Richies Bike Store

Come on folks.... get us over the line.....

Finalists for the 5th Irish Independent Retail Awards 2025🩷

Dry Cleaners of the Year:

Dolmen Rainbow Cleaners (Ballina)
Gardiner Street Dry Cleaners (Dublin)
First Class Eco Cleaners Ltd (Dublin)
Yaundry - Dublin's Laundry App (Dublin)
Just For Kicks (Dublin)
Klass Cleaners Dry Cleaner & Launderette (Cavan)
Supreme Clean Launderette & Dry-Cleaners (Dublin)
Temple Bar Laundry (Dublin)
Beegreen Drycleaners (Galway)
Sunny Dry Cleaners (Naas)

Technology Retailer of the Year:

Brennan's Electrical Expert & Brennans Electrical Wholesalers (Arklow)
Jack Fitzgerald Electrical (Limerick)
Cunniffe Electric (Galway)
Cavan Electrical Wholesale Supplies (Cavan)
Eastern Electrical Dundalk (Dundalk)
Waveform Electrical Wholesale (Ashbourne)
Dominic Smith Electrical & Home Entertainment (Navan)
Cassidy Electrical (Donegal)
GT Electric (Cavan)
Wesco Electrical Ltd (Drogheda)

Pharmacy of the Year:

McKay's Pharmacy (Dublin)
Polonia Pharmacy (Dublin)
A&A Pharmacy (Athy)
Whelans Pharmacy Gorey (Gorey)
Irwins Pharmacy (Cork)
Kissane's Tipperary Pharmacy (Tipperary)
Lombard Pharmacy (Dublin)
Adamstown Pharmacy (Adamstown)
Delanys Pharmacy (Waterford)
Temple Bar Pharmacy (Dublin)

Specialist Retailer of the Year

Expert Marron Electrical (Carrickmacross)
River Deep Mountain High, Galway (Galway)
O'Sullivan's Outdoor Store (Killarney)
Cavan outdoor fishing and bait store (Cavan)
Sew Irish Wild Ireland Haberdashery (Milltown Malbay)
Fabrics Ireland (Dublin)
The Fabric Counter (Dublin)
The Craft and Sewing Basket (Silgo)
Vibes & Scribes Crafts (Cork)
Knitwits & Crafty Stitchers (Galway)

Cycle Retailer of the Year:

360 Cycles (Dublin)
West Ireland Cycling (Galway)
Specialized Ireland (Dublin)
The Bike Rack (Dublin)
O Mahony Cycles (Dungarvan)
Richies Bike Store (Swords)
Cycleways (Dublin)
The Bike Shed, Cork (Cork)
Joe Daly Cycles (Dublin)
CycleZone Dublin (Dublin)

Congratulations🥳

If you or your business has been nominated then please get in touch at [email protected] for more information.

🎉 Huge congratulations to our friend and sponsor, Richies Bike Store, on an incredible 30 years in business! 🚴‍♂️💥

Richie and his bike shop has been such a strong supporter of our club, and we’re so grateful for everything they’ve done for us over the years. From sponsorship to expert advice and top-notch service, they’ve kept us rolling in every way that matters.

Here’s to three amazing decades—and many more to come! 🥂

🚴‍♂️ The C3 Kitty Campbell Memorial is just getting underway — best of luck to all riders!

✅ C1/C2 entries remain open — get yours in here: https://eventmaster.ie/event/DxOxFmAcJr

Safe and exciting racing to everyone today! 💪

Some might think that adding this little nifty seat to an e-scooter is innovative, but it's illegal.

Gardaí in Santry have issued its rider with an on the spot fine.

Since May there are new laws on the use of e-scooters so get up to speed: https://tinyurl.com/7yfdsh62

Richies Bike Store | Swords| Dublin Richies Bike Store, Dublin caters for all aspects of cyclists, whether your a beginner leisure cyclist, or a racing cyclist.

This year, we have promoted The Boyne GP, Rás na nÓg, Coombes Connor Memorial, Sean Lynch Memorial & a six night summer league. This is before any of our leisure events later in the year.

Several of our members are also heavily involved with the organisation of the Rás Tailteann & Junior Tour of Ireland.

We have and will continue to keep the Irish cycling road race calendar alive - but we need your support. Without the riders, we cannot run these races.

We have a weekend of racing on July 20th & July 21st. Please please please support our hard work.

July 20th - Peter Bidwell Memorial

U12, U14 & U16 Races along with a handicapped adult race.

Entries: https://eventmaster.ie/event/56oBHQvsEz

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/2852208905108484210

July 21st - Brendan & Kitty Campbell Memorial

A3/A4 Race & A1/A2 Race.

Entries: https://eventmaster.ie/event/Px8psJDhLe

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/2974271274217123658

Many thanks to The Chancery Hotel & Richies Bike Store for their very generous support of the weekend.

Gardaí examining new roadside test for powerful e-bikes and e-scooters -

Gardaí examining new roadside test for powerful e-bikes and e-scooters Gardaí are examining new roadside testing equipment that will help them take powerful e-bikes and e-scooters off the roads.