Results of the Banteer 5-mile road race - Sun 8th Mar 2026

Carol Finn is the first woman home with a 4-second margin

The Banteer 5-mile road race was held on Sun 8th of March 2026 with 288 finishers this year. This was one of 3 big running events in Co Cork on this particular Sunday.

Top 3 men & women...
1 Jeremiah Sheehan 424 M North Cork A.C. 25:43
2 Michael Dullea 495 M Skibbereen A.C. 27:01
3 Darren Coleman 357 M Mallow A.C. 27:48
11 Caroline Finn 871 F 29:24
13 Niamh Moore 875 F Leevale AC 29:28 
26 Breeda Mc Ginn 325 F 31:36

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) Joe Murphy has several galleries... 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 

Notice: Banteer 5 mile road race - Sun 8th March 2026

This years Banteer 5-mile road race organised by Mount Hillary AC is coming up on Sunday the 8th of March 2026 at 10am.

Entries HERE

The village of Banteer is about 20kms to the west of Mallow and just south of the N72 road. There are age category prizes up to O70 and the course is reasonably flat.

Update: 27/02/2026 - From the organisers... "Entries to the race continue to come in thick and fast – the route is the same as last year (see the map below) and resulted in some fast times.

Our pacers, from 32 minutes up to 50 minutes, will be there to support the runners and drive them on if targeting PBs or specific training goals for longer races later in the year. This will be excellent preparation for future races, including the next Rebel Diamond League race in Dromahane and the Mallow 10-mile race later in the month.

Also, for the first time, we are offering prizes for breaking the new course record.

As noted by some people, don’t forget there is a train station in Banteer – less than 0.5 miles from the start line, so a convenient way to get here if you prefer not to drive!"

Results of the Banteer 5-mile road race - Sun 9th March 2025

The annual Banteer 5-mile road race was held this year in sunny conditions on Sunday 9th March 2025 with 302 runners crossing the finish line, a drop of 11% on last year.

Top 3 men & women.
1 Jermiah Sheehan 341 M North Cork A.C. MS 26:58
2 Maurice Feehan 237 M Duhallow A.C. M40 27:19
3 Ruairi Manning 292 M Cork Track Club A.C. MS 28:02
4 Niamh Moore 254 F Leevale A.C. FS 28:10
6 Sinead O Connor 309 F Leevale A.C. FS 28:59
24 Breeda Mc Ginn 42 F F40 32:03

Full results HERE

Results & Photos of the Banteer 5-mile road race - Sun 10th Mar 2024

There was a huge jump in numbers for this years Banteer 5-mile road race with 341 runners crossing the finish line, an increase of 83% on 2023.

First 3 men & women

1 Paul MOLONEY 25:48 337 M MS Mallow A.C.
2 Jeremiah SHEEHAN 25:53 294 M MS North Cork A.C.
3 Anthony MANNIX 26:02 152 M MS Cork Track Club A.C.
1 Niamh MOORE 28:07 177 F FS Leevale A.C.
2 Carol FINN 30:16 367 F FS Leevale A.C.
3 Fiona MCCARTHY 33:00 158 F F40 Leevale A.C.

Full results HERE

Photos ...

1) Joe Murphy has some photos of the start HERE

Finish 1 - Finish 2 - Finish 3 - Finish 4 - Finish 5 

2) Dermot Hever has several galleries... Album 1 ... Album 2 ... Album 3... 

Notice: Banteer 5 mile road race - Sun 10th March 2024

This 5-mile road race organised by Mount Hillary AC is coming up in the village of Banteer to the west of Mallow on Sunday the 10th of March 2024 at 10am.

Entries HERE

6th Mar 2024 - Update From Mt Hilary AC : Mt Hillary AC are really looking forward to welcoming you to Banteer for ‘The Fast and Flat Banteer 5 Mile Road Race’ this Sunday 10th March at 10am.

Registration: Number collection will be open from 8am and will close at 9.30am sharp. Banteer Community Centre (P51 TX46) is our race HQ, here you will be able to collect your number, and also where you will get some tea/coffee and tasty treats after the race.

Entries Will Be Taken On The Day

Parking: Parking is available at Banteer Sportsfield P51 P206 and the Church car park P51 K6C5. Bathrooms available at both the Sports Field and the Community Centre. Stewards will direct you towards the parking areas.

Raffle: Our raffle is back again this year, with all money raised going towards local causes and charities. Tickets are €5 (card machine is available), and the first prize is one night B&B for two in the 5-Star Fota Resort Hotel. Loads of other raffle prizes too. 

Prizes:

Results & Photos of the Banteer 5-mile road race - Sun 14th May 2023

Lizzie Lee of Leevale AC is the first woman home in the 2023 Banteer 5-mile

The Banteer 5-mile road race was held on Sunday 14th May 2023 and attracted a field of 187 runners, an increase of 26% on the 148 of last year. The race was organised by Mt Hillary AC.

Top 3 men & women...

