Notice: Coillte 10k nr Cashel coming up on Wed 1st July 2026

The Coillte 10k in Dundrum near Cashel in Co. Tipperary is one of the fastest 10k courses in the country as it's pretty much dead flat. It is coming up on Wednesday the 1st of July 2026 at 8pm. 

More info HERE 

Incident at the Poppintree parkrun in Dublin

There was an incident at the Poppintree 5k pakrun in Dublin last weekend when some of the participants were assaulted. Sanctuary Runners Ireland released the following statement.

 Story... https://www.thejournal.ie/ballymun-park-assault-poppintree-7084858-Jun2026/

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

Photos of the John Hayes Memorial 5k in Innishannon - Sun 28th June 2026

The John Hayes Memorial 5k in Innishannon was held on Sunday the 28th of June 2026. This was a charity fundraiser for Cancer Connect.

While this wasn't a race and there are no results, there are some photos from the event.

1) Mick Dooley has a gallery HERE

Guest Post: Holy Grail... by Pat Walsh

* The Holy Grail *

The search for eternal youth or sustenance in infinite abundance or any elusive object or goal of great significance.

Bere Island parkrun today was on the cards for a while. 11 parkruns in Cork to be done in 2026 was the goal and this was the Big One. 184 miles round trip. Left home at 5.55am to make the ferry to the Island.

The weather was dull and overcast but we didn’t get wet and in Ireland that is always something to be grateful for. I had the best of company to lift spirits and make the day special.

The Island had a mystical, magical aura to it today and the openness and genuine welcome from the locals was fantastic. It is easy going, slow it down a bit, everything will be grand kind of a feel. Maybe what we need more of in today’s society. There is no doubt on a bright sunny day the views would be more spectacular, but if you can impress on a dull day then you are going well. This is an Island loaded with its own history and so many stories. I was in awe today.

We left the ferry ( great pilot and solid Beara GAA man, = safe hands)... sorted.  Entered the island through the non-Schengen zone for oversea travellers and made a procession of runners to the local GAA field as the the base for the run. We waited for the minibus from the other ferry, on other side of the Island to arrive before we commenced. All in good time, it will happen, no panic, don’t be getting excited. It started at 9.30am West Cork time….

Parkrun number 551 today. They have it sorted. Low key briefings, enjoy the day and away you go. Undulating, scenic are two beautiful adjectives to describe the course. Every runner worth their salt knows that means hills. We survived, completed, smiled, hugged, posed for the requisite pics and selfies and congratulated ourselves on a job well done. 

Famous scientists for years worked on space-time continuum that continues to baffles the worlds greatest minds. Maybe they never went to Bere Island parkrun.

What can I say. Parkruns the country wide are brilliant and each with their own special feel to them. Taking the time to find them and understanding and appreciating them for what they are worth is what is important. It is local people doing their best to help their own area. Appreciate them and never ever go home without saying thanks to someone involved. 

You can pay huge money to run a race or you can go to Bere Island and run for nothing and have a memorable experience. Annabel, Liam, Anna, Heike, Danielle, Jack thanks so much for your company today. We laughed and that is important.

Due to personal domestic circumstances I have been missing my weekly missives. You need to 105% and have a little left over to be able to lift and inspire people. Hopefully today has restored the equilibrium in my favour. 

#pwr

Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 27th Jun 2026

Results of the 5k parkruns around the county on Saturday 27th June 2026. Approximately 929 runners and walkers took part in the 11 events in Co Cork.

Report... The damp conditions this Saturday put off a few people and the number dropped below the 1000 mark.

Most parkruns... The person with the most parkruns this week is Niamh O'Daly from Dublin who completed her 542nd parkrun this weekend in Macroom.

Tramore Valley... Bernard Sisk reached 100 parkruns today at the Tramore Valley parkrun. Bernard is an ever present at the BHAA races.

No fewer than three people reached the 200 mark at the Tramore Valley parkrun this weekend... Paula Mulcahy, Beezer Dowling & Camelia Shanahan.

Ballincollig... Well done to Michael Comyns who completed his 300th parkrun in Ballincollig this weekend! 267 of these were at the Ballincollig event.

Well done to the one and only Joe Murphy who earned his 200th volunteer credit at the Ballincollig parkrun this weekend!

Glen River... Lee Stott, a visitor from the UK completed his 200th parkrun at the Glen River event this weekend.

Glengarriff... Claire Kingston completed her 200th 5k parkrun in Glengarriff this weekend and 188 of those were at this event.

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

Upcoming milestones....

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Ballincollig Regional Park:  243 this week, 339 last week.

Ballincollig results... https://www.parkrun.ie/ballincollig/results/430/

Tramore Valley Park: 198 this week, 251 last week.

Tramore Valley Park results... https://www.parkrun.ie/tramorevalley/results/208/

Glen River: 38 this week, 63 last week.

Glen River results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glenriver/results/317/

Midleton Greenway: 103 this week, 156 last week.

Midleton Greenway... https://www.parkrun.ie/midletongreenway/results/72/

Mallow Castle: 61 this week, 95 last week.

