Dublin Run Clubs: Where to Run and Meet People
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Ten run clubs in Dublin, in the morning, after work and at weekends, from Lucan, Chapelizod and the Phoenix Park to Irishtown, Rathfarnham, Dún Laoghaire and the mountains. Where they meet, who they are for, how to join.
Run clubs are an easy way to meet people in Dublin: a set time, a run side by side, often a coffee afterwards. We only list groups that announce their runs on their own page or channel.
The clubs at a glance
| Club | Meeting point | Roughly when | For whom | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Feet Run Club | Most months: Park Lane Deli, Chapelizod; Happy Out Cafe, Dún Laoghaire | Twice a month, Sat 9:30 am | Most months 10 km in Chapelizod, 5 km in Dún Laoghaire, with coffee | Not stated |
| Dublin Front Runners | Mon: Irishtown Stadium; Wed: Garda Headquarters; Sat: Papal Cross car park, Phoenix Park; changes with the season | Mon 6:45 pm, Wed 7 pm, Sat 9:45 am | The LGBTQIA+ community and allies, all levels; 5, 8 and 10 km | 56.50 € a year, according to the website (undated) |
| Civil Service Harriers A.C. | Clubhouse in the Phoenix Park | Tue and Thu 7 pm, Sat 9 am, long run Sun 9 am | Beginners to very experienced runners, if you can jog 5 km comfortably; members from 18 | Free trial, then 120 € a year according to the website (undated) |
| Dublin Mountain Running Club | Changing places; Dublin and Wicklow Mountains on Saturdays | Midweek 7 pm, Sat 9 am | Routes in the mountains | Club membership 50 € (2026), Athletics Ireland affiliation listed separately |
| Le Chéile Running Group | Hole in the Wall, Blackhorse Avenue | Tue and Thu 9:30 am, Sat 10 am | Tue and Thu: beginners, building up to 5 km at a relaxed pace; Sat: intermediate and competent runners, usually 10 km | Not stated |
| Lucan Harriers Fit4Life | Clubhouse on the Newcastle Road, Lucan, opposite SuperValu | Mon and Thu 7 pm to 8 pm | Men and women who want to get fit in a sociable group, including complete beginners and people returning after a break | Not stated |
| Crusaders AC | Irishtown Stadium, at reception; Magazine Fort, Phoenix Park; see the training plan | Tue 6:45 pm, Thu 6:30 pm, Sat 9 am; Sun 10 am when arranged, confirm with the club | The Adult Fit 4 Life group | Two-week trial for a 3 € processing fee, according to the website (undated) |
| Dundrum South Dublin AC | The club's campus; Tue also UCD; Sun also the College Road car park, Marlay Park | Tue 6 pm or 7 pm, Thu 6 pm, Sat 8:45 am; Sun 8 am and 9:45 am, confirm with the club | The adult group Meet Train Race (MTR), ideally if you can run 8 to 10 km comfortably, whatever your pace | Not stated |
| Rathfarnham Athletics Club | Tue: Loreto Park and Tallaght Track; Thu: the clubhouse in Rathfarnham Village in winter, St Enda's Park in summer; Sat: Tallaght Track and Tymon Park North | Tue and Thu 6:30 pm, Sat 10 am, Sunday long runs by arrangement | New adult members, who can try training before paying | 120 € a year for adults in the senior and masters categories (2026) |
| Donore Harriers | Donore Harriers Sports Centre, Chapelizod Road, Dublin 20 | Mon and Wed 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm | The adult Fit For Life Group | Not stated |
"Not stated" means we found no information on cost, not that the run costs money.
