Motorcylists raise funds for sick kids
Hundreds of motorbike enthusiasts are to gather in Dublin city centre today to raise funds for sick children.
The 5th annual Motor Cycle Rideout is in aid of the Bubble Gum Club which organises trips and events for children with life threatening illnesses.
Since it was set up in 1994 the group has looked after over five thousand children.
Event organiser Jacqueline Rafter says the groups' trips are life-changing for the children.
“Hospital consultants have basically said that it can add actually years onto these children’s lives,” she said.
“They get to mingle with other children with the same illnesses as well, it doesn’t make them feel alien,” said Miss Rafter.
“It’s a positive thing for everybody all-round,” she added.
