Cycle for breast cancer research

A five-day sponsored cycle from Mizen Head to Malin Head to raise money for the Galway-based Breast Cancer Research Institute…

A five-day sponsored cycle from Mizen Head to Malin Head to raise money for the Galway-based Breast Cancer Research Institute got under way yesterday. The amateur cyclists, 12 men and four women, hope to raise £70,000 for the installation of a new detection and treatment system, the first of its kind in the State.

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