The Sanctuary Runners is up and running in Co. Tyrone. Runners, joggers and walkers in blue have established a group in Dungannon, the first in the county and Mid Ulster. Using sport to bring together people from all backgrounds including long-term residents and those new to the community, it will […]

First Sanctuary Runners group has maiden run in Western Sydney The Refugee Council of Australia leading on the Sanctuary Runners model down under Plans to build groups in other cities across Australia It’s a bright Saturday morning in Auburn Botanical Gardens and over 30 people with the words ‘Sanctuary Runners […]

Sanctuary Runners marked another milestone last week with the launch of their new 5-year strategic plan, “Making Strides for Solidarity”. The event, held in Europe House in Dublin, brought together group leads, members of the Sanctuary Runners community, as well as partners and sponsors who have supported Sanctuary Runners’ work […]

We are delighted to share that, for the first time, Sanctuary Runners has secured fundraising charity places in the sold-out Cork City Marathon! On May 31st, thousands of people will take to the streets of Cork for one of Ireland’s most iconic running events – and we would love you to […]

·      A first-of-its-kind run for transition year students dedicated to celebrating diversity, integration and solidarity ·      200 + students to take part on Cork Marathon Day 2026 ·      Sending a strong signal that Cork is a ‘City of Welcomes’ Hundreds of secondary school students from across Cork City and County will take part […]

Sanctuary Runners has joined five other charities from across Ireland to receive funding as part of the PTSB Community Fund 2025. At a Permanent TSB Charity Partner Luncheon in Dublin the charities, chosen as partners in 2025 after an online public ballot, were told they would receive €45,000 each in funding. Half […]

Sanctuary Runners has recently completed its first pilot Leadership Programme, in collaboration with Athletics Ireland, and with the support of Sport Ireland. The programme brought together 16 emerging leaders from diverse backgrounds to explore leadership, inclusion and belonging through sport. Over six weeks participants took part in weekly workshops alongside […]

The Sanctuary Runners rejects the claim by Minister for Justice Jim O’Callaghan, as reported in today’s Irish Times, that an increase in the number of people seeking international protection in Ireland ‘will lead to a breakdown in social cohesion’. The solidarity-through-sport initiative would like to extend an invitation to the […]

John Riordan is the new Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the Sanctuary Runners. A voluntary board member since 2021 he has been a Sanctuary Runner since the solidarity-through-sport initiative began back in 2018. He takes over the role as chair from Anna Pringle who became CEO of the […]

Today, Sanctuary Runners unveils a new festive campaign accompanied by the reworking of a Christmas classic as you’ve never heard it before. The ‘Step Up for Solidarity – 12Ks of Christmas Campaign’, invites people to get active in December and in doing so support their appeal.  Rewriting the christmas classic […]