Notice: Newmarket 5k road race - Sun 6th Dec 2026

This popular 5 km road race is coming up in the town of Newmarket in North-West Cork on Sunday the 6th of December 2026. This is a fast 5k course and gets a good turnout every year. The race starts at 1pm.

Entries HERE

As you can see from the race flyer above, one of the main attractions this year is that there is a long sleeve dry-fit top included in the entry.

If you do quite a few road races, you generally end up with plenty of dry fit tops. Most of them will be short sleeve and only suitable for running in the warmer months. It's the long sleeve ones that you keep going back to especially in the winter months when you want to keep your arms warm. Even if you're wearing a running jacket, it's just nicer to have a long sleeve top underneath.

As always, there are lots of generous prizes on offer.

From Duhallow AC... "‘’One of the Fastest 5ks in Ireland‘’

Join us as we celebrate 15 YEARS OF FAST RUNNING at one of Ireland's premier 5K races!

🏁 FAST, FLAT & ACCURATE COURSE

⏱️ Chip timed by MyRunResults

🎯 Perfect for chasing that end-of-year PB!

👕 Exclusive race top for the first 750 online entries (Update: Very limited tops, remaining sizes not guaranteed)

Race tops can be collected by eligible athletes who entered in the first 750 online  at race hq the morning of the race time to be confirmed.  

No on the day entries

Race HQ is the HI-LAND, Newmarket, Co Cork P51CY62

📬 Race numbers posted out this year!

📅 Sunday, 6th December 2026

🕐 1:00 PM

📍 Newmarket, Co. Cork

🏃 Open to ages 13+

👏 A massive thank you to our main sponsor Ayrton Group and all our fantastic local sponsors for their continued support!

🚨 DON'T LEAVE IT TOO LATE! 🚨

👉 ENTER NOW: https://eventmaster.ie/event/QK4vtnKSOy

🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️🔥 CALLING ALL RUNNERS & RUNNING CLUBS! 🔥🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️

🏅 NEW FOR 2026 – CLUB TEAM PRIZE MEDALS! 🏅

‘Prizes for one of the Fastest 5ks in Ireland and one of the biggest prize funds over €6000

1st Athlete home wins the Jerh Murphy Perpetual Cup

Prize Fund (ALL CASH)

€350 1st Man and Woman / €250 2nd man and woman / €200 3rd man and woman

Bonus Cash Prize €150 for Breaking course Record – (Men’s- 14:06) (Women’s – 15.49)

1st 6 men and Women over the line

1st Three Juniors Boys & Girls

1st Three Veterans Men over 40,45,50,55,60,65,70,75,80

1st Three Veterans Women over 35, 40,45,50,55,60,65,70,75,80

1st Wheelchair Athlete male/female

1st visually impaired athlete  male/ female 

All prizes will be presented at 14:30pm Sharp at Race HQ

Contact: Donie 086-8149970, Jerry 086-8050821, Jerh 089-4794529

AAI PERMIT GRANTED

Everyone competing in this race are doing so at their own risk, Duhallow A.C. accept no responsibility or liability for any injury, loss of damage to persons or property

Course Preview...Lots more info including directions, photos, course details, etc can be seen HERE

Results of the Dublin City Marathon - Sun 25th Oct 2026

Corcaigh Abú. Anthony Creed from Cork ran the Irish Life Dublin Marathon last weekend dressed in American Football gear and finished in 3h 18m!

Considering all the rain on Saturday, the weather conditions for the 2026 Dublin Marathon were pretty good with plenty of sunshine even if it was a little windy.

This also doubled up as the National Marathon Championships and these are the provisional medal winners from Cork.

Women 50-54 - 3rd. 3800 Áine O' Donoghue Togher A.C. 3:10:07 

Men 45-49 1st. 4759 Barry Twohig St. Finbarrs A.C. 2:27:08 

Men 60-64 2nd. 3726 Cathal O' Connell St. Finbarrs A.C. 2:53:04 

 The chip timing results can be seen HERE

Photos...

