Griffith Avenue Mile

Griffith Avenue, Sunday 20th September

The Griffith Avenue Mile is a one mile road race for runners of all levels young and old, which will see the closing off a stretch of Griffith Avenue in Dublin to traffic for several hours on the day.

More than 40 years ago, a similar successful event was staged on Griffith Avenue, with leading Irish athletes such as Eamonn Coughlan, supporting and competing. It had much support and profile at the time. Click here to read more about the history of this event. We ran the event again in 2019 with the intention of potentially putting it on annual thereafter, but the Covid-10 pandemic got in the way. After a hiatus for those few years, we brought the event back in 2022 and we've been running it annually ever since.

The objective is two-fold:

  • To promote community spirit and encourage social interaction between young and old who live, work and play in and around Griffith Avenue; and
  • To promote the beauty and amenity of the special tree lined avenue that is Griffith Avenue through a novel and interesting public event.

Date:
Sunday 20th September
Time:
From 3pm
Price:
Varies (from €6)
Address:
Griffith Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland

Google Map of Griffith Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland

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