Biker boffin in Joey Dunlop charity boost
A CHARITY set up in memory of late Ballymoney bike ace Joey Dunlop has received a major financial boost - in front of millions of television viewers.
Viewers of the BBC'S Celebrity Mastermind programme last week watched biker Dave Myers donate his 3,000 prize money to the Joey Dunlop Foundation.
And the larger-than-life TV cook from Cumbria also sported a Dunlop badge in his lapel throughout the tournament in which he came out on top against singer Toyah Wilcox, MP David Lammy and actor David Harewood.
The Isle-of-Man-based charity is aiming to provide disabled-accessible accommodation for visitors to the island where Dunlop was a Manx TT legend.
Charity chairman Kevin Quirk welcomed Myers' gesture:
"It's not only important for us in monetary terms, but it has also raised the profile of the foundation in terms of exposure on a very popular television programme."
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