Spotlight falls on Blarney as festival to take over town

Following the success of the An Post Rás last week, the action becomes more localised this weekend when one of Ireland’s most storied cycling clubs, Blarney CC, host their annual June Bank Holiday festival of racing.

Top billing for the weekend is the Donal Crowley Memorial on Sunday — won last year by local man Eddie Barry — where the riders (A1 to A3) will tackle eight 10km laps of the tough Blackstone Bridge circuit.

The Kay Stratton Memorial, for A4 riders, should also draw a large crowd.