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Political Parties Pull Together in support of GOAL Mile 2025

 

December 16, 2025 • 2 min read

Marks, Set, GOAL at the Inaugural Leinster House GOAL Mile in Merrion Square

GOAL was delighted to bring together TDs from all political persuasions on Tuesday December 9th at Dublin’s historic Merrion Square, just a stone’s throw from their Leinster House workplace, for the inaugural Leinster House GOAL Mile in aid of GOAL.

Since its foundations over four decades ago, GOAL Mile, proudly supported by AIB, has grown to become one of Ireland’s most loved festive traditions, with the event helping to raise critical funds for GOAL’s life-saving humanitarian work around the world with vulnerable communities affected by relentless conflict, the devastating effects of climate change and resulting mass displacement.

With thousands of people set to take part again this year, the occupants of Leinster House gave us all a head start by coming together at Merrion Square for the first GOAL Mile to unite politicians from across the parties and representing multiple constituencies across Ireland.

Among them were Labour leader Ivana Bacik and her party colleagues including Ciarán Ahern, Conor Sheehan and Nessa Cosgrove, Fine Gael’s Neale Richmond, James Geoghegan and Brian Brennan, along with Pa Daly, John Brady and Ruairí Ó Murchú of Sinn Fein, as well as Alison Comyn of Fianna Fáil, and Rory Hearne of the Social Democrats.

Speaking at the event, Nafisa Brennan, Senior Fundraising Manager with GOAL, said:

“We are delighted to put together the inaugural Leinster House GOAL Mile and even more ecstatic to see the number of politicians who took time out from their busy schedules to run or walk a mile around these beautiful surroundings here in the centre of Dublin.

“With representation from all the parties and each corner of Ireland, we hope that this event will encourage everyone to come out and find their local GOAL Mile this Christmas and join in on what is always such a fun, family-friendly event.”

Ciarán Ahern TD, long-time GOAL supporter and GOAL Mile organiser added:

“There are over 200 GOAL Mile locations across the country this Christmas season, including in Knocklyon, where I organise a GOAL Mile on Christmas Day.  I encourage everyone to find their local GOAL Mile at GOALMile.org.”