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   Submitted by Eithne on Wed, 17/02/2010 - 21:58.    

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RITH 2010 ARE LOOKING FOR RUNNERS FROM NEWRY TRIATHLON CLUB

This is a 1600km relay run from Belfast to Galway (9th - 17th March) in support of the Irish language.
The web site is www.rith.ie and don't panic at the site of it. There's an option up in the right hand corner of the page to have it all in English.
The Irish language unit in Newry and Mourne District Council are organising the Newry end of things and can be contacted at 30313258 or marcas@glornangael.ie

It doesn't actually say which day it goes through Newry but I would imagine it will be either the 9th of the 10th.
That's all I know to date.

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Eithne


 
   Fri, 19/02/2010 - 10:53    

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   Wed 10th March

Just found out that the relay is in Newry on the 10th March. They plan to run down the Belfast Rd. around 9.30am towards the townhall where the batton will change hands. Then they head up the Dublin Rd. and cross into Co. Louth on the Carrickasticken Rd.

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Eithne


 
   Tue, 09/03/2010 - 19:35    

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   Last minute details

I just got this email through, so posting it for anyone who's heading into Newry in the morning.

A Chairde

Just to update the runners:

There will be a PSNI escort through Newry as far as Newry Golf Inn. There will be a lead vehicle and runners can get a lift back to their car in the minibus which will be available to the runners.

9.30 am Runners coming in past the Mourne Country Hotel on the Belfast Road, past the Ardmore PSNI station and in past the Court house to the Town Hall via Sugar Island.

10.00 am The baton will be officially taken by Mayor Councillor John Feehan outside the Town Hall and passed to more runners

The route will then go up the new road past Bagenal's Castle and follow the road down to the lights at the bottom of Bridge Street/corner of Albert Basin

Turn right up Merchants Quay past the Canal Court Hotel (Catríona Ruane MLA to take the baton and run for a distance)

Turn left at Grounded onto Monaghan Street and straight on

Turn left onto Patrick Street past the Sports Centre and onto Dominic Street as far as Bridge Street and turn right onto the Dublin Road approx 10.15 am

From here, up the Dublin road to the roundabout

Past the Golf club and from here, to Meigh (11.00 am) and then out to the Carrickasticken Road to the border 11.30 am

Is mise

Treasa
Irish Language Unit
Newry and Mourne District Council
028 3031 3258

Cuireann CCIM úsáid an Bhéarla agus na Gaeilge araon chun tosaigh fríd a Polasaí Dátheangachais
NMDC promotes the use of both English and Irish language through its Bilingualism Policy

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Eithne