Snippets - 28 May 1997
28 May1997
Covey Wheelers cycle in aid of cancer research
Coveys are getting on their bikes this weekend for a 400 mile cycles to raise funds for cancer research. Twenty members of the "Covey Wheelers" will cycle from Mizen head in Cork to Malin Head in Donegal over Whit weekend.
For the past three months the cyclists have been training along the roads of Mayo and parts of Connemara in all types of weather in preparation for their gruelling trip.
Proceeds from the event are in aid of St. Vincent's Hospital Breast and Ovarian Cancer Research Project.
All costs for the trip are being met by the participants which means that 100 per cent of the monies collected will go directly to St. Vincent's.
One thousand women die every year in Ireland from breast and ovarian cancer. Chemotherapy (anti-cancer drugs) can produce substantial benefits for women with these diseases. The research programme at St. Vincent's are attempting to improve the results of drug treatment for these cancers.
The monies raised through the four-day cycle will also be used by the hospital to purchase equipment and hire additional staff to ensure the continuation of the research project.
Sponsorship cards are now available. If you would like to make a contribution (and it will be acknowledged) you can contact Robert Kilkelly at (098) 26121 or Stephen Breheny at (098) 25020 or any of the cyclists.
Your support is appreciated for this very worthy cause.
Candidate No. 13 Connie Cullen offers 'alternative choice'
A 13th candidate has signed up for the General Election race in the Mayo constituency.
Westport-based musician Connie Cullen put his name on the ballot sheet as a non-party candidate 'to give voters in the county an alternative choice.
Cullen said he was 'disillusioned by the record of successive Governments in which scandals followed scandals.'
A native of Dundalk, Mr. Cullen is a single parent with three children, Maya (12) and twins, Ruairi and Erin, aged 10. They live at No. 7, Upper Carrowbeg, Westport.
Aged 46, Cullen travelled the world before opting to live permanently in Westport in 1982.
He said: "I know I am ploughing a lone furrow. But I am offering the electorate a healthy choice.
"A lot of people I know share my view that the state of Irish politics is rotten. The Hepatitis C scandal was the biggest tragedy to ever hit this country.
"It is wrong that people responsible for such disgraceful events should be allowed to govern this country any longer."
Cullen admitted he did not have 'a magic formula.'
"But I can guarantee the Mayo electorate a good and honest effort into solving the problems of our county. I am at least offering them that choice."
