Cork runners take titles at 2026 Adare 10k race

The annual Adare 10k organised by West Limerick AC was held on Sun 22nd Feb 2026. The first man and woman home were Cork runners Paul Moloney of Mallow AC and Sinead O'Connor of Leevale AC.

Top 3 men & women...
1 Paul MALONEY 30:59 1043 M M45 Mallow A.C.
2 İbrahim AHMED SAMOW 31:35 1 M MS Ennis Track A.C.
3 Niall SHANAHAN 31:38 1027 M M40 An Bru A.C.
1 Sinead O'CONNOR 35:55 5 F FS Leevale A.C.
2 Carolyn HAYES 38:03 1011 F FS West Limerick A.C.
3 Amy MURPHY 39:14 1022 F FS West Limerick A.C.

Full results HERE

Dermot Hever has loads of photos up on his Facebook page HERE

Guest Post: SEAMUS CAWLEY MAINTAINS HIS DUBLIN MARATHON STREAK ...by John Walshe

SEAMUS CAWLEY MAINTAINS HIS DUBLIN MARATHON STREAK

(John Walshe)

He may have been omitted from the pre-race coverage given to the small band of runners – now numbering less than 10 – who have completed all Dublin City Marathons, but once again the name of Seamus Cawley appears on the results for the 41st time.

A total of 1,420 runners finished the first Dublin City Marathon on October 27, 1980, but now the number who have taken part every year is in single figures. And the only Munster representative is the man from Rathkeale in County Limerick.

Speaking the week before this year’s event, the West Limerick AC clubman said he would be happy “to get around in four hours,” and so it transpired as he crossed the line in a gun time of 4:12:31 (chip time 4:11:27).

“I was happy enough, the legs felt ok but I felt a bit tired in the upper body. I got to halfway just on two hours but I managed to keep running all the way, I didn’t walk at any stage,” said the now 63-year-old. 

This was only the second time he finished outside the four hours in Dublin. Back in 2013, when he had to walk some of the way with his leg strapped because of a tear in his knee, he recorded four hours and 22 minutes.

Back on that Bank Holiday Monday of 1980, Seamus was just 21 years of age when he dipped under the magical three-hour barrier with a time of 2:59:34. “I had run the Limerick Novice Cross-Country on the Sunday and the day before that had been best man at a wedding,” he recalled of his maiden voyage over the 26.2-mile distance. 

He would go on to run 2:35:56 in 1984, knocking another half-minute off of that time 12 months later, and was comfortably inside three hours in the first 17 of his Dublin marathons. He also features in the old Cork City Marathon results, finishing eight in 2:35:46 in the last of that series which concluded in 1986.

Seamus also has the honour of being a scoring member of the West Limerick team (along with John Scanlon and Tom Brouder) who took the gold medals at the BLE National Marathon of 1985 in Limerick. He was also on the team that finished second two years later in Galway. “I have a gold and silver national medal which are great to have as they are the main ones,” he says.

An avid football fan, Seamus attends all of Ireland’s home games along with supporting his local Treaty United FC at the Markets Field in the League of Ireland.

He is also a long-suffering Leeds United fan - “since they won the FA Cup back in 1972 with Johnny Giles” – and no doubt that shock victory over Liverpool on the eve of the marathon put an extra pep in the step of this remarkable man from Rathkeale as he made his way around the streets of Dublin for the 41st edition of the famous marathon.

SEAMUS CAWLEY: DUBLIN MARATHONS 1980-2022

(Times from recent years are gun times)
1980: 2:59:34
1981: 2:42:43
1982: 2:55:33
1983: 2:37:04
1984: 2:35:56
1985: 2:35:24
1986: 2:41:41
1987: 2:40:19
1988: 2:40:43
1989: 2:48:32
1990: 2:49:18
1991: 2:39:57
1992: 2:39:45
1993: 2:42:47
1994: 2:50:00
1995: 2:52:43
1996: 2:56:10
1997: 3:33:04
1998: 2:58:32
1999: 2:53:41
2000: 2:56:40
2001: 2:53:54
2002: 2:58:32
2003: 3:02:17
2004: 3:06:22
2005: 3:02:49
2006: 3:05:47
2007: 3:05:00
2008: 3:10:58
2009: 3:19:09
2010: 3:19:51
2011: 3:26:34
2012: 3:28:49
2013: 4:22:01
2014: 3:40:21
2015: 3:31:04
2016: 3:35:19
2017: 3:49:25
2018: 3:37:56
2019: 3:55:02
2022: 4:12:31

A list of previous guest posts from John Walshe can be seen HERE

Guest Article : GOING FOR 39-IN-A-ROW By John Walshe

Guest Article : GOING FOR 39-IN-A-ROW... By John Walshe

They number just an even dozen but you could claim they’re arguably the most committed marathon runners in the country.

Of the 1,420 runners who finished the first Dublin City Marathon on October 27, 1980, just 12 remain who have taken part each and every year since.

One is Seamus Cawley from Rathkeale in County Limerick, the only Munster representative among the dozen. He was aged just 21 when he dipped under the magical three-hour barrier on that Bank Holiday Monday in 1980 with a time of 2:59:34.

Seamus would go on to run 2:35:56 in 1984, knocking another half-minute off of that time 12 months later, and was comfortably inside the three hours in the first 17 of his Dublin marathons. He was also to the fore in the old Cork City Marathon, finishing in eight position in 2:35:46 in the last of that series which concluded in 1986.

On Sunday next, the West Limerick athlete he will line up for the 39th consecutive year in the country’s premier marathon. Going by recent performances in the Charleville Half-Marathon (1:39:22) and Cork to Cobh 15-mile (1:55:43), he should be again capable of something in the region of the 3:35 he recorded two years ago.

“Last year was a bit of a struggle but I still got home in 3:49, so I hope to do a bit better than that,” said Seamus, who will be 60 in December.

“My slowest was back in 2013 when I had to walk some of it as I had a tear in my knee, but I still finished in 4:20.”

Of course on Sunday next it will be all about getting around once again - before no doubt looking forward to what should be a unique and special occasion for the 40th anniversary event in 12 months time.

SEAMUS CAWLEY : DUBLIN MARATHONS 1980-2017