Mallow results... https://www.parkrun.ie/mallowcastle/results/235/

Youghal (Pobalscoil na Tríonóide) : 23 this week, 39 last week.

Youghal results... https://www.parkrun.ie/pobalscoilnatrionoide/results/216/

Macroom Castle Demense: 56 this week, 49 last week.

Macroom results... https://www.parkrun.ie/macroomcastledemesne/results/583/

Clonakilty: 36 this week, 59 last week. 

Clonakilty results... https://www.parkrun.ie/clonakilty/results/537/

Glengarriff Woods: 66 this week, 76 last week.

Glengarriff results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glengarriff/results/460/

Bere Island: 76 this week, 51 last week. 

Bere Island results... https://www.parkrun.ie/bereisland/results/551/

Castlehaven (Rineen Woods): 29 finishers this week, 12 last week.

Castlehaven results... https://www.parkrun.ie/castlehaven/results/471/

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

Results of the Courtmacsherry 10k - Fri 26th June 2026

The Courtmacsherry 10k was held on Friday the 26th of June 2026 and there were 368 finishers. While this is a drop of about 8%, it's coming off a record high in 2025.

Top 3 men & women...
1 35-39 Sean Davin (#268) St Finbarrs AC 31:47
2 Sen Colm Deasy (#240) Leevale AC 33:04
3 40-44 Simon Nolan (#458) Bandon AC 33:33
1 40-44 Sinead O'Connor (#446) Leevale AC 34:42
2 35-39 Marie Howard (#233) Leevale AC 38:58 
3 45-49 Katie Hickson (#428) St Finbarrs AC 41:26

Full results HERE

Michael Harty runs 14m 13s for a 5k in Kildare

Report from John Walshe of Ballycotton... "Another amazing performance by Michael Harty on this Friday evening at the St Cocas 5km at Kilcock in Co Kildare.

The East Cork man finished a brilliant third overall in a time of 14:13 – this was all of 18 seconds inside Decan Reid’s M45 Irish record of 14:31 which has stood since 2019.

It was also faster than Michael’s M40 Irish record of 14:20, although this went tonight as the runner-up, Colm Rooney of Clonliffe (who is over 40), ran 14:10*.

The race was won by Jonas Stafford (UCD) in 14:09. First woman was Danielle Donegan (Tullamore) in 15:45."

Results on MyRunResults

Addendum 1: *Colm Rooney had broken Michael's M40 record back in May when he ran 13:48 at Enfield.

Addendum 2: It looks as if the course has a net downhill so it won't count for national records.

Results of the Millstreet 5-mile road race - Fri 26th June 2026

The 2026 edition of the Millstreet 5-mile road race was held on Friday 26th of June. There were 203 finishers whish is down just over 5% on last year.

Top 3 men & women...
1 Mark Walsh Leevale AC     26:04 SM 567
2 Brian Murphy Iveragh AC     26:49 MS 476
3 Sean Russell Leevale AC     27:44 MS 572
4 Niamh O'Mahony Tralee     27:53 FS 512
20 Carol Finn Leevale AC     30:45 F35 564
21 Martina Kiely St. Finbarrs     31:02 F40 552

Full results HERE

Results of the Cork BHAA J&J MedTech 4 Mile Road Race - Wed 24th June 2026

Damian Murphy takes first place

The Cork BHAA J&J Medtech 4-mile was held on Wed 25th of June 2026 on what was one of the warmest evenings of the year.

There were 260 finishers this year which is down about 28% on last year which seems a lot. The recent Apple 5k was also down by a similar amount.

Top 3 men & women...
1 Damian Murphy M1 21:17 Knockam Farm Ltd
2 Michael Corbett 0/50M M2 21:56 Flex
3 Shane Healy M3 21:59 Eli Lilly
14 Michelle Kenny 0/45F F1 23:26 Dept of Ed
17 Sharon Rynne 0/35F F2 23:47 Kepak
27 Breda Gaffney 0/50F F3 25:35 Avondhu M

Full results HERE

The chart above shows the historical numbers at this particular race and as you can see, 2026 saw a return to the levels before 2024.

Doing a quick check of the Cork BHAA races so far in 2026, three were up and seven were down which suggests an easing back of the BHAA race numbers this year.

Record numbers take part in Waterford Viking Marathon event

The Waterford Viking Marathon event was held this year on Sunday the 21st of June 2026 on what was a lovely sunny day.

The number of finishers in each event were...
Marathon - 600
Half-Marathon - 1727
Quarter-Marathon - 1487
Disability Friendly Run - 46
Relay - 26 (13 teams of 2)

That gives a grand total of 3886 participants which was a record number.

Full results... https://my.raceresult.com/402206/results

You can see from the chart that there was strong growth in the half-marathon. Entries for the various races closed around late May so it's not like it was sold out months in advance.

Real numbers... The real number of participants however is about 25% less than the claimed number.

Here are a few extracts from media sources...

Organisers on Facebook... " Join 5,000+ participants on Sunday 21st June and experience the atmosphere of Ireland's biggest running festival."

