Back in September of 2025, I had a post up about a proposal to establish a new 5k parkrun in Carrigaline... see post HERE. The principle organiser Deirdre Murphy has now announced that a meeting about it will be held in Carrigaline on Thursday 22nd of January 2026.
"🏃♀️ Help bring parkrun to Carrigaline! 🏃♂️
We’re looking for volunteers across a range of roles to help set up a brand new Carrigaline parkrun – free, weekly timed 5k similar to Ballincollig and Midleton etc.
📅 Start-up Meeting: This Thursday 22nd Jan
📍 Carrigaline
No experience needed, just enthusiasm! "
We’re looking for volunteers across a range of roles to help set up a brand new Carrigaline parkrun – free, weekly timed 5k similar to Ballincollig and Midleton etc.
📅 Start-up Meeting: This Thursday 22nd Jan
📍 Carrigaline
No experience needed, just enthusiasm! "
If you're in Carrigaline and would like to attend then you can DM Deirdre by looking at this Facebook post on the Carrigaline Notice Board...
Please note that it's still early days for this parkrun as a lot of work still needs to be done.
If anyone is interested in setting up a 5k parkrun in their area then these are the steps...
- Get a core group together
- Find a route
- Get landowner permission
- Get parkrun to approve the course (also provide a video of it.)
- Raise funding
- Get training
- Start
- Get a core group together
- Find a route
- Get landowner permission
- Get parkrun to approve the course (also provide a video of it.)
- Raise funding
- Get training
- Start
Is a parkrun in Carrigaline feasible??? ... In terms of population, Carrigaline is around the 19,000 mark. If we compare that to some of the other local parkruns and look at their populations, we get... Ballincollig 20k, Midleton 14k & Mallow 14k. Those stats alone certainly suggest that there should be a large enough group of runners and walkers available locally to support a new parkrun in Carrigaline.
Location??? ... The first route that springs to mind is the local Carrigaline to Crosshaven walkway but it's also very narrow for an out and back course. Perhaps they have some other route in mind.
Sometimes the route may not be so obvious. Just look at the parkrun in Youghal and they managed to get a 5k parkrun by doing four loops at the rear of a school.
Lets hope and see if we get parkrun number 12 in Co Cork in the not too distant future.
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