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Dublin Marathon

Hardy politicians among 13,000 Marathon runners

TODAY’S DUBLIN MARATHON might be the 31st – but it’s the first time that the Houses of the Oireachtas have supplied a team taking part. Lucinda Creighton, Mary Upton, Barry Andrews, James Reilly, Nicky McFadden, Brian O’Domhnaill, Fidelma Healy Eames, Frank Feighan and Damien English are all running in today’s race – we’ll report finishing times later.

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