Results & Photos of the Donoughmore 7-mile road race - Thurs 19th June 2025

It was a lovely sunny evening for this years Donoughmore 7-mile road race which was held on Thurs 19th June 2025. A total of 210 runners crossed the finish line which is down a bit on last year.

Top 3 men & women...
 2979 1 Sean DINNEEN Cork Track Club A.C. M 39:19  
3448 2 Nathan Ryan O HEHIR St. Finbarrs A.C. M 40:53  
2945 3 Brian MULLINS St. Finbarrs A.C. M45 42:43  
3025 10 Catherine MURPHY Eagle A.C. F45 45:05  
2992 13 Breda GAFFNEY Mallow A.C. F50 45:39  
2967 18 Breeda MC GINN F40 46:19

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) Mick Dooley has two galleries... Album 1 and Album 2

2) Dermot Hever has some finish line photos HERE

Results & Photos of the Donoughmore 7-mile road race - Thurs 20th June 2024

It was a lovely mild evening for this year's Donoughmore 7-mile road race on Thurs 20th June 2024 with a total of 214 runners crossing the finish line.

Top 3 men & women...
 361 1 Barry TWOHIG St. Finbarrs A.C. M 37:41  
388 2 Brian MURPHY Iveragh A.C. M40 37:55  
935 3 Vivian FOLEY Eagle A.C. M50 39:03
403 24 Lorna WOLFE Leevale A.C. F35 44:27  
425 33 Anita LOCKE St. Finbarrs A.C. F35 46:46  
860 76 Sally Ann LYNCH Donoughmore A.C. F 52:29

Full results HERE

Photos....
1) Mick Dooley has some photos..
a) Start line HERE
b) Finish line HERE
c) Finish line & prizes HERE

2) Joe Murphy has several galleries...

a) Start line 1 of 2

b) Start line 2 of 2

c) Finish 1 of 4

d) Finish 2 of 4

e) Finish 3 of 4

f) Finish 4 of 4

3) Dermot Hever has a nice gallery HERE

Lorna Wolfe & Barry Twohig... winners of the 2024 Donoughmore 7-mile road race

Notice: Donoughmore 7 mile road race - Thurs 20th June 2024

The annual Donoughmore 7 mile road race is coming up this year on Thursday 20th June 2024. 

You can enter online HERE

Update: The closing date for entries has now been extended until 6pm Thursday 20th June.

As road races go, this one is really unique as it's the only 7 mile road race on the calendar. At first, it might seem like a bit of an odd distance but don't let that put you off. It's really is a well organised race on country roads to the north-west of Cork City....even if it is a little bit hilly ;o)

Results & Photos of the Donoughmore 7-mile road race - Thurs 15th June 2023

The annual Donoughmore 7-mile road race was held on Thursday 16th June 2023 on what turned out to be a warm and dry Summer's evening. There was a big jump in numbers this year with 221 crossing the finish line, up 20% on the figure for 2022.

Top 3 men & women...

1 Evan Fitzgerald M Clonmel AC 00:35:52
2 Anthony Mannix M Cork Track Club 00:37:56
3 Vivian Foley M50 Eagle AC 00:38:01
12 Aoife Cooke F35 Eagle AC 00:40:52
29 Margaret Murphy F40 Mallow AC 00:45:01
33 Linda Kelly F45 Carrigaline AC 00:45:46

Photos...

1) Mick Dooley has two galleries... a) Start line ... b) Post race...

