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Paul Rouse: Getting lost in running is one of the great escapes from the world

Paul Rouse: Getting lost in running is one of the great escapes from the world — RUNNING AROUND THE PARK: Getting lost in running is one of the great escapes from the world; there is a profound exhilaration to running around the Fifteen Acres in the cold dawn. Pic: Stephen Collins/ Collins Photos

Fri, 21 Mar, 2025 - 06:50

Paul Rouse is an historian, author, broadcaster… and former Offaly football boss. He specialises in sport and Irish culture.

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