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Cork City Marathon – 2023 – InformationThe Cork City Marathon takes place on Sunday, June 4th 2023.

The Full Marathon commences at 8:15am and the Half Marathon commences at 10:15am.

The 10k race commences at 8:45am, assembly for this race will commence at 8:15am at Merchant’s Quay.

Parking

We encourage all racers and race attendees to make their way to race by foot, walk or public transport. However we do recognise that some attendees may be coming from further distances and may need parking to be made available to them.

The Q Park will be offering discounts to all Cork City Marathon runners in our 2023 races. Use code “CCM2023” for a 25% discount on all parking from the 3rd – 5th of June. This discount is only applicable to pre-bookings that have been made online, prior to the race. With pre-bookings, the registration of your car will automatically be saved so the barriers will rise once you enter the car park.

The below Q Park car parks are 24 hrs so all users will have 24 hr access to their vehicles.

Additional Car Parks Include:

Buses – Park and Ride

The Park & Ride service from the Black Ash centre, on the South City Link (N27), into the city centre will operate every 8-12 minutes from 06:45 am. The service costs €5 for the day. Participants and spectators are urged to use this facility and leave their car outside the city centre. The bus will bring you to the centre, a minute’s walk from the City Hall.

General Bus Information

City and suburban bus services will be restricted because of the race during the bank holiday weekend. Information for general bus operations for the 4th of June can be found below.

Route 202:- Northside Shuttle:-
From 08:00 hrs., service from Hollyhill (Apple), will operate as normal as far as NorthCathedral Bus Stop, then via Gerald Griffin Street, North Monastery Road, Wolfe Tone Street, Cathedral Road and normal Route to Hollyhill (Apple). Normal services will resume at approx.13:00 hrs.
Route 202:- Southside Shuttle:-
From 08:00 hrs. service will operate from Anglesea Street (City Hall Bus Stop) to Bessboro via 215 routes. Normal service to resume at approx. 13:00 hrs.
Route 203:- Northside Shuttle:-
From start of service until 10:50 hrs. will operate from Parklands to Commons Road (Circle K service station), then via Fairfield Avenue returning to Parklands.
Route 203:- Southside Shuttle:-
From start of service this will operate from Manor Farm, to Pouladuff then turn at roundabout onto N40, South Link, Eglinton Street and Anglesea Street (City Hall bus stop).
Route 203:- From 10:30 hrs. – 15:00 hrs:-
Service will operate between Parklands and Manor Farm. From Parklands via Anglesea Street (City Hall), South Link Road to Manor Farm, returning ex Manor Farm via South Link Road and Merchant’s Quay to Parklands.
Route 203:- From 15:00 hrs. – 18:00 hrs:-
Normal service operating via South Mall/Merchant’s Quay to Parklands and ex Parklands via Merchant’s Quay/City Hall. Services will resume full normal route from 18:00 hrs. approx.
Route 205:-
From start of service to 11:00 hrs. this service will operate from MTU to Anglesea Street (City Hall) via South Link Road, returning to MTU from Anglesea Street (City Hall) via South Link Road. Kent Station will not be served.
Route 205:- From 11:00 hrs. – 15:00 hrs:-
Service will operate from MTU via South Link Road to Merchant’s Quay to Kent Station and ex Kent Station via City Hall/South Link Road to MTU.

Route 205:- From 15:00 hrs. – 18:00 hrs:-
Service will operate from MTU to Kent Station via Mardyke, South Mall and Merchant’s Quay. Service will operate from Kent Station to MTU via Parnell Place, Lavitt’s Quay, Grattan Street and Washington Street. Normal service will resume at 18:00 hrs approx.
Route 206:-
From 08:00 hrs. – 10:30 hrs. services from Grange will operate as normal then via Tramore Lawn, Douglas Road and City Hall. Services to Grange will depart from City Hall operating as per the normal route. From 10:30 hrs. approx. services will operate to/from South Mall with resumption to full normal route from approx. 13:30 hrs.
Route 207:- Northside Shuttle:-
From start of service to approx. 11:00 hrs, services from Glenheights will operate normal service route as far as junction with Ballyhooley Road and then to Glen Avenue only. Services will then operate from Glen Avenue to Glenheights via Ballyvolane.
No. 207:- Southside Shuttle:-
From start of service to approx. 11:00 hrs services from Donnybrook will operate via normal route to Douglas Road, then to City Hall. Services to Donnybrook will operate from City Hall to Douglas then as normal route.
Route 207:- From 11:00 hrs. – 18:00 hrs.
Services will operate cross-city via South Mall and Merchant’s Quay. Normal service will resume at 18:00 hrs. approximately.
Route 207A:-
Service will not operate before 13:00 hrs.
Route 208:- Northside Shuttle
From start of service to 10:00 hrs. service will operate between Ashmount Terminus to St. Luke’s, turning right onto Middle Glanmire Road through to Mayfield Garda Station/Ashmount Terminus.
Route 208:- Southside Shuttle
From start of service to 10:00 hrs., services will operate from Marymount via Bishopstown Road, via Sarsfield Road, South Link Road, Eglinton Street and Anglesea Street (City Hall). Services to Marymount will operate from Anglesea Street (City Hall), South Link Road, Sarsfield Road then as per the normal route to Marymount.
Route 208:- 10:30 hrs. – 15:00 hrs.

