Déiseman Michael Coakley completes grand tour of Munster parkruns

Last weekend, Déiseman Michael Coakley took part in the 5k parkrun in Borrisokane in Co Tipperary and this mans that he has now completed all 30 of the 5k parkruns in Munster!

Obviously some of these like the ones in Clare, Kerry and west Cork involved quite an amount of traveling considering the distances from Co Waterford.

The full list with the number of times he has completed each event is shown below. There are actually 31 listed as it includes the now defunct Waterford Nature parkrun.

Pobalscoil na Tríonóide parkrun 108
Midleton Greenway parkrun 18
SETU Arena parkrun 9
Ballincollig parkrun 7
Tramore parkrun, Waterford 5
Glengarriff parkrun 5
Clonmel parkrun 4
Tramore Valley parkrun, Cork 4
Killarney House parkrun 3
Waterford Nature parkrun 3
Glen River parkrun 3
Bere Island parkrun 2
Fethard Town parkrun 2
Tralee parkrun 2
Vandeleur parkrun 1
Mungret parkrun 1
Fenit Greenway parkrun 1
Newcastle West parkrun 1
Knockanacree Woods parkrun 1
Limerick parkrun 1
Borrisokane Town parkrun 1
Clonakilty parkrun 1
Macroom Castle Demesne parkrun 1
Templemore parkrun 1
Mallow Castle parkrun 1
Castlehaven parkrun 1
Listowel parkrun 1
Illaunmanagh parkrun 1
Inch Beach parkrun 1
Clarisford parkrun 1
Lees Road parkrun 1

Notice: Kinsale Regatta 5 Mile - Fri 31st July 2026

The annual Kinsale Regatta 5-mile road race is coming up this year on Friday 31st of July 2026 with a start time of 7:30pm.

Update - 24th July 2026: All the places are nearly gone.

Update - 13th July 2026: 800 places gone, 200 places left.

Update - 8th July 2026: 700 places gone, 300 places left.

You can enter HERE

This event is a fundraiser for Sailability Ireland which helps people with disabilities experience sailing.

Results of the Churchtown 4-mile road race - Thurs 23rd of July 2026

The Churchtown South 4 Mile road race was held on Thurs 23rd July 2026 on yet nice dry evening in east Cork. There were 187 finishers this year.

Top 3 men & women...

1 John Meade St. Finbarrs AC M45 21:23 2 Donal Coakley Glanmire AC M40 21:45 3 Nathan Ryan O Hehir St. Finbarrs AC M 22:02 4 Jessica Coyne Leevale AC F 22:17 11 Lizzie Lee Leevale AC F45 23:19 17 Sinéad Flannery Ballintotis Fit For Life F45 25:10 

