Into The Burren

21/10/2026

The Atlantic on one side. The Burren on the other.

Stepped limestone hills, an old ring fort, goats on the rocks and wildflowers. This is the Burren from above.

Stay with us in Fanore, where the Burren meets the sea, or see it up close with Kathleen on one of our guided tours. Book direct for our lowest price at intotheburren.ie

01/10/2026

Well done everybody

29/09/2026

Well Done Everybody - Roll on 2027

FANORE BURREN RUN 2026 — THANK YOU

A huge thank you to everyone who ran, jogged and walked on Saturday, and to everyone who came out to support. It was one of the biggest turnouts the run has seen, with plenty of new faces alongside the regulars.

Thanks also to our marshals and volunteers, to everyone who looked after the soup and tea, and to O'Donohue's for hosting us.

This year's run was dedicated to Kevin McCormack and Ivan Linnane. They'd have loved the crowd.

The first ten finishers in each race are in the photo below.

We are already planning for next year — details in the coming months. We hope to see you all back.

We will be posting some photos and a video, hopefully later on today.

The Fanore Run Committee

25/09/2026

FANORE BURREN RUN 2026
Saturday 26 September — three days

On Saturday morning, everybody who crosses the line in Fanore will be handed a medal with Kevin McCormack and Ivan Linnane on the front.

Kevin started this race and ran it his own way for years — laid back about most things, and with his own way of procuring safety cones that nobody ever asked too many questions about. Without him there would be nothing to turn up to on Saturday.

Ivan was on the committee a long time, and there was very little in Fanore he did not have a hand in. He took charge of the traffic on race morning, and anybody who ever drove a bus through this village will remember being told where to put it. He was right, of course, and we miss him greatly.

The medals came back from the makers last week. Every one of them goes home with somebody on Saturday evening.

If you knew either of them, you will know what that morning is going to be. Come if you can, and share this with anybody who should see it.

https://www.active.com/fanore-clare/running/distance-running-races/fanore-burren-run-jog-walk-half-marathon-10k-5k-2026

Online entry closes Friday at midnight. You can also enter on the morning at O'Donohue's from 10am, cash or cheque only.

25/09/2026

FANORE BURREN RUN 2026
Online entry closes at midnight tonight.
https://www.active.com/fanore-clare/running/distance-running-races/fanore-burren-run-jog-walk-half-marathon-10k-5k-2026

Tomorrow, Saturday 26 September. Race starts at 11am from O'Donohue's Pub, Fanore.

Half Marathon — €30 (€25 over-65s and students)
10K — €25 (€20 over-65s and students)
5K — €20 (€15 over-65s and students)

After midnight it is cash or cheque at O'Donohue's from 10am tomorrow morning. That works too — it is just a tight hour before the start, so tonight is easier on everyone.

A word on the hills, since a few people have asked. The half marathon climbs Slieve Elva. The 10K has a pull up out of the village. The 5K is gentle the whole way round.

Everyone who crosses the line gets the medal with Kevin and Ivan on the front.

See you tomorrow.

21/09/2026

Its on this Saturday 26th Sept

FANORE BURREN RUN 2026
Saturday 26 September — race week
Half Marathon | 10K | 5K

This is the week the village gets ready.

Kevin used to put the cones out the night before, by torchlight, and be back on the road just after dawn to check everything was where he left it. Somebody will do that again on Friday night. That is how this race has always been run — local people doing small jobs so that everybody else gets a morning out.

A word about the 5K, because it is the one most people overlook.

It is a gentle course. A good share of the field walks it, there is no clock chasing anybody, and the same welcome is waiting at the finish whether it takes you twenty minutes or an hour. If you have been quietly deciding this race is not for you, the 5K is the part that is. Bring somebody with you and make a morning of it. And of course you can always run it twice for an alternative 10K.

The 10K is a little more, out on the quiet roads around the village. The half marathon takes on the climb up Slieve Elva, and the view from the top is the reward.

Enter online
https://www.active.com/fanore-clare/running/distance-running-races/fanore-burren-run-jog-walk-half-marathon-10k-5k-2026

Online entry closes Friday 25 September at midnight. After that it is cash or cheque at O'Donohue's from 10am on Saturday, an hour before the start.

Half Marathon — €30 (€25 over-65s and students)
10K — €25 (€20 over-65s and students)
5K — €20 (€15 over-65s and students)
Family rates — message the page and we will sort it out.

The medals arrived last week. Everyone who crosses the line gets one, with Kevin and Ivan on the front.

If you recognise anybody in this photograph, please tag them. And if you know somebody who would enjoy the day, send it on to them.

Six days.

07/07/2026

06/05/2026

The Burren - Where Wildflowers Paint the Limestone

28/04/2026

Fanore Beach - Where the Burren Meets the Sea - looking like a postcard today.