1) Derek Costello has the following galleries...
part 1   https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1695553712573760&type=3
part 2   https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1695559655906499&type=3
part 3   https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1695571795905285&type=3
part 4   https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1695571795905285&type=3

2) Joe Murphy has loads of pics...

a) Album 1 b) Album 2 c) Album 3 d) Album 4 e) Album 5 f) Album 6 g) Album 7 h) Start 1 i) Start 2 j) Start 3 k) Start 4 l) Start 5 m) Album 8 n) Album 9 o) Album 10 p) Album 11 q) Album 12 r) Album 13

4952. 6005 David Gillick M M40 Dundrum South Dublin A.C. 3:35:58

4954. 6004 Charlotte Gillick W W40 Dundrum South Dublin A.C. 3:35:58

Very long video showing the finish line...

Weather for the 2026 Dublin Marathon...

After all the rain on Saturday, Sunday looks like it's going to be mostly sunny for the 2026 Dublin marathon. As Storm Boelo moves over Scotland and heads towards Norway, the winds from it will still be very much present on Sunday for the marathon.

Key points...

1) Very windy. Runners will have a headwind from the Start to mile 7, 13 to 15 miles & 24 mile to the finish.

2) 10 deg C. While it's reasonably mild, the wind will make it feel a lot colder, especially for spectators. 

3) Showers. There might be the odd passing shower but nothing persistent.

Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 24th Oct 2026

Saturday 24th of October 2026 - There was a huge drop in numbers for the 5k parkruns in Co Cork with heavy rain crossing over Ireland this morning. It might be tempting to think the Dublin marathon had something to do with the drop but the same Saturday last year saw over 1200 parkrunners taking part. 

Most people just saw the weather forecast and gave it a miss. The numbers for both Tramore Valley and Ballincollig were surprisingly low with just 89 and 95 respectively. Mallow, Macroom, Glengarriff and Clonakilty were cancelled.

The one plus is that the rain supressed the attendance at the second edition in Carrigaline which helps in a little way to keep the initial surge in numbers down.

There was a total of 366 finishers across the seven events.

Milestones... 

Carrigaline... Well done to Graham Meikle who earned his 400th parkrun volunteer credit this weekend!

Ballincollig... Ann O'Sullivan completed her 250th parkrun.

Clonakilty... The 5k parkrun was cancelled on Saturday morning after the heavy rain turned part of the course into a stream.

Results...

Tramore Valley Park - Number of finishers - This week 89, last week 294

Top 3 men & women...

1 Michael O REGAN Male VM50-54 19:02 

2 Ciarán MURRAY Male VM45-49 Togher AC 19:13

3 Stephen O' DONOGHUE Male VM50-54 19:52

19 Paula MULCAHY Female VW50-54 24:11

24 Poppy LAWTON Female JW11-14 24:53

25 Pia RUTH Female SW18-19 24:54

Full results... https://www.parkrun.ie/tramorevalley/results/225/

Ballincollig - Number of finishers - This week 95, last week 305

Top 3 men & women...

1 Diarmuid O'SULLIVAN Male SM20-24 19:03

2 Trevor WOODS Male VM55-59 Cork Triathlon Club 19:58

3 Tom LEE Male VM45-49 Westport AC 20:20

11 Davina FENTON Female VW45-49 Ballinora National School 22:43

16 Claire O'SULLIVAN Female VW35-39 23:29

34 Jill O'DONNELL Female SW30-34 26:03

Full results... https://www.parkrun.ie/ballincollig/results/447/

Glen River - Number of finishers - This week 28, last week 72

Top 3 men & women...

1 Aaron HORNIBROOK Male VM35-39 20:05

2 Matthew DEEGAN Male VM35-39 Greenock Glenpark Harriers 20:07

3 Glen HOARE Male VM45-49 21:59

9 Maura FITZGERALD Female VW35-39 24:23

14 Deirdre FITZGIBBON Female VW45-49 31:01

15 Imelda LYONS Female VW45-49 32:33

Full results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glenriver/results/334/

Carrigaline - Number of finishers - This week 53, last week 48.

