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DCU Athletes impress at National League!

February 2, 2022

The Irish Life Health National Indoor League took place over two weekends in TUS Arena, Athlone. The National League sees some of Ireland’s top clubs battle it out for victory, while a number of guest Read more…

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DCU Athletics dominate IUAA indoors

February 21, 2018

[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU had a very successful run in the IUAA indoor varsities in Athlone IT on February 9th, winning golds in both male and female categories.

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DCU Athletics Club regain road relay honours

November 29, 2017

[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU Athletics Club reclaimed the title at the Irish Universities Athletics Association’s road relay championships last weekend. The Intervarsity road relay race took place in Maynooth on Saturday the 18th of November with eleven colleges Read more…

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Impressive summer sets the benchmark for DCU Athletics

October 25, 2017

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ver the course of the summer, DCU Athletics left their mark down numerous avenues. Remarkable achievements across a series of tournaments, including the European Junior Championships, have provided a benchmark for the Athletics team to Read more…

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DCU Athletics club continue domination

April 19, 2017

[dropcap]F[/dropcap]rom a strong display in Maynooth back in November to an almost perfect performance in Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) at the Irish University Athletics Association’s (IUAA) Outdoor Track and Field Championships on the 7th Read more…

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Irish Pole Vaulting in need of more support

February 22, 2017

A lack of support is stunting the development of pole vaulting as a sport in Ireland, claims DCU student and athlete Brian Flynn. “Although the sport is growing in popularity the whole time, there’s simply Read more…

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Behan’s eyes set firmly on Tokyo

February 8, 2017

When twelve-year-old Matthew Behan wandered down to his local athletics club for the first time, he probably did not expect it to alter his life so significantly. Still only 19, Behan’s rapid rise to prominence Read more…

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Record breaker: Ireland’s Greta Streimikyte

October 26, 2016

[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n Thursday, September 8th Greta Streimikyte sent shockwaves throughout Ireland when she set a new personal best and national record for the 1,500m long-distance sprint at the event final in this year’s Paralympic Games in Read more…

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Sport in brief

September 28, 2016

Moyna returns DCU Gaelic football manager Niall Moyna has decided to stay on with the 2015 Sigerson Cup winners having initially decided to call it a day, just hours after their after defeat in the Read more…

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McCarthy wins gold in Sligo

March 23, 2016

DCU’s David McCarthy won the University Intervarsity Men’s Cross-Country race in Sligo on Saturday, March 5th as DCU were the overall winners of the competition for the third year in a row. McCarthy won the Read more…

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Murray and DCU win gold in Athlone

February 24, 2016

DCU won the overall competition at the Irish University Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday, February 12th in Athlone.

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DCU Road Runners storm to victory

December 2, 2015

This year’s Road Relay Championships were like no other, with a stellar line up and beautiful weather, the Irish Universities Athletics Association Championships were ready for a show, and DCU were ready to perform.