The very first Dublin marathon took place in 1980, with 2,000 athletes taking part. The men's race was won by Dick Hooper with a time of 2 hours, 16 minutes and 14 seconds, followed by Neil Cusack from Limerick and John O’Flynn from Cork.
Of the 2,000 participants, only 70 were women. The first woman was Carey May of the Dublin City Harriers with a time of 2 hours, 42 minutes and 11 seconds.
A news report appeared on RTE later that day, You can view it HERE
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