It was with great sadness that we learned Dr Tom Cavanagh passed away last evening, September 8th, at his home in Fermoy. The founder of the Tomar Trust, Tom was an incredible man who believed in taking, and facilitating, positive action to make the world a better place. When we […]

The Sanctuary Runners short-listed for a prestigious international Leadership in Sport Award in London In the ‘Community’ category alongside major global sports brands including Arsenal FC and Adidas Awards to take place at the Natural History Museum in London on September 27th An Irish-founded solidarity-through-sport movement has been shortlisted for […]

The Sanctuary Runners are delighted to announce that Ailís McSweeney is the organisation’s new ‘Ireland Lead’ taking up her role from Monday, July 18th. Overseeing the growth and development of the Sanctuary Runners across the island of Ireland Ailís will work directly with groups and organise events and partnerships which […]

Event organised by Solidarity-Through-Sport movement ‘The Sanctuary Runners’ To show solidarity with all those who have come to Ireland seeking Sanctuary and a new life Supported by Athletics Ireland, Trócaire, UNHCR Ireland and Strava More than 650 people took part in the first ever ‘Sanctuary Run’ held at the Sport Ireland […]

THANK YOU so much again for participating in our Sanctuary Run 5km at the Sport Ireland Campus on Sunday, June 19th! Here is all the details you need to know before our run – from where to park to how to collect your race number and top! Also details for […]

The FREE to enter event organised by the Sanctuary Runners will bring hundreds together from across Ireland to take part in a 5km To take place on Sunday, June 19th, the eve of World Refugee Day Focussing on solidarity, friendship and respect with all in our communities – including migrants […]

In an exciting new partnership the Sanctuary Runners and Strava are teaming up to launch our new ‘World Sanctuary Run’ Challenge. Beginning on June 1st and running for the entire month participants are invited to cover 5km each week or 20km for the month! The challenge will to coincide with […]

The Sanctuary Runners are delighted to welcome Ellen O’Connor on board as our new Head of Operations. A Sanctuary Runner herself since the foundation of our group in Limerick, Ellen brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and empathy to the role and we’re overjoyed to see her join us as […]

The event organised by the Sanctuary Runners will bring hundreds together from across Ireland to take part in a 5km To take place on the eve of World Refugee Day Focussing on solidarity, friendship and respect with all in our communities – including migrants and refugees   An Irish solidarity-through-sport […]

The Sanctuary Runners took the award for ‘Best Initiative to promote inclusivity in Sport and Physical Activity’ at the Irish Sport Industry Awards held in Dublin on Tuesday, May 17th. The annual awards, hosted by the Federation of Irish Sport in association with Clubforce, recognise the value that sport adds […]