Graham Clifford
@grahamclifford.bsky.social
Founder Sanctuary Runners (Sanctuaryrunners.ie) - One Town One Voice (Onetownonevoice.ie) and Translate Ireland (Translateireland.ie) - #BeSound
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🔵 We were so saddened to hear this morning of the passing of Sister Stanislaus Kennedy. We will forever be inspired by her tenacity, dedication, courage and determination to speak up for those with the weakest voices in society - In her memory lets never give up doing what is right and just for all.
November 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
🔵 We were so saddened to hear this morning of the passing of Sister Stanislaus Kennedy. We will forever be inspired by her tenacity, dedication, courage and determination to speak up for those with the weakest voices in society - In her memory lets never give up doing what is right and just for all.
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Last night in Copenhagen, Sanctuary Runners won a major international award for our work in community integration. We are still pinching ourselves. Delighted, especially, for all our participants, our organisers, our groups, our supporters, our people #Solidarity
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Sanctuary Runners wins major International Award in Copenhagen | Sanctuary Runners
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October 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Last night in Copenhagen, Sanctuary Runners won a major international award for our work in community integration. We are still pinching ourselves. Delighted, especially, for all our participants, our organisers, our groups, our supporters, our people #Solidarity
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🔵 Such a lovely positive story here about three wonderful guys from our Letterkenny group who took silver in last weekend's Donegal Half Marathon relay race!
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Sanctuary Runner trio take silver medal in Donegal relay race | Sanctuary Runners
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August 29, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🔵 Such a lovely positive story here about three wonderful guys from our Letterkenny group who took silver in last weekend's Donegal Half Marathon relay race!
@annapr.bsky.social @cathalmaccoille.bsky.social @aodhanoriordain.bsky.social @thomaspringle.bsky.social
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🔵 All roads lead to Letterkenny for tomorrow's Donegal Half Marathon! Noel and Graham will be travelling to run with Hopsy, Menad and Victor in this beautiful part of Ireland!! A Ghanian -Algerian-Irish-Nigerian mixed team with lots of supporters in blue! #Solidarity @annapr.bsky.social
August 23, 2025 at 7:38 AM
🔵 All roads lead to Letterkenny for tomorrow's Donegal Half Marathon! Noel and Graham will be travelling to run with Hopsy, Menad and Victor in this beautiful part of Ireland!! A Ghanian -Algerian-Irish-Nigerian mixed team with lots of supporters in blue! #Solidarity @annapr.bsky.social
🔵That moment when you decide to look when your 16-week training schedule for the Dublin City Marathon will start only to discover you're already supposed to be two weeks in!
July 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🔵That moment when you decide to look when your 16-week training schedule for the Dublin City Marathon will start only to discover you're already supposed to be two weeks in!
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On Wednesday we launched the #GlobalSolidarityRun 2025 at the World Expo in Osaka Japan - WATCH how we did it!
The run itself will take place in 100+ countries across the world and YOU can be part of it! For more info go to Ireland.ie/GlobalRun #Solidarity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynu0...
The run itself will take place in 100+ countries across the world and YOU can be part of it! For more info go to Ireland.ie/GlobalRun #Solidarity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynu0...
Global Solidarity Run 2025 launch, Expo, Osaka, Japan
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July 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
On Wednesday we launched the #GlobalSolidarityRun 2025 at the World Expo in Osaka Japan - WATCH how we did it!
The run itself will take place in 100+ countries across the world and YOU can be part of it! For more info go to Ireland.ie/GlobalRun #Solidarity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynu0...
The run itself will take place in 100+ countries across the world and YOU can be part of it! For more info go to Ireland.ie/GlobalRun #Solidarity
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynu0...
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Our sincere thanks to Neale Richmond, Minister of State for International Development for his support this week. This video of the Minister welcoming the world to join in our #GlobalSolidarityRun on October 11th was heartfelt and very much appreciated this week. It was played at our Osaka launch.
July 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Our sincere thanks to Neale Richmond, Minister of State for International Development for his support this week. This video of the Minister welcoming the world to join in our #GlobalSolidarityRun on October 11th was heartfelt and very much appreciated this week. It was played at our Osaka launch.
