Marlay junior parkrun

The following bus routes stop near the park

• No. 16 (Santry and City Centre to Grange Road), ask for Marlay Park.
• No. 16A (Santry and City Centre to Grange Road & 10mins walk up Grange Road)
• No. 116 (From DCU to Marlay via Drumcondra, Leeson Street & Dundrum)
• No. 161 (via Nutgrove, Rathfarnham)

You may enter the park on foot from a number of gates across the park.

• From the Grange Road gates follow the signs to Marlay House. Continue to the opposite side of the Concert field to Marlay house, the start is near the lake.
• From College Road, walk down past playground and turn right. Pass the tennis courts, the path direction will lead you to the left, take the exit to the right where you will immediately pass the cottage on your right, shortly after you will cross over the bridge to arrive at the start line.

From M50 to the Marlay Park main car park:

• For the Marlay Park main car park exit at junction 13, take the first exit at the roundabout onto the Grange Road.
• Continue along the Grange Road for 1.9km, the entrance to the car park is on the left.

From M50 to the Marlay Park College Road car park:

• For the Marlay Park College Road car park exit at junction 13, take the first exit at the roundabout onto the Grange Road.
• Continue along the Grange Road for 1.3km. Turn left at traffic lights just before Balinteer St. Johns GAA club. Follow road keeping park perimeter wall on your right for 0.6km.
• Turn right onto College Road and continue for 0.8km.
• The entrance to College Road car park is on the right.
• It is a 1km walk from the College Road car park to the start (For directions to the start see 'Getting there on foot' 'From college Road')

Parking:

• There are 2 car parks at opposite ends of the park:
• The Marlay Park College Road car park is larger (250 spaces), close to an excellent children's playground and a 1km walk to start. (For directions to the start see 'Getting there on foot' 'From college Road')
• The Marlay Park main car park is next to Marlay House, the Co Co market and a 550m walk to the start which is located at the opposite side of the Concert field, next to the lake.

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Marlay Park Co Co market or Bolands Café - please come and join us!

Marlay junior parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. To make the event as safe as possible, participants, spectators and volunteers are asked to take note of the following rules and guidelines:

• Whilst parkrun fully accepts its duty of care and will do everything it can to minimise risk of injury and harm to all participants whilst at parkrun events, it is parent/guardians who ultimately have responsibility for the welfare of their children.
• It is not mandatory for a parent/guardian to participate in junior parkruns, but children under the age of 11 must be accompanied to/from the event by a responsible adult, and the responsible adult must remain in attendance for the duration of the event.
• junior events are open and inclusive. Disabled people may participate wherever it is safe for them to do so. The event team can provide disabled participants with course information in order that the participant (or their parent/guardian) can make an informed decision about their safe participation.
• Whilst more competitive children can use junior parkruns to test themselves against their own time, and against others, participation should ultimately be for fun, and we urge all parents/guardians/volunteers not to put children under undue pressure to perform.
• junior parkruns are running, jogging and walking events, and the use of children’s scooters, balance bikes, trikes or cycles is prohibited.
• Slower runners are encouraged to seed themselves, by starting towards the back of the group especially if an adult is accompanying them.
• junior parkruns are timed events. Only those aged between 4 to 14 years old completing the course themselves will be given a result. ​
• Exceptions to this rule are subject to the discretion of parkrun head office. Examples include those over 14 with special educational needs (SEN) or those with a registered disability, for whom social interaction and physical activity may be difficult but important.
• A strict ‘no barcode no result’ policy will be enforced.
• Buggies are allowed, subject to course conditions, but only if the adult pushing the buggy is accompanying a junior parkrunner. Adults with buggies are urged to position themselves appropriately for the safety and enjoyment of all.
• With the exception of assistance dogs, dogs are not allowed to accompany walkers, joggers, runners or volunteers at junior parkrun events.
• Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
• Spectators should keep clear of participants on the course and keep control of any children and dogs.
• Participants should take care near roads and car parks, congregate away from the cars and be careful if driving to/from the event.
• Photography or filming is likely to take place at junior parkrun events. Please see our photos page for more details.
• Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.

Please consider helping the event by volunteering - this event survives only because of your generosity. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email marlayjuniors@parkrun.com to help.

parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub. You may also view our Safeguarding Statement and Risk Assessment.

To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.