Waterford & Star News... "On the longest day of the year, Waterford basked in the heat and an atmosphere of celebration, achievement and community spirit at the weekend as a record-breaking 5,200 participants took part in the largest WLR Waterford Viking Marathon in the event’s history."

WLRFM... "The 2026 WLR Waterford Viking Marathon took place this morning with 5200 competitors from 33 countries taking part in this years event."

Irish Independent... "Over 5,200 athletes bring streets of Waterford city alive in largest ever Viking Marathon"

It's likely that they are just requoting the numbers in a press release. The 5200 number may refer to the number of people that entered the event? Were there 25% no-shows on the day?

There seems to be a trend of overstating the numbers taking part. The same happened in the Cork marathon event where they were claiming over 12,000 but the number of finishers never broke 10,000.

Guest Post: ‘I SUPPOSE YOU’VE NOT BEEN TO DROMCOLLOGHER?’ ...by John Walshe

The annual Dromcollogher 4-mile road race has a long history and it was held on Monday the 22nd of June 2026. The full results are shown below John Walshe's report.

 ‘I SUPPOSE YOU’VE NOT BEEN TO DROMCOLLOGHER?’ ... By John Walshe

The songs of Percy French (1854-1920) are still fondly remembered, especially such ditties as ‘Are You Right There, Michael’, ‘The Mountains of Mourne’ and ‘Phil The Fluther’s Ball’. Another of the Roscommon-born compositions celebrated the town of Dromcollogher, with one of the lines going ‘I Suppose You’ve Not Been To Dromcollogher?’

Well, for this writer its all of 48 years since his first ‘Been To Dromcollogher’, making the trip on that occasion in the company of Midleton club-mate Liam O’Brien. This was probably the first edition of the now long-standing road race, which over the years has attained a certain allure which somehow attracts one back year after year.

The previous day in 1978 Liam had won the first of his 11 national 3000m steeplechase titles and no doubt it was out of loyalty to Fr Liam Kelleher (who had moved from Midleton to Tullylease the previous autumn) that he traveled in support of this new event.

The race was founded by local shopkeeper Christy Brosnan, along with Joe Quaid of the North Cork club, which Fr Kelleher had founded. The course then was one complete lap with the finish in the main square making the distance around four-and-a-quarter miles. Now, it’s a measured four-miler.

Two things mark out this race as unique. One, it always takes place on a Monday evening, and secondly its part of an annual carnival which is one of the oldest in the country, having commenced back in the 1940s. Along with Liam O’Brien, over the years such well-known names such as John Lenihan, John Griffin, Desmond O’Connor and Lizzie Lee have graced these roads around Dromcollogher.

The race headquarters are now in the excellent Dromcollogher-Broadford GAA complex adjacent to the start. In a throwback to the past, there is no chip timing. Just the efficient Racemaster result system operated by Clare couple James and Sally Sexton. Entry fee was only €10 with a fine array of prizes presented in a variety of categories in the local hall afterwards.

Despite the 8pm start, the sun was still high in the sky on one of the warmest days of the year as the 100 or so runners lined up with the first mile straight out the Newcastle West road. The humid conditions certainly didn’t hinder winner Karl Fitzmaurice as he took command from the start, going on to cross the line in 19:56 which was not too far outside Sean Doyle’s course record of 19:38.

Winner Karl Fitzmaurice receiving the Christy Brosnan Memorial Cup from Dan Horan

A member of Shannon AC, Fitzmaurice is a former scholarship attendee at McNeese State University in Louisiana. He has a 10,000m best of 30:45.23 and last November notched up a significant victory when winning the Brooklyn Half-Marathon in a time of 70:59.

It was a similar name that dominated the women’s race as Carol Finn made it three wins in a row – and six victories in all – when coming home in sixth place overall with her time of 24:54.

Local man Eugene Noonan is now the main organiser, with help from West Limerick AC. Amongst those representing the club on the night were two great stalwarts of the sport, Mike MacDomhnaill – who won the race in 1985 - and Seamus Cawley.

Mike, along with his wife Carmel, has been the mainstay of athletics in the region for many years. Their daughter, Sorcha, was a member of the Irish team (along with Niamh Allen and Fiona Everard) that finished second at the recent European 10,000m Cup in Italy.

Carol Finn receiving her prize from Dan Horan

Seamus Cawley has also etched his place in running folklore as one of only nine runners to have completed every Dublin Marathon since the event commenced in 1980.

Percy French’s tribute and the long-running carnival and road race are two of the happiest occurrences associated with Dromcollogher. But there is also sadly a heartbreaking story which will be commemorated this coming September, 100 years after its tragic occurrence.

On September 5th, 1926, 48 people – many of them children - died when a candle ignited a highly flammable nitrate film in an upstairs cinema in the town. It wiped out a tenth of Dromcollogher's population and remains one of the deadliest fires in Irish history.

The 48 lives lost that night constituted the worst single disaster in the new Irish state until the fire at Whiddy Island in Bantry in 1979, in which 50 people died. Two years later, 48 people also perished in the Stardust tragedy in Dublin.