Full results below courtesy of John Hennessy

Place Name Club Category Time
1 John Meade St. Finbarrs AC M45 21:23
2 Donal Coakley Glanmire AC M40 21:45
3 Nathan Ryan O Hehir St. Finbarrs AC M 22:02
4 Jessica Coyne Leevale AC F 22:17
5 Michael Furlong East Cork AC M 22:21
6 Tim O Connor M45 22:35
7 Nick Hogan M45 22:47
8 Jason O Mahony Cork City AC M45 22:58
9 Alfie Davis Leevale AC M50 23:00
10 Gabriel Murphy M 23:14
11 Lizzie Lee Leevale AC F45 23:19
12 Sheldon Kirkwood Cork Track Club M40 23:47
13 Julien Cazelles M45 24:01
14 Thomas Hennessy Midleton AC MJ 24:02
15 Mark Cronin Midleton AC M45 24:50
16 Tim Hannon Midleton AC M45 24:56
17 Sinéad Flannery Ballintotis Fit For Life F45 25:10
18 Martin Hennessy East Cork AC M55 25:19
19 Linda Kelly Watergrasshill AC F50 25:24
20 Zena Mullane Aghada Running Club AC F40 25:44
21 Ger O'Regan Midleton AC M55 25:48
22 Luke Morrison St. Nicholas AC MJ 25:51
23 Tom O'Neill Aghada Running Club AC M40 25:52
24 Andrew De Klerk Ballintotis Fit For Life M50 25:58
25 Luke O'Reilly Aghada Running Club AC M 26:02
26 Katie Hennessy Midleton AC FJ 26:03
27 Gearoid Collins M 26:05
28 Seamus Ahern M 26:12
29 Donal McCarthy M45 26:19
30 Fiona Hallahan F 26:20
31 Aoife O Connor F 26:38
32 Tony Mc Carthy M 26:51
33 Cormac Ronayne M 26:53
34 Adam Ricken M 27:06
35 Trevor Kenneally Ballintotis Fit For Life M 27:07
36 Feargal Culligan M 27:08
37 Rob Mc Grath M 27:11
38 Maeve Boland Eagle AC F 27:16
39 Alan Hawkes M40 27:17
40 Dillon O Neill M 27:20
41 Conor Moloughney Ballintotis Fit For Life M 27:27
42 Brian O Callaghan M45 27:28
43 David Levy M40 27:29
44 Darragh O Sullivan M40 27:33
45 Richardt Rabe Midleton AC M45 27:40
46 Edmond Nicholson Youghal AC M50 27:47
47 Pat O'Connor Eagle AC M55 27:47
48 Brian Motherway M45 27:53
49 Anthony Archer M45 28:05
50 Tony Hennessy Midleton AC MJ 28:07
51 Mick Murphy Midleton AC M55 28:16
52 David O'Dwyer East Cork AC M50 28:28
53 Kieran Ivers Churchtown South AC M40 28:39
54 Avril Crowley East Cork AC F50 28:55
55 John Joyce M 29:00
56 Ross Kelleher M40 29:01
57 Rebecca Hennessy FJ 29:08
58 Gary Gibbons Eagle AC M50 29:09
59 Garrett Boyle Ballintotis Fit For Life M40 29:21
60 Louise Barry Midleton AC F45 29:29
61 Diarmuid Costine M40 29:32
62 Noel Brosnan M40 29:33
63 Adam Mc Auliffe M 29:37
64 David Curtin Midleton AC M 29:40
65 Gary Roche M45 30:01
66 Eileen Leahy Midleton AC F 30:08
67 David Murphy M55 30:16
68 Donal O Donoghue Watergrasshill AC M55 30:31
69 Rachel Fleming DSD F 30:32
70 Brian Crowley M40 30:33
71 Michael Daly Aghada Running Club AC M 30:42
72 Sinead Fitzgerald Aghada Running Club AC F50 30:46
73 Richard Coughlan Midleton AC M 30:53
74 Vincent Lucey M 31:10
75 Marian Cronin Ballintotis Fit For Life F40 31:17
76 Anna Preston Ballintotis Fit For Life F35 31:24
77 Fraser Macgilp Ballintotis Fit For Life M60 31:25
78 Catherine Cashman F40 31:35
79 Colin Murphy M50 31:38
80 Liam Walsh M 31:50
81 Denis Carroll Eagle AC M65 31:52
82 John Howard M55 31:57
83 Mollie Steele F 31:59
84 Luke Hallissey M 32:07
85 Liam Burns Youghal AC M55 32:12
86 Darren Clifford St. Finbarrs AC M 32:13
87 Rosaleen Mackeown Leevale AC F50 32:15
88 Kate Fleming Ballintotis Fit For Life F 32:18
89 Jacob Crowley MJ 32:31
90 Ellen O Connell Ballintotis Fit For Life F 32:32
91 Denis Looney Eagle AC M 32:43
92 Tiarna Sands F 32:44
93 Brigid Ryan Midleton AC F55 32:47
94 Nessa Cronin FJ 32:48
