Pictured at the official opening of entries for the new Dublin City Half Marathon are, from left, Colin Sharkey from the Dublin City Sports & Wellbeing Partnership, Race Director Jim Aughney, Lucy Barrett of Raheny AC, Lord Mayor of Dublin Emma Blain, Irish Half Marathon Record Holder Efrem Gidey of Conliffe Harriers, Dublin City Sports & Wellbeing Partnership Athletics Officer Colette Quinn and Rob Abbey from the Dublin City Sports & Wellbeing Partnership. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
Hitting the ground running for its inaugural edition, the Dublin City Half Marathon has sold out all 12,500 of its entries just two hours after they went on sale today.
Organised by the team behind the Irish Life Dublin Marathon and Race Series, in partnership with Dublin City Council, the race will get under way on O’Connell Street at 8.30am on Sunday, March 30, the route heading out of the city’s northside before finishing back in the city centre.
“We knew there was a demand for another high-quality half marathon in Dublin, and today has shown that to be true,” said race director Jim Aughney. “We are aware too that given the high demand, some users experienced difficulties with registration. We will review this fully and consider options for 2026 entries.”
Runners who wish to transfer their entry to another person can do so during the allotted window from February 21 to March 9. Entrants who opt for this will be charged €5 to cover the administration of the refund. Deferrals to the following year are not permitted, though a pregnancy deferral option is available.
With entries priced at €68 – which includes a finisher’s t-shirt, medal and the postage of race numbers – there will be a total prize fund of €13,500 for the top five finishers in both male and female categories. Prize funds are also available for wheelchair and visually impaired winners, as well as for master categories and a non-binary category.
“We have over 43 years of experience organising a marathon on the streets of Dublin,” said Aughney. “We understand and appreciate the city’s commitment to bringing this new event to life. We pride ourselves on delivering quality events and meeting the needs of runners and we are thrilled that this event will open for them today.”