Top 3 men & women...

1 Donal FALLON Male VM40-44 Mt. Hillary AC 19:17

2 Jose Manuel PABON Male VM40-44 Ealing Eagles Running Club 19:36

3 Cillian KEHOE Male SM18-19 19:40

16 Áine NÍ MHURCHÚ Female SW30-34 24:49

25 Zita HOEY Female VW40-44 27:37

28 Bea MCCARTHY Female SW30-34 28:20

Full results... https://www.parkrun.ie/corkharbourgreenwaycarrigaline/results/2/

Midleton Greenway - Number of finishers - This week 76, last week 166

Top 3 men & women...

1 Jack HIGGINS Male JM15-17 19:44

2 Philip DOYLE Male VM50-54 Brothers Pearse AC 20:36

3 Shane SCANLAN Male VM35-39 20:42

4 Caroline MONK Female JW15-17 Celtic DCH 20:54

9 Pamela BARRY Female VW50-54 Aghada Running Club 22:05 

19 Victoria WARD Female SW25-29 24:28

Full results... https://www.parkrun.ie/midletongreenway/results/88/

Mallow Castle - Number of finishers - This week CANCELLED, last week 77

Top 3 men & women...

Full results... 

Macroom Demesne - Number of finishers - This week CANCELLED, last week 59

Top 3 men & women...

Full results... 

Glengarriff - Number of finishers - This week CANCELLED, last week 52

Top 3 men & women...

Full results... 

Bere Island - Number of finishers - This week 47, last week 42

Top 3 men & women...

1 Edward STEL Male VM55-59 25:56

5 Breandan MURPHY Male SM20-24 33:57

6 John MACLEOD Male VM75-79 38:04

2 Breeda O SULLIVAN Female VW55-59 Beara AC 26:16

3 Joanne SULLIVAN Female VW55-59 31:47

4 Edel MURPHY Female VW55-59 33:43 

Full results... https://www.parkrun.ie/bereisland/results/568/

Castlehaven - Number of finishers - 10 this week, 21 last week

Top 3 men & women...

1 James LAVERY Male SM30-34 23:40

2 Matthew O'RIORDAN Male SM30-34 Reading Roadrunners 28:12

4 Jude CHAPMAN Male VM40-44 30:52

3 Caroline CHAPMAN Female VW40-44 30:51

5 Celine BUCKLEY Female VW55-59 Castlehaven GAA 34:11

6 Tracey POPHAM Female VW45-49 35:42

Full results... https://www.parkrun.ie/castlehaven/results/488/

 
Clonakilty - Number of finishers - CANCELLED this week, 56 last week

Top 3 men & women...

Full results... 

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For more information about the weekly 5k parkruns in Co Cork, go to this page HERE.

Guest Post: Dublin City Marathon... by Pat Walsh

 * Dublin City Marathon *

Best of luck to all taking part this weekend in our premier marathon in this country. I do hope that everything goes well and that all the hopes and dreams come to fruition. Bit of FOMO on my part but I know I can’t do it and have reached acceptance. I’m sitting writing this post with Storm Austen turning my garden in a swimming pool and the roof rattling. It doesn’t seem long since we were relaxing in the evening sunshine with a chilled beer. Forecast is good for Sunday and ideal for a marathon. 

‘ O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being,
Thou, from whose unseen presence the leaves dead
Are driven, like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing, ‘

For those going to Dublin can I offer some advice. Relax and enjoy it.

For those at the front end have their own game plan and tactics but for ordinary Joe it is a day to savour. Years to come you will look back and let it be a day you will cherish and talk about with friends. 

Relax before the start as much as you can. Conserve the energy needed for the later miles. The most important tip I can give is to start slowly. It is always a shuffle anyway with huge numbers but just settle in and let the miles pass by. Too many people set out too fast and nothing in the tank for later. Take on fuel and water as early as possible to offset later fatigue.

