Cill Dara RFC 5k
Dunmurry, Kildare
31 Dec 2026
⚠ Start times change frequently. Always check with race organiser or their website for this year's confirmed start time before travelling.
Course map
Map based on 2025 route
⚠ This map is for indicative purposes only — routes can change, or be reversed, year to year. Check with the race organiser for this year's confirmed map.
Elevation profile
About this race
The Cill Dara RFC 5k shares its start and finish with the 10k, setting off just north of Kildare town and heading south along the same approach road before dropping down towards the town centre. The route follows the early section of the longer course, taking in a stretch of the certified Kildare Senior Road Race lap through the town, before turning back rather than continuing on to Southgreen Hill and the Kildare Golf Club loop used by the 10k. Runners then retrace the approach road back up towards the start/finish. Like the 10k, the terrain is gently rolling rather than flat, with an early climb out of the start, a dip through the middle of the course, and a gradual climb back on the return leg, on a mix of town streets and open rural road on the edge of Kildare town.