2022
Workplaces
AECOM | eBay Ireland | Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council |
ALD Automotive | EirGrid plc | Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital |
Analog | Eli Lilly | Sigmar Recruitment |
Arup | ESB | Sligo County Council |
Atlantic Therapeutics | Fingal County Council | Special Olympics Ireland |
BAE Systems Dublin | HSA Cork | SSE Airtricity |
BD | Henry J Lyons Architects | St. Columcille’s Hospital |
Biomarin International Ltd | Jacobs Engineering | St. Michael’s Hospital |
Cambus Medical | Janssen Cork | St. Vincent’s University Hospital |
Childrens Health Ireland | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care | SuperNode |
Clifton Scannell Emerson Associates Consulting Engineers | Kilkenny County Council | Sustainable Energy Authority |
Cook Medical | Laois County Council | Tallaght University Hospital |
Cork City Council | Limerick City & County Council | TE Connectivity |
Cork County Council | Mayo County Council | The National Maternity Hospital |
Cork University Hospital | Meath County Council | Thermo Fisher Scientific Cork |
DBFL Consulting Engineers | Medtronic Mervue | Toast |
Deloitte | National Transport Authority | Transdev Dublin Light Rail |
Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment | Nikon Precision Europe | Transport Insights |
Department of Transport | Northern Trust | University Hospital Waterford |
DePuy Synthes J&J | Oberstown Children Detention Campus | Verizon Services Ireland Limited |
Dublin City Council | Offaly County Council | Waterford City & County Council |
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council | Our Lady’s Hospital Navan |
Campuses
Dublin City University | Munster Technological University – Cork Campus |
Galway Mayo Institute of Technology | NUI Galway |
IADT | Trinity College |
Institute of Technology Carlow | TU Dublin Blanchardstown Campus |
Institute of Technology Sligo | TUS Midwest |
Letterkenny Institute of Technology | University College Cork |
Limerick College of Further Education | University College Dublin |
Mary Immaculate College | University of Limerick |
Marino Institute of Education | Waterford Institute of Technology |
Maynooth University/St. Patrick’s Pontifical University |
Welcome to The Marchathon Step Challenge 2022 Competition and Winners Page.
Early Registration Prize Draws
Congratulations to the Early Registration Prize Draw Winners.
Name | Organisation |
Seamus Byrne | ESB Group |
Joe Preston | Transdev Dublin Light Rail |
Tabea De Wille | University of Limerick |
Bilal Ashan | TE Connectivity |
Lynda Leonard | Waterford City & County Council |
Congratulations to the Winners of the Marchathon Early Bird Coordinator Prize Draw.
Coordinator Name | Organisation |
Vitalij Perednev | DePuy Synthes |
Craig Harrington | Munster Technological University – Cork |
Deirdre Mullen-McGuinness | Trinity College Dublin |
Ailsa Lyons & Ana Mattson | St. Vincent’s University Hospital |
Frank Fitzgerald | Cork City Council |
Week 1 Competitions
Well done to all who participated in Week 1 of Marchathon. It has been a fantastic week of walking with over 1,028 Teams taking part and 84 organisations represented. Week 1 Winners are listed below and we are getting your Marchathon Goodie Bags ready for you.
Weekly Photo Competition
With over 100 entries, the competition was extremely tough and all the Teams who entered really showed their enthusiasm for Marchathon, with both individual and Team photos.
Team Name/Individual | Organisation | Link to Winning Photo |
North West Walkers | Dublin City Council | Winning Photo |
No Birches | University of Limerick | Winning Photo |
Step by Step | TE Connectivity | Winning Photo |
Michelle O’Leary | Janssen Cork | Winning Photo |
Stepademic | NUI Galway | Winning Photo |
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 1 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average): Best of the Bees – IADT
Top 50: Negative Splits – DBFL
Top 100: Luas Walkers – TransDev Dublin Light Rail
Top 200: TUS Biology – TUS Midlands
Top 300: Red Hot Chilli Steppers – Cork University Hospital
Week 2 Competitions
Well done to all who participated in Week 2 of Marchathon. Week 2 Competition Winners are listed below, and we will be preparing your Marchathon Goodie Bags for delivery next week.
Limerick Competition
We had so many great entries this week it was extremely hard to choose the winners.
