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24 Mar 2020 | Read time 12 mins

Letter from Direct Provision Resident – MOVE THE VULNERABLE OUT

Dear Sir/Madam, “The routine is the same every morning. I wake up, grab my phone and text the lady a…

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22 Mar 2020 | Read time 12 mins

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 | Read time 12 mins

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 | Read time 12 mins

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 | Read time 12 mins

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 | Read time 12 mins

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 | Read time 12 mins

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 | Read time 12 mins

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 | Read time 12 mins

THE IRISH TIMES

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