A new event on the running calendar, the Dublin City Half Marathon, will take place next year on Sunday, 30 March.
Dublin Marathon organisers, in partnership with Dublin City Council, have come together to stage the race, which will start on O’Connell Street. The course will take runners out of the north of the city and will finish back in the city centre.
The route will go through Ballybough, Whitehall, Killester, Howth Road, Raheny, St Anne’s Park, Clontarf, Fairview Park and Seville Place.
Jim Aughney, the race director of the Dublin City Half Marathon is excited at the prospect of another half marathon in the nation’s capital, and said: “As a not-for-profit organisation, our focus is on meeting the needs of the running community. Our current half marathon (held in September) consistently sells out weeks in advance, and we recognise the increasing demand for another high-quality half marathon in Dublin.
“We are excited to partner with Dublin City Council to make this Spring Half Marathon event a reality.”
He added: “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.”