A national commemorative postage stamp will be issued in September, featuring an image of a funeral procession through Dromcollogher as part of the commemorations. The full story of that ill-fated night can be currently seen on the Echo Live website – https://www.echolive.ie/nostalgia/arid-41865438.html - written by John Dolan.

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Dromcolligher  Co Limerick 4 mile 2026 Monday 22 June 2026. 8:00 pm
Results
 1 0:19:56 KARL FITZMAURICE,  Shannon A. C M 25 1
 2 0:21:40 ALAN MC CUTCHEON,  Dooneen A.C M 24 2
 3 0:22:17 KARL LENIHAN,  West Limerick A. C. M O/45 14 3
 4 0:23:35 SEAN MC AULIFFE,  West Limerick A. C. M O/40 44 4
 5 0:24:13 FRANK O REGAN,  West Limerick A. C. M O/40 42 5
 6 0:24:54 CAROL FINN,  Leevale A.C F 50 6
 7 0:25:08 KAROC DOWNEY,  West Limerick A. C. M O/45 48 7
 8 0:25:30 CORMAC DOWNES,  West Limerick A. C. M 10 8
 9 0:25:50 RYAN MORRISSEY,  Newcastlewest M O/40 91 9
 10 0:26:17 SINEAD MC DERMOTT,  Dooneen A.C F 90 10

Results & Photos of the Dunmanway 10k - Sun 21st June 2026

The annual Dunmanway 10k in west Cork was held this year on Sunday 21st of June on a sunny summers day.

There were 303 finishers this year which is up 7% on last year. It was also the first time since 2013 that this event has broken the 300 mark.

Top 3 men & women...
 1 267 Christopher Horgan M 32:21 
2 337 Nathan O Leary M 33:05 
3 140 Michael Dullea M 34:08 
5 318 Sinead O Connor F 35:51 
21 233 Julie O Brien F 40:43 
27 189 Heather Dunlea F 41:45 

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) Joe Murphy has loads of photos...

a) Finish 1 b) Finish 2 

Notice: Dromcollogher Carnival 4-mile road race - Mon 22nd June 2026

The Dromcollogher Carnival 4-mile road race in Co Limerick is coming up this year on Monday 22nd of June 2026 with a start time of 8pm. 

This race is a popular one with runners from the north Cork area as well as Co Limerick of course.

More info HERE

Results of the Cork Grocers Run in Mallow - Sat 20th June 2026

The Cork Grocers 5k & 10k Run was held on Mallow Racecourse on Saturday the 20th of June on a lovely sunny day. While the Dublin version of this race has been running for quite a while, this was the third year of the Cork edition.

As can be seen from the chart above, the numbers seem to be growing.

5k...
182 1 Shane HEALY m 17:05  
111 2 James BRENNAN Mount Hilary A.C. m 17:25  
238 3 Matthew COOKE North Cork A.C. m 18:37   
273 7 Maura O DEA f 21:15  
187 9 Louise O RIORDAN Crusaders A.C. f 21:29  
161 12 Michelle GAYER Mount Hilary A.C. f 22:18

5k results HERE
 
10k...
276 1 Fergus MURPHY Donoughmore A.C. m 36:04  
275 2 Anthony BUCKLEY Duhallow Ac m 38:00  
277 3 Stephen HURLEY m 41:55  
46 4 Fiona RIORDAN Glanmire A.C. f 42:00  
278 5 Bibiana REQUIÃO f 42:58  
95 6 Josephine KELLEHER Donoughmore A.C. f 43:08

10k results HERE

Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 20th Jun 2026

Results of the 5k parkruns around the county on Saturday 20th June 2026. Approximately 1190 runners and walkers took part in the 11 events in Co Cork.

Report... Blue skies and sunshine for the 5k parkruns in Co Cork this weekend!

Most parkruns... The person with the most parkruns this week is...

First Timers... There were - first timers at Tramore Valley this weekend and there were - in Ballincollig.

Tramore Valley... Marcio Cardoso hits the 100 mark with 99 of these at the Tramore Valley event.

Ballincollig... The Ballincollig 5k parkrun celebrated its 10th anniversary this weekend! Maretta Brennan and Suzi Quirke are part of the core team of volunteers that have kept the event going over the years.

Maretta has 514 volunteer credits while Suzi is just one shy of 300

Well done to Pat Twomey and Michael Brennan who both completed their 250th parkrun at the Ballincollig event this weekend! Pat has done 188 at Ballincollig while Michael has 145.

Tomas Conway completed his 100th 5k parkrun and 99 of these were at the Ballincollig event.

Mallow... Tom O'Riordan completed his 100th parkrun at the Mallow event. Tom has done 36 at Tramore Valley, 26 at Ballincollig and the balance at 15 other events.

Glen River... 

Bere Island... 

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

Upcoming milestones....

