Dublin Marathon to offer transfer option for entries

CHSNGES INTRODUCED: At the launch of the 2023 Irish Life Dublin Marathon in Merrion Square, Dublin, are, back from left, Mary Hickey, the only women to have run every Dublin marathon since 1980, Sinead and Keith Tighe and their son Daniel of Daniel's Voyage, Race director Jim Aughney, Minister of State for Sport and Physical Education, Thomas Byrne TD, Front Runners athletic club member Gillian Callaghan and Olympic medallist John Treacy, who was announced as the official race starter for the 2023 Irish Life Dublin Marathon, with front, from left, national marathon champion Courtney McGuire, Front Runners athletic club member Gabriel Coleman and national marathon champion Martin Hoare. Pic: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

A TRANSFER system, which will allow runners to officially pass their coveted entry in the sold out event on to someone else, is finally being introduced in the Irish Life Dublin Marathon.

More changes have been introduced for the 2023 event on October 29, including several initiatives designed to encourage more women to take part and also a new non-binary entry category.