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Over 13,000 take part in Dublin City Half Marathon

A view of people's legs as they run
The 21.1km race started at 8.30am (Stock image)

Around 13,200 participants have taken part in the Dublin City Half Marathon.

The winner of the men's race was Seán Tobin from Clonmel Athletic Club, while Sorcha Nic Dhomhnaill from West Limerick Athletic Club won the women's race.

Mr Tobin, 31, finished the race in a time of 63 minutes and 11 seconds. He was followed by Paul O'Donnell from Dundrum in south Dublin, who was 32 seconds behind Mr Tobin.

John Travers from Donore Harriers came in third, with a time of 63 minutes and 54 seconds, ahead of last year’s winner Killian Mooney, who finished fourth.

Speaking after the race, Mr Tobin said: "I got in front at 2km and probably pulled 100m ahead but I knew, based on the claps from the crowd, that if I let up at all from 16km onwards, that Paul could sweep by me, so I kept the foot down and felt incredibly smooth the whole way."

Ms Nic Dhomhnaill, a 41-year-old schoolteacher from Newcastlewest in Limerick, took the women's title with a time of 71 minutes and 25 seconds.

Also speaking afterwards, she said: "Conditions were perfect, there was no headwind and I kept the pace pretty steady. My plan was to break 72 minutes, so I’m delighted with that.

"I’ve actually been off work for the past year because I had a baby last April. I’m going to back to school on Tuesday after a year off so, thankfully, it’s a bank holiday weekend and I can recover tomorrow."

The women’s runner-up was Maebh Brannigan from Galway City Harriers, who finished the race in 74 minutes and 47 seconds.

Third place Sheila O’Byrne from Wicklow finished the course in 76 minutes and 43 seconds.

The 21.1km race started at 8.30am on O'Connell Street and moved through Phibsborough, Drumcondra, Beaumont and Artane, then on to Killester, Raheny, Dollymount and Clontarf, passing Fairview Park before finishing in the city centre on Guild Street.

This year's finisher medal pays tribute to musician Luke Kelly of The Dubliners, a native of Sheriff Street.

The design is inspired by the nearby statue created by Vera Klute, connecting runners to the north east inner-city finish area.