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Ballincollig Regional Park:  289 this week, 322 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Paul KELLY Male VM45-49 St Finbarrs AC 18:16

2 Niall GALLAGHER Male VM35-39 18:42

3 Gary HIGGINS Male VM50-54 18:49

18 Patricia VICARIO Female VW45-49 20:51

22 Sinead BARNETT Female SW25-29 21:03

34 Treasa MC CARTHY Female VW40-44 22:35 

Ballincollig results... https://www.parkrun.ie/ballincollig/results/429/

Tramore Valley Park: 251 this week, 272 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 James MURPHY Male VM35-39 18:19

2 Daniel PEARE Male JM11-14 18:28

3 Brendan MAGUIRE Male VM45-49 18:33

6 Karen WALSH Female VW45-49 19:32

11 Isabelle CROWLEY Female JW11-14 19:55

21 Clodagh CREEDON Female VW45-49 St Finbarrs AC 21:39

Tramore Valley Park results... https://www.parkrun.ie/tramorevalley/results/207/

Glen River: 63 this week, 70 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Aaron HORNIBROOK Male VM35-39 19:23 

2 Luke BANKS Male VM35-39 19:35

3 Eoin CULLINANE Male VM35-39 20:05

4 Marie Claire HEALY Female VW35-39 20:12

17 Maura FITZGERALD Female VW35-39 24:48

18 Susan LYNE Female VW45-49 Togher AC 24:52

Glen River results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glenriver/results/316/

Midleton Greenway: 156 this week, 138 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Aaron HARTE Male SM25-29 18:17

2 Sean OSULLIVAN Male SM25-29 18:17

3 Derek SMYTH Male VM50-54 18:51

9 Nollaigh O'NEILL Female VW50-54 20:18

14 Pamela BARRY Female VW50-54 Aghada Running Club 21:46

36 Sarah NICHOLS Female VW40-44 23:56

Midleton Greenway... https://www.parkrun.ie/midletongreenway/results/71/

Mallow Castle: 95 this week, 68 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Conrad WATT Male VM35-39 Cork Track Club 17:05

2 Jack MURPHY Male VM35-39 Eagle A.C. 18:50

3 Eamon RYAN Male VM45-49 Lucan Harriers 19:30

9 Edel BUCKLEY Female VW40-44 23:02

17 Clodagh BENNETT Female VW45-49 24:55

18 Mariann O'FLYNN Female VW40-44 24:56

Mallow results... https://www.parkrun.ie/mallowcastle/results/234/

Youghal (Pobalscoil na Tríonóide) : 39 this week, 58 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Barry MEEHAN Male VM35-39 16:49

2 Oisín MURRAY Male JM15-17 18:29

3 Daniel BUCKLEY Male SM30-34 Donoughmore AC 18:38

11 Cait DELANEY Female SW25-29 24:29

12 Claire O CONNOR Female VW35-39 24:32

13 Laura SHEEHAN Female SW20-24 25:10

Youghal results... https://www.parkrun.ie/pobalscoilnatrionoide/results/215/

Macroom Castle Demense: 61 this week, 66 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Conor LUCEY Male VM40-44 18:38

2 David BRADLEY Male JM15-17 21:24

3 Darren CREED Male SM30-34 21:32

6 Daire O MAHONY Female JW11-14 22:16

14 Frances RING Female VW55-59 Millstreet Athletic Club 24:44

17 Caroline O DONNELL Female VW55-59 25:07

Macroom results... https://www.parkrun.ie/macroomcastledemesne/results/582/

Clonakilty: 59  this week, 61 last week. 

First 3 men & women...

1 Gediminas DASKAUSKAS Male VM40-44 19:38

2 Bryan GALLWEY Male VM45-49 20:39

3 Niall O'CONNOR Male VM50-54 West Cork Triathlon Club (WCTC) 20:48

9 Gillian GALVIN Female VW35-39 22:55

15 Eileen MCCARTHY Female VW55-59 Galway City Harriers 24:17

19 Rachel WHENT Female SW20-24 24:53

Clonakilty results... https://www.parkrun.ie/clonakilty/results/536/

Glengarriff Woods: 79 this week, 68 last week.

Top 3 men & women...

1 Thomas HARMER Male VM35-39 17:43

2 Will WALLACE Male SM25-29 17:56

3 Darragh COPPINGER Male JM15-17 18:49

13 Caroline O'SULLIVAN Female VW40-44 23:56

14 Pippa O SULLIVAN Female JW15-17 24:19

15 Emily SHARP Female VW45-49 25:35

Glengarriff results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glengarriff/results/459/

Bere Island: 51 this week, 79 last week. 

First 3 men & women...

1 Chris JEKIEL Male VM55-59 Holme Pierrepont RC 22:08

2 Mike RAMSEY Male SM25-29 24:24

4 Colin GLEESON Male VM70-74 25:16

3 Laoise Ann O SULLIVAN Female JW11-14 24:46

6 Farrah O SULLIVAN Female JW15-17 26:18

9 Julia O SULLIVAN Female SW18-19 27:37

Bere Island results... https://www.parkrun.ie/bereisland/results/550/

Castlehaven (Rineen Woods): 12 finishers this week, 15 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Peter BUCKLEY Male VM60-64 25:37

2 Chris SMITH Male VM55-59 26:33

3 George BUCKINGHAM Male VM60-64 27:03

6 Clodagh FOX Female SW20-24 32:21

7 Celine BUCKLEY Female VW55-59 Castlehaven GAA 33:45

8 Therese LYNCH Female VW65-69 36:47

Castlehaven results... https://www.parkrun.ie/castlehaven/results/470/

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

Results of the Coolagown 10k - Thurs 18th Jun 2026

The Coolagown 10k near Fermoy was held on Thursday the 19th of June 2026 on what was a misty damp evening.

