The traditional Goal mile charity event has been taking place on Christmas Day, but with a different format due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Normally, thousands of people turn out at one of 170 locations across the country to run the classic mile distance in support of Goal and its work in the developing world.
This year, the event has gone virtual, with runners encouraged to do their mile at a time and place of their own choosing, without infringing public health guidelines.
Participants this Christmas Day included the men and women of the 117 IrishPolBatt serving with the Unifil multinational peacekeeping force in south Lebanon.
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