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Results: Irish Life Dublin Marathon

October 26, 2026

Abay Alemu Lesa and Zenebu Fikdau Jebesa, both from Ethiopia, won the 2026 Irish Life Dublin Marathon on Sunday. They finished in 2:10:29 and 2:24:26, respectively.

The first Irish athletes were Hugh Armstrong in 2:14:51 and Sorcha Nic Dhomhnaill in 2:35:38.

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The first non-Africans were Ebba Chala from Sweden, who clocked a 2:10:37 second-place performance. Meanwhile, Judith Storm from Scotland ran 2:35:46 to place 10th.

Chala was born in Ethiopia and, as a child, was a refugee and found his home in Sweden.

Pos.	Name		Time
1	Abay Alemu Lesa	ETH	02:10:29
2	Ebba Chala	SWE	02:10:37
3	Sahlesilassie Nigussie	ETH	02:11:25
4	Enock Kipkemboi	KEN	02:12:17
5	Tilahun Sine Abebe	ETH	02:12:20
6	Stephen Kimutai Kibet	KEN	02:12:27
7	Kephar Lumbasi Namutala	KEN	02:14:41
8	Hugh Armstrong	IRL	02:14:51
9	Killian Mooney	IRL	02:15:44
10	Stephen Mc Auley	IRL	02:16:37
11	William Maunsell	IRL	02:18:15
12	Jamie Fallon	IRL	02:19:21
13	Sean Tobin	IRL	02:21:34
14	Michael Fox	IRL	02:23:35
15	Kane Collins	IRL	02:24:01
16	Jake O’ Regan	IRL	02:24:51
17	Patrick Mc Coll	IRL	02:25:20
18	Eddie O’ Connor	IRL	02:25:38
19	Jack Keyes	USA	02:25:56
20	Wayne Waldron	IRL	02:25:59

RESULTS WOMEN’S MARATHON

Pos.	Name		Time
1	Zenebu Fikdau Jebesa	ETH	02:24:26
2	Tenebeb Nega Aynalem	ETH	02:25:50
3	Sechele Dalasa Adugna	ETH	02:27:22
4	Risper Chebet	KEN	02:27:37
5	Wezam Hareifoyo Tesfay	ETH	02:28:19
6	Adawork Aberta Sadura	ETH	02:29:46
7	Dameris Kumunto Areba	KEN	02:31:02
8	Asmare Beyene Assefa	ETH	02:34:00
9	Naomi Kepkogei Maiyo	KEN	02:34:55
10	Judith Storm	SCO	02:35:46
11	Sorcha Nic Dhomhnaill	IRL	02:35:58
12	Meghan Ryan	IRL	02:40:47
13	Aoibhe Richardson	IRL	02:44:04
14	Dee Grady	IRL	02:44:22
15	Fiona Stack	IRL	02:44:37
16	Ruby Wall	IRL	02:45:27
17	Pamela Kirk	IRL	02:46:30
18	Ciara Wilson	IRL	02:46:33
19	Rachel Birt	IRL	02:46:46
20	Ciara Foy	IRL	02:48:27