878 Anthony Mannix 26:03 Cork Track Club Senior M 1
838 Donal Coakley 26:11 Leevale A.C. Senior M 2
837 Gary Walsh 27:57 Bweeng Trail Blazers A.C. O40 M 3
813 Lizzie Lee 29:20 Leevale A.C. O40 F 6
825 Breda Gaffney 30:19 Mallow A.C. O50 F 12
848 Rebecca McEvoy 30:37 St. Finbarrs A.C. Senior F 15

Photos...

1) Mt Hillary AC have some galleries

a) Pre race photos 

2) Joe Murphy has loads of photos as per usual.

a) Pre-race b) Album 2 c) Album 3 d) Album 4 e) Album 5

3) Mick Dooley has some pre-race photos HERE and finish line photos HERE

Full results below...

Bib Name Time Club CAT M/F Position
878 Anthony Mannix 0:26:03.000 Cork Track Club Senior M 1
838 Donal Coakley 0:26:11.000 Leevale A.C. Senior M 2
837 Gary Walsh 0:27:57.000 Bweeng Trail Blazers A.C. O40 M 3
824 Brendan Sheehan 0:28:19.000 Senior M 4
870 Alfie Davis 0:28:25.000 Leevale A.C. O40 M 5
813 Lizzie Lee 0:29:20.000 Leevale A.C. O40 F 6
771 Anthony Mc Givney 0:29:31.000 Mallow A.C. O40 M 7
803 Donough Barrow 0:29:32.000 Mallow A.C. O50 M 8
891 Kevin Griffin 0:29:44.000 An Riocht O60 M 9
779 Michael Clancy 0:29:46.000 Mallow A.C. O40 M 10

Notice: Banteer 5 mile road race - Sun 14th May 2023

This 5-mile road race organised by Mount Hillary AC is coming up in the village of Banteer to the west of Mallow on Sunday the 14th of May 2023 at 10am.

Entries HERE

Just a reminder that the Banteer 5-mile is coming up next Sunday 14th May. You can also enter on the morning of the race.

Results of the Banteer 5-mile road race - Sun 24th Apr 2022

Carol Finn of Leevale AC is the first woman in the 2022 Banteer 5-mile with a time of 29m 31s

This 5-mile road race in Banteer was organised by Mt Hillary AC.

Top 3 men & women...
1 Pat Hennessy West Waterford Senior M 25:35
2 Michael Herlihy North Cork AC O40 M 26:40
3 Jonathan Murphy Leevale AC Senior M 27:01
1 Carol Finn Leevale AC Senior F 29:31
2 Niamh O'Sullivan An Riocht O60 F 31:22
3 Caroline Murphy Gneeveguilla AC O50 F 33:17

Full results...
Bib  Name Club CAT M/F Time
494 Pat Hennessy West Waterford Senior M 00:25:35
449 Michael Herlihy North Cork AC O40 M 00:26:40
353 Jonathan Murphy Leevale AC Senior M 00:27:01
479 Damien Madigan North Cork AC Senior M 00:27:27
441 Maurice Feehan Unattached Senior M 00:27:55
475 John Longan St Finbarr's AC Senior M 00:28:46
481 Donough Barrow Mallow AC O50 M 00:29:16
392 Pablo Herrera Gascon Unattached Senior M 00:29:27
455 Seamus Madigan Unattached O50 M 00:29:29
501 Carol Finn Leevale AC Senior F 00:29:31

Notice: Banteer 5 mile road race - Sun 24th April 2022

This 5-mile road race organised by Mount Hillary AC is coming up in the village of Banteer to the west of Mallow on Sunday the 24th of April 2022 at 10am.

Pre-Enter HERE

You can also enter on the morning of the race.

All finishers of the race will receive this travel mug which is sponsored by EPS Group.

This is a pretty fast 5-mile course with lots of flat running at the start and over the last three miles.

Banteer is located about 20kms to the west of the town of Mallow in N Cork. It's just 1km south of the N72 Killarney to Mallow road.

The distance from Cork City is about 54 minutes and it's probably quicker to go via the main N20 road to Mallow and then take the N72 west. The alternative R579 route via Cloghroe and up over the hills to Nad might be shorter but it has a lot of twists and turns.

Banteer is also centrally located for any runners in Kerry or S Limerick.

Banteer 5-mile course... The route follows a figure of 8 pattern and it's shown above.... Yellow arrows for the first half and Green arrows for the second.

The first mile is mostly flat. 
The second mile has an ascent of about 35 metres or 110ft but that is spread out over the whole mile.
The third mile is a bit like a mirror image of the second mile in that there's a drop of about 30 metres spread out over a mile.
The fourth and fifth miles are pretty much flat and fast.

It looks like a reasonably fast course and the key is to get to the 2-mile mark in one piece so that you can take advantage of the last three miles.

Race Preview by Mt. Hillary...

Banteer, Co. Cork Sunday 24 th April 10 am - Fast PB Course - 40 Minutes Drive from Cork City - 30 Minutes Drive from Killarney