Notice: Moycarkey Coolcroo 5km road race, Tipperary - Fri 13th June 2025

The Moycarkey Coolcroo AC 5km road race in Littleton, Co Tipperary is coming up on Friday the 13th of June 2025.

Online entries HERE

The online entry fee is €15. The race HQ is at the Littleton Community Centre in Littleton. Entries will also be taken on the night. The race starts at 7:30pm.

From Moycarkey Coolcroo AC.... The 5K in Tipperary You Can’t Miss! Speed, atmosphere, and top-class course — this is a 5K you don’t want to miss. A fast, flat course, ideal race conditions and a warm welcome make it the perfect event for PB chasers and first-timers alike!

As can be seen from the map below, the village of Littleton is just off the M8 motorway so it's easy to get to.

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The 5k course... The start line is about 1.5kms to the north-east of Littleton so allow time to get there from the village.

The race starts on the old N8 road from Cork to Dublin. Since the opening of the motorway, it is now a wide and reasonably quiet road.

The width of the road and the fact that it's pretty much dead straight will allow the field to thin out nicely in the first mile / 1.5kms.

Once the runners enter Littleton, they take the second left and go onto quiet rural roads. After two more junctions, the course loops around returns to Littleton.

The variation in elevation for the 5k course is no more than 10m so it should be a fast course.

For more information, see the race page on the club website... https://moycarkeycoolcrooac.ie/5k-road-race/

Tipperary: Results of the Poulmucka 8k & 5k - Fri 16th May 2025

The annual Poulmucka 8k & 5k road race was held on Friday 16th May 2025 on a fine summer evening. Between the two races, there were about 271 finishers which is a good turnout for an event in Tipperary.

While the overall numbers were about the same as last year, the one change is that the numbers for the 5k have now overtaken the 8k for the first time ever.

Full results of the 5k HERE

Full results of the 8k HERE

Waterford: Results of the Ballinroad 5k - Fri 9th May 2025

The first race in the 2025 West Waterford Summer Series was held on Friday 9th of May in Ballinroad on the eastern outskirts of Dungarvan. A total of 275 runners crossed the finish line on this fine summer evening.

Top 3 men & women...

 Place Name Club Catefory Time Pace
1 FITZGERALD, Evan West Waterford A.C. Male Sn 0:14:49 
2 FITZGERALD, Pat Waterford A.C. Male Sn 0:15:37 
3 CONNELL, Aidan West Waterford A.C. Male 40 0:16:08 
21 BEHAN, Laura Individual Female SN 0:18:24 
28 CURTIN, Trisha Youghal A.C. Female SN 0:19:16 
33 TOBIN, Angela West Waterford A.C. Female 35 0:19:31 

Full results HERE

Photos...

1) West Waterford AC have a number of galleries... Album 1 ... Album 2 ... Album 3 ... Album 4 ... Album 5 ...

Notice: West Waterford AC Summer Series - May to July 2025

There are six races in this years West Waterford AC Summer Series with most of them in or to the west of Dungarvan. Each race costs just €10 to enter online or €15 on the night.

From West Waterford AC... "We are delighted to announce our Summer Schedule of races starting in Ballinroad on the 9th May with our very popular 5k race and finishing in Ballinameela on the 18th July in another very popular 5k route with all past participants. 

This is an unique opportunity to enter all 6 races in advance and just turn up on the night to each race and run! 

For your €60 you will be entered into all 6 races and receive a commemorative t-shirt.

T-shirt design to follow. 

Please note: Each race can be entered online separately online prior to the event for €10 but entry on the night will €15 per race. 

So get your entries in quickly and be ready for a super summer of racing once more. List of races are as follows:

Ballinroad 5K - Fri 9th May 2025

Ardmore 5 Miles  - Fri 23rd May 2025

Dromana 5 Miles  - Fri 6th June 2025

Ballymacarby 5 Miles  - Fri 27th June 2025

Dungarvan 10K  - Fri 4th July 2025

Ballinameela 5K  - Fri 18th July 2025

ENTRY LINK HERE- https://eventmaster.ie/event/OmQnupmH0Z "

Results & photos of the BK5K in Dundrum, Tipperary - Wed 7th May 2025

The annual BK5K organised by Dundrum AC was held on Wednesday 7th May 2025 with 326 runners crossing the finish line, a jump of 29% on the numbers for last year.

This 5k is held in the village of Dundrum near Cashel and is one of the fastest courses in the country.

Top 3 men & women...
Place Athletes Name Club Location Time Category Bib
1 Mossy Bracken Moycarkey Coolcroo AC     15:16 MS 417
2 Brendan Neary Castlecomer     15:20 MS 353
3 Niall O'Callaghan West Limerick AC     15:58 M40 358
14 Ciara O'Neill Clonmel AC     17:05 FS 368
16 Dymphna Ryan Dundrum AC     17:18 F40 387
37 Louise Fogarty Moyne AC     18:24 FS 290

Full results HERE

The next big race organised by the club is the 40th running of the Coillte 10km on Wednesday July 3rd at 8pm on the same fast course.

Photos...

1) Niall Moran has a gallery HERE

2) John Kenrick has a gallery HERE

Big jump in numbers for the 2025 Limerick Marathon event...

The 2025 edition of the Great Limerick Run was held on Sunday 4th of May and it saw a  remarkable jump in numbers. Between all the different events, approximately 14,000 people took part.

If you factor in accommodation, meals and drinks, it's a big boost to the hospitality sector in the city.

Marathon... The full marathon saw 1554 participants cross the finish line, a jump of 34% on the figure for 2024.

While it might be normal to see a small number jump 34%, it's remarkable to see a well established race with over 1000 runners jump  by that much.

Half-Marathon... The Half was even more impressive with 4586 finishers, a jump of 40%!

With those kind of numbers, Limerick is now one of the premier half-marathons in the country.

6-Mile... The numbers for the 6-mile are always amazing and are a real cash cow for an event like this. This year, it had 7441 finishers, a jump of 24% on last year.

There was also a marathon relay event with 129 teams which added another few hundred to the numbers.

In conclusion... It's my understanding that the Great Limerick Run is organised by a commercial company on behalf of Limerick City Council. Looking at the numbers, they're doing a great job of attracting visitors to the Treaty City.

The full results of the 2025 Great Limerick Run can be found HERE