Results of the Bere Island Midsummer Run 5k - 11th July 2026

 The Bere Island Midsummer race was held this year on Saturday the 11th of July 2026 on what was a hot and sunny day. The 10k event was cancelled this year due to the heat around the planned start time of 1:10pm. A total of 99 runners took part in the 5k race.

Full results below...

Results & Photos of the Bere Island Midsummer Run - Sat 12th July 2025

Blue skies and sunshine was the order of the day for this years Bere Island Midsummer Run with the 5k and 10k races being held on Saturday 12th July 2025.

In the 10k event, there were 30 finishers.

The 5k race was more popular with 51 finishers.

The overall numbers in 2025 were down a bit one previous years with the peak for this event back in 2018.

Photos...

1) Joe Murphy has several galleries... Album 1 ... Album 2 ... Album 3 ... Album 4 ... Album 5 ... 

2) Mick Dooley has a gallery HERE

3) Proinnsias O'Keeffe has a big gallery HERE

Results of the Bere Island Midsummer Run - Sat 13th July 2024

This years Bere Island Midsummer Run was held on Saturday 13th July 2024 with a total of 100 participants... 62 in the 5k and 38 in the 10k. As can be seen from the chart above, the numbers in the 5k were up on last year while there was a slight drop in the 10k.

Top 3 men & women...

5k...
1 Tommy Arthur Male Lagan Valley AC 17:14
2 David O'Connor Male St Catherines AC 18:23
3 David O'Gorman Male 19:37
7 Deirdre O'Sullivan Female Beara AC 21:16
8 Siobhan Holland Female Eagle AC 21:31
9 Niamh Cronin Female St Finbarr's AC 22:19

10k...
1 Aoife Cooke Female Eagle AC 37:56
10 Karla Charles Butler Female 43:48
12 Nina Murphy Female Beara AC 44:06
2 Donal Fallon Male Mt Hillary AC 38:08
3 Mark Murphy Male Eagle AC 38:29
4 Eoin Keegan Male Raheny Shamrock AC 38:40

Update: Updated results below.

Results of the Bere Island Midsummer Run 5k & 10k - Sat 15th July 2023

The annual Bere Island Midsummer Run in West Cork was held on Saturday 15th July 2023 with 38 in the 5k race and 44 in the 10k. As can be seen from the chart above, the numbers are up on last year but mostly down on previous years.

Full results below...

Results of the Bere Island Midsummer Run... Sat 14th July 2018

A record 128 runners turned out for this years Midsummer Run on Bere Island in West Cork.

10k...
37 Shane Kearney St Catherines AC 10 M S 00:38:44
24 Conor Murphy Beara AC 10 M V 00:40:08
23 Billy Murphy Beara AC 10 M S 00:40:45
26 Alice Coppinger Bantry AC 10 F V 00:46:22
73 Brid McGovern 10 F V 00:48:11
89 Niamh Donnelly 10 F V 00:48:18

5k...
No First Name Surname Club Race M/F Cat Time Net
29 Dave O'Connor St Catherines AC 5 M S 00:18:10
19 Kieran Murphy St Catherines AC 5 m v 00:21:24
97 Aisling Kirby Donore 5 F S 00:21:53
54 Lorraine O'Sullivan St FinbarrsAC 5 F V 00:22:52
86 Maggie O'Shea 5 F S 00:24:23

Photos...
1) Proinnsias O'Keeffe has an album HERE 


Full results below...

Notice…Bere Island Midsummer Run – Sat 14th July 2018

This is quite probably one of the most spectacular spots for a road race in Cork if not the country. Bere Island on a fine day is an amazing spot with the backdrop of Bantry Bay and the Beara Peninsula.

There are plenty of races that are cheaper to enter but none are in such a scenic location. If you are thinking of going then it would really worth considering making a day of it rather than just going for  the race itself.

The races take place in Rerrin village at the eastern end of the island. There are two car and passenger ferries servicing the island...Bere Island Ferries and Murphy's Ferry.

You can pre-enter online HERE or on the day at the GAA grounds.The entry fee includes a dry fit top.

Full results with times will be available online afterwards.

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

For more infomation, go to the race website...

https://bereislandmidsummerrun.wordpress.com/

This excellent video below shows the 5km loop...