2) Joe Murphy has loads of photos as per usual

a) Album 1 b) Album 2 c) Album 3 d) Album 4 e) Album 5 f) Album 6 g) Album 7 h) Album 8 i) Album 9  j) Album 10 

Top 3-women (L-R)... Linda Kelly 3rd, Aoife Cooke 1st & Margaret Murphy 2nd

Top 3-men (L-R)... Vivian Foley 3rd, Evan Fitzgerald 1st & Anthony Mannix 2nd

Pos Forename Surname Cat Club Time
1 Evan Fitzgerald M Clonmel AC 00:35:52
2 Anthony Mannix M Cork Track Club 00:37:56
3 Vivian Foley M50 Eagle AC 00:38:01
4 Barry Twohig M40 St. Finbarrs AC 00:38:10
5 Donal Coakley M Leevale AC 00:38:15
6 Brian Murphy M40 Iveragh AC 00:38:25
7 Tadhg O'Sullivan M Bweeng Trail Blazers AC 00:39:47
8 Kieran McKeown M45 Grange/Fermoy AC 00:39:49
9 Andy Goulding M Grange/Fermoy AC 00:39:53
10 Seán Davin M 00:39:56
11 David Barrett M Ballymore Cobh AC 00:40:39
12 Aoife Cooke F35 Eagle AC 00:40:52
13 David Maher M Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC 00:41:13
14 David Greene M40 Grange-Fermoy AC 00:41:16
15 Anthony McCarthy M Eagle AC 00:41:19
16 Cathal O'Connell M55 St. Finbarrs AC 00:41:26
17 Connor McCrory M40 Bweeng Trail Blazers AC 00:41:47
18 Sean Dinneen M 00:41:53
19 Gary Walsh M40 Bweeng Trailblazers 00:41:57
20 Daniel O'Sullivan M Donoughmore AC 00:42:36
21 Michael Corbett M45 St Finbarrs AC 00:42:43
22 Darren Ahern M40 Midleton AC 00:43:23
23 Cian McParland M40 St. Finbarrs AC 00:43:51
24 Loic Garel M40 St Finbarrs AC 00:43:52
25 Donal Collins M45 Bweeng Trail Blazers AC 00:43:57
26 John Cronin M St. Finbarrs AC 00:44:11
27 Brian Mullins M40 St. Finbarrs AC 00:44:16
28 Gary O'Sullivan M50 00:44:37
29 Margaret Murphy F40 Mallow AC 00:45:01
30 Padraig Sheahan M55 Millstreet AC 00:45:07
31 Brian Ahern M45 Bweeng Trail Blazers AC 00:45:28
32 Brian O'Connor M50 Grange/Fermoy AC 00:45:33
33 Linda Kelly F45 Carrigaline AC 00:45:46
34 Richard Bourke M45 St. Finbarrs AC 00:45:51
35 Cieran McMahon M45 Togher AC 00:46:00
36 Adrian O'Driscoll M Carrigaline AC 00:46:07
37 Breeda McGinn F40 Donoughmore AC 00:46:13
38 Martin Lynch M60 Eagle AC 00:46:35
39 Ken Mulcahy M55 Eagle AC 00:46:39
40 Donal Fallon M40 Mount Hillary AC 00:46:47
41 John Kelly M50 Mallow AC 00:46:58
42 Kieran Crowley M50 Donoughmore AC 00:47:03
43 Colm Sheehan M45 St. Finbarrs AC 00:47:14
44 Mark Bulman M55 Donoughmore AC 00:47:20
45 Kieran Twomey M55 00:47:49
46 John Collins M50 Mallow AC 00:48:10
47 Gearoid Cremin M 00:48:30
48 Norman Kelly M45 00:48:41
49 Richard Hawkins M55 Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC 00:48:55
50 Billy Lenihan M55 Grange/Fermoy AC 00:49:05
51 John Teape M50 Mallow AC 00:49:10
52 Ellen Hanley F45 Grange/Fermoy AC 00:49:12
53 Conor Friel M Carrigaline AC 00:49:13
54 James O'Connor M40 00:49:25
55 Lisa Crowley F45 Watergrasshill AC 00:49:28
56 Liam Lynch M65 Donoughmore AC 00:49:35
57 Sam O'Riordan M 00:49:35
58 Siobhan Holland F45 Eagle AC 00:49:42
59 Sean Murphy M 00:49:54
60 David Buckley M40 00:49:58
61 Gwen Conroy F45 Watergrasshill AC 00:50:00
62 Neil O'Donovan M45 00:50:07
63 Seán Crowley M45 00:50:09
64 Annelise Hutch F East Cork AC 00:50:11
