NEXT YEAR’S DUBLIN City Half Marathon will move to a ballot-entry process, organisers announced on Friday, with the race moving to a new date on Sunday 3 May — the May bank holiday weekend.
Nearly 12,000 runners took part in 2025′s inaugural race through the capital, with entries allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Following that resounding success, capacity for the 2026 edition has been capped at 12,500 participants, with 11,200 of those places made available through a week-long public ballot in January.
Race entries will cost €75, which organisers say “reflects the scale, quality and significant logistical costs involved in staging a major road race in Dublin city centre, which operates on a similar city-centre footprint and delivery scale to the Dublin Marathon”.
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Ballot entries will open from 7am on Friday 16 January until midnight on Thursday 22 January, with each entry costing €4. Successful applicants will have their ballot fee deducted from their race entry fee, while unsuccessful applicants will have their fee refunded in full.
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Dublin City Half Marathon set to move to ballot entry from 2026
NEXT YEAR’S DUBLIN City Half Marathon will move to a ballot-entry process, organisers announced on Friday, with the race moving to a new date on Sunday 3 May — the May bank holiday weekend.
Nearly 12,000 runners took part in 2025′s inaugural race through the capital, with entries allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Following that resounding success, capacity for the 2026 edition has been capped at 12,500 participants, with 11,200 of those places made available through a week-long public ballot in January.
Race entries will cost €75, which organisers say “reflects the scale, quality and significant logistical costs involved in staging a major road race in Dublin city centre, which operates on a similar city-centre footprint and delivery scale to the Dublin Marathon”.
Ballot entries will open from 7am on Friday 16 January until midnight on Thursday 22 January, with each entry costing €4. Successful applicants will have their ballot fee deducted from their race entry fee, while unsuccessful applicants will have their fee refunded in full.
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