The run clubs one by one
Happy Feet Run Club (Chapelizod and Dún Laoghaire)
The club runs twice a month on Saturdays at 9:30 am. Most months, one run is 10 km from the Park Lane Deli in Chapelizod and the other 5 km from the Happy Out Cafe in Dún Laoghaire. Coffee is part of it, according to the club. The page gives no price, level or details on signing up, and the club posts its dates on social media. Happy Feet Run Club
Dublin Front Runners (Irishtown and the Phoenix Park)
The club describes itself as a running club for the LGBTQIA+ community and allies and says all levels are welcome. Its meeting points change with the season: the current page gives Mondays at 6:45 pm at Irishtown Stadium, Wednesdays at 7 pm at Garda Headquarters and Saturdays at 9:45 am at the Papal Cross car park in the Phoenix Park, with distances of 5, 8 and 10 km. Check the page before you go. Membership is from 18, according to the club's constitution. Annual membership is 56.50 €, according to the website (undated); you join with the registration form on its join page, and payment instructions follow by email. Dublin Front Runners, where we run
Civil Service Harriers A.C. (Phoenix Park)
You don't need to be a civil servant to join, the club says, and you can try several sessions for free. It runs from its clubhouse in the Phoenix Park on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 pm and on Saturdays at 9 am, with an optional long run on Sundays at 9 am. Its runners range from beginners to very experienced; the club asks new members to be able to jog 5 km comfortably. Membership is from 18 and costs 120 € a year, according to the website (undated). You arrange a trial or join by email. Civil Service Harriers A.C.
Dublin Mountain Running Club (Dublin and Wicklow Mountains)
The club runs at different locations. Its weekly plan lists Tuesday/Thursday evenings at 7 pm at changing places and Saturday mornings at 9 am in the Dublin and Wicklow Mountains, while its membership section lists training on Tuesdays and Saturdays; contact the club to confirm the weekday and meeting point. The page gives no distance or level for these runs. Club membership costs 50 € (2026), and Athletics Ireland affiliation is listed separately, so check the total when you join through Athletics Ireland. Dublin Mountain Running Club
Le Chéile Running Group (Blackhorse Avenue)
The group meets at the Hole in the Wall on Blackhorse Avenue on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 am and on Saturdays at 10 am. It says its aim is to bring beginners up to running 5 km at a relaxed pace without walking; the weekday morning sessions are for them. Its Saturday runs are geared towards intermediate and competent runners and are usually 10 km; the distance can differ, so check the event on Meetup. Afterwards there's usually coffee. You RSVP on Meetup. Le Chéile Running Group on Meetup
Lucan Harriers Fit4Life (Lucan)
The Fit4Life group of Lucan Harriers is for men and women who want to get fit in a sociable group, including complete beginners and people returning after a break. It meets on Mondays and Thursdays from 7 pm to 8 pm at the clubhouse on the Newcastle Road in Lucan, opposite SuperValu. New members are always welcome, and you can try a few sessions before you join. The page gives no price. Lucan Harriers Fit4Life
Crusaders AC (Irishtown and the Phoenix Park)
The club's Adult Fit 4 Life group trains at Irishtown Stadium, where you meet at reception, and at the Magazine Fort in the Phoenix Park, on Tuesdays at 6:45 pm, Thursdays at 6:30 pm and Saturdays at 9 am; the training plan shows which session is where and exactly when. Sunday social runs at 10 am are arranged through the Fit 4 Life WhatsApp group and do not take place every week. Contact the club to confirm before going. The club suggests that new adult members come along for the first time on a Tuesday at 6:30 pm, a little earlier than the Tuesday time in the plan, so check before you go. A two-week trial is available for a 3 € processing fee, according to the website (undated); you register on the trial page. Crusaders AC, training times
Dundrum South Dublin AC (UCD and Marlay Park)
The club's adult group is called Meet Train Race (MTR) and has four coached sessions a week: on Tuesdays at 6 pm on the club's campus or at 7 pm at UCD, on Thursdays at 6 pm and on Saturdays at 8:45 am on the campus, and long runs on Sundays. The club's general page lists Sunday runs at 8 am from the campus and 9:45 am from the College Road car park in Marlay Park, and invites you to simply turn up at that car park any Sunday at 9:45 am and run with the group, or to fill in its enquiry form. Confirm the current Sunday time and meeting point with the club, as its published weekly plan gives different details. According to the club, ideally you can already run 8 to 10 km comfortably, whatever your pace. The page gives no price. Dundrum South Dublin AC, Meet Train Race
