On January 15th, 2027, the Art O’Neill (AON) will once again escape from Dublin Castle.  In the escape of 1592 the Castle wardens gave chase, but gave up due to poor weather. 

The event will start from Dublin Castle heading out through South Dublin , eventually passing Stone Cross and eventually continues over open mountain via Art’s Cross to its finish at Glenmalure.  The event is fully supported, with Dublin & Wicklow Mountain Rescue Team at hand should help be needed.

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Entries for both the Challenge (62km) and Pursuit (25km) are capped at 200.

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Here is the Ballot process for the January 2027 Art O'Neill Challenge (62km) event.

 

The ballot will open on Monday 17th August 2026. A link to enter the ballot will be on our website. It will cost €5 plus Eventmaster fees to enter the ballot.  This fee is non refundable. The ballot closes on Monday 31st August 2026. Ballot entrants will be informed on Thursday 3rd September 2026 if they have been successful or not. Successful ballot entrants will then have the €175 event cost plus Eventmaster costs automatically charged to their payment method by September 9th 2026. The event fee is non refundable so please only sign up if you intend doing the Challenge. Fundraiser places for our top fundraisers from January 2026 will be dealt with after this ballot process is concluded. If you intend being part of a group you will have the option to state this on signing up for the ballot but it will neither increase nor reduce your ballot chances. Other group members can also enter the ballot as well. Multiple ballot entries will be stripped out so will not increase your chances.

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Entries for the 2027 Pursuit (25km) will open in early September 2026.

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Good luck everyone!​

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