solo run

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solo run (plural solo runs)

(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.
(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.”