Royal Canal Odyssey

Join us for the ultimate adventure as we hit the banks of the Royal Canal this June. Running 102.5km (or some of it!) from Sandycove to Mullingar.

Bloomsday vibes. Craic guaranteed.
#RoyalCanalOdyssey | 13.06.26
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24/05/2026

Even in Central Park, Olwyn couldn’t stop thinking about the in just a few short weeks time. 💙

23/05/2026

Bryony making the most of the good weather as she ran along the canal during the week. 😎💙 JamesJoyce

22/05/2026

Hilary’s weekend wardrobe is sorted as she's kitted out in the official tee! With less than a month to go until we head from the coast at Sandycove all the way to Mullingar, the excitement is definitely building.

Whether you’re doing a few kilometres with us or taking on a massive distance, we want to see the community looking the part in advance. 😎

22/05/2026

Things are starting to move along nicely now and excitement is building for the on 13 June. 🙂💙

We asked a few people to describe what the Royal Canal Odyssey actually is… and the answers were exactly what makes it special. 😁

Many are already wearing their new tees and much more to follow over the coming weeks.

20/05/2026

Jonas mobbed by a few fans collecting his tee on Monday. 😮💙

19/05/2026

Carmel all smiles as it poured rain at last year's by the statue on Guild St. So fond are her memories that she's committed to joining us for at least 20k in the 2026 edition...

18/05/2026

Aonghus starting his week in style with the latest in attire. Have you got yours yet?

18/05/2026

The Royal Canal Odyssey is a truly immersive and unique Bloomsday Festival event. Part literary tribute, part endurance run, the Royal Canal Odyssey is a 100km run that is the first of its kind.

The run starts on Saturday, 13th June at 6am. Our journey begins, as Ulysses does, at the James Joyce Tower & Museum in Sandycove. The route will cover nearly the entirely of Dublin, from Blackrock and Sandymount in the south to Mountjoy Square and Glasnevin in the north. Runners will run along the Royal Canal, beyond the Deep Sinking, Leixlip, Maynooth, Kilkock, and Enfield, passing by several landmarks.

The run will end in Mullingar, where runners will pass Fagan’s Office Supplies, which appears in Ulysses as Shaw’s photographic business where Milly Bloom (daughter of Leopold) is employed. James Joyce probably stayed in the same building when visiting Mullingar with his father in the summers of 1900 and 1901. The run ends when we touch Joe Dolan’s statue on Pearse Street, after which we intend to rest our legs in the Greville Arms Hotel, which Milly mentions in her letter to Leopold in the Calypso chapter. The hotel’s Ulysses bar also houses a life-sized waxwork of James Joyce.

Ticket link and more info can be found on bloomsdayfestival.ie

In collaboration with The James Joyce Centre and supported by Fáilte Ireland and The Department of Culture, Communications and Sport.

17/05/2026

Hilary and the crew testing the coastal breeze in advance of the next month!

Whether you’re aiming to join us for a 5k, 10k, a stretch or beyond along the canal, now is the time to start wearing the tee and get some of your photos in. 🙂