Dublin Marathon winner Kemal Husen sets new course record 

It is the second time the Ethiopian has taken part in the race, the 20-year-old knocked over one minute off his personal best from earlier this year.

Organisers say Husen took control of the race after 10 miles, sticking right behind the pacemaker until he passed 30k.

Speaking afterwards he said he was delighted at his performance: “I’m so happy. I didn’t expect to run this time”.

More than 22,500 people entered the race, now is its 42nd year and one of the country’s biggest competitions.

Three was heavy downpours when the race began this morning and the weather in Dublin for the rest of the day is described as cloudy and wet with fog lingering.

In second place in the marathon was Geofrey Kusuro of Uganda who finished in two hours, ten minutes, and 45 seconds.

While Sorome Negash of Ethiopia was the first women across the line in two hours, twenty-six minutes, and 22 seconds.

She said “I’m so happy. I want to thank Dublin Marathon for giving me this chance, thank you from the bottom of my heart”.

Joan Kipyatich of Kenya finished second (2:27.04), while Genet Abdurkadir from Ethiopia clocked a personal best to cross the line in third.

The first Irish person to finish the race and claim the national title was Stephen Scullion of Clonliffe Harriers AC in two hours, eleven minutes, and 51 seconds. He finished second in the 2019 race, taking to the podium he said “That was a really good days work, I’m really happy with it. When you’ve put in the work in the training you know that when it gets tough, it’s going to be ok.” It was the Clonliffe AC man’s second national marathon title.

While Ann Marie McGlynn of Letterkenny A.C. won the national title as the first Irish women across the line in two hours, thirty-four minutes, and 13 seconds.

43-year-old was emotional after the race and said, “I had written on my hand ‘today is my day’ and I believed it all week. I knew I had a job to do regardless of who was in the race. Myself and Emmet (Dunleavy, coach) had a plan and it never changed. We done it.” In the wheelchair race the winner was Patrick Monahan who took his seventh Dublin Marath

on title.

At the start line today, Lord Mayor of Dublin, Daithí de Róiste presented the Lord Mayor’s Medal to a worthy recipient Rita Casey.

Rita received over 40 nominations from family and friends for this award: after battling stage four cancer while raising her three daughters.

Rita, an avid runner, and member of An Garda Síochána, is running her fifth time Dublin Marathon in aid of Mayo/Roscommon Hospice The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Daithí de Róiste was honoured to present the medal to Rita Casey:

“The Lord Mayor’s Medal presented at the Dublin Marathon is about honouring individuals who have shown true resilience and determination, and Rita exemplifies that. Despite her own personal health struggles, she is running the Irish Life Dublin Marathon to raise funds for the Mayo/Roscommon Hospice, that is a true act of heroism”.

The race had started in Fitzwilliam Square in Dublin city centre, and was routed through the Phoenix Park, as well as Inchicore, Terenure and Merrion Square.

Traffic diversions are in place all over Dublin throughout the race, south city traffic from Stillorgan Road wishing to access the city centre will be diverted via Mount Merrion Avenue, Rock Road, Merrion Gates, Strand Road, Beach Road, Irishtown Road, Ringsend Road and Pearse Street.

North city traffic from Finglas Road and Ballymun Road, wishing to access the city centre will be diverted via Whitworth Road, Dorset Street and Gardiner Street.

Up until 16.45pm today (Sunday), temporary road closures will take place along the Marathon route in Phoenix Park, Castleknock Road, College Road, Tower Road, Knockmaroon Road, Inchicore Road, Drimnagh Road, Templeogue Road and Roebuck Road.

While Irish said there will be changes to Dart services over the weekend due to engineering works, with the Dart only operating between Dublin Connolly and Bray/Greystones.

The following Dart stations are closed for train services: Malahide, Portmarnock, Clongriffin, Howth Junction and Donaghmede, Bayside, Sutton, Howth, Kilbarrack, Raheny, Harmonstown, Killester and Clontarf Road.

Dublin Bus will accept rail tickets in affected areas.

Organisers have confirmed there are no reports of any injuries so far.

Meanwhile, the entries for the Irish Life Dublin Marathon 2024 entries will open to the 2023 participants for 48 hours on Tuesday 31st Oct 2023 and Wednesday 1st November 2023.

It will also open for the same time frame for all women who entered the 2023 Irish Life Dublin Half Marathon, and organisers say this is to encourage and support more female entrants to the marathon.

Applications for entries for the 2024 Irish Life Dublin Marathon via the lottery system will go live on the event website on Thursday 2nd November 2023 and will close midnight on Sunday 19th November 2023.

There is an administration charge of €5 per lottery entry which is redeemable against an entry fee of €110 if successful and non-redeemable if unsuccessful.

Registrants will learn their entry status via email / SMS on 25th November. One entry per person is permitted.