95 Noel Camilleri Bondin Midleton AC M40 32:52
96 Martina Beechinor West Waterford AC F50 32:53
97 John Carey M60 32:57
98 Patricia Ivers Churchtown South AC F40 33:00
99 Alex O Connor M 33:04
100 Robert O Neill M40 33:06
101 Eileen Cazelles FJ 33:11
102 Fiona Camilleri Bondin F40 33:24
103 Sinead Ivers F45 33:27
104 Daniel O'Callaghan M 33:32
105 Dave O'Regan M40 33:35
106 Margaret Jones Midleton AC F55 33:37
107 Michelle Cott Ballintotis Fit For Life F45 33:44
108 Emma Ni Neill Ballintotis Fit For Life F 33:52
109 Thomas O'Riordan Midleton AC M50 34:11
110 Eibhlin Healy Ballintotis Fit For Life F 34:14
111 Felicity Mc Grath Aghada Running Club AC F50 34:18
112 Christine Murphy Midleton AC F55 34:32
113 Trina Donovan Aghada Running Club AC F45 34:39
114 Marie Archer F45 34:44
115 Kathy Murphy F50 34:47
116 Denis Fitzgerald Watergrasshill AC M40 34:50
117 Natasha Durity F50 35:03
118 William Kenneally M 35:05
119 Finola Nyham F45 35:06
120 Andy Wheeler M55 35:10
121 Brian Cahill M50 35:10
122 Rory Beausang M 35:13
123 Claire O'Farrell F35 35:14
124 Kitty Harrington Buckley St. Finbarrs AC F60 35:15
125 Alan Stirling M40 35:26
126 Cathy Hartley Coleman Watergrasshill AC F50 35:37
127 Orna Garde F40 35:42
128 Bernadette Looney Eagle AC F55 35:43
129 Noah Phipps M 35:45
130 Edward Long Ballintotis Fit For Life M40 35:47
131 John O'Neill Aghada Running Club AC M50 35:48
132 Vincent Tennanty M 35:50
133 Rachel Cullinane Ballintotis Fit For Life F35 35:55
134 Michael Carroll Ballintotis Fit For Life M60 35:57
135 Finn Crowley M 35:59
136 Daniel Cunningham M 36:04
137 Padraig Finn M55 36:06
138 Bernadette Twomey Midleton AC F50 36:07
139 Shannon Ramzan Coughlan Midleton AC F 36:10
140 Fiona Roche F45 36:14
141 Brian Healy M50 36:17
142 Niamh Jeffrey Ballintotis Fit For Life F 36:26
143 Sarah Tynan F 36:28
144 Katie Mc Grath F 36:29
145 Beth Coughlan F 36:29
146 Mags Coughlan F50 36:30
147 Sean Madden M45 36:56
148 Eibhlin Cleary East Cork AC F40 37:09
149 Marian Crowley F35 37:23
150 Mary Kingston Youghal AC F50 37:32
151 Keva Mc Namara Aghada Running Club AC F35 37:39
152 Donie O Connell Midleton AC M70 37:41
153 Ciaran Newlands M 37:43
154 Orna Power West Waterford AC F60 37:46
155 Christopher Walker M40 38:02
156 Tom O'Neill Ballintotis Fit For Life M70 38:07
157 Antoinette Cody F45 38:15
158 Mark Fuller Midleton AC M55 38:20
159 Eileen O Mahony F35 38:53
160 Ali Cotter FJ 39:03
161 Greg Cotter M55 39:22
162 Robyn Walsh F 39:35
163 Shauna Walsh Aghada Running Club AC F 39:36
164 Erick McPherson M70 39:45
165 Lucy Walsh Ballintotis Fit For Life F55 39:59
166 Jeffrey Nicholson Youghal AC MJ 40:13
167 Jack Lawton M 40:17
168 Keela Van Niekerk F35 40:43
169 Stephen Van Niekerk Ballintotis Fit For Life M 40:43
170 Mary Smiddy F 41:12
171 Maura Lawton F55 41:17
172 Juliette Nicholson F 41:57
173 Sarah Sinclair F 42:01
174 Emily Walsh FJ 42:18
175 Claire Walsh F40 42:34
176 Marie McGrath F55 42:37
177 Jemma Looney Eagle AC F 43:17
178 Margaret Sinclair F60 43:25
179 Martin Leahy Ballintotis Fit For Life M55 43:58
180 Michelle Aherne F50 44:31
181 Cathriona Simms Aghada Running Club AC F50 44:31
182 Bridget O Riordan F35 45:09
183 Shane Fleming Glanmire AC M40 45:11
184 Bartholomew Kearney Leevale AC M65 46:44
185 Alison Kenneally Aghada Running Club AC F40 52:38
186 Keith O Shea Aghada Running Club AC M50 52:38
187 Jerry Forde Blarney AC Wheelchair Athlete 58:00

