Action needed: Pat McQuaid - Yes or No
- Neal Hudson
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There has been a resignation from the Cycling Ireland board over this - Anthony Moran called it a day after he was the lone voice of discontent:
www.stickybottle.com/latest-news/former-...t-mcquaid-nomination
www.velonation.com/News/ID/14412/Anto-Mo...to-back-McQuaid.aspx
I would like to add to that, and am looking to see what the feelings are from members in order to get a consensus to bring to our Club Secretary - Dave McLoughlin
In order to do this - I am asking EACH and EVERY member of Orwell who reads this to send a quick email TODAY to
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If you agree that Pat McQuaid should go - please send the email entitled 'Pat Must Go'
If you disagree, and think that Pat McQuaid should stay - please send the email entitled 'Pat Should Stay'
We need to act quickly either way - there is a Cycling Ireland Board Meeting this evening - Friday 26th April, and in advance of this our Club Secretary needs to know what way the members feel. Now is your chance to make a change at the very top of cycling.
Please act, and send the email whether you think he should go or stay
Thanks
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- Brian Mc
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- Dave Mc
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Just to keep everyone up to date, I received just under 100 e-mails on the subject yesterday afternoon, almost 99% of which were either calling for an EGM, or entitled "Pat must go".
We let Cycling Ireland know that our members felt there should be an EGM on the matter (rather than the club calling for one, which would have required an EGM of our own), as did a number of other clubs. The board of CI then made the decision to hold an EGM on the matter, the details of which are to be announced next week.
We will wait to see what format the CI EGM will take before deciding on our next course of action, but it seems probable that we will be holding our own EGM to have a formal vote on this.
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- Neal Hudson
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Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting of Irish Cycling Federation (“The Company”), trading as Cycling Ireland.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an extraordinary general meeting of the Company will be held at 11 a.m. on the 15th day of June, 2013 at the Red Cow Moran Hotel, Naas Road, Dublin 22 to consider and if thought fit pass the following resolution which will be proposed as an ordinary resolution:
"That Mr. Pat McQuaid be and is hereby nominated by Cycling Ireland to stand as a candidate for the Presidency of the UCI at the 2013 UCI Congress and that the said nomination be executed and submitted forthwith by the Board of this Company.”
Dated the 30th day of April, 2013.
By Order of the Board.
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- BarryR
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Any plans to hold a club EGM? Or if not how will the club decide how to vote at the CI EGM?We will wait to see what format the CI EGM will take before deciding on our next course of action, but it seems probable that we will be holding our own EGM to have a formal vote on this.
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- Brian Mc
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If you have any procedural questions please ask them here. We're asking members not to use the forum as place of debate, but rather to save that for the night, where discussion can be chaired properly. This may prove to be an emotional issue, and we're not in a position to moderate the forum 24/7.
The follow-on from our own EGM is that we send six delegates to vote at the CI EGM. This will be held at 11am on Saturday 15th June. If any club members are able and willing to attend, please let us know at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Each delegate casts a single vote, so if there are only four members willing to be delegates, then we only get four of our six entitled votes. Which diminishes our voting power and is bad, obviously.
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- Neal Hudson
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What's the criteria for the selection of these two speakers?We will have one principal speaker in favour of the McQuaid nomination, and one speaker against. Thereafter, each member who wishes to address the floor will be allowed to speak once, and given two minutes to do so.
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If you're interested, you could make a pitch to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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- Neal Hudson
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Velonation story by Shane Stokes
From reading, this appears to raise a few questions:
- Is Pat McQuaid now a member of a Swiss Cycling Club?
- If so - is he still an honourary member of Cycling Ireland?
- Is his nomination by Swiss Cycling valid??
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www.cyclingireland.ie/Home/News/Nominati...-Mr-Pat-McQuaid.aspx
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- Brian Mc
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With the CI EGM still going ahead, we still need to decide which way to vote. It may be a moot point, but if some technical or legal objection is raised about Pat McQuaid's membership of the Swiss federation, he may be depending on CI to nominate him anyway. The CI vote could be crucial, and even if unnecessary in the end, will send a message either way to Pat McQuaid that he is supported by the Irish federation, or that he is not.
If you have feelings either way, please come along to the EGM and let them be known. And if you're willing to act as a delegate to the CI EGM, please let us know.
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- Neal Hudson
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Have both speakers confirmed availability for Monday evening?The committee have two members in mind who are involved in the club, and have shown both the depth of their feelings on the issue and their dedication to both Orwell and CI by taking action on it in the past. They're also both decent public speakers, who would be used to taking the floor. But we haven't yet confirmed their availability for the night.
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- Brian Mc
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Have both speakers confirmed availability for Monday evening?
Both speakers confirmed.
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Thanks to all who came tonight, especially those who made a contribution, and doubly so to Paddy Doran and Dick O'Brien for presenting the cases for and against.
And thanks in advance to the six people have stepped forward to be delegates:
Tommy O'Connell
Barry Redmond
Dick O'Brien
Michael Hanley
Tom Blennerhassett
Paul Brosnan
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And don't forget to bring your CI licence.
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