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  • 06.28.10
    Cork Clipper Festival Sailing, Sport | Comments Off
    Cork is preparing for the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race with festivals in Kinsale and Cork. It will celebrate the Cork Clipper’s homecoming with the Kinsale Festival 02-07 July and in the Port of Cork from 07-09 July. The Clipper Race is the only global competition where people from all walks of life can step out of their comfort zones and sign up to race 35,000-miles around the world; over 30 nationalities are expected to take part. The Clipper yachts will arrive in Kinsale between 01-04 July and the festival will start on Friday 02 July. Supporters and crews alike will ...
  • 06.28.10
    4000 sign up for Waterways Ireland triAthlone 2010 Sport | Comments Off
    The Waterways Ireland TriAthlone Event is a four day triathalon festival that takes place in Athlone, Co. Meath. The event will be in the top five triathlon events internationally in terms of size and is expected to generate more than €9 million for the local economy. It incorporates part of the European championships. More than a quarter of the 4,000 triathletes will be elite athletes competing at European Championship level. They will also include 400 Irish athletes. The event's chairman Liam Heavin said there had been ‘‘a complete and utter explosion’’ in the popularity of triathlons since a test event in Athlone in ...