News Summary:
On March 8, 2026, the second National Single Grade race, the Sliabh Luachra Clasaici, took place in Knocknagree, Co. Cork, where Keane and Smith secured top positions. Earlier, on March 4, Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) lodged planning applications for a 7,201 square-meter mixed-use Indoor Cycling Track and Arena at its Coonagh Campus. Cycling Ireland CEO James Quilligan supported this project, which TUS unveiled in 2024. This follows the February 19 sentencing of a former Cycling Ireland officer, who received an 18-month suspended prison sentence for attempting to defraud the Irish government. The officer produced false quotations to secure grants for bikes and timing equipment, a scandal that resulted in internal turmoil, an audit, the loss of a sponsor, and a police investigation. Previously, on February 11, Cycling Ireland announced its support for An Taisce’s #AndSheCycles Campaign and Ambassador Programme, which aims to address the disparity where only 1 in 250 teenage girls cycle to school daily in Ireland, compared to 1 in 25 teenage boys.
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