Marathon

Pos	Bib	Name	Club	Gender Pos	Cat Pos	10K	20K	Half	30K	40K	Chip	Gun
1	3	Abay Alemu Lesa		1 (M)	1 (MS)	31:08	1:01:04	1:04:45	1:32:02	2:03:18	2:10:27	2:10:28
2	5	Ebba Chala		2 (M)	2 (MS)	31:08	1:01:04	1:04:45	1:32:02	2:03:18	2:10:35	2:10:36
3	8	Sahlesilassie Nigussie		3 (M)	3 (MS)	31:08	1:01:05	1:04:44	1:32:09	2:03:39	2:11:24	2:11:25
4	11	Enock Kipkemboi		4 (M)	4 (MS)	31:08	1:01:05	1:04:44	1:31:47	2:03:04	2:12:16	2:12:17
5	7	Tilahun Sine Abebe		5 (M)	5 (MS)	31:07	1:01:05	1:04:44	1:32:37	2:05:12	2:12:18	2:12:20
6	13	Stephen Kimutai Kibet		6 (M)	6 (MS)	31:08	1:01:06	1:04:53	1:33:06	2:05:14	2:12:26	2:12:27
7	12	Kephar Lumbasi Namutala		7 (M)	7 (MS)	31:07	1:01:05	1:04:44	1:32:01	2:04:58	2:14:39	2:14:41
8	26	Hugh Armstrong	Ballina A.C.	8 (M)	8 (MS)	32:34	1:03:46	1:07:34	1:36:16	2:07:46	2:14:50	2:14:51
9	19	Killian Mooney	Dundrum South Dublin A.C.	9 (M)	9 (MS)	32:33	1:03:46	1:07:34	1:36:16	2:08:15	2:15:42	2:15:44
10	24	Stephen Mc Auley	Letterkenny A.C.	10 (M)	10 (MS)	32:33	1:03:54	1:07:44	1:36:56	2:09:26	2:16:36	2:16:37
11	18	William Maunsell	Clonmel A.C.	11 (M)	1 (M40)	32:44	1:04:44	1:08:42	1:38:26	2:10:56	2:18:15	2:18:15
12	27	Jamie Fallon	Craughwell A.C.	12 (M)	11 (MS)	32:54	1:05:08	1:09:05	1:38:30	2:11:52	2:19:20	2:19:21
13	17	Sean Tobin	Clonmel A.C.	13 (M)	12 (MS)	33:08	1:05:08	1:09:05	1:39:02	2:13:30	2:21:34	2:21:34
14	40	Michael Fox	Letterkenny A.C.	14 (M)	2 (M40)	33:42	1:06:35	1:10:34	1:41:24	2:15:51	2:23:34	2:23:35
15	42	Kane Collins	Donore Harriers A.C.	15 (M)	13 (MS)	34:34	1:08:39	1:12:45	1:43:22	2:16:36	2:23:59	2:24:01
16	104	Zenebu Fikdau Jebesa		1 (W)	1 (WS)	34:32	1:08:39	1:12:45	1:43:21	2:16:37	2:24:24	2:24:26
17	22	Jake O’ Regan	St. John’s A.C.	16 (M)	14 (MS)	32:33	1:03:53	1:07:44	1:37:23	2:16:20	2:24:50	2:24:51
18	46	Patrick Mc Coll	RoadRunners AC	17 (M)	15 (MS)	34:34	1:08:39	1:12:44	1:43:23	2:17:43	2:25:18	2:25:20
19	2313	Eddie O’ Connor	Brothers Pearse A.C.	18 (M)	1 (M35)	34:33	1:08:40	1:12:46	1:43:23	2:17:39	2:25:36	2:25:38
20	132	Tenebeb Nega Aynalem		2 (W)	2 (WS)	34:33	1:08:39	1:12:45	1:43:22	2:17:52	2:25:48	2:25:50
21	4298	Jack Keyes		19 (M)	16 (MS)	34:45	1:09:06	1:13:12	1:43:46	2:18:19	2:25:52	2:25:56
22	48	Wayne Waldron	Donore Harriers A.C.	20 (M)	3 (M40)	34:45	1:09:06	1:13:12	1:43:46	2:18:11	2:25:57	2:25:59
23	752	Karl Fitzmaurice		21 (M)	17 (MS)	34:45	1:09:07	1:13:12	1:43:47	2:18:51	2:26:22	2:26:24
24	4694	Eamonn Flannery		22 (M)	18 (MS)	34:45	1:09:06	1:13:12	1:43:47	2:19:05	2:27:02	2:27:05
25	4759	Barry Twohig	St. Finbarrs A.C.	23 (M)	1 (M45)	34:46	1:09:08	1:13:13	1:44:18	2:19:25	2:27:00	2:27:08
