Darach McQuaid will be joint grandmaster of the St Patrick’s Day parade in Dundalk, alongside Jack Murphy of Cuchulainn Cycling Club
One of the key figures in bringing the Giro d’Italia to Ireland in May, Darach McQuaid, will be joint grandmaster of this year’s St Patrick’s Day parade in Dundalk.
Mr McQuaid – the brother of former UCI president Pat McQuaid – will share the honour with Jack Murphy of Cuchulainn Cycling Club, who also played a huge role in ensuring the prestigious race came through the town and county.
Jack has numerous Irish Championship titles from the 60s, 70s and 90s and is father in law of Cuchulainn chairman and Cycling Ireland board member, Pat O’Shaughnessy.
A global audience of 250 million viewers will see the Giro d’Italia make its way through Dundalk town centre on May 11th, with a spring also taking place here.
The race arrives in Louth from its start in Armagh via Keady, over Keady mountain, Newtownhamilton, Lislea, Longfield Rd, and into Louth on the Carrickasticken Road, on its journey past Forkhill, into Kilcurry and joining the R177 Armagh Road, onto Lisdoo and into Dundalk town centre.
Leaving Dundalk, it travels on via Castlebellingham, and Drogheda to Dublin.
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