{"id":399936,"date":"2026-04-15T15:33:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/399936\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T15:33:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T15:33:11","slug":"dublin-half-marathon-sunday-3-may-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/399936\/","title":{"rendered":"Dublin Half Marathon Sunday 3 May 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\tDublin Half Marathon Sunday 3 May 2026 – Transport for Ireland@ O\u2019Connell Street Dublin <\/p>\n

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The Dublin Half Marathonn the heart of Dublin City on O\u2019Connell Street on Sunday 3 May 2026,\"runners<\/a><\/p>\n

The event will impact public transport services.
There will be diversions in place for public transport services.<\/p>\n

Course: The 21.1 KM \/ 13.1-mile race will start in the heart of Dublin City on O\u2019Connell Street.
\nThe 2026 Dublin City Council Dublin City Half Marathon<\/p>\n

starts on O\u2019Connell Street and
\nfinishes on Guild Street in the North East Inner-City.<\/p>\n

The course will take runners out of the north of the city and will finish back in the city centre.
\nStart time: 8:30am<\/p>\n

LUAS<\/p>\n

Luas Green Line: subject to confirmation<\/p>\n

From\u00a07:00 to 9:30, there will be no service between St. Stephen\u2019s Green and Dominick. Trams will run between Brides Glen \/ Sandyford and St. Stephen\u2019s Green, and between Broombridge and Dominick only during this time.
\nFrom\u00a010:00, Luas Green Line services will return to normal.<\/p>\n

Luas Red Line: subject to confirmation<\/p>\n

From\u00a07:00 to 9:30, there will be no service between Smithfield and The Point \/ Connolly. Trams will only run between Tallaght \/ Saggart and Smithfield.
\nFrom\u00a010:00 to 14:00, there will be no service between Georges\u2019s Dock and The Point. Trams will operate between Tallaght \/Saggart and Connolly only during this time.
\nFrom\u00a014:15, Luas Red Line services will return to normal.<\/p>\n

Luas Park and Ride Information:<\/p>\n

On the Luas Red Line there are Park & Ride facilities at Cheeverstown (J2 M7), and Red Cow (left off M7 before Red Cow Interchange).<\/p>\n

On the Luas Green Line you can Park & Ride at Balally (Dunrum), Carrickmines (J15 M50),\u00a0 Sandyford (J14 M50) and Stillorgan (J14 M50)<\/p>\n

Further information on Luas Park & Rides, including how to pay for car parking, is available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"night<\/a><\/p>\n

RACE ROUTE & Time<\/p>\n

The race will start at 8:30 AM on O\u2019Connell Street
The 13.1-mile race will start in the heart of Dublin City on O\u2019Connell 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.<\/p>\n

\"Half<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Half<\/a><\/p>\n

The race is open to walkers as well as runners.<\/p>\n

The course will be marked in KM<\/p>\n

Public transport service diversions<\/p>\n

Bus diversions ( subject to confirmation ) will be in place for the duration of the race for Dublin Bus, Bus \u00c9ireann and Go-Ahead Ireland services. This includes O\u2019 Connell street, Malahide road, coast road, Howth road, Drumcondra, Santry, Gardiner street and Clontarf.
\nLUAS 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.<\/p>\n

Public Transport Services <\/p>\n

List of Road Closures (subject to confirmation)<\/p>\n

Saturday 2nd
\nFrom
\nTo<\/p>\n

Guild Street \u2013 From Spenser Bridge to Mayor Street Bridge
\n12:00pm
\n6pm Sunday 3rd<\/p>\n

(Finish) Guild Street
\nSat 2nd 12:00pm
\n6:00pm<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sunday 3rd
\nFrom
\nTo<\/p>\n

Mayor Street Lower
\n4:00am
\n4:00pm<\/p>\n

Common Street
\n4:00am
\n2:30pm<\/p>\n

Excise Walk
\n4:00am
\n2:30pm<\/p>\n

Georges Dock
\n10:00am
\n2:30pm<\/p>\n

Mayor Street Upper \u2013 Park Lane to Mayor Street Bridge
\n4:00am
\n2:30pm<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

START
\n\u00a0
\n\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sunday 3rd
\nFrom
\nTo<\/p>\n

O\u2019Connell Street \u2013 Southbound
\n03:00:00
\n13:00pm<\/p>\n

O\u2019Connell Street \u2013 Northbound
\n06:30:00
\n10:30am<\/p>\n

Cathal Brugha Street
\n06:00:00
\n13:00pm<\/p>\n

Findlater Place
\n06:00:00
\n13:00pm<\/p>\n

Talbot Street \u2013 From Gardener Street Lower
\n06:00:00
\n10:30am<\/p>\n

Malborough Street \u2013 Eden Quay to Parnell Street
\n06:00:00
\n10:30am<\/p>\n

Malborough Place
\n06:00:00
\n10:30am<\/p>\n

Earl Place
\n06:00:00
\n10:30am<\/p>\n

Sackville Place
\n06:00:00
\n10:30am<\/p>\n

Thomas Lane
\n06:00:00
\n10:30am<\/p>\n

Abbey Street Lower
\n06:00:00
\n10:30am<\/p>\n

Old Abbey Street
\n06:00:00
\n10:30am<\/p>\n

Cathedral Street
\n06:00:00
\n10:30am<\/p>\n

Parnell Street
\n08:00:00
\n10:30am<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