26	152	Sechele Dalasa Adugna		3 (W)	3 (WS)	34:33	1:08:38	1:12:45	1:43:21	2:19:26	2:27:22	2:27:22
27	49	Gary O’ Hanlon	Clonliffe Harriers A.C.	24 (M)	1 (M50)	34:47	1:09:06	1:13:13	1:44:16	2:19:39	2:27:31	2:27:33
28	103	Risper Chebet		4 (W)	4 (WS)	34:33	1:08:39	1:12:45	1:43:21	2:18:39	2:27:36	2:27:37
29	54	James Hyland	Raheny Shamrock A.C.	25 (M)	19 (MS)	34:33	1:08:38	1:12:44	1:43:32	2:20:17	2:28:04	2:28:06
30	111	Wezam Hareifoyo Tesfay		5 (W)	5 (WS)	34:33	1:08:39	1:12:45	1:43:56	2:20:15	2:28:18	2:28:19
31	3061	Jamie Westerman	Letterkenny A.C.	26 (M)	2 (M35)	35:57	1:10:35	1:14:49	1:46:03	2:20:52	2:28:22	2:28:26
32	760	Shane Eades	Limerick A.C.	27 (M)	20 (MS)	35:32	1:10:00	1:14:08	1:45:22	2:20:35	2:28:25	2:28:28
33	309	Martin Hoare	Celbridge A.C.	28 (M)	3 (M35)	34:45	1:09:07	1:13:12	1:44:10	2:20:24	2:28:33	2:28:35
34	921	Colm Deasy	Leevale A.C.	29 (M)	21 (MS)	35:56	1:10:49	1:14:56	1:46:32	2:21:18	2:28:47	2:28:50
35	1447	Conor Kilkenny	Crusaders A.C.	30 (M)	22 (MS)	36:22	1:11:09	1:15:19	1:46:54	2:21:37	2:28:57	2:29:00
36	50	Alexander Wallace	St. Coca’s A.C.	31 (M)	2 (M45)	34:45	1:09:07	1:13:12	1:44:04	2:20:35	2:29:11	2:29:13
37	5146	John Whelan	Shercock A.C.	32 (M)	3 (M45)	35:57	1:10:47	1:14:56	1:46:33	2:21:36	2:29:14	2:29:17
38	972	Simon Nolan	Bandon A.C.	33 (M)	4 (M40)	35:57	1:10:46	1:14:56	1:46:32	2:21:36	2:29:22	2:29:24
39	3214	Ashley Dixon	North Down AC	34 (M)	23 (MS)	35:16	1:09:54	1:14:05	1:46:03	2:21:49	2:29:30	2:29:34
40	117	Adawork Aberta Sadura		6 (W)	6 (WS)	34:33	1:08:40	1:12:45	1:43:31	2:20:48	2:29:45	2:29:46
41	717	John Durcan	Togher A.C.	35 (M)	24 (MS)	35:57	1:10:35	1:14:48	1:46:32	2:21:32	2:29:51	2:29:54
42	41	Pierre Murchan	Dublin City Harriers A.C.	36 (M)	25 (MS)	34:34	1:08:39	1:12:44	1:43:23	2:20:17	2:29:52	2:29:55
43	1836	Kieran Regan	Brothers Pearse A.C.	37 (M)	4 (M35)	34:46	1:09:08	1:13:13	1:44:41	2:21:46	2:29:56	2:29:59
44	52	Conor Duffy	Glaslough Harriers A.C.	38 (M)	26 (MS)	34:59	1:09:13	1:13:26	1:45:25	2:22:21	2:30:36	2:30:37
45	4922	Ronan O’ Hara	St Peters AC	39 (M)	5 (M35)	36:23	1:11:17	1:15:20	1:47:25	2:22:58	2:30:38	2:30:43
46	697	Killian Lynch	West Limerick A.C.	40 (M)	27 (MS)	36:22	1:11:09	1:15:19	1:46:54	2:22:59	2:30:59	2:31:01
47	109	Dameris Kumunto Areba		7 (W)	7 (WS)	35:08	1:10:01	1:14:25	1:46:55	2:23:04	2:31:01	2:31:01
48	45	James Speight	Dromore Runners A.C.	41 (M)	28 (MS)	35:57	1:10:46	1:14:56	1:46:43	2:23:02	2:31:03	2:31:05
49	2960	Eoin Hinchy	Brothers Pearse A.C.	42 (M)	5 (M40)	35:57	1:10:46	1:14:56	1:46:32	2:22:44	2:31:14	2:31:17
50	348	Chris Mc Caffrey	Saintfield Striders	43 (M)	6 (M40)	36:36	1:11:27	1:15:42	1:47:30	2:23:07	2:31:12	2:31:20
