Microsoft employees complete Wild Atlantic Way charity cycle, raising over €300,000 for LauraLynn – Microsoft News Centre Europe

Microsoft employees complete Wild Atlantic Way charity cycle, raising over €300,000 for LauraLynn – Microsoft News Centre Europe

By darinasexton
Publication Date: 2025-11-17 16:47:00

Since the charity cycle began in 2014, Microsoft employees have raised more than €1.7 million for Ireland’s only children’s hospice

Dublin, 17th November 2025 – Microsoft Ireland employees have completed the final 360km stretch of the Wild Atlantic Way as part of their annual charity cycle, raising more than €300,000 – the most they’ve ever raised in a single year – in support of LauraLynn, Ireland’s only children’s hospice.

The charity cycle, which began in 2014 with just 10 cyclists, has grown into a major annual fundraising event. This year, 100 cyclists and support crew took on the three-day and 360kms cycling challenge from Letterkenny to Buncrana, County Donegal, battling wet weather, steep climbs, and winding roads – all in the name of supporting children with life-limiting conditions and their families.

Over the course of the last 12 years, the Microsoft team have raised more than €1.7 million for LauraLynn, having cycled more than…