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Fitzgibbon and Sigerson teams throughout the country, including DCU, look likely to be affected by a new ruling introduced by Comhairle Ardoideachais regarding student eligibility. The rule, outlining the requirements a student must satisfy in Read more…
Though only securing the qualifying time four weeks before the deadline, DCU graduate Laura Reynolds enjoyed a dream Olympic debut, as she tells Eoghan Cormican. A week prior to the Games of the XXX Olympiad, Read more…
Captain, Man of the Match and the contributor of a 2nd minute rocket that handed Donegal an advantage they never looked like relinquishing. This was to prove no ordinary Sunday for DCU student Michael Murphy Read more…
Undaunted by the prospect of succeeding Bernard Jackman, DCU’s new Rugby Development Officer Phil de Barra tells Tom Rooney he is determined to plant his own flag this season. Aesthetically Phil de Barra does not Read more…
The nature of college life is that there will be a constant revolving door of cast and characters that roam the campus and accommodation. College sports are anything but immune to this and probably have Read more…
By Ronan Duggan The DCU men’s team returned to the summit of inter varsity athletics when comfortably claiming gold at the recent cross country championships at Waterford IT. Once again, DCU’s men’s team toed the Read more…
By Eoghan Cormican The camogie side’s bid to add the league crown to the recently captured Purcell Cup ended in bitter disappointment when they were outgunned by a stronger and more skilful UL side at Read more…
IT Carlow 25 DCU Force 17 Tom Rooney At IT Carlow There are no amount of adjectives, regardless how complimentary, that numb the pain of defeat but the Force took bravery and intensity to new Read more…
Recently crowned Purcell Cup champions, DCU’s camogie side will look to achieve the double in tonight’s League final. Emma Brennan and Laura Twomey speak to Brenda White about a remarkable year for the college’s stickwomen. Read more…
By Eoghan Cormican You have to admire the newly crowned Sigerson champions. Our hearts can go out to a NUI Maynooth side that were clearly out of their depth, but we must take our hats Read more…
DCU Saints maintain pole position in the Nivea Mens Superleague Northern Conference despite suffering a comprehensive defeat to Killester on Saturday last. The fixture represented a top of the table clash and though Killester Read more…
By Tom Rooney The DCU Force senior and second sides both travel to Carlow this afternoon with an identical modus operandi; scalp the heavily favored opposition and secure a place in an All Read more…
By Adam Higgins A DCU lecturer has shown that Irish teenagers are among the fittest in Europe using the controversial bleep test. Over 8,600 twelve to thirteen year olds from 125 schools across the Read more…
For one DCU student Olympic qualification is almost a reality. Just six tenths of a second off the 400m A standard, Brian Gregan spoke to Brendan White about chasing that elusive time. A whirlwind 12 Read more…
By Ronan Duggan DCU once again defended their Varsity Indoor Track and Field titles; the men for the sixth consecutive year with the women’s team completing the five-in-a-row. DCU has for many years relied on Read more…
With little or no financial funding, marathon runner Linda Byrne speaks to Eleni Megoran about overcoming all obstacles on the road to realising her Olympic dream. On August 5th at 11am, Linda Byrne will be Read more…
DCU 1-12 GMIT 0-15 by Eoghan Cormican At St. Clare’s Substitute Peter Corry came to the rescue of DCU’s freshers hurling outfit just when as outsiders GMIT had one eye on a second round date Read more…
Will Slattery And so it all begins again. Another four-year cycle that will lead us to another World Cup. And it all starts with this 6 Nations. The last World Cup is now the distant Read more…
Prior to Friday’s Women’s Superleague National Cup final DCU Mercy coach Mark Ingle wanted fans to expect the unexpected, but the formbook was to ring true as UL recorded a comfortable 64-27 victory at the Read more…
Eoghan Cormican DCU will have it all to do when they meet Kildare in what should be a humdinger of an O’Byrne Cup final at O’Moore Park, Portlaoise on Friday, February 17. The final was Read more…
By Adam Higgins DCU and RTÉ are teaming up to help the teenagers of Ireland get fit with the First Year Fitness Challenge, a joint venture between Professor Niall Moyna of DCU’s School of Health Read more…
by Tom Rooney The DCU B handball team captured the B Plate title as the A team were defeated in the final of the 40×20 team intervarsity tournament at St. Joseph Centre in Wexford. The Read more…
UCC 7-18 DCU 0-10 by Eoghan Cormican At the Mardyke The scoreline says it all. A tale of two teams at either end of the of the Fitzgibbon spectrum. On a bitterly cold night at Read more…
by Tom Rooney The month of February marks a busy period for DCU’s footballers and hurlers as they enter the business end of the season. Their respective league campaigns proved a mix bag last year, Read more…
by Eoghan Cormican Having already secured a semi-final berth, DCU’s camogie side will seek the prize of top spot in Group A when they travel to face CIT in today’s crucial Purcell Cup fixture. DCU Read more…