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Football
DCU to host Harding Cup for first time
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU are set to host the 2018 Rustlers Irish Universities Football Union Harding Cup for the first time in the college’s history.
Sport
Football
Late O’Sullivan strike leaves University of Limerick licking wounds as DCU progress to CUFL league semis
DCU 2 UL 1 College & Universities Football League Premier Division quarter-final An 87th minute winner from Alan O’Sullivan saw DCU overcome UL in their CUFL Division One quarter-final match in St. Claire’s on Wednesday afternoon.
GAA
Confident back-to-back performances secure DCU a place in Fitzgibbon Cup quarter-finals
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]fter their demolition job of Garda College at home finished the week two for two, DCU ensured passage out of Group C into the next round of the Fitzgibbon Cup.
Articles
DCU hosts first leg of Irish Submission Grappling League
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]MA clubs from around the country gathered in DCU to compete in the Irish Submission Grappling League on January 27th. DCU hosted the event and were well represented by DCU MMA. The Event saw C-MAC Read more…
GAA
Roche heralds LIT win as a “huge victory”
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU hurling boss Eoin Roche described his side’s 3-15 to 2-17 victory over LIT as a “huge victory”, as his side beat Davy Fitzgerald’s side in the group C opener of the Fitzgibbon Cup.
Boxing
McEntee wins gold in National Boxing Championships
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ne of DCU’s up-and-coming boxing stars, Terry McEntee, claimed gold at November’s Senior National Championship in the National Boxing Stadium.
GAA
Carthy and DCU primed for UCD showdown
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]iall Moyna’s DCU advanced to the Quarter Finals last Wednesday after a battling 1-07 to 0-07 over Dundalk Institute of Technology to set up a clash with old foes UCD in a repeat of the Read more…
DCU News
DCU sports scholarships falls by 62 per cent
[dropcap]Numbers[/dropcap] of students entering DCU through an Elite Athletic Scholarship have dropped by 62 per cent since last year, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request obtained by The College View. Only thirty five Read more…
basketball
Freshers Basketball “over the moon” with second All-Ireland title in three years
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU Men’s Freshers Basketball coach Gavin Doyle said claiming the All-Ireland Freshers title in his first outing as a coach was an “incredible feeling”.
Hurling
Glasnevin triumphs over St Pat’s in battle-of-the-campuses hurling final
DCU Dóchas Éireann St Pat’s campus 0-11 DCU Dóchas Éireann 0-13 Fresher B Hurling League Final DCU Dóchas Éireann won Tuesday’s hurling freshers B final against DCU Dóchas Éireann St. Pat’s campus 0-13 to 0-11 Read more…
Athletics
DCU Athletics Club regain road relay honours
[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…
Boxing
Prelim success gives DCU boxers confidence to go all the way
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]riday saw the commencement of the IABA National Senior Boxing Championships at the National Stadium, Dublin. The event is Ireland’s elite amateur boxing competition with over 100 competitors among 18 weight classes represented over both Read more…
Boxing
“I’m the better fighter but Vito is a better dancer” – Podge Henry makes it two-in-a-row in RAG Rumble main event
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]ver 450 people attended the Wright Venue on Monday night to witness fifteen fights of pure raw intensity as the annual DCU RAG Rumble took place, featuring some of St Pat’s and DCU’s well known Read more…
Other Sports
Eight golds for DCU at swimming intervarsities
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he DCU Swimming and Water Polo club swept up at the intervarsity gala held in NUIG on the 18th of November, winning eight golds between individual and relay races.
Other Sports
DCU women’s volleyball claim intervarsity plate title
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU women’s volleyball side triumphed in the plate competition in the Irish Volleyball Intervarsities at the Mardyke Arena in University College Cork.
Football
DCU through to CUFL quarter finals
DCU have qualified for the College and Universities Football League Quarter Finals after a strong league campaign saw Declan Roche’s side finish second in the CUFL Premier League North Division behind UCD. DCU can now Read more…
GAA
DCU Ladies football side secure league final berth after thrashing Athlone IT
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he DCU GAA Ladies football team hammered Athlone IT away on Tuesday night in the Division One Football semi-final, with an impressive tally of 5-26 to Athlone IT’s 2-7. DCU were dominant throughout the match, Read more…
Other Sports
DCU Karate Club snatch massive medal haul at inter-collegiate cup
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU Karate Club scooped eight medals in the Dublin Inter-Collegiate Cup which was held in UCD on November 12th.
Football
DCU women’s soccer performance a big statement, but still no points
DCU 3 NUIM 4 CUFL Women’s Premier Division North
GAA
DCU bow out of senior league after meeting a “physically stronger” UL side, says Niall Moyna
DCU 1-07 UL 1-12 The DCU senior footballer’s Ryan Cup hopes came to an end as they suffered a five-point loss to University of Limerick in St Clare’s last Thursday. UL led Read more…
Other Sports
DCU Hockey enjoy double success at intervarsities as Sarah Torrans makes Ireland debut
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Halloween weekend was a fruitful one for DCU Hockey, with both sides taking home medals in the plate competition, while first-year student Sarah Torrans made her debut for the Ireland senior women’s side. The Read more…
Football
Colleges and Universities football side receive first-ever international caps
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Republic of Ireland’s Colleges and Universities side received their first caps in their history at a special event during the FAI Cup Finals day last Sunday.
Other Sports
Patrick Kilcoyne and Jane Fennelly take home gold in all-DCU national tennis finals
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]adraic Kilcoyne defeated first-seed and defending champion Odhran O’Sullivan 6-4 6-0 in an all-DCU final in the men’s singles of the tennis National College Championships in Rathgar Tennis Club, claiming DCU one of two major pieces Read more…
GAA
Patrick Curran delight with ‘hard fought’ extra time victory as DCU progress to semi-final
DCU Dóchas Eireann 3-20 Limerick Institute of Technology 3-18 Read more…
Boxing
English team hammered by DCU fighters and Irish team at charity fight night
[dropcap]A[/dropcap] predominantly DCU based Irish selection won all but two fights against their English opponents at a special charity fight night in London last week, with Ceire Smith, Shane Carter and Monaghan’s Stephen McKenna just Read more…