As I sit down to write this article, I have just indulged in a handy 90 minutes of procrastination by watching Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City side demolish Everton at Goodison Park. Of all of the City performances I’ve watched this …
Joel is a fourth year Philosophy student and Sport Editor for Trinity News.
Foley Out!
Fans call for editor’s head after TN footballing defeat
Fans were left enraged this evening after Trinity News suffered ignominy in the annual UT vs TN 5-aside match, the final score reading 12-5 in favour of the Student Union newspaper.
TN’s tactical plan to park the bus was ruined …
Four reasons to get into Formula 1 this year
With the new F1 season starting today, Joel Coussins gives some compelling arguments as to why this year is as good as any to start watching the sport
Formula 1 can perhaps best be described as something of an afterthought when it comes to the Irish sporting landscape. Indeed, it has been 15 years since an Irish driver appeared on the grid, with Ralph Firman lasting just a …
Pride in what you do
Former Q-soc auditor and Dublin Devil’s striker Oli Riordan talks to Joel Coussins about the marriage between the footballing and LGBTQ+ communities
LGBTQ+ representation and discrimination in sport, specifically soccer, is one of the hot-button issues in sport right now — something I touched on in my last article for this newspaper. In fact, writing that piece, and the research I did …
Trinity come unstuck in close Glasnevin encounter
Trinity Men’s Basketball suffered a 65-68 loss on Monday evening
Trinity Men’s Basketball team lost a thrilling encounter with Glasnevin on Monday night, losing the back-and-forth contest by only three points, 68-65.
Glasnevin raced into a quick lead, putting themselves 9-2 up inside the opening few minutes, and continued to …
Actions speak louder than tokens
International soccer has made a lot of progress in tackling racism and homophobia, but there is still plenty more to be done
Last weekend saw the marking of what has become one of football’s stand-out beacons of diversity: the wearing of rainbow laces. What this involves is, for one weekend and one weekend only, every player on every team from the Premier …
Trinity Men’s Basketball lose to powerful Dundalk
The 72-87 loss came in an Intervarsity League Match
Trinity Men’s Basketball suffered a hard-fought 72-87 defeat to Dundalk Institute of Technology (DKIT) last night in the Trinity Sports Centre, with the match being marred by verbal disputes both before and after the game.
Trinity began the match in …
It’s a kind of magic
Sports editor Joel Coussins talks to Dublin DraÃochta Dragons and Ireland coach Stefan Scheurer about the rise of competitive Quidditch.
Ask a person on the street to name ten sports played in Ireland, and you’re unlikely to find anyone who lists Quidditch amongst their top ten. Unless, of course, the person you ask is Stefan Scheurer, the President of Quidditch …
Trinity unlucky in Athlone loss
Trinity Ladies Rugby team lose second game of the season 12-10 against Athlone Institute of Technology
Despite a second-half comeback, DUFC Ladies lost their second game on the bounce to Athlone IT (AIT) at College Park. AIT dominated a first half in which a strong wind negated much of Trinity’s kicking game, with the visiting team …
Head to head
Why we need to talk about brain damage in American Football.
Put away your swimming costumes, no need to worry about burning or freckling as autumn is well and truly here, if the rain hadn’t already tipped you off. With autumn — or should that be fall, in keeping with the …