• Date
  • Location Spire of Dublin, O'Connell Street Upper, North City, Dublin, Ireland

The Dublin Half Marathonn the heart of Dublin City on O’Connell Street on Sunday 30 March 2025,runners dublin blur

The event will impact public transport services.
There will be diversions in place for public transport services.

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RACE ROUTE & Time

The race will start at 8:30 AM on O’Connell Street
The 13.1-mile race will start in the heart of Dublin City 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 exact route map will be published closer to race day.

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The race is open to walkers as well as runners.

The course will be marked in KM

Public transport service diversions

  • Bus diversions will be in place for the duration of the race for Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and Go-Ahead Ireland services. This includes O’ Connell street, Malahide road, coast road, Howth road, Drumcondra, Santry, Gardiner street and Clontarf.
  • LUAS Red and Green line will have closures and loops in operation. Green Line will go to St. Stephens Green and Dominic Street and the Red Line will run just to Smithfield.

 

Public Transport Services

List of Road Closures

Saturday 29th From To
Guild Street – From Spenser Bridge to Mayor Street Bridge 12:00pm 6pm Sunday 30th
(Finish) Guild Street Sat 29th 12:00pm 6:00pm

 

Sunday 30th From To
Mayor Street Lower 4:00am 4:00pm
Common Street 4:00am 2:30pm
Excise Walk 4:00am 2:30pm
Georges Dock 10:00am 2:30pm
Mayor Street Upper – Park Lane to Mayor Street Bridge 4:00am 2:30pm

 

START    
Sunday 30th From To
O’Connell Street – Southbound 03:00:00 13:00pm
O’Connell Street – Northbound 06:30:00 10:30am
Cathal Brugha Street 06:00:00 13:00pm
Findlater Place 06:00:00 13:00pm
Talbot Street – From Gardener Street Lower 06:00:00 10:30am
Malborough Street – Eden Quay to Parnell Street 06:00:00 10:30am
Malborough Place 06:00:00 10:30am
Earl Place 06:00:00 10:30am
Sackville Place 06:00:00 10:30am
Thomas Lane 06:00:00 10:30am
Abbey Street Lower 06:00:00 10:30am
Old Abbey Street 06:00:00 10:30am
Cathedral Street 06:00:00 10:30am
Parnell Street 08:00:00 10:30am

 

RACE COURSE From Sun 30th  To
Parnell Street 8:15am 10:30
SummerHill 8:15am 10:30
North Circular Road 8:15am 10:30
Russell Street 8:15am 10:30
Jones Road 8:15am 10:30
Clonliffe Road 8:15am 10:30
Richmond Road 8:15am 10:30
Druncronda N1 (RHS) 7:30am 10:55
Swords Road 7:30am 10:55
Off ramp to Shantalla Bridge 7:30am 10:55
Shantalla  Road 8:15am 10:30
Beaumont Road 8:30am 10:30
Skellys Lane 8:30am 10:30
Artane BFRC roundabout 8:30am 11:00
Kilmore Road 8:30am 11:00
Malahide Road 8:30am 11:30
Gracefield Road 9:00am 11:30
Brookwood Grove 9:00am 11:30
Brookwood Avenue 8:15am 12:00
Howth Road 9:00am 12:00
Watermill Road 9:00am 12:00
All Saints Drive 9:00am 12:00
All Saints Park 9:00am 12:00
Watermill Road 9:00am 13:00
James Larkin Road (traffic box) 9:00am 13:00
Onto Cycle Path 9:00am 13:00
Cycle Path beside Clontarf Road 9:00am 13:00
Cycle Path beside Clontarf Road 9:00am 13:00
Cycle Path beside Clontarf Road 9:00am 13:00
Cycle Path beside Clontarf Road 9:00am 13:00
Cycle Path beside Clontarf Road 9:00am 13:00
Cycle Path beside Alfe Byrne Road 9:00am 13:00
Cycle Path beside Alfe Byrne Road 9:00am 13:00
East Wall Road 9:15am 13:00
West Road 9:15am 13:00
Ossory Road 9:15am 13:40
North Strand Road 9:30am 13:40
Seville Place 3:00am 14:00
(Finish) Guild Street Sat 29th 12:00pm 6:00pm
  • Bus diversions will be in place for the duration of the race for Dublin Bus, Bus Éireann and Go-Ahead Ireland services.
  • This includes O’ Connell street, Malahide road, coast road, Howth road, Drumcondra, Santry, Gardiner street and Clontarf.
  • LUAS Red and Green line will have closures and loops in operation.
  • Green Line will go to St. Stephens Green and Dominic Street and
  • The Red Line will run just to Smithfield

Spire of Dublin, O'Connell Street Upper, North City, Dublin, Ireland