Kerry's Stephen Walsh ready for the Cookstown 100
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Local road racer Stephen Walsh is set for the first road racing event of the season, the Cookstown 100, in County Tyrone this Friday and Saturday.
Ardfert man, Walsh has entered the Classic class in Cookstown.
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