There were 145 finishers this year which is up 21 on the number for 2025 and it was most likely due to the fact that the Donoughmore 7-mile was cancelled.

Top 3 men & women...

150 Sweeney Gavin Male Togher M 40 32:38
142 Meade John Male St. Finbarrs M 40 33:38
19 Corbett Michael Male St. Finbarrs A.C. M 50 35:10
32 Drumm Orla Female Cork City A.C. F 35 37:08
120 Kenny Michelle Female Leevale F 45 37:54
71 McCarthy Olive Female St. Nicholas A.C. F 35 39:10

Full results below courtesy of John Kennedy...

150 Sweeney Gavin Male Togher M 40 00:32:38
142 Meade John Male St. Finbarrs M 40 00:33:38
19 Corbett Michael Male St. Finbarrs A.C. M 50 00:35:10
68 Macak Tomas Male Glanmire A.C. Overall Male 00:35:41
13 Cashman Paul Male Watergrasshill A.C. M 40 00:36:03
140 Morrison Richard Male Overall Male 00:36:34
110 Sleith Gary Male St. Nicholas A.C. M 40 00:37:05
32 Drumm Orla Female Cork City A.C. F 35 00:37:08
88 O Connell Cathal Male St. Finbarrs A.C. M 60 00:37:29
73 Mc Curtin Francis Male Overall Male 00:37:41
147 Woodgate Trevor Male Mallow M 40 00:37:47
120 Kenny Michelle Female Leevale F 45 00:37:54

Cork runner Barry Twohig is raising funds for a cancer charity...

From Barry Twohig... "This year, I’m running the Irish Life Dublin Marathon 2026 for the incredible charity Aoibheanns Pink Tie.

Unfortunately in January this year we received the call that no family wants.

Our eldest boy Conor who is just 14 years old was diagnosed with leukaemia. Treatment is now going well. Those dark days were made a little brighter by the presence of Aoibheanns pink tie in our lives.

For us they provide hotel accommodation in Dublin near to CHI Crumlin when we need it. This is a massive help at a time when sometimes it can be hard as a parent to think clearly.

I want to take this opportunity to give back to the charity and raise much needed funds for families like ours.

Your support — whether it’s a donation, a share, or simply cheering me on — means more than words can say. Together, we can take every step a little further.

Every mile matters. Every gesture helps. Thank you from the bottom of our heart."

Link... https://eventmaster.ie/fundraising/pages/BT12471504

Results of the Cork BHAA Apple Employees Sports & Social 5k - Tues 16th June 2026

The third edition of the Cork BHAA Apple Employees Sports & Social 5k was held in Hollyhill in Cork City on Tues 16th of June 2026. There were 328 finishers this year which is down about 25% on the numbers for 2025.

The women's race was especially close with just one-second separating the first two.

Top 3 men & women...
1 Nathan O Leary M1 00:15:47 Army
2 Shane Collins 0/40M M2 00:16:14 Apple
3 Mark McGarry 0/40M M3 00:16:42 Stryker
10 Michelle Kenny 0/45F F1 00:18:01 Dept of Ed
11 Lizzie Lee 0/45F F2 00:18:02 Apple
22 Grainne Murphy 0/45F F3 00:19:10 Cork University Hospital

Full results HERE

Photos...
1) Graham Meikle has the following finish line photos...
a) Finish 1 b) Finish 2 c) Finish 3 d) Finish 4 e) Finish 5 f) Finish 6 g) Finish 7

Cork runner Sinead O'Connor wins the Moycarkey 5k in Tipp - Fri 12th June 2026

Sinead O’Connor pictured with race sponsors Brian King (Premier Credit Union), Colm Byrne (Bord na Mona), Catriona Mockler (Premier Credit Union) and DJ Darcy (Premier Credit Union)

The popular Moycarkey Coolcroo 5k road race in Littleton, Co Tipperary was held this year on Friday the 12th of June with 251 finishers, a 5% drop on last year.

Report and photos from John Walshe of Ballycotton...

Sinead O’Connor of Leevale was a clear winner of the women’s race at the Moycarkey-Coolcroo 5km which took place at Littleton in Tipperary. 

Despite a strong headwind over the opening straight mile on the old Cork-Dublin road, Sinead’s time of 16:52 also improved on the previous course record of 16:59 held by Dymphna Ryan.

Mossy Bracken, overall winner, with race sponsors

There was a popular winner of the men’s race as Mossy Bracken of the promoting club (and also the main organiser) took the honours in a time of 15:36. 

