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Athletics
DCU Dragons regain their title at the IUAA Road Relays
DCU’s men’s athletics team recently retained their title at the Intervarsity Athletics Road Relay Championships. Read more…
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GAA
Office of Student Life aware that it was in breach of CLC policy regarding coaches’ expenses
The Manager of the Office of Student Life has revealed to The College View that the committee was aware that they were breaching their own funding policy for coaches last year. Read more…
Football
Senior soccer team secure home quarter-final draw despite loss
DCU’s senior soccer team lost out to UCD but managed to secure a home draw against UCC in the quarter-finals. Read more…
Gaelic Football
Diamond shines as St Vincent’s take home the title
St Vincent’s player Cameron Diamond talks about his club’s victory in last week’s Dublin final as well as the strong connections between DCU GAA and the Diamond family. Read more…
Football
DCU coaching team calls for change to “unfair” Collingwood Cup ruling
The manager and assistant manager of the senior soccer team in DCU have both called for a change to the rule regarding players on professional contracts not being allowed to compete in the Collingwood Cup. Read more…
Football
Mixed week for soccer side despite quarter-final qualification
DCU senior soccer team secured quarter-final qualification with a 4-1 win over Letterkenny but went down 4-0 to Maynooth a week later. Read more…
Other Sports
DCU recognises one of Ireland’s greatest sportsmen
Sean Kelly, who received an honorary doctorate in DCU last week, speaks to the media about his career. Read more…
Camogie
Powering her way to an All-Star
DCU student Mairead Power recently won a camogie All-Star award for her performances with Kilkenny this year. Read more…
Gaelic Football
Conroy leads Vincent’s to title
DCU intermediate football team and St Vincent’s coach Tommy Conroy talks to Eoin Sheahan about DCU GAA and St Vincent’s winning the Dublin senior title. Read more…
GAA
Senior footballers lose out to DIT in poor contest
DCU’s senior football team lost out to DIT at a rainy St Clare’s last week in what was their first defeat of the season. Read more…
GAA
DCU freshers overcome Queen’s in hotly contested battle
DCU’s fresher football team recorded another victory as they overcame Queen’s University on Monday night. Read more…
Hurling
Senior hurlers narrowly lose out to UCD
DCU’s Fitzgibbon hurling team were unlucky not to get anything out of their recent contest against UCD. Read more…
Other Sports
Rob Egan boxes his way to Leinster gold for DCU
Chairperson of the DCU Boxing Club, Robert Egan recently won gold at Leinster Championships. Read more…
Athletics
DCU leading the race in Irish athletics
Director of DCU Athletics Academy, Enda Fitzpatrick talks about how the athletics programme in DCU is the best in the country and should act as a template for other colleges. Read more…
Gaelic Football
Opening fresher football match ends in a draw
DCU’s fresher football team finally got their season off to a start with a draw away to UCD. Read more…
Gaelic Football
Byrne hits back at International Rules critics
Former DCU footballer Ciaran Byrne hits back at the criticism being given to the International Rules series. Read more…
Gaelic Football
DCU come out on top in seven-goal thriller
DCU’s senior football team overcame Trinity College in their second game of the season in St Clare’s. Read more…
Rugby
Senior rugby team kick year off with victory
The DCU senior rugby team opened up their league campaign with a victory away to NUI Maynooth. Read more…
Other Sports
Top 10 finish in Yachting World Cup for DCU students
Two DCU students we part of the Dublin Universities team that finished in ninth place in the recent Student Yachting World Cup. Read more…
Gaelic Football
DCU Aussie Rules Club help make European history
DCU Aussie Rules club recently competed in the inaugural Fitzpatrick Cup; Europe’s first ever intervarsity Australian Rules competition. Read more…
Football
DCU survive second half scare to overcome Jordanstown
DCU’s senior soccer team maintained their 100% league record on Wednesday with a 5-2 victory over Jordanstown. Read more…
GAA
Munnelly proves pivotal in opening test
DCU staff member, Ross Munnelly, was the highest scorer for Ireland in their opening International Rules test against Australia. Read more…
Features
DCU Aussie Rules club to welcome Oxford University
The newly formed DCU Aussie Rules club will welcome Oxford University to Ireland this month for the Fitzpatrick Cup. Read more…
Football
Senior soccer side worthy winners in repeat of league final
DCU’s senior soccer team got off to the perfect start with a 1-0 victory over DIT at St. Clare’s. Read more…
GAA
GAA goes global with Asian Gaelic Games
Student emigration is helping to grow the sport of Gaelic football around the world. Read more…