The organisers of the Limerick Women's Mini Marathon are being criticised for launching the event with a picture of five men.
Photos from the launch were tweeted yesterday which included five men and a cut out of the logo for the race - a pink stiletto runner.
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
— Limerick's Live 95FM (@LimLive95fm) September 15, 2015
Twitter was quick to react with criticism.
Local radio station Limerick's Live 95 later tweeted a picture of two women holding two babies saying 'Fairpoint - previous picture was just one which included some of the event's organisers'.
Fairpoint-Previous picture was just one taken at the launch which included some of the event organisers. pic.twitter.com/KVWUOKZYy4
— Limerick's Live 95FM (@LimLive95fm) September 15, 2015
I've been speaking to Irish Independent columnist Colette Browne about her take on it all:
