Ah lads.
It turned out to be an innocent error but there’s no doubt the optics did not look good today for the organisers of the Limerick Women’s Mini Marathon.
Local radio station Live 95 tweeted a picture of the event launch this afternoon and it seemed that someone rather important had been left out of proceedings.
Guess who?
We are at the launch of the Limerick Women's Mini Marathon today log on to http://t.co/R4QDLZbRt0 to register pic.twitter.com/B7dinxOrov
— Live 95 (@Live95Limerick) September 15, 2015
Twitter users were quick to point out the seeming error of their ways…
An all male line-up launching this women's mini marathon, in which contestants will be running in stiletto-runners pic.twitter.com/4XJSrRsFtg
— Colette Browne (@colettebrowne) September 15, 2015
@ciarakellydoc @LimLive95fm this is what launches for women's events look like in Saudi Arabia!
— Colette Browne (@colettebrowne) September 15, 2015
@LimLive95fm a high heeled running shoe & a bunch of blokes! 😆 unbelievable..
— The Roy Strickson Variant (@RoyStrickson) September 15, 2015
@LimLive95fm they never learn…last year’s launch…@DonaldClarke63 pic.twitter.com/yH2X9vXfgW
— Peter Reid (@peterkinvara) September 15, 2015
Even the radio stations attempt to smooth things over ended up making it worse.
Fairpoint-Previous picture was just one taken at the launch which included some of the event organisers. pic.twitter.com/KVWUOKZYy4
— Live 95 (@Live95Limerick) September 15, 2015
https://twitter.com/Karenwq4/status/643794210802503680
But by far this was our favourite response to the entire thing.
I thought a Limerick in order: @LimLive95fm mini marathon pic. @broadsheet_ie @kencurtin @UnaMullally @DonaldClarke63 pic.twitter.com/jQg0NNPCeO
— Dave O'Sullivan (@osullivand) September 15, 2015
