My Club: Orwell Wheelers
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/my-club-orwell-wheelers-1.168141 by Ian Riordan The Irish Times - Mon, Jun 29, 1998 David Daly is part of the distinguished cycling family in Dundrum, Co Dublin. His father, Joe , has run the bicycle shop for nearly 50 years , and his brothers Paul and Francis were also leading cyclists with Orwell Wheelers. The club celebrates its 50th anniversary this year [1998] as an overall cycling club for the general Dublin area. Stephen Roche started his career there under early club mentors Noel O'Neill and Paddy Doran . Today it is still based in Dundrum , with an ideal source of training routes at the foot of the Dublin mountains. Membership: Right now we have one of the lowest numbers, with about 35-40 members in the books. They are mostly racing or former racing cyclists , and there is a lack of new young riders coming through. We have a couple of female members also - our cheerleaders . Status: We were always a very en