Here are some old pictures I found on film negatives, the quality is not great, I've re-published them with some improvements. However, there is very little from those years in Irish cycling, I felt it was better to share them than let them get lost.

1986 FBD Rás - Results

Stages and Winners
Stage 1A: Individual Time Trial Howth Hill, 2 Kms. D. Gilleran (Dublin Carlsberg) 3m 54s
Stage 1B: Dublin To Drogheda, 111 Kms. A. Hitchens (Tipperary-Yoplait) 2h 11m 23s
Stage 2: Mullingar To Galway, 137 Kms. E. Madden (Dublin Westinghouse) 2h 58m 15s
Stage 3: Galway To Kanturk, 214 Kms. A. Hitchens (Tipperary-Yoplait) 5h 04m 19s
Stage 4: Kanturk To Dingle, 123 Kms. A. Johnston (British East Midlands) 3h 20m 29s
Stage 5: Dingle To Killorglin, 113 Kms. C. McCann (Ireland Snowcream) 2h 56m 58s
Stage 6: Tralee Town Center Criterium S. Porter (Isle-Of-Man) 58m 55s
Stage 7: Killorglin To Blarney, 122 Kms. S. Spratt (Tipperary-Yoplait) 2h 40m 54s
Stage 8: Blarney To Cobh, 45 Kms. A. Harrison (Ireland Snowcream) 38m 48s
Stage 9: Cobh To Kilkenny, 157 Kms. J. McGahan (Cork D. Dennehy Hino) 3h 49m 05s
Stage10: Tullow To Naas, 124 Kms. A. O'Gorman (Ireland Snowcream) 3h 16m 47s
Stage11: Naas To Enniskerry, 73 Kms. T. McManus (Kerry) 1h 50m 33s
Stage12: Enniskerry To Dun Laoghaire, 1 Hour Criterium. J. Shand (VC D'Or London) 1h 12m 03s

Final General Classification
1 S. Spratt, Tipperary-Yoplait Time:31hrs 17m 24s
2 M. Kinsella, Ireland Snowcream @17s
3 A. Hitchens, Tipperary-Yoplait @ 32s
4 A. Harrison, Ireland Snowcream @ 1m 46s
5 D. Spencer, British East Midlands @ 2m 03s
6 M. Kelly, Isle-of-Man @ 2m 38s
7 C. McCann, Ireland Snowcream @ 3m 02s
8 B. Osborne, Cork D. Dennehy Hino @ 3m 37s
9 P. Madden, Dublin Westinghouse @ 3m 56s
10 L. Roche, Young Ireland @ 6m 24s

Music: Cyndi Lauper 'True Colours' a Hit in 1986

Photos and Video Compilation: Peter Purfield