Third Level Football Archives

Third level football recreational leagues launched

October 17, 2018

A scholarship scheme within Colleges and universities nationwide, targeted at developing future grassroots football administrators and increasing participation levels on campus, has been launched by the FAI.

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

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

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

DCU senior football team starts season with 2-1 win in Dundalk

October 26, 2016

Dundalk Institute of Technology 1 Dublin City University 2 Colleges and Universities Football League Premier Division A dominant second half display from Dublin City University earned a win over Dundalk Institute of Technology at Oriel

Cregg highlights set piece woes in DCU’s 6-3 defeat to Maynooth

October 26, 2016

Dublin City University 3 Maynooth University 6 Colleges and Universities Football League Premier Division St. Patrick’s Athletic’s Jack Bayly’s first half brace played a pivotal role for Maynooth University as DCU were handed their first

FAI launches Third Level Football season in Abbotstown

September 28, 2016

The 2016/17 Third Level Football season was officially launched on Wednesday afternoon, September 21st at the FAI’s Abbotstown headquarters. The conference included representatives from all 50 participating institutions in the second year the launch has

“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

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

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

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

“We’re just desperate to get across the line” — DCU Soccer director

March 11, 2015

It was a disappointing year for DCU Soccer and changes are afoot to push for a trophy.

Sun sets on Collingwood dreams for another year

March 5, 2014

DCU’s senior soccer team fell at the semi-final hurdle for the second year running in the Collingwood Cup last week.

Collingwood dream over for another year

February 27, 2014

DCU were today knocked out of the Collingwood Cup at the semi-final stage by NUI Galway in Belfield.

Late drama as DCU march into Collingwood Cup semi-finals

February 26, 2014

DCU edged through to the Collingwood Cup semi-finals today with a 2-1 win over University of Ulster Jordanstown.

DCU hold their nerve in penalty shootout to edge into Collingwood Cup quarter-final

February 25, 2014

DCU edged into the quarter-final of the Collingwood Cup, seeing off Mary I on penalties.

DCU to kick off Collingwood Cup tomorrow

February 24, 2014

DCU will get the 2014 Collingood Cup underway tomorrow with a clash against Mary Immaculate College.

Two trophies in ten days as fresher soccer team clinch league title

February 19, 2014

DCU’s fresher soccer team managed a penalty shootout win over Carlow IT on Tuesday to seal the league title.

Harding Plate glory for fresher soccer team

February 19, 2014

DCU’s fresher soccer team won their second successive Harding Plate recently in the University of Limerick.

IT Carlow too strong for DCU as league campaign comes to an end

February 5, 2014

DCU lost out to IT Carlow in the semi-final of the league on Wednesday afternoon in Leixlip.