So fortunate this morning to spend a couple of hours with Keiko Tanaka, founder of Rafiq (a refugee support NGO) in Osaka in the company of long time Sanctuary Runner Hirohiko Katayama.
We spoke of their work and the huge difficulties faced by refugees in Japan. Learned so much. #Solidarity
We spoke of their work and the huge difficulties faced by refugees in Japan. Learned so much. #Solidarity
July 10, 2025 at 8:00 AM
So fortunate this morning to spend a couple of hours with Keiko Tanaka, founder of Rafiq (a refugee support NGO) in Osaka in the company of long time Sanctuary Runner Hirohiko Katayama.
We spoke of their work and the huge difficulties faced by refugees in Japan. Learned so much. #Solidarity
We spoke of their work and the huge difficulties faced by refugees in Japan. Learned so much. #Solidarity
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"Now, more than ever, we need to stand up and demand that people are treated with decency and humanity"
Graham Clifford, @sanctuaryrunner.bsky.social Founder at Expo 2025 in Osaka at launch of Global Solidarity Run - #Solidarity
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Graham Clifford, @sanctuaryrunner.bsky.social Founder at Expo 2025 in Osaka at launch of Global Solidarity Run - #Solidarity
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Sanctuary Runners athletes join initiative to promote 'Global Solidarity Run'
The Global Solidarity Run will take place at the World Expo in Osaka on Saturday, October 11
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July 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
"Now, more than ever, we need to stand up and demand that people are treated with decency and humanity"
Graham Clifford, @sanctuaryrunner.bsky.social Founder at Expo 2025 in Osaka at launch of Global Solidarity Run - #Solidarity
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Graham Clifford, @sanctuaryrunner.bsky.social Founder at Expo 2025 in Osaka at launch of Global Solidarity Run - #Solidarity
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Lovely scenes from Osaka today where @grahamclifford.bsky.social is launching the @global-run.bsky.social for @sanctuaryrunner.bsky.social.
Hopefully coming to 100 countries this October!
Hopefully coming to 100 countries this October!
🔵An incredible morning at Expo 2025 Osaka where we launched this year's Global Solidarity Run #GlobalRun2025 with people, including delegates, from 30+ countries. Our huge thanks to all those at the Irish Pavilion for your help in bringing this about - For more see www.ireland.ie/en/irish-aid...
July 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Lovely scenes from Osaka today where @grahamclifford.bsky.social is launching the @global-run.bsky.social for @sanctuaryrunner.bsky.social.
Hopefully coming to 100 countries this October!
Hopefully coming to 100 countries this October!
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🔵An incredible morning at Expo 2025 Osaka where we launched this year's Global Solidarity Run #GlobalRun2025 with people, including delegates, from 30+ countries. Our huge thanks to all those at the Irish Pavilion for your help in bringing this about - For more see www.ireland.ie/en/irish-aid...
July 9, 2025 at 6:17 AM
🔵An incredible morning at Expo 2025 Osaka where we launched this year's Global Solidarity Run #GlobalRun2025 with people, including delegates, from 30+ countries. Our huge thanks to all those at the Irish Pavilion for your help in bringing this about - For more see www.ireland.ie/en/irish-aid...
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This week we are in Osaka, Japan to launch this year's @global-run.bsky.social - The Global Solidarity Run will take place on Saturday Oct 11th enabling people to run, jog, walk or roll in solidarity with all those in our world who are forcibly displaced or living in extreme poverty. #Solidarity
July 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
This week we are in Osaka, Japan to launch this year's @global-run.bsky.social - The Global Solidarity Run will take place on Saturday Oct 11th enabling people to run, jog, walk or roll in solidarity with all those in our world who are forcibly displaced or living in extreme poverty. #Solidarity
Fitting that I found the famous Glico running man sign in Osaka today! A good omen for Wednesday morning's run at the @expo-osaka-2025.bsky.social to launch this year's #GlobalSolidarityRun! @sanctuaryrunner.bsky.social
See: www.ireland.ie/en/irish-aid...