Amongst the category winners were Cork runners Liam O’Connor of Grange-Fermoy (first M55, 16:53) and Neilus Aherne from Midleton (first M70, 21:18).

A total of 251 runners took part in the well-organised race on a fine but breezy evening.

Full results... https://my.raceresult.com/405135/results

 

Neilus Aherne from Midleton AC, first in the M70 category

Results & Photos of the Cork Down Syndrome 21k Challenge - Sun 14th Jun 2026

The annual Cork Down Syndrome 21k Challenge from Haulbowline to Pairc Ui Chaoimh was held this year on Sunday 14th of June 2026.

There were 363 finishers this year.

Top 3 men & women...
1 Ray O Connell 1:29:35 M 673
2 John Mulvihill 1:29:43 M 320
3 Tim Hegarty  1:29:49 M 245
4 Emma Leahy 1:30:30 F 289
28 Rachel Finn Cork  1:38:17 F 211
37 Brigid Houlihan  1:39:56 F 257

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) Mick Dooley has a gallery HERE

2) Doug Minihane has a gallery HERE

Results of the 5k parkruns in Cork - Sat 13th Jun 2026

Results of the 5k parkruns around the county on Saturday 13th June 2026. Approximately 1190 runners and walkers took part in the 11 events in Co Cork.

Report... There was plenty of sunshine for this weeks parkruns but it was still a bit on the cool side with a temperatures around 14 deg C at 9:30am.

Most parkruns... The person with the most parkruns this week is Kevin Quinn from Dublin who did his 525th parkrun at the Clonakilty event.

First Timers... There were 10 first timers at Tramore Valley this weekend and there were 12 in Ballincollig.

Tramore Valley... Paul McGuirk hits the 200 mark with 82 of those in Ballincollig and 73 at the Glen River event. Carmel O'Mahony completed her 100th parkrun and 76 of those were at Tramore Valley.

Ballincollig... Lynda Healy joins the 250 club with her 250th 5k parkrun this weekend. 247 of these were at Ballincollig. Michael Gerard Brislane hits the century mark with 93 in Ballincollig. Norma O'Toole also hits the 100 mark and all of these were at Ballincollig.

Mallow... Clodagh Bennett completed her 100th parkrun and 94 of these were at the Mallow Castle event.

Glen River... Loic Garel and Nollaigh O'Neill both complete their 100th parkrun.

Bere Island... Well done to Brian O'Shea who made his first trip to the Bere Island parkrun to record his 300th milestone! 

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

Upcoming milestones....

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Ballincollig Regional Park:  289 this week, 322 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Ciaran COSTELLO Male SM30-34 Piranha TC 17:39

2 Tiarnan O DONOGHUE Male SM18-19 Togher AC 17:53

3 John MULVIHILL Male VM45-49 19:23

26 Jennifer WALSH Female VW35-39 22:11

38 Siobhan HOLLAND Female VW50-54 Eagle A.C. 23:19

39 Niamh CRONIN Female VW50-54 St Finbarrs AC 23:21

Ballincollig results... https://www.parkrun.ie/ballincollig/results/428/

Tramore Valley Park: 272 this week, 375 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Ciarán MURRAY Male VM40-44 Togher AC 19:11

2 Thomas HEISING Male VM35-39 Togher AC 19:11

3 Jack COLLINS Male JM11-14 19:38

5 Teresa MURPHY Female VW45-49 Kent AC 19:40

10 Katalin SZABO Female VW50-54 Chorlton Runners 21:25

14 Fionnuala MULROY Female SW30-34 Swinford A.C. 21:49

Tramore Valley Park results... https://www.parkrun.ie/tramorevalley/results/206/

Glen River: 70 this week, 72 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Colin MORRISON Male VM50-54 19:40

2 Aaron HORNIBROOK Male VM35-39 19:54

3 Loic GAREL Male VM45-49 St Finbarrs AC 20:41

4 Nollaigh O'NEILL Female VW50-54 21:12

11 Niamh SHEEHAN Female VW35-39 Togher AC 24:58

16 Catherine DEENIHAN Female VW55-59 UCC Staff Athletics Club 25:57

Glen River results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glenriver/results/315/

Midleton Greenway: 138 this week, 137 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Derek SMYTH Male VM50-54 18:53 

2 Trevor MOORE Male VM45-49 Togher AC 19:37

3 Rory TIMMINS Male VM35-39 19:48

9 Jean O'DRISCOLL Female  SW30-34 21:39

10 Pamela BARRY Female VW50-54 Aghada Running Club  21:54

27 Susan LYNE Female VW45-49 Togher AC 23:35

Midleton Greenway... https://www.parkrun.ie/midletongreenway/results/70/

Mallow Castle: 68 this week, 80 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Vinny GRIMES Male VM35-39 19:37

2 Billy LENIHAN Male VM55-59 20:30

3 Anthony POWER Male VM60-64 Clonmel Athletic Club 21:07

6 Elaine O'CALLAGHAN Female VW40-44 22:17

13 Kate MCSWEENEY Female SW30-34 24:45

15 Marie BUCKLEY Female VW40-44 24:58

Mallow results... https://www.parkrun.ie/mallowcastle/results/233/

Youghal (Pobalscoil na Tríonóide) : 58 this week, 47 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Linda KELLY Female VW50-54 Carrigaline A.C 19:20

