IN PICTURES: Runners take to Killeshin for popular Laois 5K

The Pipers 5K, organised by Killeshin Pipe Band, saw runners take on a 5K loop around Killeshin village. The overall winner was Bryan Walsh of Bagenalstown AC, who completed the course in a chip time of 17:28. St Laurence O’Toole AC’s Leah Lawlor was the first female across the finish line. There was also success for St Abban’s AC and Portlaoise AC in the junior categories, with Michael Connors taking the junior male prize and Ava Shore finishing as the first junior female. Ava finished just two seconds ahead of her sister Lucy, making it a memorable one-two for the Shore sisters.