I won’t bore you with too much more but just put on a smile, embrace the day, the occasion, your fellow participants and the supporters. It is a notch on the belt of life if you do many more or never again run a marathon. 

When you finish a marathon, will you ever run one again? Hopefully yes but maybe no. You need time, luck, health, family, friends and a good birth cert. No guarantees in the journey of life.

Remember your finishing time isn’t engraved on the medal. Everyone receives the same momento. How you enjoyed the experience is personal to you. Time doesn’t matter.

“The sun rose and set in a land of dreams whether the clocks where right or wrong.”

Pic below from 2016 is myself and Patrick Kavanagh when we used to have the bants on the banks of the canal after every DCM. I have a pic of myself and Paddy after every DCM I ever ran.

Best of luck everyone. Go and make memories.

#pwr  #dublincitymarathon

Note that some parkruns in Cork are cancelled - Sat 24th Oct 2026

Please note that the following 5k parkruns are cancelled...

Mallow Castle

Macroom Demesne 

Glengarriff

The inaugural parkrun problem...

The chart above shows the number of finishers at the Midleton Greenway 5k parkrun from the first event in February 2025 to early October 2026.

The chart clearly shows the initial surge with over 600 participants and the following three weeks were all around 300. The current average so far for 2026 is about 150 and the chart shows that it took about two months to drop down to that level.

This parkrun was announced well in advance so a lot of people got to know about it and hence, 600 plus turn up for the inaugural run.

This creates a lot of problems for the organisers from available parking to space on the course. It also puts huge pressure on the volunteers trying to cope with these huge numbers.

The photo above is from the start of the inaugural Midleton parkrun and it shows the greenway full of runners just after the start. While this field will gradually thin out, the front runners will be turning back at the 2.5km mark and face all the runners going out.

Flatten the surge... Both of the new Carrigaline and Dungarvan parkruns started on the same day - Sat 17th Oct 2026. This was no accident. The start dates for both events were not made public and if it did leak out then there were two events to choose from.

This strategy worked and there were 48 finishers in Carrigaline and 144 in Dungarvan.

The problem now is that people know about the new events and there is a real risk that they'll be swamped for the first few weeks. Both Dungarvan and Carrigaline are out and back courses and the greenways are a lot narrower than Midleton.

I'd guess that the maximum comfortable capacity for the Dungarvan parkrun is probably about 240 while Carrigaline is about 120.

Narrow start for the Carrigaline parkrun

Parkrun Ireland are appealing to participants to consider delaying their visit to help flatten the initial surge.

Parkrun Ireland...  "Thinking of visiting an inaugural parkrun event? 🌳 

We understand that there’s something special about being there for a new event’s very first parkrun. Before you head along, it’s worth thinking about how you can best support the new volunteer team - not just on week one, but for weeks and months to come 🙌 

New events can sometimes experience a huge turnout on their inaugural day, with numbers far higher than expected. While it’s fantastic to see so much enthusiasm, a sudden influx of participants can also be challenging for a new team finding its feet. Large crowds can mean more pressure on volunteers, increased incidents, complaints from other park users and, in some cases, concerns from landowners about congestion or overcrowding.

One of the best ways you can support a new event is to spread the love 🧡 

If you’re planning to visit a new parkrun, consider making your first visit on week three, four or one of the following weeks. Your support is just as valuable then and it can make a real difference to an event as it settles into its regular rhythm.

And if you really want to be there for the inaugural, why not volunteer? Your extra pair of hands can be hugely valuable to a new team as they navigate their first ever event 🦺 

Every new parkrun is built by its volunteer community. So whether you visit on week one, week four or months down the line, your support can help a new event thrive and make it sustainable in the long term 👏 "

Notice: Churchtown 10-mile road race - Sat 14th Nov 2026

The Churchtown 10-mile road race in north Cork is coming up this year on Saturday 14th November 2026. The race starts at 10am. 

After a successful three years, this will be the fourth edition of this race. Please note that entries close on  Wednesday 11th November at 11:30pm.