Results of the Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k race - Wed 22nd July 2026

The Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k was held this year on a lovely sunny evening on Wed 22nd of July 2026. There was a big field of 726 finishers for this years race which is a new record for this event and up 10.5% on last year.

Top 3 men & women...
1 Christopher Horgan 00:15:35 Temp Reg
2 Liam Cotter 00:15:52 Temp Reg
3 Vivian Foley 0/55M M1 00:15:54 Owenabue Medical Centre
14 Hannah Steeds F1 00:16:50 Eli Lilly
32 Orla Drumm 0/40F F2 00:17:37 HSE
42 Andrea Aza Villamor F3 00:17:46 MTU

Full results HERE

Smoke from Slievenamon fires over east Cork - Wed 22nd July 2026

Just be aware that the smoke from the fires on Slievenamon is over east Cork at the moment. The photo shows the view from a hill near Passage West and you can see the smoke to the east of Midleton. This was taken at 4pm on Wed 22nd of July 2026. As of 6pm, it is moving west towards Cork city. It might be of interest to anyone walking or running this evening and is very sensitive to small particulates.

Results of the Beast of Beara trail race - Sat 18th July 2026

First place for Michael Bruton of Cobh Tri Club

The Beast of Beara trail race in west Cork attracted a field of 391 runners this year, up from the 339 in 2025. Considering the event was held in Allihies, getting almost 400 participants in such a remote location is a considerable achievement.

Top 3 men & women...
 1. 1510 Michael Bruton m M0 -39 Cobh Triathlon Club 1:32:20  
2. 1602 Tommy Arthur m M0 -39 Lagan Valley 1:34:54  
3. 1624 Jurian Glas m M40-49 1:36:13  
21. 1642 Kristen O'Sullivan f F0-39 Beara AC 2:03:47  
28. 1846 kerrie collins f F40-49 2:05:27  
42. 228 Sandra Keyes f F40-49 St. Finbarrs AC 2:13:18  

Full results HERE

Third place finish for Sandra Keyes of St Finbarr's AC

Notice: Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race in Cork City - Wed 22nd July 2026

This years Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race in Cork City is coming up on Wed 22nd July 2026 at 8pm.

Entry fee is €5 for registered runners and €10 for non-registered. Registration is open from 6:30pm to 7:30pm at Cork Boat Club in Blackrock village, with the first 500 entries receiving a free short sleeve dry fit t-shirt.

Guest Post: Heroes ...by Pat Walsh

 * Heroes *

Officially the heatwave is over in Cork as it only got to 24 degrees thankfully. The extreme temperatures were causing me and I suspect many others to slowly go insane through lack of sleep. I am NOT complaining. The winter was long enough and it is lovely to be out in shorts and a vest even if it is at 6.30am. Today was lovely and hopefully we get a few weeks of this. An odd night of rain to help the garden and I will be delighted.

Last weekend I met the lovely McRae family at coffee and had the pleasure of speaking to Elle-Kate before she headed off to the Under 18 European Athletics in Rieti, Italy. To say she did well is a total understatement. She was magnificent. Irish U18 400 Hurdles record broken 3 times. Irish U20 record broken twice. 4th in the final today… OMG keep an eye on this name. Olympics 2032.

I have written before about the great Billy Griffin a serious hero of mine. One early morning this week well before 7am when I couldn't sleep or stay in bed,  I met Billy while I was out on a peregrination on the Midleton Greenway. “Mighty morning Pat, great to be out running’ . Billy is 88 years young.

There is only 70 years between the 2 of them. Both heroes in my eyes. Running gives us everything and offers everyone a chance to shine at every level and every age.

