Your guide to road closures and public transport delays during today's Dublin Marathon
by Muiris O'Cearbhaill, https://www.thejournal.ie/author/muiris-o'cearbhaill/ · TheJournal.ie(Click here to view the the full image)
THOUSANDS ARE EXPECTED to take part in the annual Dublin Marathon today.
A number of roads around the capital will be closed off for today’s event, where some notable names are taking part.
Actor and Castleknock native Colin Farrell is running on behalf of Debra, a charity caring for those who have the rare skin condition epidermolysis bullosa. He has raised over half a million euro for the cause so far.
Galway man Ernesto Antonio is also running today on behalf of the Irish Kidney Association on the 25-year anniversary of his life-saving heart transplant. He had doubled his donation goal, as of Friday.
The race will get underway from 8.45am on Leeson Street Lower. Areas around the starting line could be busy from 7am as lockers for participants’ belongings open early.
Roads along the route in the city centre are will reopen in phases between 11am this morning and 8pm this evening. You can view a full timetable of today’s closures here.
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Merrion Square South has been closed to all traffic since Friday and will reopen at 2pm tomorrow.
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The full race route is as follows:
- Leeson Street Lower
- St Stephen’s Green South
- Cuffe Street
- Kevin Street Lower
- Kevin Street Upper
- Patrick Street
- Nicholas Street
- Christchurch Place
- Lord Edward Street
- Parliament Street
- Essex Quary
- Wood Quay
- Merchants Quay
- Ushers Quay
- James Joyce Bridge
- Blackhall Place
- Stoneybatter Manor Street
- Aughrim Street
- North Circular Road
- North Road
- Spa Road
- Lord’s Walk
- Chesterfield Avenue
- Castleknock Road
- College Road
- Tower Road
- Knockmaroon Road
- Upper Glen Road
- Chapelizod Road
- Chapelizod Bridge
- St Laurence Road
- Sarsfield Road
- Inchicore Road
- South Circular Road
- Dolphins Barn
- Crumlin Road
- Drimnagh Road
- Walkinstown Road
- Cromwellsfort Road
- Kimmage Road
- West Fortfield Road
- Templeogue Road
- Terenure Road
- East Orwell Road
- Orwell Park
- Dartry Road
- Milltown Road
- Clonskeagh Road
- Roebuck Road
- Fosters Avenue
- Stillorgan Road
- UCD Flyover
- Stillorgan Road
- Nutley Lane
- Merrion Road
- Northumberland Road
- Warrington Place
- Mount Street
- Mount Street Upper
Public Transport
As expected, public transport routes will largely be impacted by today’s event. Irish Rail have also planned a number of line improvement works for this weekend, nationwide. You can view the full list impacted lines here.
Improvement works will be taking place along the northern commuter line this weekend, meaning there will be no train services between Dublin Connolly and Dundalk and no DART services between Dublin Connolly and Malahide/Howth either.
There will be a temporary closure of the Luas Red Line today during the marathon. No services will be operating between Heuston and Connolly/The Point from 8.45am to 10.45am as a result.
Red Line services going southbound – towards Tallaght or Saggart from Heuston – will not be impacted. Green Line services will operate as normal for the day.
For Dublin Bus services, a number of diversions will be in place on routes terminating or passing through the city centre until approximately 6pm this evening.
Passengers have been told to expect delays on all services.
There will be no Dublin Bus Nitelink services operating today.
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