Services from Ashmount will operate cross-city to Marymount via Anglesea Street (City Hall), South Link Road, Sarsfield Road to Marymount. Services from Marymount to Ashmount will operate via City Hall, Eglinton Street and Merchant’s Quay. Normal route to resume from 18:00hrs.
Route 208:- 15:00 hrs. to 18:00 hrs.
Services from Curraheen will operate as normal to Washington Street, then via South Mall/Merchant’s Quay. Services from Ashmount will operate to Parnell Place then via Lavitt’s Quay and Grattan St. turning onto Washington Street.
Route 213:- Park & Ride
Services will operate between Black Ash Park and Ride site, Eglinton Street and Anglesea Street (City Hall).
Route 214:- From 07:00 hrs. – 14:30 hrs.
Services from CUH will operate via Sarsfield Road, South Link Road, Eglinton Street and Anglesea Street (City Hall). Then operate via South Link Road, Tunnel, Dublin Road to Glanmire and then to terminus. Services from Glyntown will operate as normal to Dunkettle Roundabout to Dunkettle Interchange, Tunnel, South Link Road to City Hall. Then via South Link Road, Sarsfield Road to CUH.
Route 214:- From 14:30 hrs. – 18:00 hrs.
From 14:30 hrs. services will operate to South Main Street with full normal service resuming at 18:00 hrs. approx. Services from CUH will operate as normal via South Mall and Merchant’s Quay. Services from Glyntown will operate as normal to Kent Station and then via Clontarf Street to City Hall. It will then operate via South Terrace to Grand Parade and the full normal route from 18:00 hrs.
Route 215:- Northside Shuttle
From start of service until 10:30 hrs. services from Cloghroe will operate to Blackpool only and will turn left to terminate at Brother Delaney Road. Services to Cloghroe will then operate from Brother Delaney Road via Red Forge Road, Old Mallow Road and as normal to Cloghroe.
Route 215:- Southside
Before 11:00 hrs, services will commence at Anglesea Street (City Hall), normal route to Bessboro Road and to Terminus then operating from Terminus to Anglesea Street (City Hall) via Bessboro Road. Covered by 202 service.
Route 215:- From 10:30 hrs. to 18:00 hrs.

Services from Cloghroe will operate cross-city via Anglesea Street to Mahon Point. Services from Mahon Point will operate cross-city to Cloghroe via Eglinton Street and Merchant’s Quay. Normal services will resume from 18:00 hrs. approx.

Route 216:- From 09:30 hrs. to 14:30 hrs.
From start of service until 15:00 hrs. approx. services from CUH will operate via Sarsfield Road, South Link Road, Eglinton Street, Anglesea Street (City Hall) and then normal Route. Services from Monkstown will operate normal route then via South Terrace, Cotter Street, Copley Street, Old Station Road, Eglinton Street, Anglesea Street (City Hall), South Link Road and Sarsfield Road to CUH.

Route 216:- From 14:30 hrs. to 18:00hrs.
Services from CUH will operate as normal via South Mall, Merchant’s Quay. Services from Glyntown will operate as normal to Kent Station and then via Clontarf Street to City Hall. It will then operate via South Terrace to Grand Parade. Normal service will resume at 18:00 hrs.

Route 220:- Carrigaline/Crosshaven to City Centre/Ballincollig/Grange Manor
Before 15:00 hrs. services will operate as normal to South Terrace, then via Cotter Street, Copley Street, Old Station Road, Eglinton Street, Anglesea Street to South Link Road and outbound to Ballincollig via Poulavone Roundabout and normal Route. Services will revert to normal route from 15:00 hrs. approx.
Route 220:- Ex EMC/Ballincollig City Centre; Carrigaline/Crosshaven
Before 15:00 hrs. services will operate normal service route to Poulavone Roundabout then via South Link Road to Eglinton Street, Anglesea Street (City Hall) and normal route to Carrigaline/Crosshaven. Services will revert to normal route from 15:00 hrs.

Route 223:-
Inbound from Ringaskiddy, services to operate via South Terrace, Cotter Street, Copley Street, Old Station Road, Eglinton Street, Anglesea Street (City Hall); then operate outbound from Anglesea Street (City Hall) as per normal route. Normal service will resume at 10:30 hrs approx.
Route 225 & Route 226:-
Services to City will operate as per normal to Cork Airport, South Link Road, Eglinton Street, Terence McSwiney Quay, Parnell Place, Lower Oliver Plunkett Street to Terminus on Clontarf Street. Services will then depart Clontarf Street following normal routes. Kent Station will not be served prior to 11:00 hrs. approx. when normal services will resume.

STAGE-CARRIAGE / EXPRESSWAY FROM 08.00 HRS.
Services from West Cork, Macroom and Tralee Services will operate via Sarsfield Road, South Ring Road, Eglington Street, City Hall and the Eamonn De Valera and Michael Collins Bridges to Parnell Place bus station. Services to West Cork, Macroom, Tralee Whilst diversions are in place, services will operate via Anglesea Street, South City Link Road to Kinsale Road Roundabout and via South City Link Road (West) and normal route thereafter.

Services from Youghal, Dungarvan, Waterford, Dublin/Mitchelstown/Fermoy

Whilst diversions are in place, services will operate via Jack Lynch tunnel, South Link Road, South City Link Road to Eglington Street and the Eamonn De Valera and Michael Collins Bridges to Bus Station.

Services to Youghal, Dungarvan, Waterford, Dublin/Mitchelstown/Fermoy

Whilst diversions are in place, service will operate from the Bus Station via South City Link Road, South Link Road to Jack Lynch Tunnel and normal route thereafter.

In addition, in order to alleviate traffic congestion in the city centre, Bus Éireann will operate a Park and Ride from Black Ash to City Centre.

Road Closures

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Source: CorkCityMarathon.ie