Entries HERE

Churchtown is located just 4kms west of the N20 Cork to Limerick road so access couldn't be easier.

Parkrun website down due to 'maintenance' issues

Anyone checking the parkrun website for results or future volunteer rosters will have seen a message like the one above.

The 'Scheduled Maintenance' is most likely because the website will need to be updated as two critical security vulnerabilities have been identified which threaten sites using #PHP , a language present on nearly 70% of the web. These vulnerabilities can enable cyberattacks and data theft.

The Dungarvan 5k parkrun started on the 17th of Oct 2026

On the 17th of October 2026, two new 5k parkruns started in Munster... one in Carrigaline and one in Dungarvan.

A total of 144 runners and walkers took part in the inaugural Dungarvan event which starts in Ballinroad on the Dungarvan to Waterford City Greenway. Ballinroad is about 4 kms to the east of Dungarvan town.

The course itself is pretty much dead flat. It's 2.5 kms out, around a cone and 2.5 kms back.

It's hard to be sure what the long term average might be like but I think it might be about the same as Mallow which had an average of 72 finishers per event in 2025.

That would a reasonable number for an out and back course where space is limited. As can be seen from the photo below, the course is about 3-metres wide and would be unsuitable for say 200 plus with runners going in both directions.

The event website is https://www.parkrun.ie/dungarvangreenway/

Results of the Bere Island 5-mile road race - Sat 17th Oct 2026

Results of the Kyle NS 5k - 26th Sep 2026

This low key Kyle National School 5k near Killeagh was held on Sunday 26th of Sept 2026.

Top 3 men & women...
 1 Paul Crotty Ballintottis AC     18:01 MS 156
2 Paul Kearney Aghada AC     18:51 MS 175
3 Kevin Cotter Conna     18:56 MS 178
11 Emma Landers Youghal AC     21:43 FS 174
16 Janette Sullivan Youghal AC     22:50 FS 181
30 Martina Beechinor West Waterford AC     25:47 FS 101

Full results HERE

Results of the Rebel Run 5k & 10k - Sun 18th Oct 2026

First 3 women in the 10k (L-R) Kim Muckian 3rd, Caitriona McGettigan 1st & Catherine Murphy 2nd

 

5k...

1 CONRAD WATT (#1187) 17:10 Sen (1) Male  (1)
2 PATRICK BRETT (#647) 17:20 Sen (2) Male  (2)
3 MARK O CALLAGHAN (#1009) 18:02 Sen (3) Male  (3)
5 CARRIE LYNCH (#294) 18:13 Sen (1) Female  (1)
11 ANNA TONER (#589) 20:16 O40 (1) Female  (2)
20 MAIREAD PEREZ (#1090) 20:42 O50 (1) Female  (3)

5k results HERE

10k...

1 SEAN TWOHIG (#1211) 33:44 Sen (1) Male  (1)
2 FERGUS MURPHY (#981) DONOUGHMORE A.C. 35:34 Sen (2) Male  (2)
3 TADHG CROWLEY (#103) CARRAIG-NA-BHFEAR A.C. 37:16 O40 (1) Male  (3)
13 CAITRIONA MC GETTIGAN (#1366) 39:06 Sen (1) Female  (1)
19 CATHERINE MURPHY (#377) EAGLE A.C. 39:29 O50 (1) Female  (2)
22 KIM MUCKIAN (#967) CORK TRACK CLUB A.C. 39:53 Sen (2) Female  (3)

10k results HERE

Start of the Rebel Run 5k (Video by John Kissane)

Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 17th Oct 2026

Saturday 17th of October 2026 - Blue skies and sunshine this weekend of the parkruns in the county with a chilly red showers this week with 6 deg C at 9:30am at Cork Airport. There was a total of 1197 finishers across the eleven events.

The big news this weekend was the fact that the new parkrun in Carrigaline has started and we're back to eleven events in the county. More info about the Carrigaline parkrun in this post.

