Biker Andrew revs up for fundraising adventure

A NORTHSIDE man is revving up for another biking adventure to raise funds for charity.

Andrew Dunne, from Donaghmede, is preparing his engine again for this year’s 1,000-kilometre Motorbike Around Ireland trip to raise money for Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI).

‘Rev-Up4DSI 2015’ will take place from May 2-4. This is the 10th anniversary of the event, and it will be Andrew’s ninth time to participate.

Andrew, who works as a Senior Cabin Crew member with Aer Lingus, said:

“In previous years, my son, Lonan Dunne, who is a fifth year student at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, Malahide Road, joined me on the trips, spending between eight and 10 hours on the saddle. This year I will be riding solo.

“There will be approximately 150 bikers from around the country, plus pillion passengers taking part, along with a crew of mechanics and repair vans, to look after us on our journey.

“The route is undisclosed to participants until the day of the event.

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Andrew is no stranger to fundraising. When he lived in Berlin from 1985-1992, he ran the Berlin Marathon and the Berlin French 25km run, and raised funds for Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children, Crumlin.

“I met one of our great athletes, Eamon Coghlan, when I was at the hospital dropping off the money that I and other Irish lads had raised; it was a great honour,

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“Also, I lived in Boston from 1992-1999 and during that time I raised money for the Brain Research Foundation and the Blind Council participating in both the Great Wall of China and their Amazon, Brazil trips.

“And my wife Linda and family raised funds for Paraguayan Indians through a friend of ours who is a doctor of tropical medicine based in Ireland and I visited them with him during the trip to Paraguay.

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For more information on this year’s Motorbike Around Ireland trip, visit www.revup4dsi.ie