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Australian Rules Football has had a presence in the city
since 1999 and there are now three clubs in the Capital; the Dublin Demons, the
South Dublin Swans and the West Dublin Saints. All three clubs play in the
Aussie property.com Premiership and many of their players have represented
Ireland's National Aussie Rules Team, the Irish Warriors. Ireland's
domestic Rugby League competition has been running since
1997. The North Dublin Eagles play in Ireland's Carnegie League. Recent
popularity has been increased with the Irish Wolfhound's success in
the Rugby League World Cup which was held in Australia in 2008.
The Dublin Marathon has been run since 1980 on the last Monday in
October. The Women's Mini Marathon has been run since 1983 on the
first Monday in June, which is also a bank holiday in Ireland. It is said to be
the largest all female event of its kind in the world. The Dublin
Roller Girls were the first roller derby league to form in the country.
During the 1990s, the English football
club Wimbledon, based in London, expressed interest in relocating to
the city after being forced to leave their Plough Lane stadium and
ground-share with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. However, this
bizarre relocation plan never materialised and when the club finally did
relocate in 2003, it was to the Buckinghamshire town of Milton
Keynes
