Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k - Wed 16th July 2025

This years Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k was held on Wed 16th July 2025 with 657 runners crossing the finish line.

Full results HERE

Photos...
1) Mick Dooley has some post race photos up on the Cork BHAA page HERE

2) Graham Meikle has some finish line photos... 15-18 Mins ... 18-20 Mins ... 20-23 Mins ... 23-26 Mins ... 26-29 Mins ... 29 plus ...

3) Joe Murphy has an album HERE

Notice: Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race in Cork City - Wed 16th July 2025

This years Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race in Cork City is coming up on Wed 16th July 2025 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 long sleeve dry fit t-shirt.

There are no pre-entries so get there early on the night to enter.

You will need to be there in person to pick up the t-shirt, you can't pick up a t-shirt for someone else.

Results & Photos of the Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race - Wed 17th July 2024

The 2024 edition of the Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race in Cork City was held on Wed 17th of July with another big turnout. 

A  total of 707 runners crossed the finish line making it one of the most popular BHAA races this year with only the PwC 5k and John Buckley Sports 5k getting larger numbers.

Top 3 men & women...

Pos Name Cat Prize Time Company Team
1 Paul Moloney 00:15:10 Temp Reg
2 Mark Walsh M1 00:15:22 Dept of Ed
3 Kristaps Liepins M2 00:15:34 Stryker M-A-3
82 Jennifer Martin 00:18:12 Temp Reg

91 Tamzin Muldowney 00:18:28 Temp Reg
93 Sharon Rynne 0/35F F1 00:18:32 Kepak

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) Mick Dooley has some pre-race photos HERE and post race photos HERE

Notice: Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race in Cork City - Wed 17th July 2024

This years Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race in Cork City is coming up on Wed 17th July 2024 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 long sleeve dry fit t-shirt.

There are no pre-entries so get there early on the night to enter.

Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k - Wed 19th July 2023

First 3-women in the Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k (L-R)... Carol Finn 3rd, Lizzie Lee 1st & Hannah Steeds 2nd

This year's Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race in Cork City was held on Wed 19th July 2023 and attracted a large field of 721 runners, up 75% on the numbers for last year.

Update Sat 22nd July 2023: The results have now been updated.

From the Cork BHAA... "If you don't see your time in the results, please fill out the form on the GNI 5k Race Page. We also want to know if your time is out by more than 5 seconds as quite a few were added in manually. Click HERE to submit a correction"

First place finish for Niall Shanahan

Top 3 men & women...
1 Niall Shanahan 0/40M M1 00:14:36 Dept of Ed M-A-1 
2 Denis Hegarty M2 00:14:59 Hegarty Engineering 
3 Shane Collins M3 00:15:14 Apple M-B-1
25 Lizzie Lee 0/40F F1 00:16:41 Apple
29 Hannah Steeds F2 00:16:49 Eli Lilly
45 Carol Finn 0/35F F3 00:17:17 Carol Finn Physical Therapy

Full results HERE

Photos...
1) Mick Dooley has some start line photos HERE and some post race photos HERE
2) Joe Murphy has a gallery HERE
3) Graham Meikle has a number of galleries. 
a) Pre-race 1 & pre-race 2

b) Finish line 1 & finish line 2

c) Post race

Some of the runners post race with the long sleeve top which was given out to the first 500 to register

Notice: Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race in Cork City - Wed 19th July 2023

This years Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race in Cork City is coming up on Wed 19th July 2023 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 long sleeve dry fit t-shirt.

Thanks to Liam Murphy for the photo of his daughters showing off the long sleeve dry fit tops

The race starts near Lee Rowing Club and takes you past Pairc Uí Chaoimh, Centre Park Road, Monahan Road and the Marina. As courses go, there are no hills and it's flat and fast.

Parking is limited near the Cork Boat Club but there is plenty at the other end of the Marina near Pairc Uí Chaoimh. If you car-pool, suggest the driver drops off the others who can register for them at Cork Boat Club and meet them at the start.

The following areas are where you are likely to find parking but these will fill up early so it would be worth getting to registration as early as possible: far side of Blackrock Castle, near Shandon Boat Club and city side of Blackrock church.

Click for more information from the organisers closer to the date on the BHAA WEBSITE

The dry fit tops for the first 500 to register on the night are shown above. Note that these have long sleeves which are really useful for training in the cool Winter months.

Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race - Wed 20th July 2022

There was a good turnout for this years Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race on the Marina in Cork City with 422 runners crossing the finish line.

It seems to have a particularly fast field with the first 109 runners going under 20 minutes.

