Back for another year of pink-powered fundraising, Breast Cancer Ireland have officially launched the 2025 Very Pink Run – a unique and family focussed, festival style event, which will see large scale live events take place across Cork, Dublin and Kilkenny between September 6th and 14th.
MTU in Bishopstown Campus once again this year will play host to the Cork event on Sunday, 7th September with the 10k event starting at 12 noon and the 5k event at 12.30pm.
Since its inception, the Very Pink Run has grown into a truly global movement, with over 97,000 participants across 40 countries, raising a phenomenal €7.3 million to date. This year, the pink wave is set to sweep across MTU with thousands expected to lace up for this now annual event.
A large group of very well-known faces from the worlds of media, the arts and showbiz have already joined this year’s ‘Very Pink Tribe’ including author and breast cancer survivor Nicola Hanney, Dancing with the Stars pro-dancer Laura Nolan, Newstalk presenter Andrea Gilligan, presenters Thomas Crosse and Zeinab Elguzouli, Virgin Media’s Elaine Crowley, and presenter Kamal Ibrahim, alongside longstanding ambassadors Shane Byrne and presenter James Patrice.
These Very Pink Run ambassadors, along with others, will help rally thousands of supporters across Ireland and abroad to show up, step out, and support the cause — demonstrating that every step taken is a stride towards a future where breast cancer is no longer a life-threatening disease for the 1 in 7 women and 1 in 738 men diagnosed with this disease in their lifetime.
LIVE OR VIRTUAL
Participants can take part by running, jogging or walking, in one of three live large-scale physical events. Alternatively, people can also take part in a ‘virtual’ sense in their own local communities any time between 6th-14th September inclusively, with no upper or lower age limits.
Aimed at casual strollers, keen walkers, joggers and seasoned runners alike, over a 5k or 10k distance, the live events are open to families, friends and solo participants. They offer a fun, family festival style outing with music, games and children’s entertainment.
The funds raised through the event this year will be channelled into 2 targeted areas by Breast Cancer Ireland, namely: Continued investment into research into metastatic disease progression to the brain; along with driving progression and speed of scientific discovery from research settings into International Clinical Trials.
Participation in the Very Pink Run event (proudly supported once again by Very) is super easy – simply register to take part at www.verypinkrun.ie, rally your troops by encouraging your friends and family to do the same, then select one of the 3 live events to attend – or alternatively do your individual or group run, jog, or simply stroll in your own community during the week of the national event (6th September – 14th September incl) – and be sure to share your photos, and videos across social media.