Rathfarnham Athletics Club (Rathfarnham, Tallaght and Tymon Park)
Rathfarnham Athletics Club W.A.S.F. welcomes new adult members, who can try out training before paying the annual membership; for adults in the senior and masters categories it costs 120 € (2026). The club trains on Tuesdays at 6:30 pm at Loreto Park beside Nutgrove SC and at Tallaght Track, on Thursdays at 6:30 pm at the clubhouse in Rathfarnham Village in winter and in St Enda's Park in summer, and on Saturdays at 10 am at Tallaght Track and on the cross-country course in Tymon Park North. Sunday long runs are by arrangement. You get in touch with the club by email; the address is on its page. Rathfarnham Athletics Club, news
Donore Harriers (Chapelizod Road)
The club's Fit For Life Group, called Fit4Life on its contact page, trains on Mondays and Wednesdays from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Donore Harriers Sports Centre on the Chapelizod Road, Dublin 20. It is one of three adult groups at the club. If you'd like to try one of them, contact the club, as its contact page explains, say which group you'd like to try and include a contact phone number; the club passes your request on to the coach. Donore Harriers, training
How to find your club
- Pace: Up to 5 km at a relaxed pace on weekday mornings at Le Chéile Running Group, its Saturday runs for intermediate and competent runners; all levels at Dublin Front Runners; beginners to very experienced runners at Civil Service Harriers A.C., if you can jog 5 km comfortably; complete beginners and people returning after a break at Lucan Harriers Fit4Life; at Dundrum South Dublin AC, ideally 8 to 10 km comfortably, whatever your pace.
- Time: Weekday mornings at Le Chéile on Tuesdays and Thursdays. After work, Dublin Front Runners and Donore Harriers on Mondays and Wednesdays, Lucan Harriers Fit4Life on Mondays and Thursdays, Civil Service Harriers, Crusaders AC, Dundrum South Dublin AC and Rathfarnham Athletics Club on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Dublin Mountain Running Club midweek. On Saturday mornings, Happy Feet twice a month, Dublin Front Runners, Civil Service Harriers, Dublin Mountain Running Club, Le Chéile, Crusaders AC, Dundrum South Dublin AC and Rathfarnham Athletics Club; on Sunday mornings, the long runs at Civil Service Harriers and Dundrum South Dublin AC (confirm the time with the club); the social run at Crusaders AC and the long runs at Rathfarnham Athletics Club are by arrangement.
- Group: Dublin Front Runners is a club for the LGBTQIA+ community and allies.
- Terrain: Dublin Mountain Running Club heads into the Dublin and Wicklow Mountains on Saturdays; several groups meet in or by the Phoenix Park; Rathfarnham Athletics Club also trains at Tallaght Track and on the cross-country course in Tymon Park North.
- Afterwards: Coffee at Happy Feet and usually at Le Chéile.
- Signing up: Meetup for Le Chéile, email for a trial at Civil Service Harriers, Athletics Ireland for Dublin Mountain Running Club, the registration form at Dublin Front Runners; a few sessions to try before you join at Lucan Harriers Fit4Life, the trial page at Crusaders AC, turning up on a Sunday after confirming the time, or the enquiry form at Dundrum South Dublin AC; email Rathfarnham Athletics Club for details of sessions you can try before paying the annual membership fee; contact Donore Harriers, say which group you'd like to try and include a contact phone number; Happy Feet gives no details.
After the run
Simple openers work: "Do you run this route often?", "How long have you been coming?", "Are you training for something?" If the group posts on Meetup or on its own page, follow it there for updates. And if you got on well with someone, suggest running together next week.
For people who lead a run club
If you lead a run club like these, you know the moment after the coffee when everyone heads off without swapping numbers. before is a web app for organisers. Before the start you show the QR code on your phone; runners check in with it in their browser, without installing an app, and anyone who likes takes a selfie. The day after, the afterparty is open from 10 am to 8 pm. Anyone who shared a selfie sees everyone else who shared one there and can press the button for meeting again for up to five people. From 8 pm each guest sees in the app whether their wish is mutual, and only then does a chat open. One-sided wishes stay invisible, and nobody receives a rejection. Nobody needs a profile. More on the page before for organisers.