Top 3 men & women...
 1 Vivian Foley 0/50C M-1 00:15:33 HSE
2 Aidan Noone M-2 00:15:40 Dept of Ed
3 Ken Kelliher 0/40A M-3 00:15:50 Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard M-C-2
29 Martina Kiely 0/40I F-1 00:17:08 Dept of Ed
37 Hannah Steeds F-2 00:17:25 Eli Lilly F-A-1
50 Siobhan Hoare 0/45J F-3 00:18:00 Bon Secours

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) Joe Murphy has a gallery HERE

First place finish for Vivian Foley

First woman... Martina Kiely

Some of the runners post race with their Gas Networks Ireland dry fit tops

Notice: Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race in Cork City - Wed 20th July 2022

The main race this week is the Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race in Cork City on Wed 20th July 2022 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 will receive a free Ron Hill dry fit t-shirt.

Thanks to Liam Murphy for the photo showing his daughters showing off the dry fit t-shirts for the event

Results of the Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race - Wed 10th July 2019

The results of the Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k race on the Marina in Cork City are now online. They show that 498 runners took part, a huge increase of 55% on last year!

Usually races go up or down 5 to 10% but a jump of 55% is really exceptional, especially for a well established race on the calendar.

1 Anthony Mannix M1 00:15:16 Dell-EMC
2 Alan O'Brien M2 00:15:16 McCarthy Insurance Group
3 John Shine 00:15:18 Temp Reg
11 Joanne O’flynn F1 00:15:59 Red Hat Ltd
41 Carol Finn F2 00:17:58 Finn Physiotherapy
47 Lisa Hegarty F3 00:18:14 Dept of Ed

Full Results

Notice: Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race - Wed 10th July 2019

The annual Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race is coming up on Wednesday the 10th of July 2019 at 8pm in Cork City.

The Cork Boat Club which is located in Blackrock village will be the race HQ. The race starts near Pairc Uí Chaoimh and takes in the Centre Park Road, Monghan Road and the Marina. As courses go, there are no hills and it's flat and fast.

The one issue however is parking. It is very limited near the Cork Boat Club but there is plenty at the other end of Marina near Pairc Uí Chaoimh.

Here is some information from the organisers..... The Gas Networks Ireland race takes place at a Marina 5k route this year. Registration is from 6.30pm at Cork Boat Club in Blackrock village with the race starting at 8pm up near Lee Rowing Club. Registration will close at 7.45pm to allow runners get to the start which is approximately 1 mile from Cork Boat Club.

Free travel mugs for the first 500 to register on the night

Parking...The following areas are where you are likely to find parking but these will fill up early so it would be worth getting to registration as early as possible.

a) Car parks on far side of Blackrock Castle. These will fill up with early morning walkers if we have a fine morning
b) Parking near Shandon Boat Club where traditionally a lot of people would have parked for Marina 5k races. If you’ve car-pooled, the driver can drop off others who can register for them at Cork Boat Club and meet them at the start.
c) City side of Blackrock church. Meadow Grove Estate which is between Blackrock Village and Skehard Rd.

As always, the entry fee is €5 for registered runners and €10 for non-registered. I suggest you park your car and jog to the race HQ with the exact entry fee. From there, go to the start line.

A free travel mug will also be given out to the first 500 runners to register...

Results & Photos of the Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k race... Sun 26th Feb 2017

A total of 330 runners took part in this years Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k race on the Marina circuit in Cork City on Sunday the 26th of February 2017. One unusual feature of this race was the early start time of 9am as opposed to the more usual 11am start for BHAA races. As luck would have it, the weather was much dryer at 9am as a band of heavy rain arrived in Cork City around 11am.

1 Sean McGrath M1 00:15:27 Harty Tax Consulting
2 Eric Curran M2 00:15:36 FMC
3 Micheal Power 00:15:55 Temp Reg
22 Lorraine Bolster 0/35H F1 00:18:48 Denis Cronin Electrical F-A-1
42 Joan Ennis 0/50K F2 00:19:39 Avondhu MF F-A-2
45 Ellen Hanley 0/40I F3 00:19:53 Avondhu MF 

The full results are up on the Cork BHAA website HERE

Photos...
1) Derek Costelloe of Eagle AC has a gallery of 285 photos HERE

Thoughts? What did you think of the 9am start as opposed to 11am? In this case, they had to make the change today but would you like to see the BHAA races start at an earlier time?

I guess it has good points. The obvious bad point is having to get up earlier! :o) The obvious advantage is that you can get the race out of the way and you have the whole day ahead of you.

What do you think? 9am or 11am start?