65 Barry Murphy M45 00:50:28
66 Donal Murray M45 St Finbarrs AC 00:50:50
67 Darragh O'Sullivan M40 00:50:54
68 Alan Twomey M 00:50:55
69 Edel Buckley F35 Bweeng Trail Blazers AC 00:50:59
70 Cedric Knee M45 Mount Hillary AC 00:51:05
71 Darragh Wiley M50 Mallow AC 00:51:24
72 Dermot O'Sullivan M50 Mallow AC 00:51:30
73 Maurice O'Brien M40 00:51:31
74 Barry Murphy M55 Mallow AC 00:51:37
75 Rob O'Leary M45 00:51:37
76 Ian O'Connell M40 00:51:47
77 Mary Buckley F55 Donoughmore AC 00:51:57
78 Paul Healy M50 Donoughmore AC 00:51:57
79 Dermot Gallagher M45 Eagle AC 00:52:01
80 Sarah Treacy F35 Watergrasshill AC 00:52:04
81 Gillian Murphy F35 Mount Hillary AC 00:52:15
82 Enda Kiernan M50 St. Finbarrs AC 00:52:18
83 Josephine Kelleher F50 Donoughmore AC 00:52:19
84 Paul Dowling M40 00:52:25
85 Gediminas Daskauskas M 00:52:44
86 Ray Wallace M Ballincollig AC 00:52:51
87 Mary Sweeney F60 St. Finbarrs AC 00:52:57
88 Donal O'Keeffe M 00:53:00
89 Michael Naughton M50 Togher AC 00:53:20
90 Ciara Quinlan F40 00:53:24
91 Lisa Finn F45 Mallow AC 00:53:27
92 Mick O'Connell M55 00:53:55
93 David Mullins M North Cork AC 00:54:00
94 Mike Mullins M55 North Cork AC 00:54:01
95 Gary McSweeney M 00:54:04
96 Steve O'Sullivan M 00:54:09
97 Paul Higgisson M 00:54:22
98 Deborah O'Connor F40 Togher AC 00:54:41
99 Nora Buckley F35 00:54:42
100 Alan Hawkes M 00:54:43
101 David Seignott M55 00:54:57
102 Iain Harris M 00:55:15
103 Brendan McEvoy M50 00:55:25
104 Marion O'Brien F40 00:55:28
105 Seamus Kelleher M65 Mallow AC 00:55:37
106 Regina Comber F35 00:55:47
107 Denis Cronin M60 Mallow AC 00:55:56
108 Pat Larkin M45 00:56:07
109 Michael Minehane M 00:56:08
110 Donal O'Donoghue M55 Watergrasshill AC 00:56:15
111 Kieran McEvoy M 00:56:21
112 Richard Forrest M50 00:56:34
113 Willie O'Riordan M65 St. Brendan's AC (Kerry) 00:56:36
114 Suzanne Casey F 00:56:47
115 Denis Looney M55 Eagle AC 00:56:49
116 Marie Therese Buckley F40 Bweeng Trail Blazers AC 00:56:52
117 Finbarr Jones Jones M40 00:56:54
118 Ger Walsh F50 Donoughmore AC 00:56:58
119 Denis Guiry M50 00:56:59
120 Susann O'Sullivan F45 00:57:12
121 Dax Twomey M40 00:57:19
122 Sarah Murphy F50 00:57:31
123 Patrick O'Brien M40 00:57:33
124 Claire Dunne F45 Togher AC 00:57:34
125 Michael Kenneally M Midleton AC 00:57:46
126 Rob Gee M 00:57:52
127 Tony O'Brien M60 00:57:52
128 Denis Carroll M60 Eagle AC 00:57:57
129 Kieran Crean M40 00:58:23
130 Daniel Walerowski M 00:58:31
131 Oliver O'Hanlon M 00:58:34
132 David Lynam M 00:58:35
133 Anthony Walsh M60 00:58:40
134 Will Daly M St. Nicholas AC 00:58:42
135 Frank Halligan M50 00:58:51
136 Rose Buckley F35 Donoughmore AC 00:58:57
137 Amy Daly F Donoughmore AC 00:58:58
138 Kathleen Cronin F60 Mallow AC 00:59:08
139 Marie Lyons F45 00:59:15
140 Mary Murphy F60 Shandrum AC 00:59:16
141 Marie Therese Brady F45 Eagle AC 00:59:23
142 Brendan O'Sullivan M50 00:59:23
143 Mari Lyne F40 00:59:46
144 Dan McSweeney M40 01:00:04
145 Mary Cotter F60 Tracton AC 01:00:19
146 Deb O'Donovan F45 West Muskerry AC 01:00:20
147 Christy Murphy M65 Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC 01:00:23
