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[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…
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]ichael Murphy will roll back his college footballing days this year, but in a completely different manner to how the Donegal man used to do so for DCU. Murphy takes the reigns as manager of Read more…
DCU Dochas Eireann 2-20 UCD 0-14 Fitzgibbon Hurling League A superb team performance from the DCU men started their season in style with an easy 12-point victory over UCD in St Clare’s on Wednesday night Read more…
[dropcap]J[/dropcap]ohnny McDonnell hadn’t had a break from football since 1983. McDonnell has a long career as a defender, which saw him play his trade on both sides of the border and become a League of Read more…
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s we approach the beginning of the new season, DCU hurling looks to continue the progress made after an exceptional 2016/17 season that saw the Freshers claim All Ireland glory while the seniors will look Read more…
[dropcap]]D[/dropcap]CU boxers John Marshall and Faolan Rahill won gold medals in the Celtic Cup competition in Dungarven last weekend. Marshall and Rahill won gold in the multinational competition which had national squads and the Irish Read more…
[dropcap]F[/dropcap]ew people in DCU had as busy a summer as Amber Barrett. Between a move to a new college, a senior inter-county football campaign, a WNL league title to chase, a trip to Taiwan for Read more…
[dropcap]G[/dropcap]ender equality has not yet been reached in Gaelic football but winning an All-Ireland has vindicated the huge commitment of inter-county football for DCU’s Fiona Hudson and Aisling Moloney. This year saw the Ladies Gaelic Read more…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU boxing were represented by four boxers at the Celtic Cup tournament last weekend in the Dungarven Sports Centre. The club will hope to repeat the success of 2016-17 when they had the most entries Read more…
[dropcap]N[/dropcap]ewly appointed DCU Rugby Development Officer, Aidan Kearney, vows to “right the wrongs” of previous seasons in an effort to bring some silverware back to DCU. Kearney, expressed his desire to build on his predecessor’s ground Read more…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]eclan Roche has reflected on DCU’s 2016/17 third level football season while also taking a look ahead to this coming season. The DCU Senior Football Manager, speaking at the Third Level Football season launch in Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]aiwan played host to the 28th World University Games in August, an atmospheric event that won’t be forgotten anytime soon, according to Brendan Hyland. The Games, which is the second largest multi-sport event behind the Read more…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU Gaelic Football manager Niall Moyna has emphasised the importance of third level football to young GAA players aspiring to make the inter-county grade. The long serving manager reviewed last year’s GAA season as well Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he newly appointed leadership in DCU’s Force Rugby has the teams dreaming of All-Ireland glory. The men’s and women’s senior setups are now under the wing of new Development Officer Aidan Kearney along with fresh Read more…
[dropcap]P[/dropcap]eter Clarke returns as the new DCU Ladies’ Gaelic Football manager for the 2017/18 academic year. Clarke regains the helm of the ladies’ team which he managed to a three in a row of O’Connor Read more…
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ith two Women’s National League medals and Champions League adventures in Poland already propping up her resume, Aoibhín Webb is enjoying a promising spell at the pinnacle of women’s football in Ireland. A student of Read more…
[dropcap]B[/dropcap]ooks, essays and theses, normally the main focus for students around this time of year. As we enter the final week of semester, students’ lives become consumed by examinations and stress. However on Wednesday April Read more…
[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…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU Basketball delivered a double at the NBCC intervarsity event with both the women’s and men’s teams walking away with cup success. The women’s side became A Division champions, powering to a 69-61 win over Read more…
[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ast week saw a double header of success for DCU as both the Men’s and Women’s Rugby Sevens teams concluded the year with some stellar performances, and silverware, in Terenure. Both teams went into the Read more…
[dropcap]K[/dropcap]ey moments in life are more often than not decided by close margins, not least in sport but also in college. Sometimes the results may not go your way, but you can be happy with Read more…
The College View 14 DCUfm 12 [dropcap]A[/dropcap] complete team performance from The College View saw them retain the Bill O’Herlihy Cup in a tough match against a game DCUfm side at the DCU Soccer Centre Read more…
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he Dublin City University freshers’ football team and DCU Karate Club shared Team of the Year honours at the Clubs and Societies Awards in Clontarf Castle on Thursday, April 6th. The event, which is hosted Read more…
[dropcap]R[/dropcap]efereeing scholarships were granted by DCU’s Sports Development Service at last week’s sports scholarship ceremony for the first time in college history. Deputy President of DCU Daire Keogh handed out 75 scholarships, with six budding referees who Read more…
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]CU student Paul Boyle has been picked in the team of the tournament for the recent Under 20 Six Nations Championship. Boyle, who was on-field captain for parts of Ireland’s campaign, was picked as the Read more…