Profiles
Below you can find a selection of interviews with Orwell members past and present.
Lifetime Members
All members of the Roche family
- Stephen Roche
- Lawrence Roche
- Nicolas Roche
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All members who completed the Tour de France
- Stephen Roche
- Lawrence Roche
- Nicolas Roche
- Paul Kimmage
Others
- Noel O'Neill
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Club Person of the Year
Every year, the club vote to reward someone who's shown huge dedication to the club, who gives time and effort on multiple occasions, or in some way has been an outstanding volunteer. This person is awarded the Club Person of Year trophy to take home.
Previous winners
2021. Ronan Grimes 2020. Barry Redmond 2017 Michael Hanley 2016 Stephen O'Shea 2015 Ann Horan 2014 Stephen Ryan 2013 Brian McArdle 2012 ... 2011 Denis Gleeson 2010 Aideen Collard 2009 ...
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- Written by Val Smith
To try to encapsulate Tom’s accomplishments in a few short sentences would be an utterly futile exercise. Enumerating even some of his achievements would read like an on-line dating application, a skill he would find superfluous, so I’m left with the only option open to me, which is to suggest that you view this short video. Read on for more and video.......
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- Written by Colm Featherstone
We will be reviving the popular “5 minutes with …….” series and delighted to start off with none other than Ronan O Connor the current Junior Men, National Road Champion 2020. Ronan was a first year Junior in 2020 which makes his win all the more special and what an exciting prospect for the future............
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- Written by Louise Keane
Following on with our Five Minute Series we are talking to our hard working Club Secretary Fergal O'Sullivan this week. Fergal has been a club member for over 10 years and in that time has helped run the Orwell Randonnee, sat on the committee in various roles, helped with many many club spins and still managed to find time to ride his own bike! Find out more about the man behind those "membership reminder" emails here.......
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- Written by Louise Keane
Ronan Grimes took up para-cycling relatively late in his life, but that has not stopped him from flourishing in the sport. Since he’s settled into the saddle, he has competed in both the Road and Track Para-cycling World Championships in the past two years, achieving a total of four top ten finishes. Get to know more about our club mate on the rise thanks to this Bio first published by Cycling Ireland.
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- Written by Louise Keane
George Flanagan has only been with the club for a few years but has made a big impression in that short time - earning the accolade of "Rookie of the Year" in 2017 and recently being elected to the role of Vice- President of the club. We asked George a few questions to get to know the man behind the smile a little better.......
