Thousands of people are taking part in the 33rd Dublin City Marathon, which began at 9.00am.
A record number of 14,300 people registered for the marathon.
Road closures and traffic restrictions will be in place in various parts of the city throughout the day.
The race starts at Fitzwilliam Street, with the finishing line at Merrion Square.
Each year, the marathon helps raise millions of euro for charity.
For only the second time in its history, the race is being run without sponsorship.
Geoffrey Ndungu, from Kenya, won the marathon in a time of two hours 11 minutes.
Ndungu also won last year's race.
Magdalene Mukunzi, also from Kenya, won the women's race in a time of two hours 30 minutes.
Welshman Luke Jones won the wheelchair race.
The first Irish athlete over the finishing line was Paul Pollock from Belfast.
He was in ninth place after finishing in two hours 16 minutes.
Maria McCambridge was the first Irish woman to cross the finishing line in a time of two hours 35 minutes.
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