Sports Calendar: All you need to know about what's happening in October 2026

Toe the line at the Dublin marathon and Ireland U21's aim to negotiate a route to the European Championship.

ATHLETICS 

11: Chicago marathon 

25: Dublin Marathon 

GOLF 

1: Munster PP Boys and Girls Schools Scratch Qualifier, Limerick.

1-4:

Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, Scotland.

7: Munster PP Boys and Girls Schools Scratch Qualifier, Cahir Park.

9: Munster PP Boys and Girls Schools Scratch Qualifier, Charleville.

7-9: Irish Intervarsity Championship, Belmullet (Carne Links)

8-11: DP World Tour: Spanish Open, Madrid.

14: Munster PP Boys and Girls Schools Scratch Qualifier, Maine Valley.

15-18:

DP World India Championship, New Delhi.

22-25: Genesis Championship, TBC.

MOTOR SPORT 

1-4: Rally Italia Sardegna.

4: Laois Forest Rally. 

9-11: Formula One: Singapore Grand Prix 

9-11: Rally Five Cities North of Portugal (ERC) 

10: Donegal Harvest Rally (NRC) 

23-25: Formula One: United States Grand Prix 

30: Formula One: Mexico Grand Prix.

RACING

1: Bellewstown, Clonmel; 2: Gowran Park, Dundalk; 3: Gowran Park; 4: Killarney, Curragh; 5: Killarney, Fairyhouse; 6: Galway; 7: Navan; 8: Thurles, Tramore; 9: Downpatrick, Dundalk; 10: Naas, Fairyhouse; 11: Naas, Cork; 12: Roscommon; 13-14: Punchestown; 15: Curragh; 16: Dundalk; 17-18: Leopardstown, Limerick; 19: Gowran Park; 20: Curragh; 21: Navan; 22: Clonmel;  23: Dundalk, Sligo; 24: Galway;  25: Galway, Wexford; 26: Galway, Wexford; 28: Dundalk; 30: Down Royal, Dundalk; 31: Down Royal.

RUGBY LEAGUE 

3: Betfred Super League Grand final, Old Trafford.

SOCCER 

1: Euro U21 Qualifier, Northern Ireland v Georgia.

6: Euro U21 Qualifier, Republic of Ireland v England.