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Like cycling and music? ... you should read this!

Get on your bike and head to Raheny next weekend.

DUBLIN IS PLANNING to get creative next weekend by bringing cycling and music together.

The idea is that 50 bicycles will travel through a park and use their bicycle bells as an instrument.

Cyclists will take cues from composer, Merche Blasco, to create a sound score.

The collective sound project, BLINK, is being held to mark the Giro d’Italia in Dublin.

This is what it looked/sounded like when it happened in New York.

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The event is on at St.Anne’s Park in Raheny next Friday and Saturday night at 8:45-9:15.

You can register here.

It was commissioned by Dublin City Council.

Here’s the details again, all together in a really cute poster:

 

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Read: These maps show the planned 2,840km of cycle routes for the greater Dublin area>

 

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    Mute Marg FitzGerald
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    Feb 20th 2019, 2:28 PM

    You started a valuable campaign which will continue. Now look after yourself and your your family, it’s time to relax. Thank you for a job well done.

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    Mute Devilsavocado
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    Feb 20th 2019, 2:47 PM

    In giving her time she has given the most valuable thing that she has and all to help and protect the health of so many women in this country, I certainly won’t forget the bravery she has shown and continues to show, stay strong,,, the world is a better place with people like her.

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    Mute Jason Higgins
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    Feb 20th 2019, 2:51 PM

    @Devilsavocado: And would be a better place without the likes of Harris

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    Mute Devilsavocado
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    Feb 20th 2019, 2:53 PM

    @Jason Higgins: wrong thread mate….

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    Mute James Reidy
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    Feb 20th 2019, 2:26 PM

    Get well wishes Vicki

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    Mute @mdmak33
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    Feb 20th 2019, 3:16 PM

    Slow down and look after yourself vicky,wish you all the best.

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    Mute Martin Brennan
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    Feb 20th 2019, 3:22 PM

    Vicky please take care of yourself.

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    Mute Paul O Mahoney
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    Feb 20th 2019, 3:36 PM

    This country needs people like Vicky. She personifies so many things.
    I hope she takes all the time she needs, as her cancer hasn’t spread any further its a good time to reconsider everything and try and get back to something approaching “normal “life.
    But her campaign will never far from her heart, and as someone who has been through the aftermath of a serious cancer diagnosis, this survival part of this disease is harder than the treatment from a mental and emotional perspective.
    I use this to try and explain what it feels like….a few years ago John Lewis had a Christmas ad which showed a little girl looking at the moon through a telescope, she sees an old man sitting on bench alive but alone in his thoughts.
    Unfortunately surviving cancer felt like that for me, not everyone would agree but like the disease surviving is also unique to the person.
    And still today its charities only that provide almost all post treatment care, and God knows they aren’t flush with money.
    Vicky will be involved in the continuing to improve our cancer services, as many of us are even if its just talking to fellow survivors or patients.
    This disease can hang on for a long time thus the insidious nature of it.
    Best of luck Vicky, learn to be a small bit greedy.

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    Mute Paul O Mahoney
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    Feb 20th 2019, 8:07 PM

    @the druid: Thank you.

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    Mute Jeni Moriarty
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    Feb 20th 2019, 5:40 PM

    Thank you so much Vikki you probably saved thousands of lives. You didn’t need to stand up but you did, you are a hero.
    Best of luck in the world xxxx

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    Mute Gerry Ashe
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    Feb 20th 2019, 3:30 PM

    Vicki you will never know the number of hearts you have touched. You are a national treasure and as such we don’t want to loose you. Please take care of you and your family.

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    Mute Ciaran105
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    Feb 20th 2019, 2:11 PM

    Look after

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    Feb 20th 2019, 2:14 PM

    @Ciaran105: look after yourself Vicky and continued good health to you .

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    Mute Rusty Nuts
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    Feb 20th 2019, 7:53 PM

    Powerful woman

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    Mute Paul O Mahoney
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    Feb 20th 2019, 4:22 PM

    Oh and I did write a few blogs but cant find them now. Think the site is no longer up was called “Nuime.com”

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    Feb 20th 2019, 2:50 PM

    I say the government had a wee word with her now

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    Feb 20th 2019, 3:46 PM

    @Darren Farrell: It would be the only word, as they have no services for survivor’s at all.
    I have had a go at a few TDs but simply gave up they have no interest despite the mental scars left behind.
    So, I run charity events to raise a few bob and research the progress

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    Feb 20th 2019, 4:07 PM

    @Paul O Mahoney: what’s the link for all ur work

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    Feb 20th 2019, 4:20 PM

    @Darren Farrell: No link…..but involved with Movember, ICS, Marie Keating, Arc, Relay of Life……
    I simply run quizzes, race nights, Movember shave offs, peer to peer stuff, and Im trying to write a memoir where all proceeds go to cancer research.
    Its local stuff but great craic

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