Garrett Lavin Archives – The College View

DCU GAA stars excelling at college and inter-county level

April 8, 2015

Garrett Lavin takes a look at how DCU’s GAA stars have performed at intercounty level this year.

Two more All-Ireland titles for DCU boxers

March 25, 2015

DCU claimed two individual medals at last weekend’s intervarsities but relinquished their team title.

Fresher footballers fall at final hurdle

December 10, 2014

DCU’s fresher footballers lost out to UCD in the league final recently.

Impressive DCU brush Queen’s aside

November 12, 2014

DCU’s senior Gaelic football team won over Queen’s Belfast with ease last week thanks to an impressive first half performance.

DCU sweep aside IT Sligo with ease

October 29, 2014

DCU ladies football team beat IT Sligo with ease on Thursday evening in their second league game.

Review: Calvary

April 30, 2014

Garrett Lavin reviews the second part of John Michael McDonagh’s “glorified suicide trilogy”

Darren Sutherland remembered as DCU emerge victorious

April 16, 2014

DCU emerged victorious in the recent Darren Sutherland Memorial Cup, held in The Venue.

Camogie team are Ashbourne Cup bound

December 18, 2013

DCU’s camogie team saw off stiff competition in UCC in their Ashbourne Cup qualifier.

Loud music puts young people at risk of hearing damage

December 18, 2013

Young people in Ireland are at risk of causing severe damage to their hearing as a result of listening to music at high levels, studies by an Irish hearing organisation reveal. Garrett Lavin reports.

Senior hurlers narrowly lose out to UCD

November 6, 2013

DCU’s Fitzgibbon hurling team were unlucky not to get anything out of their recent contest against UCD.

Taoiseach opens Family Business Centre at DCU

October 23, 2013

An Taoiseach Enda Kenny was on campus recently to launch the new Family Business Centre. While at DCU, he also visited the Volunteer Expo and commented on the benefits of volunteering.

Miserable opening fortnight for fresher hurlers

October 23, 2013

DCU fresher hurlers got their season off to a poor start, losing their opening two matches.

UCC experiment with alcohol-free student accommodation

October 9, 2013

University College Cork are this year piloting a sceme whereby the consumption of alcohol has been prohibited in certain on-campus accommodation. Garrett Lavin found out that DCU’s Accommodation Department have considered introducing simliar.

DCU Boxing Club back from the brink

October 9, 2013

After the recent threat of extinction DCU Boxing Club has come back stronger than ever and is still on the rise.