51	2038	Conor Tiernan		44 (M)	6 (M35)	35:27	1:10:35	1:14:49	1:46:33	2:22:50	2:31:21	2:31:24
52	2836	Brendan Mulvany		45 (M)	29 (MS)	36:22	1:10:57	1:15:06	1:47:01	2:23:26	2:31:20	2:31:38
53	3995	Brian Murphy	Iveragh A.C.	46 (M)	7 (M40)	36:25	1:11:34	1:15:44	1:47:39	2:23:29	2:31:41	2:31:49
54	1863	Philip Simpson	Dundrum South Dublin A.C.	47 (M)	30 (MS)	36:23	1:11:09	1:15:19	1:47:18	2:24:02	2:32:07	2:32:09
55	2787	David Glynn		48 (M)	7 (M35)	35:57	1:10:46	1:14:56	1:46:46	2:23:26	2:32:13	2:32:16
56	1422	Mick Silke	Le Chéile A.C.	49 (M)	4 (M45)	36:23	1:11:15	1:15:26	1:47:45	2:24:01	2:32:16	2:32:20
57	2092	Matthew Mc Connell		50 (M)	31 (MS)	34:45	1:09:07	1:13:13	1:45:57	2:24:13	2:32:33	2:32:36
58	5148	Brian Mc Flynn	RoadRunners AC	51 (M)	8 (M35)	36:23	1:11:09	1:15:19	1:47:35	2:24:32	2:32:46	2:32:50
59	2928	Seán Lally		52 (M)	8 (M40)	36:42	1:12:22	1:16:39	1:48:52	2:24:55	2:32:53	2:32:56
60	3065	Shane Donnelly	Tafelta AC	53 (M)	9 (M35)	35:58	1:11:11	1:15:22	1:48:01	2:24:52	2:33:01	2:33:03
61	5187	Paul Mitchell	Tullamore Harriers A.C.	54 (M)	10 (M35)	36:27	1:12:02	1:16:25	1:49:18	2:25:28	2:33:16	2:33:18
62	3549	Dan Morris	Mullingar Harriers A.C.	55 (M)	9 (M40)	36:27	1:12:01	1:16:25	1:49:18	2:25:19	2:33:16	2:33:20
63	2698	Rory Mulholland	North East Runners A.C.	56 (M)	11 (M35)	36:24	1:11:10	1:15:21	1:47:17	2:24:46	2:33:19	2:33:24
64	1166	Matt Speed		57 (M)	12 (M35)	35:52	1:10:47	1:15:06	1:47:44	2:25:09	2:33:38	2:33:41
65	108	Asmare Beyene Assefa		8 (W)	8 (WS)	35:17	1:10:00	1:14:24	1:47:06	2:25:03	2:33:59	2:34:00
66	3707	Damien Madigan	North Cork A.C.	58 (M)	32 (MS)	36:23	1:11:15	1:15:19	1:47:16	2:25:22	2:34:17	2:34:27
67	3436	Derek Griffin	Tralee Harriers A.C.	59 (M)	10 (M40)	36:25	1:12:00	1:16:25	1:49:19	2:26:21	2:34:42	2:34:44
68	133	Naomi Kepkogei Maiyo		9 (W)	1 (W35)	35:58	1:11:07	1:15:25	1:49:13	2:26:39	2:34:53	2:34:55
69	5259	David Laird	Foyle Valley AC	60 (M)	33 (MS)	36:26	1:11:19	1:15:30	1:47:32	2:24:49	2:34:55	2:34:58
70	2001	Brian Conroy	Clane A.C.	61 (M)	11 (M40)	34:53	1:10:02	1:14:24	1:48:03	2:26:18	2:34:56	2:34:58
71	5677	Pat Walsh		62 (M)	13 (M35)	35:27	1:10:57	1:15:20	1:48:25	2:26:35	2:35:09	2:35:12
72	689	Ashley Crutchley		63 (M)	34 (MS)	39:20	1:14:46	1:19:05	1:52:02	2:27:59	2:32:30	2:35:38
73	116	Judith Storm	City of Derry Spartans	10 (W)	2 (W35)	37:07	1:13:40	1:18:09	1:51:32	2:27:53	2:35:44	2:35:46
74	5691	Adam Canning		64 (M)	35 (MS)	36:57	1:12:56	1:17:22	1:50:20	2:27:22	2:35:44	2:35:47
75	113	Sorcha Nic Dhomhnaill	West Limerick A.C.	11 (W)	1 (W40)	36:27	1:12:06	1:16:31	1:49:58	2:27:41	2:35:55	2:35:58
