Ryder Cup Tour
O2 kicks off challenge to bring the Ryder Cup Trophy to every County in Ireland in just four days
Monday 12 June 2006
As part of its mission to bring the Ryder Cup to the people of Ireland, O2 Ireland today kicked off a four day challenge to travel to every county in Ireland with the Ryder Cup trophy.
The O2 Ryder Cup Trophy Tour will be launched today in Dublin by Des Smyth, Vice Captain of the European Ryder Cup team. Following the launch, the Ryder Cup will leave Dublin in a convoy of jeeps.
The O2 Ryder Cup Trophy Tour will visit an O2 Retail store in each of Ireland's 32 counties, where ten lucky local competition winners have been selected to have their photograph taken with the trophy.
O2 Ireland is an Official Partner of the 36th Ryder Cup, which takes place at The K Club in Ireland in September of this year.
Speaking at the launch of the nationwide trophy challenge, Gerry McQuaid, Commercial Director of O2 Ireland, said: "As an official partner of the Ryder Cup, we have a unique opportunity to literally bring the Ryder Cup trophy to our customers and the public in Ireland's 32 counties. We have set ourselves the challenge of completing this in four days and hope to engage Irish people and get the whole country behind the Ryder Cup".
The trophy tour is scheduled to complete its round Ireland trip on its return to O2’s headquarters on Sir John Rogerson’s Quay in Dublin on Thursday afternoon, June 15th.
Day 1 - June 12th
| Hour | Store | Address | Town | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.00 | O2 Retail | The Marshes | Dundalk | Louth |
| 12.55 | O2 Retail UK | 56 – 57 Hill St | Newry | Down |
| 14.00 | O2 Retail UK | The Meadow Centre | Portadown | Armagh |
| 15.00 | O2 Retail UK | 14 – 16 Castlelane | Belfast | Antrim |
| 16.30 | O2 Retail UK | 17 Ferryquay St. | Derry | Derry |
| 17.40 | O2 Retail UK | Unit 4, Main St. | Omagh | Tyrone |
| 19.20 | O2 Retail | The Diamond | Donegal town | Donegal |
| 20.50 | Enniskillen | Fermanagh | Fermanagh |
Day 2 – June 13th
| Hour | Store | Address | Town | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.00 | KT Communications | Castle Meadow Court, Tirkeenan | Monaghan Town | Monagha |
| 9.05 | Phone Care | Town Hall Street | Cavan Town | Cavan |
| 12.00 | O2 Retail | 1 Shop St. | Galway | Galway |
| 14.10 | O2 Retail | Castlebar | Castlebar | Mayo |
| 15.40 | O2 Retail | 1 O’Connell St | Sligo | Sligo |
| 16.55 | Fone Factory | Bridge Street | Carrick On Shannon | Leitrim |
| 18.15 | Moviefone | Roscommon West Business Park | Roscommon Town | Roscommon |
| 19.15 | O2 Retail | Longford Shopping Centre | Longford | Longford |
| 20.30 | O2 Retail | 23 Pearse St | Mullingar | Westmeath |
Day 3 – June 14th
| Hour | Store | Address | Town | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.00 | O2 Retail | The Square | Ennis | Clare |
| 8.50 | O2 Retail | O’Connell St. | Limerick | Limerick |
| 10.50 | O2 Retail | 1 Abbey Court | Tralee | Kerry |
| 13.00 | O2 Retail | 11 Patrick St. | Cork | Cork |
| 15.50 | O2 Retail | Maystone Centre | Clonmel | Tipperary |
| 17.05 | O2 Retail | 76 High St. | Kilkenny | Kilkenny |
| 18.15 | O2 Retail | Unit 8, City Square | Waterford | Waterford |
| 19.15 | O2 Retail | 1 North Main St. | Wexford | Wexford |
| 20.45 | O2 Retail | Unit 1 Potatoe Market | Carlow | Carlow |
Day 4 – June 15th
| Hour | Store | Address | Town | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.30 | Compusell | 14a Upper Main Street | Arklow | Wicklow |
| 11.10 | O2 Retail | Unit 1 Cortyard SC | Newbridge | Kildare |
| 12.10 | Fone Zone | 47 Main Street | Portlaoise | Laois |
| 13.10 | O2 Retail | Esker House, Patrick St. | Tullamore | Offally |
| 15.00 | O2 Retail | 1 Kennedy Rd | Navan | Meath |
| 16.10 | Headquarters | 28/29 Sir John Rogersons Quay | Dublin 2 | Dublin |
