Up to 3,400 people are to take part in the annual South Dublin 10K

Clondalkin hosts first stage in Dublin Marathon Race Series.

An expected 3,400 people will take part in the South Dublin 10k race which runs through Clondalkin this Sunday, 21 July, an increase of 20% on the numbers who registered in 2018.The race starts at 10.35am in Grange Castle Business Park, and makes its way through Corkagh Park, Clondalkin village and the Grand Canal before returning to the business park.

Now in it’s second year, the South Dublin 10k is part of the KBC Dublin Marathon Race Series 2019 where runners, hoping to take part in the Dublin City Marathon in October, boost their training by participating in a number of organised race distances. The other races in the series are the Frank Duffy 10 Mile and the Dublin Half Marathon, both of which take place in the Phoenix Park. The event is supported in South Dublin County by Dublin’s Outdoors.

“Dublin’s Outdoors is delighted to support, once again, the South Dublin 10K. The race introduces Clondalkin and all that it can offer, in terms of business development at Grange Castle, heritage and culture at the Round Tower Visitor Centre, and recreation and leisure in Corkagh Park, to over 3,000 people from around the country”, said Frank Nevin, Director of Economic, Enterprise, and Tourism Development at South Dublin County Council.

The Dublin Marathon Race Series began in 2002 and is organised and operated by the board who have been organising the Dublin City Marathon since 1980. In order to facilitate the event road closures and traffic restrictions will be in place from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Emergency access will be maintained at all times. Notice of Road Closures is available on the Council’s website at http://www.sdublincoco.ie/Media/Item/41492?p=

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For more information, contact South Dublin County Council Communications Unit at communications@sdublincoco.ie

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About South Dublin County Council

South Dublin County Council is one of four local authority areas in the Dublin region.

The Council provides and funds a broad range of services including housing, roads, walking and cycling routes, parks and playgrounds, libraries, sports facilities, litter control, arts centres, enterprise units, fire services, community infrastructure and financial support. It also serves as a platform for local democracy with 40 councillors spread across seven electoral areas.

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Bounded by the River Liffey to the North and the Dublin Mountains to the South, the County lies 16 kilometres south-west of Dublin city centre and has an administrative footprint of 223sq. kilometres.

The County has nine main villages Clondalkin, Lucan, Palmerstown, Rathfarnham, Tallaght, Templeogue, Saggart, Rathcoole and Newcastle and is bounded by adjoining counties of Wicklow, Kildare, Dublin City, Fingal and Dún Laoghaire.