'So shine bright, tonight, you and I
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky
Eye to eye, so alive
We're beautiful like diamonds in the sky'

This is a kinda personal post as the last few weeks have been a bit introspective due to circumstances. Last Friday I attended an annual Cemetery Mass in Mocollop Cemetery in Ballyduff Co. Waterford where my late grandparents are interred. Moving, thought provoking and quiet beautiful in its own way. Thanks to all concerned. It would help keep one grateful to be here and still running but also appreciate those who came before you.

I can’t tell the future but if I keep an eye on the past and the present then I have some hope. Keep running, keep meeting and talking to the wonderful running Community we have.

#pwr

Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 18th Jul 2026

Results of the 5k parkruns around the county on Saturday 18th July 2026. Approximately 1223 runners and walkers took part in the 11 events in Co Cork.

Report... Conditions were a bit cooler for this weeks parkrun in Co Cork with 16 deg C being recorded at Cork airport at that time of the morning. 

Most parkruns... The person with the most parkruns this week is Julian M Boon from the UK who did his 669th parkrun in Castlehaven.

If I missed anyone who passed a notable milestone like 100, 200, 250 or above parkruns then let me know.

Bere Island... Well done to Colin Gleeson who completed his 300th parkrun! 279 of the parkruns were done on Bere Island.

300 parkruns for Colin Gleeson

Clonakilty... Well done to Mary Quinlan who reached the 250 milestone this weekend! 244 were at the Clon parkrun.

Macroom... Felicity Dawson completes her 300th parkrun at the Macroom Castle Demesne event!

Ballincollig... Well done to Anne Lynch who reaches the century mark after completing her 100th parkrun! 90 of these were at the Ballincollig event.

Upcoming milestones....

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Ballincollig Regional Park:  293 this week, 250 last week.

Ballincollig results... https://www.parkrun.ie/ballincollig/results/433/

Tramore Valley Park: 198 this week, 239 last week.

Tramore Valley Park results... https://www.parkrun.ie/tramorevalley/results/211/

Glen River: 72 this week, 65 last week.

Glen River results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glenriver/results/320/

Midleton Greenway: 137 this week, CANCELLED last week.

Midleton Greenway... https://www.parkrun.ie/midletongreenway/results/74/

Mallow Castle: 75 this week, 75 last week.

Mallow results... https://www.parkrun.ie/mallowcastle/results/238

Youghal (Pobalscoil na Tríonóide) : 56 this week, 64 last week.

Youghal results... https://www.parkrun.ie/pobalscoilnatrionoide/results/219

Macroom Castle Demense: 52 this week, 42 last week.

Macroom results... https://www.parkrun.ie/macroomcastledemesne/results/586/

Clonakilty: 71 this week, 50 last week. 

Clonakilty results... https://www.parkrun.ie/clonakilty/results/540

Glengarriff Woods: 98 this week, 80 last week.

Glengarriff results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glengarriff/results/463

Bere Island: 122 this week, 134 last week. 

Bere Island results... https://www.parkrun.ie/bereisland/results/554/

Castlehaven (Rineen Woods): 49 finishers this week, 28 last week.

Castlehaven results... https://www.parkrun.ie/castlehaven/results/474/

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

Notice: Rockchapel 5k - Fri 31st July 2026

The third edition of the Rockchapel 5k is coming up in north-west Cork on Friday the 31st of July 2026 with a start time of 8pm.

Enter HERE

The will be special dry fit tops for the first 120 runners to collect their numbers on the night.

The village is located in north-west Cork and is about 16kms to the north-west of the town of Newmarket. Considering its location, it should be of interest to many runners counties Cork, Kerry and Limerick.

The race HQ is at Paddy Molly's Bar which is right in the middle of the village.

The race is an out and back course. The race starts in Rockchapel, heads west and slightly downhill for 2.5kms before returning to the finish line.

The drop in height from the start line to the turnaround point is about 30-metres and that gradual drop is spread out over the 2.5kms.

Cork Tower Run - Sun 30th Aug 2026

How about this for a running event! On Sunday the 30th of August 2026, there is a unique running event where participants have to run the 17-floors to the top of the Cork County Hall!

Niall O Crualaioch is organising the event in aid of the CUH Charity and the entry fee is €25.

