Aidan Geraghty Archives – The College View

College View retain Billo Cup

April 19, 2017

The College View 14 DCUfm 12 A 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

Football and Karate teams share Clubs and Socs honours

April 19, 2017

The 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

Harding Cup champions: a review of the 2016/17 football season

April 5, 2017

At the end of the 2016/17 season, the football programme in DCU is undoubtedly on an upward trend. The freshers’ team brought home the Harding Cup for the first time in the university’s history, while

Laochra Spóirt Inár Measc

March 22, 2017

Is athfhoilsiú é an t-alt seo ó Scáthán 2017 Brú, brú, brú de shíor. Léachtaí, staidéar, tionscadail, scrúduithe—agus fós tá mic léinn inár measc a bhfuil cáil orthu as éachtaí iontacha spóirt, ceoil nó imeachtaí

DCU reach O’Connor Cup semi but fall to old rival in UL

March 22, 2017

University of Limerick 1-15 DCU Dóchas Éireann 2-08 O’Connor Cup semi-final Senior ladies’ Gaelic football, at the college level, has been dominated by the University of Limerick for much of this decade. When they were

DCU claim All-Ireland fresher glory in both codes

March 8, 2017

Dublin City University’s freshers teams in both Gaelic football and hurling tasted All-Ireland glory this past week. On Thursday, March 2nd, Eoin Roche’s hurlers lifted the John Corcoran Cup for the first time in the

DCU taste defeat against old rival after astonishing Collingwood Cup start

March 8, 2017

Dublin City University 8 Royal College of Surgeons 0 Collingwood Cup first round Dublin City University 3 NUI Galway 2 AET Collingwood Cup quarter-final Dublin City University 1 University College Cork 2 Collingwood Cup semi-final

Fresher hurlers come from behind in extra time to win All-Ireland

March 8, 2017

DCU Dóchas Éireann 1-15 University of Limerick 1-13 John Corcoran Cup final DCU’s freshers hurling team tasted All-Ireland success for the first time in its history on Thursday, March 2nd, with a 1-15 to 1-13

DCU Freshers win Harding Cup as senior football team falls to UCC

February 22, 2017

Dublin City University 2 University College Cork 1 AET Harding Cup final Dublin City University 0 University College Cork 1 CUFL Premier Division semi-final It was a week of mixed fortunes for football in DCU.

Kelly’s last minute penalty secures semi-final berth

February 8, 2017

Institute of Technology Carlow 3 Dublin City University 4 CUFL Premier Division quarter-final Luke Kelly’s 90th minute penalty gave Dublin City University a 4-3 win over reigning champions IT Carlow on Wednesday, February 1st.

WNL is a badly needed platform for women’s football – Carroll

November 16, 2016

Football, for more than a century-and-a-half, has been the game of the masses. The working man’s leisure. That, though, is precisely the biggest institutional problem the game faces and has always faced. It has been

Saints move to 2-1 ahead of visit to Tallaght with 15-point win over UL

October 12, 2016

In their third game of the season, the DCU Saints improved their record to 2-1 with a dominant home win over the University of Limerick Eagles in the DCU Sports Centre in Glasnevin. Captain Eoin

“Football in the university is getting stronger all the time” – Butler

September 28, 2016

A problem that has hindered the growth of football in Ireland since the foundation of the state is the lack of media attention and public funding it receives in comparison to Gaelic games, despite being

Irish Champions Weekend announces free entry for students

May 9, 2016

LEOPARDSTOWN and the Curragh announced on Friday, May 4th that students will be given free entry to the Longines Irish Champions Weekend on both racecourses, which will take place on September 10th and 11th. The announcement

Looking back at a disappointing season

April 20, 2016

The sports year in Dublin City University concluded this past week as The College View defeated DCUfm 10-4 in the Seventh Annual Bill O’Herlihy Memorial Cup, but the jubilation on the faces of your favourite

Moynagh appreciates, but doesn’t aim for individual awards

April 6, 2016

DCU Gaelic footballers Philip O’Donnell, Conor Moynagh, Colm Begley, Kevin Feely and Shane Carey have been named to the 2016 Sigerson Cup All-Star Team. DCU’s tally is second only to the seven University College Dublin

Seventh Annual Bill O’Herlihy Cup to take place on April 14th

April 6, 2016

The Seventh Annual Bill O’Herlihy Cup will take place on the DCU five-a-side pitches on Thursday, April 14th at one o’clock, it was announced this week.

Four DCU Mercy players called up to Ireland squad

March 23, 2016

Four DCU Mercy players have been called up to the Irish national team for the Fédération Internationale de Basketball (FIBA) European Championships for Small Countries. The tournament, to be held in Gibraltar, will run from

DCU fall to UL in O’Connor Cup semi

March 23, 2016

DCU 1-8 UL 3-4 O’Connor Cup semi-final DCU’s senior ladies Gaelic football team was defeated in the O’Connor Cup semi-final by the University of Limerick (UL) in Tralee on Saturday, March 11th. The Glasnevin side

DCU defeated by ten-man Trinity as UCD claim 43rd Collingwood crown

March 9, 2016

Collingwood Cup quarter-final DCU 0-1 Trinity College Dublin City University’s senior football team suffered a quarter-final exit in the Collingwood Cup for the second successive year, as they went down 1-0 to a ten-man Dublin

Freshers football team defeated in Harding Cup Final

February 24, 2016

DCU 0-1 University College Dublin AET February 7th, 2015 Usually the pinnacle of freshers football in Ireland, the occasion of this years Harding Cup Final was somewhat spoiled by torrential rain that forced a move

Johnson believes the Saints can win out

February 10, 2016

This past week, The College View caught up with DCU Saints forward Duane Johnson. The Lansdowne, Pennsylvania native is in the middle of his first season in Ireland and has had a huge impact on

Roche supports link between DCU and Shelbourne

December 2, 2015

Dublin City University football manager Declan Roche spoke to The College View this week about his side’s disappointment in the Collingwood Cup last season, Alan O’Sullivan’s success on numerous fronts and his desire to see

Shelbourne skipper speaks to The College View

October 28, 2015

This past week, Shelbourne Ladies’ captain and DCU student Caolán Carroll spoke to The College View about the growth of women’s football in Ireland and abroad, the varying fortunes of Shels in the women’s game

Conroy Report tells us nothing we don’t already know

October 14, 2015

On Wednesday, September 30th, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) released the SSE Airtricity League Consultation Process 2015, or the Conroy Report, as it has been dubbed in media circles. The 75-page report, produced by