See: www.ireland.ie/en/irish-aid...
July 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Fitting that I found the famous Glico running man sign in Osaka today! A good omen for Wednesday morning's run at the @expo-osaka-2025.bsky.social to launch this year's #GlobalSolidarityRun! @sanctuaryrunner.bsky.social
See: www.ireland.ie/en/irish-aid...
See: www.ireland.ie/en/irish-aid...
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🔵A beautiful evening in Cork where some of our Sanctuary Runners there came together to run, walk, chat, laugh and pose for this lovely picture! #Solidarity on Leeside 💙
July 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
🔵A beautiful evening in Cork where some of our Sanctuary Runners there came together to run, walk, chat, laugh and pose for this lovely picture! #Solidarity on Leeside 💙
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🔵This picture from last weekend's Sanctuary Runners' group in Tallaght is just wonderful!
Life is stressful for many (especially for those far from home) but Sanctuary Runners get-togethers offers positive and vital escapism #Solidarity
Life is stressful for many (especially for those far from home) but Sanctuary Runners get-togethers offers positive and vital escapism #Solidarity
June 24, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🔵This picture from last weekend's Sanctuary Runners' group in Tallaght is just wonderful!
Life is stressful for many (especially for those far from home) but Sanctuary Runners get-togethers offers positive and vital escapism #Solidarity
Life is stressful for many (especially for those far from home) but Sanctuary Runners get-togethers offers positive and vital escapism #Solidarity
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🔵Pls take 10 minutes out of your day to watch this amazing inspirational short-film
Commissioned by London Marathon Events - made by #StoriesOfNote
It tells the story of the Brighton Sanctuary Runners team and their bid to take part in the Brighton marathon 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh11...
Commissioned by London Marathon Events - made by #StoriesOfNote
It tells the story of the Brighton Sanctuary Runners team and their bid to take part in the Brighton marathon 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh11...
Solidarity in Motion: Sanctuary Runners
YouTube video by TCS London Marathon
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June 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
🔵Pls take 10 minutes out of your day to watch this amazing inspirational short-film
Commissioned by London Marathon Events - made by #StoriesOfNote
It tells the story of the Brighton Sanctuary Runners team and their bid to take part in the Brighton marathon 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh11...
Commissioned by London Marathon Events - made by #StoriesOfNote
It tells the story of the Brighton Sanctuary Runners team and their bid to take part in the Brighton marathon 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh11...
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Today marks nine years since Jo Cox was assassinated by a far-right extremist, a terrible loss to those who knew and loved her and to politics. Zero lessons were learned though and the far-right continues to be pandered to. With more political assassinations in the US it all feels too familiar.
June 16, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Today marks nine years since Jo Cox was assassinated by a far-right extremist, a terrible loss to those who knew and loved her and to politics. Zero lessons were learned though and the far-right continues to be pandered to. With more political assassinations in the US it all feels too familiar.
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🔵 Along the route at this year's Cork City Marathon our team received love, support and motivation everywhere. Thank you Cork - #Solidarity #Friendship #Respect ALWAYS
Join us - 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐀 𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 - 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞
Email info@sanctuaryrunners.ie for more
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Join us - 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐀 𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 - 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞
Email info@sanctuaryrunners.ie for more
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June 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
🔵 Along the route at this year's Cork City Marathon our team received love, support and motivation everywhere. Thank you Cork - #Solidarity #Friendship #Respect ALWAYS
Join us - 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐀 𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 - 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞
Email info@sanctuaryrunners.ie for more
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Join us - 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐀 𝐃𝐈𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 - 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞
Email info@sanctuaryrunners.ie for more
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🔵 PLEASE run/jog/walk with the Sanctuary Runners in the Cork BHAA 🍏 5km race on Tuesday evening, June 17th.
We will have our blue Sanctuary Runners tops available for those who would like to run with us on the evening. 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐕𝐄 and thanks to 🍏 employees for the #Solidarity
We will have our blue Sanctuary Runners tops available for those who would like to run with us on the evening. 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐕𝐄 and thanks to 🍏 employees for the #Solidarity
June 15, 2025 at 1:04 PM
🔵 PLEASE run/jog/walk with the Sanctuary Runners in the Cork BHAA 🍏 5km race on Tuesday evening, June 17th.
