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Noun

solo run

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. (idiomatic, 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" 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.