Participant’s Name | Organisation | Link to Winning Limerick |
Caitriona Kenneally | Kilkenny County Council | Winning Limerick |
Catherine Heslin | Maynooth University | Winning Limerick |
Deirdre Regan | Offaly County Council | Winning Limerick |
Owen Dunne | TUS Midwest | Winning Limerick |
Yvonne Kirwan | Dublin City Council | Winning Limerick |
Perry Share | Institute of Technology Sligo | Winning Limerick |
Anne-Marie Cunningham | Deloitte | Winning Limerick |
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 2 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 40,000 steps): Walking Back to Happiness – Laois County Council
Top 50: Happy Feet – St. Vincent’s University Hospital
Top 100: Blue Wobbly Marshmallow Ninjas – Cambus Medical
Top 200: EirGrads – EirGrid
Top 300: One-Hit Wanderers – Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital
Week 3 Competitions
‘Green’ theme Team Photo Competition – Well done to everyone who got into the green spirit for ‘Green’ theme Team Photo Competition. The winners of the VIP Marchathon Goodie Bags for their extra special effort are:
Team Name | Organisation | Link to Winning Photo |
Walk on the Wild Side | IT Sligo | Winning Photo |
Congratulations to the following Teams who have won themselves a Marchathon Goodie Bag each:
Team Name | Organisation | Link to Winning Photo |
Happy Feet | St. Vincent’s University Hospital | Winning Photo |
Stepclub7 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Care | Winning Photo |
The Walking Brains | Trinity College Dublin | Winning Photo |
Green For Go | Offaly County Council | Winning Photo |
Walker Texas Rangers | Special Olympics Ireland | Winning Photo |
Congratulations to the winners of the Week 3 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 49,000 Steps): Pedominators – eBay
Top 50: Scrambled Legs – Cork University Hospital
Top 100: Not A Leg To Stand On – Toast
Top 200: DFT Steppers – Trinity College Dublin
Top 300: Night Walkers – Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland
Week 4 Competitions
Marchathon Quiz
Well done to everyone who took part in the Marchathon Quiz. We received close to 800 entries. The Winners of the VIP Marchathon Goodie Bags are:
Name | Organisation |
Anirudh Chandrachoodan | BD |
Gillian McMurray | The National Maternity Hospital |
Prerna Sharma | ESB |
Because we had such a good response to the quiz we held an additional Prize Draw and rewarded more Marchathon Goodie Bags. The winners of this draw are:
Name | Organisation |
Sonja Reidy | Limerick City & County Council |
Sorcha Ni Fhrighil | Cook Medical |
Mairead Kilbane | Medtronic |
Noreen Brady | DBFL Consulting Engineers |
Neasa O’Donovan | University Limerick |
Congratulations to the winners of our Week 4 Prize Draws. The winners are:
Team Target (Weekly Team Average of 56,000 steps): JLB – Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council
Top 50: The Also-Rans – Analog Devices
Top 100: The Step Sisters – Waterford City & County Council
Top 200: Scarra Daily Mail – Cork University Hospital
Top 300: Don’t Stop ‘Til You Step Enough – ALD Automotive
Week 5 Overall Prize Winners
Well done to all the Marchathon Overall Prize Winners on your achievements over the past month. Your prizes will be with you all shortly. The Marchathon Overall Prize Winners are:
Overall Organisation Winners
Best Small Workplace | Best Large Workplace |
Verizon Services Ireland | Lilly GBS |
Non Desk Based Leaderboard – Top 3
Final Position | Team Name | Organisation |
1st Place | March Hares | Oberstown |
2nd Place | Wooden Soles | Galway Mayo IT |
3rd Place | Moneypoint Walkers | ESB Group |
Desk-based Leaderboard – Top 3
Final Position | Team Name | Organisation |
1st Place | The Proclaimers | TE Connectivity |
2nd Place | Walker Texas Rangers | Special Olympics Ireland |
3rd Place | Strictly Come Walking | Dublin City Council |
Overall Leaderboard Top 50 Prize Draw
Prize Draw | Team Name | Organisation |
4th – 10th | Facilities | DePuy Synthes |
11th – 20th | Record Breakers | St. Vincent’s University Hospital |
21st – 30th | Compulsive Walkers | Dublin City University |
31st – 40th | Motor Mouths | Cork County Council |
41st – 50th | Back Street Girls 2.0 | AECOM |
Participant Evaluation Survey Prize Draw
Winner Name | Organisation |
Ciara Tyner | Thermo Fisher Scientific |
Jia Min Tan | Letterkenny IT |
Rebecca Campbell | Lilly |
Sinéad Taite | St. Michael’s Hospital |
Liz Bolger | Limerick City and County Council |
Top 5 Coordinators
Coordinator Name | Organisation |
Anne Marie Shortall | Kilkenny County Council |
Hannah Rice | Jacobs |
Eimear O Mahoney | University of Limerick |
Vitalij Perednev | DePuy Synthes |
Lisa Molloy | Offaly County Council |
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