Ógra Shinn Féin On The Run

Ógra Shinn Féin recently took part in the Belfast Marathon Fun Run kitted out in Cystic Fibrosis Trust T-Shirts, raising money for that most vital charity.

Belfast Mayor Tom Hartley opened the Marathon at City Hall.

Of those competing, some fit and others not so fit, we had the youngest MLA, Daithi McKay, and Ireland’s youngest male councillor Johnny McGibbon.

Ógra activists came from as far away as Cork and ‘El Paso’ aka Dundalk in order to get fit and raise money for the worthwhile charity.

Most Ógra activists put a good showing in on the day, with the exception of the National Organiser who was even beaten to the finish line by Eugene Garvey, and two particular Down and Tyrone comrades who spent too much time in the Hatfield the night before so decided to walk and take in the lovely sights of Belfast.

The first 3 to finish where, Daithi McKay, Roisin McGreevy and Liam Lappin respectively. We have left the rest out to spare them their blushes.

Ógra Shinn Féin would like to thank all those who took part in this year’s event, and will be going one further next year with a combination of participants in the Relay, and the Fun Run, but with even some eager activists intending to run the whole thing.

Go raibh mile maith agaibh!

Update:

After a thorough investigation and some comments from some ego.. I mean people who felt hard done by in the initial report, we are now publishing the first 3 people who completed the race.

1. Daithi 'The Beard' McKay

2. Liam 'Grey Head' Lappin

3. Eddie 'The Bald Eagle' Gallagher

Roisin McGreevy came in a respectable 4th, although Gemma McKenna has requested a formal inquiry into this obvious gender inequal podium.

And Johnny 'McMandate' McGibbon has informed us that he let everyone beat him in the spirit of true comradeship.. In other words 'bulls***!'.

See you all there next year ;)