solo run

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solo run (plural solo runs)

1. (Gaelic football) A run made while soloing (and possibly bouncing) the football.
   • 2014 (August 23) Jason Byrne, "Dublin ladies through to All Ireland semi final after beating Kerry" Irish Independent:

     Dublin fired a second goal when Noelle Healy ended her fine solo run with an impressive finish.

2. (figurative, Ireland) Action taken without consultation of colleagues or approval of superiors.
   • 2014 September 20, “Varadkar's solo runs show he's the wild card in the Government pack”, in Enniscorthy Guardian:

     For a start Minister Varadkar, without seeking approval from on high, set off on a solo run informing the public that not everything in the pie-in-the-sky programme for Government was achievable.

   • 2023 November 20, Rory Carroll, Lisa O'Carroll, quoting Niall Holohan, “‘It’s part of our psyche’: why Ireland sides with ‘underdog’ Palestine”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Ireland strives to nudge the EU towards “a more just” position but avoids solo runs, said Holohan, who noted that France and other members had echoed its call for a ceasefire. “We want to remain within the European consensus.”