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Two trophies in ten days as fresher soccer team clinch league title
DCU’s fresher soccer team managed a penalty shootout win over Carlow IT on Tuesday to seal the league title. Read more…
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Harding Plate glory for fresher soccer team
DCU’s fresher soccer team won their second successive Harding Plate recently in the University of Limerick. Read more…
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IT Carlow too strong for DCU as league campaign comes to an end
DCU lost out to IT Carlow in the semi-final of the league on Wednesday afternoon in Leixlip. Read more…
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Semi-final tie awaits for senior soccer team
DCU’s senior soccer team overcame UCC in St Clare’s to set up a semi-final tie with IT Carlow. Read more…
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Roche looks to build on successful year so far
DCU soccer manager Declan Roche talks to The College View about the year so far and what his hopes are for 2014. Read more…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Russell reflects on St Pat’s league win
DCU senior soccer assistant manager John Russell was in jubilant mood after he picked up his first ever League of Ireland winners’ medal. Read more…
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5 years of Clap-Trap and more to follow.
A manager does not have to be liked to be successful. On the contrary, many of the touchline predators we canonise hold characteristics akin to a beast: snarling, brooding, ruthless and scaly. Ok, probably not Read more…
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College View Sport pipped by Radio rivals in Bill O’Herlihy Cup
DCU soccer fans held their breath on Wednesday evening as their college was set to be part of history, when the country’s two best college sides met in the All-Ireland final in Glasnevin. Some of Read more…
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Season ends on bitter note for soccer side, but future looks bright
Alas, it was not to be. DCU’s ambition of capping off their most successful season to date with the addition of silverware, remained unfulfilled on a bitterly cold night in Frank Cooke Park. The pain Read more…
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DCU come up just short in CUFL final – DIT 2 DCU 0
DIT won their first CUFL Premier League title after an engaging war of attrition with DCU, in which the tackles were biting, no quarter was asked or given, and chances contained to a premium. Second Read more…
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DCU take on DIT in CUFL Premier League final
Tomorrow night in Cooke Park, the home of Tolka Rovers FC, the curtain will close on a historic season for DCU. Having advanced further than ever before in both the league and the Collingwood Cup-by Read more…
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Cheltenham 2013 – Our top tips
Excitement levels are set to reach a crescendo amongst racing fans over the weekend, ahead of next week’s Cheltenham Festival, which starts on Tuesday. Kicking the Festival off is the Supreme Novices Hurdle, a race Read more…
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Penalty decision puts paid to Collingwood Cup dream
As UCD were winning the Collingwood Cup for a record 35th time – their fifth title in the last seven years – by beating UCC 1-0, a dejected DCU squad were on a coach travelling Read more…
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DCU go out on their shield – UCC 01 DCU 0
In a game as tight as this was, the margin for error is miniscule; neither side can afford to blink for fear of the one small slip that could have devastating repercussions. This also applies Read more…
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DCU through to Collingwood Cup semi-final – DCU 3 NUIM 1
DCU saw off a brave NUI Maynooth this afternoon with a largely impressive, if at times inconsistent performance which has taken them one step further to their first ever Collingwood Cup. They will play UCC Read more…
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Collingwood Cup update
By the end of today, day two of the 99th Collingwood Cup, all four quarter-finals will have been decided and the list of potential winners will have once more been cut in half. In the Read more…
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DCU dig deep to preserve hopes of Collingwood Cup glory – DCU 1 UU Magee 0
It was a case of déjà vu for DCU this afternoon; for the second time in less than a week Stephen Traynor scored the winning goal in extra time. However, today, the goal, which was Read more…
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DCU begin Collingwood Cup campaign
One of the most overused buzz words in team sports, particularly during tournaments, is momentum; an essential prerequisite for success, although at times difficult to define. For DCU, their momentum, which has been building since Read more…
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Soccer side hit new heights – DCU 2 IT Carlow 1
Stephen Traynor’s winner deep in extra time sealed DCU’s place in their first ever CUFL final, after an epic battle with champions, IT Carlow, which rested on a knife edge from start to finish. It Read more…
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DCU clash with IT Carlow in CUFL semi-final
The DCU players, at this stage, must be well accustomed to being referred to as underdogs. Much like against IT Letterkenny three weeks ago and UCD all the way back in October, there are very Read more…