76	1745	Anthony Doran	Clonliffe Harriers A.C.	65 (M)	12 (M40)	37:40	1:14:03	1:18:34	1:51:31	2:27:57	2:35:55	2:35:58
77	5165	Pat Hennessy	West Waterford A.C.	66 (M)	36 (MS)	36:28	1:12:19	1:16:53	1:50:17	2:27:55	2:36:17	2:36:22
78	1495	Ian Molloy	St. Laurence. O’Toole A.C.	67 (M)	13 (M40)	36:56	1:13:15	1:17:33	1:50:44	2:28:02	2:36:24	2:36:28
79	3693	Aidan Noone	Glanmire A.C.	68 (M)	37 (MS)	36:27	1:12:07	1:16:32	1:49:57	2:28:08	2:36:21	2:36:29
80	5616	Niall O’ Riordan	West Limerick A.C.	69 (M)	5 (M45)	36:26	1:12:07	1:16:32	1:49:58	2:28:03	2:36:31	2:36:32
81	5590	Michael Philson		70 (M)	38 (MS)	37:49	1:14:24	1:18:45	1:51:52	2:28:26	2:36:36	2:36:40
82	1793	Stephen Butler	Raheny Shamrock A.C.	71 (M)	39 (MS)	37:40	1:14:12	1:18:33	1:51:30	2:28:13	2:36:47	2:36:52
83	5598	William Hughes	Thurles Crokes A.C.	72 (M)	14 (M40)	37:52	1:14:55	1:19:18	1:52:41	2:29:18	2:36:52	2:37:01
84	1071	Caolán Curran	Thurles Crokes A.C.	73 (M)	40 (MS)	36:24	1:11:23	1:15:34	1:49:13	2:28:17	2:36:53	2:37:03
85	5162	Mick Fogarty	Ferbane A.C.	74 (M)	6 (M45)	36:27	1:12:02	1:16:25	1:49:18	2:28:06	2:37:17	2:37:20
86	2198	Danny O’ Sullivan		75 (M)	41 (MS)	36:23	1:11:11	1:15:28	1:49:16	2:29:08	2:37:29	2:37:31
87	981	Laurence O’ Neill		76 (M)	14 (M35)	37:40	1:14:13	1:18:34	1:51:20	2:28:36	2:37:51	2:37:59
88	3144	Donnacha Cassidy		77 (M)	15 (M35)	37:50	1:14:10	1:18:32	1:51:43	2:29:48	2:37:46	2:38:02
89	2415	Liam Beresford	West Waterford A.C.	78 (M)	42 (MS)	37:50	1:14:18	1:18:43	1:52:04	2:29:58	2:38:03	2:38:08
90	485	Munkhnyam Aldarbayart		79 (M)	43 (MS)	37:41	1:14:22	1:18:46	1:52:35	2:29:58	2:38:16	2:38:17
91	2503	Marc Geraghty		80 (M)	16 (M35)	37:12	1:12:45	1:17:09	1:50:54	2:29:46	2:38:16	2:38:25
92	1668	Harry Mc Carthy		81 (M)	44 (MS)	37:50	1:15:07	1:19:31	1:53:00	2:30:31	2:38:24	2:38:29
93	2745	Darren Kilkelly		82 (M)	45 (MS)	37:20	1:13:55	1:18:19	1:51:57	2:30:24	2:38:26	2:38:30
94	3117	Diarmuid Mc Mullan		83 (M)	46 (MS)	37:12	1:13:36	1:17:59	1:51:33	2:29:46	2:38:27	2:38:33
95	1251	Ciaran Leech	Na Fianna A.C.	84 (M)	47 (MS)	38:15	1:15:13	1:19:39	1:53:21	2:30:36	2:38:29	2:38:34
96	5573	Eoin O’ Malley	Slaney Olympic A.C.	85 (M)	15 (M40)	38:35	1:14:56	1:19:19	1:52:38	2:30:22	2:38:26	2:38:36
97	1715	Eoin Cremen		86 (M)	17 (M35)	38:38	1:15:51	1:20:25	1:54:23	2:31:01	2:38:26	2:38:51
98	612	Alex Burke	Dunboyne A.C.	87 (M)	48 (MS)	37:49	1:14:44	1:19:12	1:52:39	2:30:26	2:38:47	2:38:51
99	4050	Steven Clark		88 (M)	49 (MS)	38:15	1:15:33	1:20:01	1:53:52	2:31:01	2:38:47	2:38:55
100	3462	Brian Glynn		89 (M)	50 (MS)	36:22	1:12:12	1:16:41	1:50:42

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