148 Jp O'Riordan M 01:00:25
149 Anne Teape F50 Mallow AC 01:00:35
150 Stephen Murphy M65 Mallow AC 01:00:42
151 Denis McCarthy M60 East Cork AC 01:00:48
152 Denis Cogan M45 01:00:54
153 Catriona O'Brien F40 01:00:57
154 Kitty Harrington-Buckley F55 St. Finbarrs AC 01:01:05
155 Claire Mullins F40 01:01:07
156 Liz O'Donovan F40 01:01:17
157 Annette Golden F50 Donoughmore AC 01:02:01
158 Paul Heffernan M50 Bweeng Trailblazers 01:02:07
159 Tony O'Sullivan M55 Bweeng Trail Blazers AC 01:02:08
160 Patrick Murphy M55 Bweeng Trail Blazers AC 01:02:22
161 Carmel Nugent F50 Mallow AC 01:02:23
162 Ciara O'Keeffe F35 Buttevant AC 01:02:49
163 Peter O'Leary M40 01:02:56
164 Paul Cotter M60 Eagle AC 01:03:17
165 Ciara Sheehan F 01:03:19
166 Brendan Hennessy M45 An Bru AC 01:03:36
167 Darren Bickerstaff M40 Donoughmore AC 01:04:29
168 Proinnsias O'Keeffe M60 Eagle AC 01:04:41
169 Nelius Flynn M40 01:05:00
170 Bernadette Looney F50 Eagle AC 01:05:01
171 Niamh Barrett F55 Mallow AC 01:05:14
172 JJ Casey M65 01:05:16
173 Kate Keohane F 01:05:17
174 Noreen Bickerstaffe F35 Donoughmore AC 01:05:20
175 Edel O'Sullivan F35 Donoughmore AC 01:05:21
176 Patricja Daly F45 West Waterford AC 01:05:46
177 Ger Rasmussen M65 01:05:50
178 Michael Dunne-Snr M70 St. Finbarrs AC 01:06:08
179 Daire Conran M St. Nicholas AC 01:06:25
180 Fergus Murphy M40 01:06:46
181 Sharon Walsh F35 01:06:50
182 Susan O'Leary F45 Togher AC 01:06:51
183 Michael Bennett M45 01:07:04
184 Maurice Honohan M55 01:07:07
185 Jacinta Yelverton F50 01:07:11
186 Caroline Noonan F45 01:07:19
187 Kate Duggan F40 01:07:20
188 Emma Keohane F 01:07:46
189 Norma Herlihy F45 Dromahane Road Runners AC 01:08:01
190 Cecelia Cremin F55 Dromahane Road Runners AC 01:08:02
191 Mags Larkin F45 01:08:05
192 Ciara O'Connell F45 01:08:08
193 Sean Coen M55 01:08:09
194 Sylvia Cronin F35 01:08:09
195 Anthony Downing M40 01:08:46
196 Yvonne Twomey F55 Mallow AC 01:09:07
197 Maureen Linehan F50 Mallow AC 01:09:31
198 Fionn Duggan MJ 01:11:11
199 Ciara Hosford F35 Bweeng Trail Blazers AC 01:12:01
200 Gary O'Donovan M45 Bweeng Trail Blazers AC 01:12:14
201 Maureen Cremin F45 Donoughmore AC 01:12:30
202 Tara Maguire F50 Donoughmore AC 01:12:57
203 Gillian Kenneally F 01:13:42
204 Maurice Tobin M70 01:14:00
205 Denise Maher F50 Carraig-Na-Bhfear AC 01:14:20
206 Siobhan Enright F50 St. Nicholas AC 01:14:21
207 Norah Sexton F55 Bweeng Trail Blazers AC 01:14:37
208 Siobhan Heffernan F45 Bweeng Trail Blazers AC 01:14:40
209 Shane O'Flynn M 01:14:54
210 Lucia Downing F45 Bweeng Trail Blazers AC 01:16:28
211 Clare Forde F40 Fota Island Running AC 01:17:56
212 Deirdre Collins F45 Bweeng Trail Blazers AC 01:17:58
213 Michelle Geaney F40 Bweeng Trail Blazers AC 01:17:59
214 Norma Buckley F45 Bweeng Trail Blazers AC 01:19:01
215 Breeda Cahill F55 01:21:38
216 Esther O'Connor F45 01:21:57
217 Pat Collins M60 St. Nicholas AC 01:22:42
218 Claire Lomasney F40 Grange/Fermoy AC 01:23:37
219 Donal O'Brien M70 St. Nicholas AC 01:24:31
220 Jerry Forde MWCh 01:29:44
221 Patrick Rowe M50 01:32:25

