Confessions of an Amateur Athlete
The Hunger Breakfast, lunch and dinner. Forget it. There are many more than three meals in a day. The hunger is real, and it can be aggressive. Your library time is measured by your regular “pick-me-up” breaks. Sometimes you try to be a good athlete, holding out another hour until you can get to your […]
Trinity lose at home 7 – 36 to NUIG ladies in last SSI match before Christmas
While this is the second loss in a row for Trinity, there are some positives to be gleaned from their performance
DU Archery Club on target at Intervarsity debut
DU Archery Club embark on their first outing at a college event.
Trinity Hurling: The Ryan Cup and beyond
The members of Trinity Hurling Club make a pilgrimage between the beating heart of the pale and Clan na Gael Fontenoy Gaelic Club once a week. Twice if they have a match. Cian Ó Riain Broin is one of those 30 or so members and he has high hopes for the future. He’s aware Trinity […]
The League of Ireland and cultural capital
The far too often repeated nauseating cliché that rugby is a “hooligan’s game played by gentlemen while football is a gentlemen’s game played by hooligans” is constantly rolled out as a sweeping generalisation that is bought into by far too many people.
Sitting down with Cyril
Ahead of his retirement from the Irish University Athletics Association, DUCAC honourary chair Cyril Smith recalls what he draws from sport, College’s victories, and what keeps him on track
Gender Disparity in Trinity Sports Scholarships
Last year in Trinity College Dublin, over sixty sports scholarships were awarded to athletes who had achieved outstanding ability in various sports. Out of these sixty, as few as one in four sports scholarships were awarded to women. Rugby being the worst offending sport, not a single female rugby player received a scholarship and yet […]
A Reflection on Sport: Why Do It?
Bláithín Sheil talks about the home she found in Trinity athletics.
Interview with Rebecca O’Keefe, outgoing captain of Trinity Lady’s Basketball champion team
Caoimhe Gordon catches up with the outgoing captain Rebecca O’Keefe as she reflects upon a year of great triumph achieved by the team
Former DULBC captain awarded Sports Person of the Year
DULBC and Trinity Basketball came out on top at the annual TCD Sports Awards held last week.
