Sport Shorts

A WINNING MENTALITY

There was great success for UCD alumni and students competing across a range of sports

Swimming

Swimming

Former Ad Astra Elite Scholar Darragh Greene, who holds the Irish breaststroke records from 50-200m, went 59.82 over 100m at the 2019 World Aquatic Championships in Gwangju, months after stopping the clock at 2:10.05 in the 200m at the Irish Open with both times inside the cut. Greene is also part of Ireland’s men’s 4x100m...
Rowing

Rowing

UCD graduate Aileen Crowley continued her phenomenal form winning a bronze medal in 2020 at the European Rowing Championships in Poznan, competing in the Women’s Four. Crowley also won silver in the W2 of the Rowing World Cup in 2021 in Lucerne alongside Monika Dukarska. Crowley qualified for the Women’s Pair for Tokyo 2020 with...
Hockey

Hockey

Ireland finished their EuroHockey Championship campaign in Amsterdam with a flourish as UCD graduate Anna Flanagan’s double underpinned a strong 3-0 victory over Italy. However, it left the Green Army with two wins, a draw and two defeats from the competition with the key targets of a first-ever semi-final sport and a World Cup qualification...
Soccer

Soccer

League of Ireland great Andy Myler was named the UCD AFC First Team manager ahead of the 2020 season. The...

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Rugby

Rugby

Every year UCD Rugby Club sets out to raise vital funds for the Irish Cancer Society with Daffodil Day. Due...

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Athletics

Athletics

It has been an exciting albeit difficult year for athletics as one of the few sports that was able to...

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Cycling

Cycling

UCD Ad Astra Elite Sports Scholar Lara Gillespie won the 2020 Senior Women’s National Championships. Gillespie, named Cycling Ireland Female...

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Basketball

Basketball

UCD Basketball celebrates 75 years in 2022. If you were involved in Basketball Men’s or Women’s at any time please...

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