Milestones... 

Macroom... 

Enda Kiernan,  Run Director presenting Padraig Sheahan of Millstreet AC with his certificate for completing his 250th parkrun at the Macroom Castle Demesne parkrun this morning. Padraig ran Berlin Marathon a few weeks ago, runs New York in a few weeks and got a Good For Age entry to Tokyo next year, earlier this week.

Ballincollig... James Redmond completed his 200th parkrun while Violeta Morari reaches 250!

Bere Island... Antonio Castoldo from Italy did his 100th 5k parkrun and his first outing at this event. He has 58 at Tramore Valley and 32 at Ballincollig. 

Carol Hurley earned her 100th volunteer credit at the same event.

Clonakilty... Paul Whent completed his 200th parkrun. 

Results...

Tramore Valley Park - Number of finishers - This week 294, last week 276

Top 3 men & women...

1 Rory O' SULLIVAN Male VM45-49 St Finbarrs AC 18:23

2 Darragh O'KEEFFE Male SM30-34 18:40

3 Daniel PEARE Male JM11-14 18:52

29 Maggie RYAN Female JW11-14 22:42

36 Emily Maire PIERSE Female SW25-29 23:11

41 Niamh SHEEHAN Female VW35-39 Togher AC 23:27

Full results... https://www.parkrun.ie/tramorevalley/results/224/

Ballincollig - Number of finishers - This week 305, last week 307

Top 3 men & women...

1 Govinda O'SULLIVAN Male SM25-29 Eagle A.C. 17:19

2 Unknown

3 Shane COLLINS Male VM40-44 St Finbarrs AC 18:59

7 Isla HEALY Female JW11-14 Togher AC 19:44

14 Niamh CRONIN Female VW50-54 St Finbarrs AC 20:44

29 Sandra KEYES Female VW45-49 22:17

Full results... https://www.parkrun.ie/ballincollig/results/446/

Glen River - Number of finishers - This week 72, last week 62

Top 3 men & women...

1 Ciarán MURRAY Male VM45-49 Togher AC 19:32

2 Finbarr O DWYER Male VM50-54 19:39

3 Richard BOURKE Male VM45-49 St Finbarrs AC 19:55

21 Catherine DEENIHAN Female VW55-59 UCC Staff Athletics Club 25:21

32 Charlotte O'DONOVAN Female VW50-54 27:03

34 Claire MCGONAGLE Female VW55-59 27:27

Full results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glenriver/results/333/

Carrigaline - Number of finishers - 48 for the inaugural event

Top 3 men & women...

1 Cillian KEHOE Male SM18-19 18:59

2 Donal FALLON Male VM40-44 Mt. Hillary AC 19:13

3 David FLETCHER Male VM45-49 Tallaght AC 20:00

4 Siobhan HOLLAND Female VW50-54 Eagle A.C. 20:20

11 Claire O'SULLIVAN Female VW35-39 23:37

13 Susan LYNE Female VW45-49 Togher AC 24:49

Full results... https://www.parkrun.ie/corkharbourgreenwaycarrigaline/results/1/

Midleton Greenway - Number of finishers - This week 166, last week 141

Top 3 men & women...

1 Aaron GRAVES Male VM35-39 Tiptree Road Runners 17:48

2 Peter FENYVESI Male VM50-54 18:31

3 Unknown

10 Nollaigh O'NEILL Female VW50-54 20:06

19 Esther LAWLOR Female VW45-49 22:24

21 Lily LAWLOR Female JW15-17 22:34

Full results... https://www.parkrun.ie/midletongreenway/results/87/

Mallow Castle - Number of finishers - This week 77, last week 98

Top 3 men & women...

1 Matthew COOKE Male JM15-17 17:27

2 Vinny GRIMES Male VM35-39 18:27

3 Aidan CROWLEY Male SM30-34 Bweeng Trail Blazers 19:17

12 Martina LYONS Female VW50-54 23:00 

18 Elaine O'CALLAGHAN Female VW40-44 24:34

19 Aoife MCSWEENEY Female SW25-29 24:38

Full results... https://www.parkrun.ie/mallowcastle/results/251/

Macroom Demesne - Number of finishers - This week 59, last week 54

Top 3 men & women...

