hilda Kelly
Anonymous 18-10-2010 Donation €10.00 From Tom Butler
Anonymous 18-10-2010 Donation €5.00 good luck lads! :)
Anonymous 18-10-2010 Donation €50.00 Well done lads
Anonymous 18-10-2010 Donation €5.00 well done guys Great Achievement and for raising awareness
Brian Morrissey 18-10-2010 Donation €25.00 Best of luck with the rest of the trip, Conor. Sounds really good so far.
Kate Maguire 18-10-2010 Donation €35.00 -
Catherine Reid 18-10-2010 Donation €25.00 -
Anonymous 17-10-2010 Donation €10.46 Is racing Casey! From Gareth :-)
Aoife Ward 17-10-2010 Donation €100.00 You're doing great guys! x
Fiona O Cleirigh 17-10-2010 Donation €255.00 hope the sun keeps shining. Keep up the great work
Anonymous 16-10-2010 Donation €20.00 from Marese Murphy and family.
Anonymous 16-10-2010 Donation €50.00 Great effort guys for your friend and for a great cause
Anonymous 15-10-2010 Donation €22.00 -
Anonymous 14-10-2010 Donation €30.00 All the very best Conor! (Cliona very kindly passed on the link)
Ken Russell 13-10-2010 Donation €100.00 i hope you're fitter than when i played with you!
Sarah Coleman 13-10-2010 Donation €25.00 GOOD LUCK GUYS!!!! Brilliant idea - fair play to ye!
Anonymous 13-10-2010 Donation €22.00 -
Terry Devitt 13-10-2010 Donation €50.00 Very best of luck Cathal - great cause. Terry Devitt
Anonymous 13-10-2010 Donation €20.00 From Clare Campbell, Evelyn's friend.
Niall Porter 12-10-2010 Donation €10.00 Well done guys!
Anonymous 11-10-2010 Donation €50.00 old conna
Anonymous 11-10-2010 Donation €5.00 From the nice lady with the little white dog at Herbert Park Hotel on saturday morning.
Anonymous 11-10-2010 Donation €50.00 Fair play cathal and conor from The Corrs
Anonymous 11-10-2010 Donation €100.00 Well done boys from Caroline Rutledge.
Clare Westbrook 11-10-2010 Donation €25.00 Wow! Well done Cathal Phelan.
Anonymous 11-10-2010 Donation €25.00 good luck from mr and mrs donnelly!!
Lydia Glennon 11-10-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of Luck
Emer Dowling 11-10-2010 Donation €30.00 Enjoy the experience, great idea!
Anonymous 11-10-2010 Donation €100.00 best of luck!!from the DD's!
Charles Harper 11-10-2010 Donation €22.00 Good luck both!
Niamh Reynolds 11-10-2010 Donation €100.00 -
jennifer coughlan 11-10-2010 Donation €10.00 well done guys, good luck! jen
Daphne-Ann Kelly 11-10-2010 Donation €100.00 So impressed by the work you two are doing..all the best
Anonymous 11-10-2010 Donation €22.00 -
Niall McGirr 10-10-2010 Donation €50.00 -
Sarah Fitzpatrick 10-10-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of luck:-)
Michael Starr 10-10-2010 Donation €50.00 Keep up the good work!
Dary Cummins 10-10-2010 Donation €30.00 Good luck lads
Anonymous 10-10-2010 Donation €50.00 Well done lads - best of luck on your trip!
Anonymous 09-10-2010 Donation €20.00 -
Anonymous 09-10-2010 Donation €50.00 Safe journey, thinking of you all the way, Mary McCarthy
Andrew Delany 09-10-2010 Donation €100.00 Hey Cathal and Conor, great cause, well done!You got the great send off you deserved this morning.
michael Delany 08-10-2010 Donation €100.00 Congrats on doing something really good for a great cause, all the Delanys
Mairead Ward 08-10-2010 Donation €20.00 have a good trip!
Eoghan Jennings 08-10-2010 Donation €25.00 Good Luck Lads
Mary Bradley 08-10-2010 Donation €50.00 Good Luck Conor - Drop in when you get back (if you can still walk!)
Judy Rooney 08-10-2010 Donation €50.00 ALL THE VERY BEST TO YOU BOTH! WHAT A GREAT THING THAT YOU ARE DOING. ROONEY FAMILY
Niall and Mags Phelan 08-10-2010 Donation €100.00 "You're gonna need a bigger bike!" You're two great lads. Take care and love you lots
Edel Fleming 07-10-2010 Donation €20.00 -
Anonymous 07-10-2010 Donation €10.00 Good luck!
Ian Rafferty 07-10-2010 Donation €50.00 Good luck cathal
AnneMarie Kavanagh 07-10-2010 Donation €30.00 -
Cormac Phelan 07-10-2010 Donation €40.00 ..and that gives them a handsome cushion.
Declan Reidy 06-10-2010 Donation €25.00 Hope the wind stays behind you all the way. Best of Luck!
Anonymous 06-10-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of luck on your trip - Declan and Rosaleen
Marie O'Flanagan 06-10-2010 Donation €25.00 Good luck Conor and Cathal. Hope everything goes well.
Catherine O'Brien 06-10-2010 Donation €20.00 Here's hoping for a dry October for your trip! Best wishes, Catherine
Jamie Wells 06-10-2010 Donation €22.00 Great experience, great cause. Nice one.