Category results...

Notice: Donoughmore 7 mile road race - Thurs 15th June 2023

The annual Donoughmore 7 mile road race is coming up this year on Thursday 15th June 2023. 

You can enter online HERE

Update reminder: The Donoughmore 7 is online only this year and that registration closes 6pm Wednesday

As road races go, this one is really unique as it's the only 7 mile road race on the calendar. At first, it might seem like a bit of an odd distance but don''t let that put you off. It's really is a well organised race on country roads to the north-west of Cork City....even if it is a little bit hilly ;o)

This year is also unique in that the race celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Even with the pandemic, they managed to hold the race as a local event in 2020 and 2021. There aren't too many races in Cork with such a long history.

Directions...Donoughmore is located about 15 miles north-west of Cork City. If you are coming out the Ballincollig bypass or the Carrigrohane straight, look for directions for the R579 road to Nad / Banteer / Kanturk. Stay on this road for about 10 miles and keep a lookout for the turn off right to Donoughmore. Then follow the signs for Stuake. The village is about 2 miles off the R579 road. See map above.

Entries......Entries are online HERE

Course Preview....A full preview of the course with maps and photos can be seen HERE

The race is organised by Donoughmore Athletic Club. 

Results & Photos of the Donoughmore 7-mile - Thurs 16th June 2022

The Donoughmore 7-mile road race was held last Thursday the 16th of June 2022 with 184 runners taking part. That is 23% down on the figure for the last race which was held back in 2019.

As can be seen from the chart above, that is the lowest number since at least 2007 and the first time it has dipped under 200 in that time. The most recent peak was in 2017 when 282 runners crossed the finish line.

 It raises the bigger question of whether the race numbers will ever return to their old peaks? I think some people expect that post pandemic, the numbers will gradually rise again and they'll be back up again at higher levels. I'm not so sure.

I know that some people are not attending club races just because of the high entry fees. 5k parkruns are free and the Cork BHAA races are €5 for registered runners. The gap in entry fees between these events and the club races seems to be getting larger and larger.

That might be a debate for another post.

Top 3 men & women...

1 Donal Coakley M SM Leevale A.C 0:38:27 522 
3 Barry Twohig M M40 St. Finbarrs 0:39:01 646 
4 Kieran Mckeown M M45 Grange Fermoy AC 0:39:23 571 

2 Aoife Cooke F F35 Eagle AC 0:38:34 649 
12 Claire McCarthy F F45 Leevale A.C 0:43:19 645
16 Linda O'Sullivan F F50 Watergrasshill A.C 0:43:56 596

Photos...
1) Mick Dooley has a gallery HERE

Full results below...