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Hill and Dale Race 8: By Wingman MEELBEG Meelmore, the 8^th race in the 2011 Hill and Dale Series over two of the Mournesxa0 highest peaksxa0 both over 700 metres, joined only by five other peaks that exceed that height to make up the seven seven’s. In complete contrast to the week before at Loughshannagh with strong winds and chill factor only just above freezing, the air was still, the sky clear blue and temperature above twenty degrees. It was the warmest day of the year and the 188 runners assembled risked heat stroke rather than exposure.

st May 2011 in the Burrendale Hotel, Newcastle, there was another historic night for xa0the Cumann Lutchleas Gael. Plans for the 2011 Down VHI Cul Camp supported by Club Down weere unveiled by Sean Mac Caisin, Down Youth Officer and County Cul Camp Co-Coordinator along with Conor O’Toole, Down Games’ Development Manager. Guests for the evening were Seamus Walsh, County Chairperson, Seamus Ennis, Coaching Officer, Diarmuid Cahill, Bord na Og Chairperson, and Brian McGreevy, Club Down Chairperson.

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