My apologies as these pictures are a bit mixed, please don't contact me looking for pictures, I will post more pictures here when I get some spare time. Even converting the pictures on this page took a fair amount of time.
Please enjoy the pictures that are already posted on the site.
1978 RALEIGH DUNLOP TOUR OF IRELAND
8 Day International Cycle Race
Ceremonial Start in O'Connell Street, Dublin
Brendan Madden, John Hegarthy, Oliver McQuaid and Michael Nulty
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Dennis Brennan, Paul Tansey, Peter Morton (bending down) and Fran Riordan
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John Shortt (British Airways Team) is one of the race favourites
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One of the race favourites, Billy Kerr (NICF) getting ready before the start
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The full time Spanish Super Ser team, came prepared with a Team bus
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Kevin Sinclair, Richie McCormack and Robert Gleeson
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The riders heading off on the first stage of eight days of racing
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Sean Lally (far left), Oliver McQuaid, Peter Morton and Fran Riordan starting off
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The race heading out on stage one at Drumcondra Bridge
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Peter Morton (center)
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Billy Kerr and Tony Lally
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Aidan McKeown and Mick Cussack
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Climb on Stage 7
One of the Spanish Super Ser riders leads on the climb
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Robert Millar (Scotland) chases in second place (he went on to win the Mountains jersey in the Tour de France)
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This group is in third place, the only riders I recognise is Peter Morton (left) and Richie McCormack (right)
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Stephen Roche leads the fourth group with riders Billy Kerr (NICF), Aiden McKeown (NICF), Sandy Gilchrist (GB) and John Shortt (BA) that I can make out behind
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John Short (in Race Leaders jersey) in the Roche group
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Oliver McQuaid is just off the back of the Roche group
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These pictures are posted in Memory of the Tour of Ireland Organisers John Lackey and John J McCormack
The main men behind the Tour of Ireland were John Lackey (left) and JJ McCormack (right) both of whom are no longer with us
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