solo run

Noun

solo run (plural solo runs)

1. (Gaelic football) A run made while soloing (and possibly bouncing) the football.
   • Dublin fired a second goal when Noelle Healy ended her fine solo run with an impressive finish.2014 (August 23) Jason Byrne, "Dublin ladies through to All Ireland semi final after beating Kerry" Irish Independent
2. (Ireland, figuratively) Action taken without consultation of colleagues or approval of superiors.
   • 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.2014 September 20, “Varadkar's solo runs show he's the wild card in the Government pack”, in Enniscorthy Guardian
   • 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.”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, →ISSN