RACE COURSE
\nFrom Sun 3rd
\nTo<\/p>\n

Parnell Street
\n8:15am
\n10:30<\/p>\n

SummerHill
\n8:15am
\n10:30<\/p>\n

North Circular Road
\n8:15am
\n10:30<\/p>\n

Russell Street
\n8:15am
\n10:30<\/p>\n

Jones Road
\n8:15am
\n10:30<\/p>\n

Clonliffe Road
\n8:15am
\n10:30<\/p>\n

Richmond Road
\n8:15am
\n10:30<\/p>\n

Druncronda N1 (RHS)
\n7:30am
\n10:55<\/p>\n

Swords Road
\n7:30am
\n10:55<\/p>\n

Off ramp to Shantalla Bridge
\n7:30am
\n10:55<\/p>\n

Shantalla\u00a0 Road
\n8:15am
\n10:30<\/p>\n

Beaumont Road
\n8:30am
\n10:30<\/p>\n

Skellys Lane
\n8:30am
\n10:30<\/p>\n

Artane BFRC roundabout
\n8:30am
\n11:00<\/p>\n

Kilmore Road
\n8:30am
\n11:00<\/p>\n

Malahide Road
\n8:30am
\n11:30<\/p>\n

Gracefield Road
\n9:00am
\n11:30<\/p>\n

Brookwood Grove
\n9:00am
\n11:30<\/p>\n

Brookwood Avenue
\n8:15am
\n12:00<\/p>\n

Howth Road
\n9:00am
\n12:00<\/p>\n

Watermill Road
\n9:00am
\n12:00<\/p>\n

All Saints Drive
\n9:00am
\n12:00<\/p>\n

All Saints Park
\n9:00am
\n12:00<\/p>\n

Watermill Road
\n9:00am
\n13:00<\/p>\n

James Larkin Road (traffic box)
\n9:00am
\n13:00<\/p>\n

Onto Cycle Path
\n9:00am
\n13:00<\/p>\n

Cycle Path beside Clontarf Road
\n9:00am
\n13:00<\/p>\n

Cycle Path beside Clontarf Road
\n9:00am
\n13:00<\/p>\n

Cycle Path beside Clontarf Road
\n9:00am
\n13:00<\/p>\n

Cycle Path beside Clontarf Road
\n9:00am
\n13:00<\/p>\n

Cycle Path beside Clontarf Road
\n9:00am
\n13:00<\/p>\n

Cycle Path beside Alfe Byrne Road
\n9:00am
\n13:00<\/p>\n

Cycle Path beside Alfe Byrne Road
\n9:00am
\n13:00<\/p>\n

East Wall Road
\n9:15am
\n13:00<\/p>\n

West Road
\n9:15am
\n13:00<\/p>\n

Ossory Road
\n9:15am
\n13:40<\/p>\n

North Strand Road
\n9:30am
\n13:40<\/p>\n

Seville Place
\n3:00am
\n14:00<\/p>\n

(Finish) Guild Street
\nSat 2nd 12:00pm
\n6:00pm<\/p>\n

Bus diversions will be in place for the duration of the race for Dublin Bus<\/a>, Bus \u00c9ireann<\/a> and Go-Ahead Ireland<\/a> services.
\nThis includes O\u2019 Connell street, Malahide road, coast road, Howth road, Drumcondra, Santry, Gardiner street and Clontarf. subject to confirmation<\/p>\n

LUAS Red and Green line will have closures and loops in operation.
\nGreen Line will go to St. Stephens Green and Dominic Street and
\nThe Red Line will run just to Smithfield<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Luas Green Line:<\/p>\n

From\u00a07:00 to 9:30, there will be no service between St. Stephen\u2019s Green and Dominick. Trams will run between Brides Glen \/ Sandyford and St. Stephen\u2019s Green, and between Broombridge and Dominick only during this time.
\nFrom\u00a010:00, Luas Green Line services will return to normal.<\/p>\n

Luas Red Line:<\/p>\n

From\u00a07:00 to 9:30, there will be no service between Smithfield and The Point \/ Connolly. Trams will only run between Tallaght \/ Saggart and Smithfield.
\nFrom\u00a010:00 to 14:00, there will be no service between Georges\u2019s Dock and The Point. Trams will operate between Tallaght \/Saggart and Connolly only during this time.
\nFrom\u00a014:15, Luas Red Line services will return to normal.<\/p>\n

Luas Park and Ride Information:<\/p>\n

On the Luas Red Line there are Park & Ride facilities at Cheeverstown (J2 M7), and Red Cow (left off M7 before Red Cow Interchange).<\/p>\n

On the Luas Green Line you can Park & Ride at Balally (Dunrum), Carrickmines (J15 M50),\u00a0 Sandyford (J14 M50) and Stillorgan (J14 M50)<\/p>\n

Further information on Luas Park & Rides, including how to pay for car parking, is available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Iarnr\u00f3d \u00c9ireann Irish Rail provide great links to Dublin city from all over the country, arriving to\u00a0Connolly and Heuston train stations.<\/p>\n

From Heuston train station, take the Red Line Luas towards Smithfield.
\nFrom Smithfield, 20 minute walk to O\u2019Connell street
\nFrom Connolly train station, 15-minute walk to O\u2019Connell street<\/p>\n

Spire of Dublin, O’Connell Street Upper, North City, Dublin, Ireland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Dublin Half Marathon Sunday 3 May 2026 – Transport for Ireland@ O\u2019Connell Street Dublin…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":399937,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[61,60,43],"class_list":["post-399936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}