The new Dublin City Half Marathon has sold out just hours after going on sale.
12,500 tickets for the event, costing €68 each, sold out in a “couple of hours” after they were made available to the public at midday, organisers said.
The inaugural event is set to take place on Sunday 30 March, starting at 8:30am on O’Connell Street in Dublin city centre.
Organised by Irish Life Dublin Marathon and Race Series, in partnership with Dublin City Council, the 21 kilometre course will take runners out to the north of the city and will finish back in the city centre.
The €68 entry fee includes a finisher’s T-shirt and medal.
Dublin City Half Marathon race director Jim Aughney said: “We knew there was a demand for another high-quality half marathon in Dublin, and today has shown that to be true as we sold out in a couple of hours.”
He added: “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 will still have an opportunity to secure places via transfer of places which will open from 21 February to 9 March – for an extra fee of €5.
First announced last December, the race’s route will pass through Ballybough, Whitehall, Killester, Howth Road, Raheny, St Anne’s Park, Clontarf, Fairview Park and Seville Place.
Mr Aughney said at the time that he was excited about giving Dublin another half marathon and explained his focus was “on meeting the needs of the running community”.
He outlined: “With our expertise in organising the country’s most prestigious marathon and race series, we look forward to bringing another top-notch event to the streets of Dublin.”
The city’s other half marathon in the Phoenix Park is part of the Dublin Race Series building up to the Dublin Marathon in October and will go ahead as usual on 21 September.
