Aideen Madden, Julie McLoughlin, Geraldine Corcoran, Aisling McLoughlin, Lorraine Mitchell, and Dervilla McLoughlin lend their support to the competitors in the Derravaragh 5mile road Race for Ballinafid Multyfarnham Social Services on Saturday.

GALLERY: Derravaragh 5 Mile

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Aideen Madden, Julie McLoughlin, Geraldine Corcoran, Aisling McLoughlin, Lorraine Mitchell, and Dervilla McLoughlin lend their support to the competitors in the Derravaragh 5mile road Race for Ballinafid Multyfarnham Social Services on Saturday.

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Paul Bardon, Robert Troy, TD, Jade Bardon and Bernie Cahill after finishing the 5 mile Derravaragh race on Saturday, in support of the Ballinafid Multyfarnham Social Services charity.

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Mayo is out front on this occasion. Mary Salmon, fellow Mayo supporter, applauds Claudine, Patricia and Tony Brennan of Swinford, on the shore of Derravaragh after the 5 mile road race for Ballinafid Multyfarnham Social Services.

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Claire Clancy just got her holidays from Stonepark Primary School, where she taught her pupils about the fabled Children of Lir on the shore of Derravaragh, and, inspired by the story, she travelled from her home in Clondra to support the Ballinafid Multyfarnham Social Services on Saturday.

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Martin Downes, Eddie Lynam, and Andrew Bracken after they crossed the finish line on the Shore of Lough Derravaragh on Saturday. All funds raised go towards Ballinafid Multyfarnham Social Services, so thanks lads!

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Damien Monaghan and son Noah, and family pet Snow; Damien placed fifth in the 5 mile Derravaragh Race.

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Archie, and Emma O’Brien, Murt Connolly, Ruth Naughton, Darra Lyndon, Jim O’Brien shouldering Archie O’Brien, Eoin Dunphy, Maria May, and Paddy O’Connor all listened to the doctor’s advice about the life enhancing benefits of exercise, as they took a break from their rounds to join in the Derravaragh 5 mile race.

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Runners at the start of this year’s Derravaragh 5 mile.

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Celine Medforth with Remi in her arms, and Mairead McLoughlin applaud the participants in the 5 mile Derravaragh Race for local charity, Ballinafid Multyfarnham Social Services.

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Fr Conor McGee, PP, Multyfarnham, does the honours and presents winner of the ladies race, Sinéad Whitelaw with a bouquet of flowers at the Lakeside Pavilion, Lough Derravaragh.

Multyfarnham
Derravaragh 5M

Published: Fri 30 Jun 2023, 5:14 PM

Ballinafid-Multyfarnham Community Services Derravaragh 5 Mile

Around 80 runners took to the roads around Multyfarnham on Saturday for this year's Derravaragh 5 Mile.

Organised by Ballinafid-Multyfarnham Community Services as a fundraiser, the race took runners on a challenging 5 mile looped course around the outskirts of Multy.

Mullingar runner Andrew Nevin was the first man home in an impressive time of 27 minutes 28 seconds, while his fellow Harrier Sinéad Whitelaw was the first female home in a time of 30 minutes 57 seconds.