Kare named as charity partner for 2026 Pat Jones Memorial Cycle

Staff and service users from Kare's Edenderry service with members of Team905

Team905 Cycling Club in Edenderry has chosen Kare as its charity partner for the 2026 Pat Jones Memorial Cycle, to be held on Saturday, 18th April.

Each year the club holds the event to support a local cause in honour of Pat, a founding member who passed away suddenly in 2012.

The annual cycle attracts more than 200 cyclists from all over the country to Edenderry to take on either a 40km or 92km route. The event has raised over €56K for local charities over the past 11 years, and continues to go from strength to strength. Kare, which provides a range of services for people with intellectual disabilities, is the club's chosen charity for the third year in a row.

Team905 Cycling Club was founded in 2009 and draws its members from the North Offaly and North-West Kildare area who can be seen pedalling the roads of the region each weekend. The club name comes from the traditional departure time for the Sunday morning spin: 9:05am.

Event organiser Brendan McAuliffe said: "We usually support an organisation for two years at a time. But, last year, the event suffered from poor weather in the week before the event and on the day, so Kare did not benefit as much as we would have liked. For that reason, we're delighted to join forces with them again for 2026, in the hope that we'll get a better day with a bigger turnout."

Kare CEO Margaret O'Neill said: “We're really grateful to Team905 for their continued generosity to Kare and the people we support. The Pat Jones Memorial Cycle has become a fantastic annual event for the Edenderry community, and the funds raised make a real difference to the lives of people with intellectual disabilities in the area."

This year's cycle offers two route options: a 92km spin taking in Enfield, Clonard, Kinnegad, Tyrrellspass, Daingean and back to Edenderry; and a 40km route through Rhode, Croghan, Daingean and home.

To register, visit eventmaster.ie/event/v2RDHPoSb4. For more information, contact Brendan McAuliffe at 086 851 1058 or visit the Team905 Facebook page. To support or donate, contact fundraising@kare.ie.