1 Conor LUCEY Male VM40-44 17:50

2 Jude MURPHY Male SM18-19 18:11

3 David BRADLEY Male JM15-17 19:01

14 Caroline O DONNELL Female VW55-59 24:17

18 Katie BROWNE Female SW25-29 25:23

21 Stephanie O BRIEN Female SW30-34 26:35

Full results... https://www.parkrun.ie/macroomcastledemesne/results/599/

Glengarriff - Number of finishers - This week 52, last week 63

Top 3 men & women...

1 Emily CARROLL Female SW30-34 20:22

8 Clare MURPHY Female SW30-34 25:02

10 Sarah KELLY Female VW35-39 Raheny Shamrock AC 25:28

2 Unknown

3 Stephen O'SULLIVAN Male VM55-59 22:35

4 Danny MANNING Male VM50-54 23:05

Full results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glengarriff/results/476/

Bere Island - Number of finishers - This week 47, last week 42

Top 3 men & women...

1 Jay MURDOCH Male VM40-44 20:13

2 Unknown

3 Maurice O'HARA-LYONS Male VM65-69 Eagle A.C. 22:58

9 Breeda O SULLIVAN Female VW55-59 Beara AC 26:00

10 Edel MURPHY Female VW55-59 26:32

14 Meave QUINLAN Female VW40-44 26:56

Full results... https://www.parkrun.ie/bereisland/results/567/

Castlehaven - Number of finishers - 21 this week, 28 last week

Top 3 men & women...

1 Luke CONNOLLY Male JM11-14 23:30

2 John Joseph O LEARY Male VM35-39 25:01

3 James WHITE Male VM35-39 25:39

8 Orla CALNAN Female SW30-34 31:16

10 Celine BUCKLEY Female VW55-59 Castlehaven GAA 32:22

11 June CONNOLLY Female JW10 32:46

Full results... https://www.parkrun.ie/castlehaven/results/487/

 
Clonakilty - Number of finishers - 56 this week, 50 last week

Top 3 men & women...

1 Gerald O SULLIVAN Male SM30-34 17:48

2 Alex O SHEA Male VM50-54 St Finbarrs AC 18:17

3 Noah O'SHEA Male SM18-19 21:09

10 Roisin HURLEY Female SW25-29 22:43

13 Ursula HEDDERMAN Female VW60-64 24:24

22 Kathleen O REGAN Female VW40-44 27:31

Full results... https://www.parkrun.ie/clonakilty/results/553/

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For more information about the weekly 5k parkruns in Co Cork, go to this page HERE.

The new 5k parkrun in Carrigaline has started!

The new Carrigaline 5k parkrun has started and the inaugural event was held on Saturday 17th of October 2026. The first event was a low key event so that it wouldn't be overwhelmed with huge numbers.

The official name of the course is the Cork Harbour Greenway Carrigaline parkrun.

As the map shows above, the parkrun is an out and back course and it's held on the Carrigaline to Crosshaven Greenway and it's about 1.5kms east of the town.

This is a more detailed map of the area.

The car park at the start of the Greenway is reasonably small and the organisers ask all parkrunners to use the much larger car park at the Primary Care Centre. There will be stewards available every Saturday to guide visitors to this car park.

The Primary Care Centre is only a few hundred metres away from the start of the parkrun.

This is the road junction near the parkrun. Parkrun visitors are asked to turn right here for the Primary Care Centre.

You can see the traffic lights ahead where people can cross the road to get to the parkrun.

The course is dead flat and it's basically 2.6 kms out, turn near the car park by the Rabbit Island car park and then 2.4 kms back.

The course is quiet narrow and is only about two metres wide in places. The capacity of the course is about 100 runners so it would help a lot if you could delay your visit to give the numbers a chance to calm down.