Christina Noble is coming to the west of Ireland this Saturday (17 June) to thank the people of Longford and Sligo for their kind support over the years of her charity, the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation (CNCF). She will be heading off with the hardy 150-plus group who are taking part in the annual O’Briens Sandwich Bars 200km fundraising cycle from Dublin and shorter journey from Longford to destination Sligo town, all in aid of CNCF.

Stage one of the cycle commences in Dublin with the majority of less experienced cyclists starting the race from St Mel’s Cathedral Longford at 11am, to complete the second leg of the cycle to Sligo Park Hotel. The O’Briens event aims to raise funds to build 16 gers - Mongolian houses - and finance a girls and a boys shelter in Vietnam for the coming year.

Christina is participating in the event alongside Brody Sweeney, Chairman of O’Briens, the Premier Worldwide Sponsor of CNCF. They will be joined by more than 150 O'Briens support staff, franchise partners, store staff, suppliers, families and friends, who have traveled from all over the UK and Ireland to take part and help raise sponsorship on behalf of CNCF.

“The people of Ireland, and especially the people of Longford and Sligo, offer the Foundation continuous support. It is only through individual donations and corporate sponsorship that we can continue to make a difference to hundreds of thousands of children in Vietnam and Mongolia every year. I would like to thank the people of Longford for their unfailing support and I look forward to meeting them on Saturday.”

Commenting on the event, Brody said: “Over 150 cyclists are preparing for the cycle of their life. The Christina Noble Children’s Foundation has touched the lives of over 180,000 children in Vietnam and Mongolia and this is our chance to give something back by participating in the event. Please come along and support us as we cycle from Dublin and Longford to Sligo.”