Notice...Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race - Sun 26th Feb 2017

The annual Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race is coming up next Sunday the 26th of February 2017 at 9am in Cork City.

Note the start time....It's 9am, not 11am. Entries open at 7:30am.

Please note that there is a change from previous years in that the Lee Rowing club will not be the race HQ. This year, the Cork Boat Club which is located in Blackrock village will be the race HQ and the course has been changed to account for this. It's still dead flat so it's as fast as ever.

The one issue however is parking. It is very limited near the Cork Boat Club and there is a Sunday market on at the same time.

Here is some information from the organisers..... The Gas Networks Ireland race takes place at a revised Marina 5k route this year. Registration is from 7.30am at Cork Boat Club in Blackrock village with the race starting at 9am up near Lee Rowing Club. Registration will close at 8.45am to allow runners get to the start which is approximately 1 mile from Cork Boat Club.

Parking limitations...There is very limited parking in the area surrounding Cork Boat Club. Additionally, there is a farmers market just outside later as well as construction works in Blackrock village. We are trialing a new route and venue for this race so we ask for co-operation in car-pooling/cycling to the venue where possible. The following areas are where you are likely to find parking but these will fill up early so it would be worth getting to registration as close to 8am as possible.

a) Car parks on far side of Blackrock Castle. These will fill up with early morning walkers if we have a fine morning
b) Parking near Shandon Boat Club where traditionally a lot of people would have parked for Marina 5k races. If you’ve car-pooled, the driver can drop off others who can register for them at Cork Boat Club and meet them at the start.
c) City side of Blackrock church. Meadow Grove Estate which is between Blackrock Village and Skehard Rd.

As always, the entry fee is €5 for registered runners and €10 for non-registered. I suggest you park your car and jog to the race HQ with the exact entry fee. From there, go to the start line.

Notice...Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5km road race - Sun 28th Feb 2016

This 5k race is coming up on Sunday the 28th of February near Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork City and is sure to be popular with a lot of runners.

The entry fee is €5 for registered Cork BHAA runners while it's €10 for non-reg.

Considering that the 5k course is one of the fastest around then it's sure to attract big numbers. Other pluses are its central location and full spread afterwards.

The course being used is the exact same as the one for the John Buckley Sports 5k. You can find out more info about it here... http://munsterraceroutes.blogspot.ie/2013/01/cork013.html

Results & photos of the Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race - Sun 1st Mar 2015

At about 9:30am this morning, things were looking a bit grim for this race with the rain literally coming down in buckets. Fast forward an hour and it couldn't have been any different with the sun shining.

A total of 571 runners took part in this race, up a massive 53% on the 373 of 2014. No doubt the large numbers will make sure that a pretty decent amount of money will have been raised for the Rebel Wheelers charity.

1 John Meade M1 00:15:31 Joyce Wolfe Physio
2 Anthony Mannix M2 00:15:32 EMC M-C-3
3 COLIN MERRITT 0/40A M3 00:15:35 Army
13 Michelle Finn F1 00:16:42 UCC F-A-1
40 Niamh Allen 00:18:20 Temp Reg
41 Niamh Moore 00:18:23 Temp Reg

The full results can be seen HERE

Photos...
1) Graham Nudds has a gallery HERE 
2) Kieran Minihane has a gallery HERE

Notice...Cork BHAA Gas Networks Ireland 5k road race - Sun 1st Mar 2015

This 5k race is coming up on Sunday the 1st of March near Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork City and is sure to be very popular with a lot of runners.

As you can see from the race flyer above, there is a free dry fit top for the first 500 entrants. Considering that registered BHAA runners only pay €5 then it's very good value. For non-reg runners, it's €8 but it's still great value.

Add to that the fact the course is one of the fastest around and there is a full spread afterwards then it's sure to attract big numbers.

This Cork BHAA race is organised in association with Gas Networks Ireland and all proceeds are going to the Rebel Wheelers....a charity which aims to give those with a disability access to sport. You can see their website here.... http://rebelwheelers.com/

Kids from Cork charity Rebel Wheelers join staff and runners from Gas Networks Ireland as they gear up for the Gas Networks Ireland BHAA 5k run that takes place in Cork Marina on March 1st. The race is part of the Cork Business Houses Athletics Association (BHAA) programme and runners of all abilities and fitness levels are welcome to take part. All entry proceeds will go to Rebel Wheelers. Free t-shirt for the first 500 to register on the day. Further information on www.corkbhaa.com

The course being used is the exact same as the one for the John Buckley Sports 5k. You can find out more info about it here... http://munsterraceroutes.blogspot.ie/2013/01/cork013.html

Video about the Rebel Wheelers...