Gill Roe 06-10-2010 Donation €100.00 Good luck with the trip and the fundraising
Tina Burke 06-10-2010 Donation €22.00 Your're brilliant guys!! best of luck!!
Caroline McTeigue 06-10-2010 Donation €22.00 Best of luck Conor!
Sinead Byrne 06-10-2010 Donation €25.00 Best of luck guys!
Kaye Smyth 06-10-2010 Donation €25.00 Best of Luck Lads!!! No bother to ye!
Fearghal King 06-10-2010 Donation €20.00 35 days of ridin, nice! Best of luck lads!
Paddy Burke 06-10-2010 Donation €20.00 I'll cheer you through Drogheda when you get here
Karl Griffin 05-10-2010 Donation €40.00 Fair play to ye lads Avril is very lucky to have such mates, i once had a best mate with c.f. too.
Tom Kearney 05-10-2010 Donation €22.00 good luck lads
Anonymous 05-10-2010 Donation €20.00 Good stuff guys!
Anonymous 05-10-2010 Donation €20.00 Best of luck on the trip, stay safe !
Iseult Scott 05-10-2010 Donation €22.00 keep up the good work!
Anonymous 05-10-2010 Donation €100.00 A great cause..may your wheels keep on turning.
Anonymous 05-10-2010 Donation €20.00 Good luck Conor and Cathal
Niamh Reilly 05-10-2010 Donation €10.00 -
Anonymous 05-10-2010 Donation €50.00 good luck lads!!
Anna O'Rorke 05-10-2010 Donation €50.00 Great to see someone doing something.
Anonymous 05-10-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of luck, lads.
lynda Collins 05-10-2010 Donation €30.00 Good luck, I think you are fantastic young men, heard you on radio, best of luck the collins
Anonymous 05-10-2010 Donation €5.00 heard you on joe duffy - well done!
Cliona Doyle 05-10-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of luck!
Niamh McCarthy 04-10-2010 Donation €50.00 Keep Peddling!
Anonymous 04-10-2010 Donation €5.00 -
Anonymous 04-10-2010 Donation €100.00 Well done for your sheer determination,friendship & butt-cheeks. Bravo!
Caroline Flood 04-10-2010 Donation €29.00 -
James Fullam 04-10-2010 Donation €100.00 Good Luck Boys!
Jimmy Doyle 03-10-2010 Donation €200.00 4 sore cheeks are such a small sacrifice for a great cause - well done!
Sandra Doyle 03-10-2010 Donation €100.00 Good Luck Guys - I will be right behind you in my car!!
Lorcan Mac Fadden 03-10-2010 Donation €22.00 Well done lads
Brian Purcell 01-10-2010 Donation €40.00 Best of luck lads
Lisa Coyne 01-10-2010 Donation €22.00 Best of luck!!! Brilliant thing to do.
Emma Caron 30-09-2010 Donation €22.00 -
Maurice Donnelly 30-09-2010 Donation €50.00 Well done guys. Next year Conor why not try it here in Oz!
Anonymous 29-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Good luck!! Brilliant idea, hope your shorts are really padded!
Joanne Kiely 27-09-2010 Donation €50.00 Best of luck guys!!
Anonymous 27-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Fair play Cathal and best of luck!!
Anonymous 26-09-2010 Donation €100.00 The very best of luck!
michael purcell 25-09-2010 Donation €50.00 jenny & mick
Shell Murray 22-09-2010 Donation €22.00 good luck guys :) its a great thing you're doing!
Anonymous 20-09-2010 Donation €22.00 best of luck conor & cathal i wont sleep a winki wit worry
Luke McSharry 20-09-2010 Donation €15.00 Best of luck for your trip
Shane O Sullivan 20-09-2010 Donation €50.00 -
Lavinia Tait 18-09-2010 Donation €22.00 Good luck guys! Might catch join you in Cork for a bit. Let us know if you need any help!
Anonymous 17-09-2010 Donation €200.00 -
Rachel Wisdom 13-09-2010 Donation €10.00 Good luck Cathal, hope you have lots of chamois cream!!
janet Nolan 12-09-2010 Donation €40.00 Pity I'm not there would have loved to go along for the ride - Goodluck Guys - Have Fun
Anonymous 11-09-2010 Donation €50.00 The very best of luck in the saddle this October, lads!
ruth loftus 09-09-2010 Donation €22.00 WHOOOP!
Mark Murran 08-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Good Luck!
Stephen Nyengedza 05-09-2010 Donation €20.00 Cycle Fatso, cycle
Jean Tuffy 02-09-2010 Donation €50.00 -
Colm Rafferty 31-08-2010 Donation €50.00 -
Sarah Kavanagh 30-08-2010 Donation €50.00 -
Ursula Morrow 26-08-2010 Donation €30.00 -
Joanne Flanagan 26-08-2010 Donation €30.00 -
Edward Kiely 23-08-2010 Donation €20.00 Nice idea guys. Good luck with it.
Kathleen Tierney 19-08-2010 Donation €10.00 Good luck with the cycle. Great Idea.
Mary Ellen O Shea 19-08-2010 Donation €22.00 -
Eilish OConnor 19-08-2010 Donation €50.00 Eilish OConnor
Michael John Kelly 16-08-2010 Donation €50.00 -
Aine Glennon 16-08-2010 Donation €50.00 -
Shane O'Donnell 12-08-2010 Donation €50.00 -