The great and the good were in City Hall on Friday night. Tux-clad, I sneaked in to join more than 1,000 others representing a large slice of political and business life in Cork City and county.

A married couple from Kildare who allowed their rented home to be used as a brothel have been spared jail after a judge suspended their sentences.

They will come in all shapes and sizes, and all levels of expertise, but they all have just one thing in mind — getting across the finishing line.