Entry... https://entry.raskis.ie/r/76f51f34101b

From the organisers... Take on the challenge and make history at the Cork Tower Run—Ireland's first-ever tower running race.

Set against the iconic backdrop of Cork County Hall, this unique vertical race will see participants climb to the top of one of Ireland's tallest occupied buildings in a test of strength, endurance, and determination for the Cork University Hospital Charity. From the first step to the finish line high above the city, every flight brings you closer to the summit of the Cork skyline.

The only way is up...

Whether you're an experienced athlete, a firefighter, a Hyrox competitor, a runner looking for a new challenge, or simply someone who wants to conquer the tower for the CUH charity, the Cork Tower Run offers an unforgettable race experience unlike anything else in Ireland.

With breath taking views awaiting at the finish and the satisfaction of conquering the climb, this is your opportunity to be part of a landmark event and earn your place in Irish tower running history.

17 floors. One tower. One challenge. The only way is up.

YOU MUST BE OVER 18 TO ENTER

Update on new athletic tracks for Mallow, Carrigaline & Dungarvan - July 2026

A number of posts and articles have appeared recently about proposed new athletic tracks in the towns of Mallow, Carrigaline and Dungarvan.

Mallow... The Department of Culture, Communication and Sport announced a €2m grant in November of 2024 for the development of a large sports facility at Carhookeal which is on the southern edge of Mallow near Mallow. The planned location is on an elevated site which is about 50m in elevation above the town. 

The plans include an eight lane 400m athletics, an indoor basketball court, soccer, rugby, and astroturf pitches and tennis courts. It has now been confirmed that Cork County Council have submitted relevant documentation to the Department in June of 2026. There are many steps in planning, approval and funding and this is just one of many steps in the process. Echo article HERE

Carrigaline... The original proposal was for both Carrigaline Rugby Club and Carrigaline Athletics Club to develop facilities at a site at Kilnagleary to the south-east of the town. This included a full size 400m athletics track.

The project has now been expanded following engagement with local organisations and Cork County Council. The Echo has an article HERE

The project website is https://carrigalinesports.ie/blog

Dungarvan... The West Waterford AC Track Development Committee recently made a trip to Bandon in Co Cork to talk about how they developed and funded their new athletics track.

West Waterford AC writes... "VISIT TO BANDON AC ATHLETICS TRACK.

A special thank you to chairperson of Bandon AC Adrian O’Flynn who recently hosted a number of our Track Development committee on a site visit to their brand new Track and Field facility that was officially opened in mid-April this year.

Very few athletics facilities in Ireland are owned and managed by volunteer lead athletic clubs, therefore the visit provided an opportunity to learn from the journey of the highly regarded West Cork club.

Bandon AC purchased their site in 2021 after they had received planning permission from Cork County Council and have delivered a state of the art 6 lane 400m track with an 8 lane 100m straight in just five years, which is a fantastic achievement for the dedicated club volunteers.

The West Waterford AC track development committee have already visited the track of St Lawrence O’Toole AC in Carlow who are another club to construct a 400m athletics track and field facility for their members and wider community

Following the signing of a lease with the Augustinian Trust a number of weeks ago for a parcel of last at St Augustine’s College, we are currently in the design scoping phase and hope to be in a position to submit a planning application to Waterford City and County Council in the coming months.

This Track and Field facility will be of benefit athletic clubs across the region and the wider West Waterford community.

If you are interested in supporting this project please email wwactrackdevelopment AT gmail DOT com "

Dungarvan Track donation...PRIMARY SCHOOL SPORTS SUPPORT WEST WATERFORD TRACK DEVELOPMENT.

The primary school sports is the first exposure to athletics for many primary school students across the region. Regional qualifying competitions were hosted by athletic clubs across West Waterford, with three nights hosted by West Waterford AC in St Augustine’s College including the Western Small School Finals and Big School Finals. This is the location where earlier this year West Waterford AC secured a long term lease for a site to develop a 400m athletics track and field facility with a clubhouse for the West Waterford region. 

