Westnet to Sponsor 2025 Achill Half Marathon & 10K
Achill Half Marathon & 10K Launches 20th Anniversary Event with New Sponsor Westnet
Achill Island, Co. Mayo – Today, 11th April, 2025 – The Achill Half Marathon & 10K, one of Ireland's most iconic and scenic road races, is thrilled to announce the launch of its 20th anniversary event — and to welcome Westnet as the new headline sponsor for this special year.
In a testament to its popularity, the 2025 event sold out in record time — just three weeks after registration opened — underscoring the huge enthusiasm and support this race continues to receive from runners across Ireland and beyond.
"We’re absolutely delighted to have Westnet on board as our official sponsor," said Patricia Joyce, Marathon Chairperson. "Their values align perfectly with the community spirit and energy of the Achill Half Marathon & 10K, and we’re excited to work together to celebrate 20 years of this incredible event."
Westnet, a leading broadband provider in the west of Ireland, joins the event in a landmark year, bringing a new wave of support and connectivity to an already much-loved race.
Castlebar-based Westnet, a local provider of fibre and fixed wireless broadband and phone services, will sponsor the 2025 Achill Half Marathon & 10K run. This is a milestone year for both Westnet and the Achill Half Marathon, as both are celebrating 20 years in operation this year. 2025 is also the year when full fibre broadband will be available to homes and businesses on Achill Island for the first time.
Westnet CEO Paul Cunnane said: "We're delighted to be teaming up with the award-winning Achill Half Marathon to celebrate our joint 20th birthday. Westnet has been providing broadband services to the people and businesses of Achill for two decades now, and we’re very excited to be working with National Broadband Ireland (NBI) to deliver full fibre broadband services to the island in the next few months. This means that the people of Achill can continue to enjoy Westnet's excellent local customer service, but now with up to gigabit speeds."
Construction of the fibre infrastructure is already well underway, and Westnet expects that many of its Achill Island customers will already be enjoying the benefits of full fibre broadband services by the time the Achill Half Marathon takes place on July 5th.
Westnet was established in 2005 to bring broadband services to homes and businesses in rural areas in the west of Ireland. Having built an extensive wireless network to provide coverage in Mayo, Sligo, Galway and Roscommon, Westnet was an early adopter of fibre broadband services, connecting its first fibre customers in 2017, and continues to work with NBI to offer high speed fibre broadband services to homes, farms and businesses through its ever-increasing fibre footprint in the west of Ireland.
For more information contact Westnet on 094-9067444 or visit www.westnet.ie.
Taking place on Saturday 5th July 2025, the Achill Half Marathon & 10K offers runners the chance to experience one of the most stunning race routes in the country — set against the dramatic backdrop of Achill’s rugged Atlantic coastline.
"Selling out so quickly shows just how special this race is to people," Patricia added. "We can't wait to welcome everyone back to Achill for what's sure to be our most memorable year yet."
