Pictures by Lorraine O'Sullivan and edited by Eddie Dawson

Start Of Stage 8 in Westport Co. Mayo

Kristain House ReCycling.co.uk race leader

Eldon Looney Cork Safety & Training

Przenyslaw Pietrzak Of Poland Legia Team

Toby Neave of the Surrey League Team

Team Legia Bazylisel of Poland setting the pace

Simon Kelly Team Murphy & Gunn with Morton Hegreberg Norway Sparebanken Veat Team

Christain House looking very serious

Chris Newton &Evan Oliphant ReCycling.co.uk followed by Michal Pawlyta & Lukasz Modzelewisk of Poland

Chris Newton and Christain House ReCycling.co.uk on the way to Clara

Lukasz Modzelewski Przemyslaw & Jaroslaw Welniak of Poland drive the bunch along with the help on Recycling.co.uk Team

Tim Barry Éireann Dan Morrissey Team in Moat Co. Westmeath

Bartlomiej Matysiak of Poland outsprints Ciaran Power Éireann Dan Morrissey Team to win stage in Clara

Race Director Dermot Dignam is presented with a clock by Brian Cowan T.D.& Minister for Finance

Bartlomiej Matysiak Team Legia Bazylisek stage winner

Michael Fitzgerald MyHome.ieCycleways first county rider receives his Cuchulainn Crystal award

That man again Ciaran Power Éireann Dan Morrissey Team 2nd in the stage

Joshau Marden Australia Tean FRF Couriers 4th. in the stage

Bartlomiej Matysika of the Polish Legia Team 1st. on the stage and leader in the under 23 rider Cctegory

Lukasz Modzelewski Of the Polish Lega Team in the Points Jersey

Ciaran Power Éireann Dan Morrissey Team in the Mountains Jersey

Kristain House ReCycling.co.uk in the yellow jersey

All the leaders jerseys in Clara Kristian HouseReCycling.co.uk (Race Leader) Ciaran Power Éireann Dan Morrissey Team (Mountains) Bartlomiej Matysiak Poland (Best Under 23 rider) Lukasz Modzelewski Poland (Points) Joshau Marden Australia ( Stage Jersey) Michael Frizgerald Myhome.ieCycleways (County Rider)

Miss FBD Sally Ryan is presented with flowers in Clara