With the Rugby World Cup on the horizon, more and more people will be interested in getting involved in this most exciting sport. As a player or spectator, Trinity College Dublin offers a host of opportunities to get involved in …
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Trinity College Dublin and Athletics Ireland Launch Community Athletics Hub at Iveagh Sports Grounds
New scheme announced at former Guinness Athletic Union grounds
In collaboration with Athletics Ireland, College has recently launched a ‘Community Athletics Hub’ at Trinity’s Iveagh Sports Grounds, Crumlin, Dublin 12. Supported by Sport Ireland, the project is part of the nationwide Community Sports Hub initiative and is funded through …
Trinity Rowing Claims National Titles
Men’s and women’s Boat Clubs win four titles for Trinity
At the recent National Rowing Championships, Dublin University Boat Club (DUBC) and Dublin University Ladies Boat Club (DULBC) combined forces to win four national titles for Trinity College, as well as a number of podium places.
Held over three days …
Formula Trinity unveils its car ahead of Formula Student race
FTX-5 ‘Bertie’ will compete in the Formula Student race next week against 63 other university teams from all over the world
A large crowd gathered in Front Square on Thursday evening to watch one of Trinity College’s fastest growing societies, Formula Trinity, unveil the car that they will race in the Formula Student UK (FSUK) event next Wednesday.
Fans, tourists, and …
Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira
Trinity News Sport explores one of the most intense rivalries in the history of combat sports
Some athletes are true geniuses in their disciplines, and Israel Adesanya is one of the best kickboxers in history. Dominating, with a surprising style and a rare technique, the New Zealander has defeated most of the opponents he has faced …
Trinity 3’s bring rugby home
DUFC see off Clontarf in College Park Metro 6 Final
Dublin University FC 3’s (J4) have claimed the Leinster Metro League Division 6 title after winning the League Final against Clontarf FC, on Saturday the 26th of March. Having topped the 6th Division with only one loss in …
Ladies’ Boat Club alumna helps Cambridge to Boat Race victory
Cambridge win 6 in a row
Caoimhe Dempsey, a Trinity graduate (Psychology 2016) and DU Ladies Boat Club alumna, led Cambridge University Boat Club to a sixth consecutive win in the 77th instalment of the Oxford – Cambridge Women’s Boat Race.
The Boat Race as an …
An environmental own goal
Trinity News explores the environmental cost of sport
How environmentally friendly is sport? That is a question which I feel doesn’t get asked enough, if even at all. Obviously, it isn’t an easy question to answer, as what can constitute sport varies from the Olympics to the Community …
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DU Lawn Tennis Club
Kicking off the second semester in the Tennis club sees training resume on the 23rd with advanced on Mondays, intermediates on Wednesdays and beginners on Fridays, all at their usual times. A new advanced mixed hour …
Boat clubs gear up for Colours clash
Famous boat race returns on the 25th of March
Dublin University Boat Club (DUBC) and Dublin University Ladies Boat Club (DULBC) will return to the lower Liffey on March 25 for the historic Colours Boat Races against University College Dublin.
Based on the iconic Boat Race between Oxford and …