L-R Pádraig Healy West Waterford AC track development committee, Silvia Uí Sheanlaoich West Waterford primary schools sports committee, Mary Ashe Secretary West Waterford Juvenile athletic club and Lynn O'Riordan Treasurer West Waterford Juvenile athletic club 

At a recent West Waterford AC juvenile championship presentation evening, the funds raised from the admission fee from parents and supporters from the three nights hosted in St Augustine’s College were donated to the Track Development Fund. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the primary school teachers and many volunteers who helped out in any way at both the regional events and the finals, without your on-going support major events like this would not be possible.

Visually impaired runner Ross Gallagher completes all 11 parkruns in Co Cork

Ross Gallagher with guide runner Proinnsias O'Keeffe

Visually impaired runner Ross Gallagher from Kerry is a regular at the road races and parkruns in Co Cork. On Saturday the 11th of July 2026, Ross completed the grand slam of eleven parkruns in Co Cork when he completed the event on Bere Island!

Clonakilty was his first parkrun in Co Cork back in November of 2023 and Bere Island in July of 2026 was number eleven.

This is a list of the parkruns in Co Cork that Ross has completed...

11. Bere Island 11/07/2026 553 47 29:39 
10. Pobalscoil na Tríonóide 28/02/2026 199 43 29:47 
9. Mallow Castle 27/12/2025 210 40 27:03 
8. Glen River 15/11/2025 285 42 29:48 
7. Tramore Valley 05/07/2025 160 94 27:30 
6. Castlehaven 03/05/2025 410 25 37:44 
5. Glengarriff 12/04/2025 395 19 28:50 
4. Midleton Greenway 01/02/2025 1 213 27:17 
3. Ballincollig 20/07/2024 333 99 26:47 
2. Macroom Castle Demesne 13/07/2024 484 18 28:07 
1. Clonakilty 18/11/2023 406 10 27:25 

The challenge with completing all eleven 5k parkruns in Co Cork is not actually doing any individual one but the amount of travelling required to get to all of them.

Ross is almost certainly the first visually impaired runner to complete all eleven.

I've often wondered how many people have completed all eleven parkruns in Cork?

Back in 2025, Grellan McGrath and myself completed the challenge of cycling to all eleven parkruns.

At the moment, Pat Walsh is completing the tour by doing all eleven in 2026... see previous post.

As for how many have done all eleven? I suspect it's in the tens rather than the hundreds. I'd guess maybe 50? As far as I know, there is no easy way to check.

Notice: Dungarvan 10k road race - Fri 17th July 2026

The Dungarvan 10k road race is coming up on Friday the 17th of July 2026 with a start time of 7:30pm.

Online entries HERE

This is essentially the 10k version of the hugely popular 10-mile race which takes place in February every year.

From West Waterford AC... "The Sherry Fitzgerald Reynolds Dungarvan 10K will take place on  Friday July 17th at 7.30pm.

Now in its 42nd year and one of the oldest races on the local road running calendar the  Dungarvan 10k is always one of the more popular races. The club is delighted to welcome back  local auctioneer David Reynolds as our sponsor again this year. The race will start and finish in the same place as always at the Industrial Estate at Clogherane just off the N25. 

Prizes for this race are Top 3 Men and Ladies
1st Junior, O/40, O/45, O/50 and O/60 Men and 1st Mens team
1st Junior, O/35, O/40, O/45 and O/50 Ladies and 1st Ladies team

Entry  €12 pre-entry online.

Entry on the night will be €15.

We are once again grateful to Dungarvan G.A.A. club who have provided us with the facilities for number collection, prizegiving and refreshments  on the night."

Entry link https://eventmaster.ie/event/LE2pcp3H76

The race starts and finishes near the GAA grounds and takes in a loop to the west of Dungarvan using a lot of the course for the 10-mile race.

Notice: Youghal Bay Half-Marathon & 10k - Sun 9th Aug 2026

The Youghal Bay Half-Marathon & 10k in east Cork is coming up this year on Sunday the 9th of August 2026. 

The Half-Marathon race will start at 9:30am while the 10km will start at the later time of 11:30am.

Entries HERE

Update - 14th July - Video showing the route of both courses is embedded further down this post.