Lauren Barrett from Tralee, a Breast Cancer Ireland ‘Pink Run’ ambassador at the launch of Breast Cancer Ireland’s Very Pink Run in MTU Cork which will take place on Sunday 6th September, in Dublin on 29 th August and Kilkenny on Sunday 30th August. Photo: Darragh KaneA TRALEE woman is leading the charge as thousands lace up for Breast Cancer Ireland’s Very Pink Run 2026 as one of Ireland’s most inclusive fundraising event returns
Lauren Barrett is a proud Ambassador for this year’s Breast Cancer Ireland Very Pink Run in Cork.
Lauren was diagnosed with Stage 3 breast cancer in June 2021 when she was 21 years old. She has had extensive treatment and thankfully is now cancer-free.
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The ‘Very Pink Run’ will see three large scale live events take place across Dublin, Kilkenny and Cork between 29th August and 6th September – all in support of ground breaking breast cancer research and nationwide awareness and education programmes.
Lauren Barrett, from Tralee, a Breast Cancer Ireland ‘Pink Run’ ambassador with Lesley Giltinan, Lean with Lesley, RTE Presenter and Very Pink Run Ambassador Maura Derrane and Mairead Dillon, Breast Cancer Ireland Patient Supporter Limerick at the launch of Breast Cancer Ireland’s Very Pink Run in MTU Cork which will take place on Sunday 6th September, in Dublin on 29 th August and Kilkenny on Sunday 30th August. Photo: Darragh KaneThe event is a full-on feel-good festival combining fun, fitness, community spirit and purpose. More than just a fun run, jog or walk event, it has become a nationwide movement that unites thousands of participants (men, women and children) in support of a future free from breast cancer.
Ireland’s leading breast cancer charity is now inviting people of all ages and abilities to register, don their pink, gather their friends, family, or colleagues and take part in what is Breast Cancer Ireland’s most important fundraising event of the year.
This year, the pink wave is set to sweep across Dublin on 29th August, Kilkenny on 30th August & Cork on 6th Sept, with thousands more expected to lace up for one (or more!) of the events.
Alongside the 5k & 10k run and walk routes, guests can enjoy live music, children’s entertainment, family games and a range of festival style food trucks, promising a fun filled, uplifting atmosphere from start to finish.
At the starting line, will be a large group of very well-known faces from the worlds of media, the arts, and showbiz, who have already joined this year’s ‘Very Pink Tribe’ as event ambassadors including RTE’s Maura Derrane, Newstalk presenter Dr Ciara Kelly, Dancing with the Stars judge Karen Byrne and her fiancé, singer Jake Carter, politician Hazel Chu and influencer Jennifer Wrynne, both of whom have recently been through treatment themselves for breast cancer, alongside long standing Breast Cancer Ireland Ambassadors Elaine Crowley of Virgin Media, Rugby star Shane Byrne and presenter James Patrice.
Participants can take part by running, jogging or walking. Registrations for the event are now open on www.verypinkrun.ie