7 Linda O SULLIVAN Female VW55-59 21:01

9 Lisa CROWLEY Female VW50-54 Watergrasshill AC 21:35

2 Shane MURPHY Male SM20-24 19:53

3 John O'REGAN Male VM55-59 Le Cheile AC 19:55

4 Barry O CONNELL Male VM50-54 20:17

Youghal results... https://www.parkrun.ie/pobalscoilnatrionoide/results/214/

Macroom Castle Demense: 61 this week, 66 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Conor LUCEY Male VM40-44 19:11

2 Donal FALLON Male VM40-44 Mt. Hillary AC 20:55

3 Brendan O MAHONY Male VM35-39 21:09

18 Carmel PURCELL Female VW45-49 West Muskerry A.C. 26:41

20 Helen O'LEARY Female VW65-69 28:39

22 Kay RING Female VW45-49 28:58

Macroom results... https://www.parkrun.ie/macroomcastledemesne/results/581/

Clonakilty: 61  this week, CANCELLED last week. 

First 3 men & women...

1 Sammy HART Male SM20-24 19:10

2 Paul DEANE Male VM45-49 Clonakilty Roadrunners AC 19:11

3 James HOWE Male JM15-17 19:26

11 Gillian GALVIN Female VW35-39 23:41

14 Sandra WALSH Female VW55-59 24:32

17 Kathleen O REGAN Female VW40-44 24:36

Clonakilty results... https://www.parkrun.ie/clonakilty/results/535/

Glengarriff Woods: 79 this week, 68 last week.

Top 3 men & women...

1 Darragh COPPINGER Male JM15-17 19:29

2 Finn CONNER Male JM15-17 19:44

3 Ray SMITH Male VM60-64 Kenmare Athletics Club 21:23

12 Deirdre HARRINGTON Female VW40-44 Bellahouston Harriers 25:49 

17 Marian MINEHANE Female VW40-44 26:53

19 Meave QUINLAN Female VW40-44 27:19

Glengarriff results... https://www.parkrun.ie/glengarriff/results/458/

Bere Island: 79 this week, 46 last week. 

First 3 men & women...

1 Mark MURPHY Male VM45-49 Eagle A.C. 19:39

2 Kieran HORGAN Male SM25-29 19:44

4 Conor CROWLEY Male SM20-24 21:02

3 Michelagh MURPHY Female SW20-24 20:30

8 Sorcha BRODERICK Female SW25-29 23:43

11 Jenna SACH Female VW40-44 Ripon Runners 24:23

Bere Island results... https://www.parkrun.ie/bereisland/results/549/

Castlehaven (Rineen Woods): 15 finishers this week, 25 last week.

First 3 men & women...

1 Florence FITZGERALD Male VM35-39 21:12

2 David LEONARD Male VM35-39 St Finbarrs AC 22:14

3 Aaron ROSS Male SM25-29 23:09

7 Maire DALY Female VW40-44 28:59

8 Siobhan RYAN Female VW40-44 2018 Operation Transformation 31:21

9 Celine BUCKLEY Female VW55-59 Castlehaven GAA 32:18

Castlehaven results... https://www.parkrun.ie/castlehaven/results/469/

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

Guest Post: Pilgrimage ...by Pat Walsh

 * Pilgrimage *

I took a few days staycation break in Ireland this week and one of the highlights was a first visit to the ruins of the old Dunlewey Church in beautiful Donegal. Always on my agenda, always associated with Clannad and their music. It was mystical, magical, wonderful. Why did I wait until after the death of Moya Brennan to go visit? 

As runners we have wishes and goals. Maybe we should give them a bit more priority.

Do we wait until we can’t and then say why didn’t I? Life can throw curveballs.

Life can bring it’s share of difficulties and obstacles and it is in running that we escape from the tedium and become ourselves. 

I always wanted to do……?

Do it,

Don’t wait until you can’t,

Don’t have regrets,

What have you put on the long finger for the future but not made a definite plan?

What should you have trained for but didn’t, and made an excuse?

Is there things to do and places you would like to go?

I have a lot of great memories and races ran, but am I finished? NO

Make a new list of memories to create, not things I should have done.

Running / training isn’t easy but sometimes life isn’t either. Put the work in and take the rewards. They last a lifetime. It isn't easy getting out to train but it has to be done.

Go visit the places you want to, run the races you dreamed of. Always remember nothing learned or gained on the couch. 

Open your eyes and see what is around you. Travel the world but don’t neglect the beauty of our own country. 

The future starts today.

Few early morning runs on the banks of the River Finn were good for the soul. Donegal didn't disappoint. 

‘Down past Dunlewey's bonny lakes one morning I did stray,
Until I reached sweet Clady banks where the silvery salmon play,
I strolled around through old Bunbeg and down along the shore,
And gazed with admiration on the green fields of Gaothdobhair’…. Clannad

#pwr