We will have our blue Sanctuary Runners tops available for those who would like to run with us on the evening. 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐕𝐄 and thanks to 🍏 employees for the #Solidarity
We will have our blue Sanctuary Runners tops available for those who would like to run with us on the evening. 𝐉𝐎𝐈𝐍 𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐕𝐄 and thanks to 🍏 employees for the #Solidarity
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🔵 Féidhlim McGowan finished 5th in the Cork City Marathon in his Sanctuary Runner singlet (2 hrs 29 mins!).
At the post race party Bianca's eyes lit up as she spotted the medal and without a moments hesitation Féidhlim presented it to her.
A class act from a class man. Thank you Féidhlim🔵
At the post race party Bianca's eyes lit up as she spotted the medal and without a moments hesitation Féidhlim presented it to her.
A class act from a class man. Thank you Féidhlim🔵
June 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🔵 Féidhlim McGowan finished 5th in the Cork City Marathon in his Sanctuary Runner singlet (2 hrs 29 mins!).
At the post race party Bianca's eyes lit up as she spotted the medal and without a moments hesitation Féidhlim presented it to her.
A class act from a class man. Thank you Féidhlim🔵
At the post race party Bianca's eyes lit up as she spotted the medal and without a moments hesitation Féidhlim presented it to her.
A class act from a class man. Thank you Féidhlim🔵
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🔵 On Saturday mornings across Ireland our groups come together to run, jog & walk as one - Pictures here from this morning in Limerick, Tralee, Castlebar and Buncrana - Please join us, its free, its casual but its so important to show #Solidarity #Friendship and #Respect with everyone in our society
June 14, 2025 at 8:54 PM
🔵 On Saturday mornings across Ireland our groups come together to run, jog & walk as one - Pictures here from this morning in Limerick, Tralee, Castlebar and Buncrana - Please join us, its free, its casual but its so important to show #Solidarity #Friendship and #Respect with everyone in our society
Pls don't take your eyes off what is happening to the people of Gaza today, the purposeful genocide & starvation of an entire population
They want you to look elsewhere, they want you to be overwhelmed
The blood lust is depraved-And those who supply the cover as bad as those who pull the trigger
They want you to look elsewhere, they want you to be overwhelmed
The blood lust is depraved-And those who supply the cover as bad as those who pull the trigger
June 14, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Pls don't take your eyes off what is happening to the people of Gaza today, the purposeful genocide & starvation of an entire population
They want you to look elsewhere, they want you to be overwhelmed
The blood lust is depraved-And those who supply the cover as bad as those who pull the trigger
They want you to look elsewhere, they want you to be overwhelmed
The blood lust is depraved-And those who supply the cover as bad as those who pull the trigger
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No rest for the wicked: despite having just launched an all-out war on #Iran, Israel continues to simultaneously slaughter civilians in #Gaza.
The only language they understand is violence.
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
The only language they understand is violence.
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
Israeli fire kills 23 people in Gaza, many at aid site
Israeli fire and airstrikes killed at least 23 people across Gaza, most of them near an aid distribution site operated by the US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, local health authorities said.
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June 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
No rest for the wicked: despite having just launched an all-out war on #Iran, Israel continues to simultaneously slaughter civilians in #Gaza.
The only language they understand is violence.
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
The only language they understand is violence.
www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
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🩵 We adore this picture of Mobina and Isha taken on Princes' Street after the Cork City Marathon!
Two wonderful warm, fun and strong women
#Solidarity #Friendship #Respect
Two wonderful warm, fun and strong women
#Solidarity #Friendship #Respect
June 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🩵 We adore this picture of Mobina and Isha taken on Princes' Street after the Cork City Marathon!
Two wonderful warm, fun and strong women
#Solidarity #Friendship #Respect
Two wonderful warm, fun and strong women
#Solidarity #Friendship #Respect