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22 Mar 2020

MOVE MOST VUNERABLE OUT OF DIRECT PROVISON CENTRES NOW

· Infectious Disease Specialist urges Government to remove most at risk in Direct Provision centres immediately and labels the facilities…

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19 Mar 2020

Cork City Marathon rescheduled – Now on September 6th, 2020

The organisers of the Cork City Marathon have announced that due to the Covid-19/Coronavirus the 2020 marathon will now be…

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14 Mar 2020

Sanctuary Runners gather hundreds of handwashing products for people in Direct Provision and Emergency Accommodation

· Irish Running Movement hold donation drive in Cork, Dublin and Sligo · Items given by the public include sanitiser,…

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28 Feb 2020

Solidarity Run – Tokyo – August 1st, 2020

IRISH SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT TO STAGE RUNNING EVENT IN TOKYO DURING THE OLYMPIC GAMES * The Sanctuary Runners was set up…

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20 Feb 2020

How to sign up to run with us for the Cork City Marathon OR put someone up on night before the race

It couldn’t be simpler. Just email us to info@sanctuaryrunners.ie and we’ll give you all the details. Our team members are…

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20 Feb 2020

Launch of the ‘Drive for 1,000’ Sanctuary Runners in the Cork City Marathon and the ‘Open Your Doors’ campaign

On Tuesday, Feb 18th the Sanctuary Runners launched our ‘Drive for 1,000’ runners in this year’s Cork City Marathon and…

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17 Nov 2019

GLOBAL SPORTS MATTERS (ARIZONA, USA)

When Sibusisiwe “Busie” Mhlophe arrived in Ireland from Zimbabwe, she felt isolated and anxious. h “I didn’t know anyone or…

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17 Nov 2019

THE IRISH TIMES

Athlete urges Irish people to treat those in direct provision with the respect he has always been shown

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17 Nov 2019

THE IRISH INDEPENDENT

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17 Nov 2019

THE IRISH TIMES

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17 Nov 2019

RUNNERS WORLD MAGAZINE

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17 Nov 2019

RTE RADIO 1

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12 Oct 2018

The Sunday Business Post

How a race bridged some of the gap to direct provision.

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12 Oct 2018

Radio Kerry

People from Kerry will run alongside, and in solidarity with, those living in direct provision in Killarney later this month.

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12 Oct 2018

The Avondhu

Dressed in their blue and yellow tops 200 Sanctuary runners took part in Sunday’s Cork Marathon in a first-of-its kind…

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12 Oct 2018

The Evening Echo

“PROTESTS come and go, but friendships last,” says Graham Clifford, a co-founder of Cork’s Sanctuary Runners.

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12 Oct 2018

Newstalk Off the Ball

Co-founder Graham Clifford tells Cliona Foley how it’s building bridges between communities.

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12 Oct 2018

The Irish Examiner

Crossing the finishing line of the Cork City Marathon will signal a sweet victory for Sanctuary Runners, with Irish people…

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12 Oct 2018

RTÉ 1 News

Cork Sanctuary Runners prepare for marathon. Featured on RTE News.

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12 Oct 2018

The Irish Times

Each morning Sibusisiwe Mhlophe checks the notice board in the Kinsale Road direct provision centre where she’s living. She tries…