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Fish N’ Chips Run on Friday July 14th

Fergal Mc Dermott — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 21:08:43 +0000

Meeting at the Viaduct Inn on the Old Bandon road Cork at 6.15pm, with a leaving time of 6.30pm, followed by a scenic spin down to Kinsale.
What a perfect way to kick off the weekend than some fantastic fresh fish and chips !

Fish N’ Chips Run on Friday June 9th

Fergal Mc Dermott — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 20:07:40 +0000

IMM 2017

Fergal Mc Dermott — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 21:06:54 +0000

About the IMM :

What date is it taking place?
The IMM 2017 Ireland is taking place from Thursday May 25th – Monday May 29th 2017.

Venue :

The camping and show will be held in Westport House, Westport, Co. Mayo.

What is an IMM?
For many Mini drivers an “International Mini Meeting”, or IMM, is a well known phenomenon, but for some it’s not clear what it’s all about. IMM is short for International Mini Meeting. It originated in 1978 in Germany when it started as a small 3 day camp event at Whitsun weekend. After several years its popularity had grown, even over the German borders and this resulted in an International event which takes place every year in a different country. Every 5 years we celebrate the Mini in England where the IMM takes place around the Minis birthday in August.

An IMM is a 3 day event for young and old. Besides the classic Mini, all derivatives and yes…even New Mini’s are welcome! The event starts on Friday afternoon when most of the participants arrive. After signing in, they find a good spot or go to the appointed place of their Mini club. The latter can vary at each event. The best thing to do is to place the Mini in such a way that everybody can have a good look at it. The tent is just a minor detail. On Friday evening the event is officially opened. Different activities will be organized for Mini drivers and Mini Clubs during the rest of the weekend. Recurring features are the Concourse d’Elegance, boot sale, traders area, dinner on Saturday, party on Saturday night, breakfast on Sunday and a closing party on Sunday night.

Even the Club competitions are a recurring feature. A new activity for the last few years is the Mini Parade. Lots of Minis queuing on local roads, sometimes causing a traffic jam, but always escorted by the police. Basically an IMM is all about socialising, meeting lots of other enthusiasts, relaxing and just having fun. After you’ve met and spoken with lots of others, bought all the parts your precious vehicle needs to become even more beautiful and had some fun, the IMM closes with a ceremony on Sunday night. During this event the awards are presented and the IMM key is handed over to the club which organises the event the following year. Of course you can leave your tent up for another night because you can stay until Monday morning. Then the event is really over and everybody leaves for home, dreaming of the next IMM!

Photos from one of our recent Mini runs :

Fergal Mc Dermott — Thu, 30 Jun 2016 07:49:50 +0000

Cork City Hospitals Children’s Club – Run to Fota

Fergal Mc Dermott — Thu, 05 Nov 2015 11:06:21 +0000

Hi guys n’ gals. It’s that time of year again. For the last 7 years we have been invited by the Cork City Hospitals Childrens Club to assist them with their annual Christmas Runs to Fota House to see Santa and have a party. This is such a worthwhile cause to be associated with as it really makes every child’s day out extra special to travel down in one of our Minis. The event requires you to arrive at the meeting time and place where you will be assigned a child and parent/volunteer. Then everyone will travel to Fota House in convoy with a Garda escort, and once you have dropped off your passengers, you are more than welcome to have breakfast/lunch there provided by the charity for all their volunteers. There are 3 runs in total – it’s entirely up to you how many of them you are available for. I have created a separate Facebook event for each one so if you can post under each run that you can do so I know how many cars I have for each run. Or alternatively if you are not on Facebook just post below here which ones you can do. I know they are weekday events so I do understand that it might be difficult for people to get time off work etc – we really do appreciate any support that you can give to the event. If anyone has any queries , please give me a shout on 0867809456 or just post your query up here. Thanks a million , Sarah x

First Run – Thursday 3rd December , 8.15am Cork University Hospital
Second Run -Thursday 3rd December , 1.30pm, Cork Deaf Association
Thire Run – Friday 4th December , 8.15am, Mercy Hospital Cork

Morrison Mini Run July 19th 2015 :

Fergal Mc Dermott — Mon, 13 Jul 2015 13:30:31 +0000

Morrison Mini Run in association with The Mini Club of Ireland takes place at 10:30 am on Sunday 19th July 2015 in Morrison MINI in Cahir.
Super scenic Mini Run followed by lots of Fun to celebrate All things MINI !!!

For more information call Caroline or Aisling on 052-7441122

MCOI donate €2,230 to Cork Association for Autism :

Fergal Mc Dermott — Wed, 03 Jun 2015 14:45:31 +0000

Hi guys. We are pleased to announce that we raised a whopping €2,230 for the Cork Association for Autism as a result of our event , Minis on the Wild Atlantic Way 2015. We handed over the cheque this evening to Marion Courtney from the charity in Actons Hotel in Kinsale, the starting point for our adventure! Well done to all who donated to generously to the cause, through sponsorship cards, the silent auction and raffle. And massive thanks to those who helped organise the event – you all know who you are ! A fantastic result and we will certainly be doing more with the Cork Association for Autism later on this year. Thanks again guys,
Sarah x

The Mini Club of Ireland raise €3000 for West Cork Rapid Response Unit :

Fergal Mc Dermott — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 12:14:20 +0000

The Mini Club of Ireland raised €3000 for the West Cork Rapid Response Unit on their recent event, Minis on the Wild Atlantic Way Part 1 and are seen here handing over the cheque at the Maritime Hotel in Bantry.

Minis on the Wild Atlantic Way – Part 1. Photos :

Fergal Mc Dermott — Tue, 22 Jul 2014 11:56:27 +0000

Photos are up now up for our great event recently.

Check out the photos here.

Our Awards from 2013 :

Fergal Mc Dermott — Mon, 04 Nov 2013 14:41:37 +0000

We won two lovely awards during 2013.

We won “Best Newcomer Award” for taking part in the Ballincollig St.Patrick’s Day Parade.

And we won “Third in Class” at The Irish Festival of Speed.