Solidarity, Friendship, Respect.
The Sanctuary Runners to launch in Donegal with the help of Bank of Ireland Funding The Sanctuary Runners is a national solidarity-through-sport movement with 30-groups across Ireland It uses running, jogging and walking to bring together asylum seekers, refugees, other migrants and those in the wider local Irish community The […]
The Sanctuary Runners plan for expansion in Midwest thanks to Rethink Ireland Award The solidarity-through-sport movement is one of seven awardees in the Ignite West Fund The Sanctuary Runners to establish new groups in Tipperary and Clare and bring asylum seekers, refugees and the local community together through running, jogging […]
This week Graham Clifford was invited to speak at a special webinar for World Rowing, the sport’s international governing body, on the topic of how best to work with refugees who may wish to take up rowing across the world. We owe a great deal of gratitude to Claire Lambe, […]
Tony Power was a quiet driving force behind the Sanctuary Runner Movement. He has supported us since day one through his work in the social inclusion and community section of Cork City Council. Sadly Tony passed away in his sleep on Monday morning at the age of 57. We are […]
Runners, joggers and walkers in Cologne, San Francisco, Shanghai, Coventry, Rennes and Swansea to join in the 2021 Virtual Cork City Marathon on June 6th Over 1,500 to take part in 24-countries across the globe Running in Solidarity, Friendship and Respect with Migrants – especially Asylum Seekers and Refugees On […]
The Sanctuary Runners seek 1,000 competitors for virtual Cork City Marathon – Solidarity-Through-Sport movement brings together asylum seekers, refugees, and wider Irish society – Cities twinned with Cork to enter relay teams in this year’s virtual race with the Sanctuary Runners – Special portal set up on Cork City Marathon website for people […]
– Solidarity-through-sport movement brings asylum seekers, refugees and the wider Irish public together through running – This Christmas we are asking people to help purchase running shoes for asylum seekers and refugees – The public can buy, or donate towards, a new pair of running shoes for a Sanctuary Runner […]
Today, Thursday, October 15th, we launch our very first Impact Study. For the first time we were able to ask members both in Direct Provision and wider Irish society if, and how, being part of this positive movement has impacted their lives. Some of the findings took […]
The Sanctuary Runner movement invite people to #RunForArif this Saturday and ‘hold their hand to their heart’ in memory of the young Afghan man – Muhammad Arif Ahrar died in a Direct Provision centre in Monaghan in August – Virtual Event will see runners and walkers across Ireland ‘holding […]
As the easing of Covid-19 restrictions continue, Irish athletes from across a range of sports are inviting people to stand with refugees and join a ‘social distancing’ exercise class this 20 June, World Refugee Day. Sports stars including Tom Barr, Ciara Mageean, Patience Jumbo Gula, Sonia O’Sullivan and Brian Fenton are calling on people to stretch, squat […]