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Concerns raised by DUCAC over Summer Series concerts

Potential damage to the cricket pitch and safety concerns surrounding the Pavilion Bar are among the issues raised

Dublin University Central Athletic Committee (DUCAC) have expressed concerns to the Commercial Revenue Unit (CRU) regarding the upcoming Summer Series concerts.

DUCAC, who were not consulted prior to the announcement of the concerts, voiced concerns to the CRU and the

Sport

A Captain’s Run

Dáire O’Driscoll talks to Róisín Harbison, Captain of Wind and Wake and Honorary Secretary of the DUCAC Captains Committee

Confidence is like obscenity: hard to define, but you know it when you see it. One thing that isn’t difficult to pin down is where this confidence arises from. Sport has played a big part in the life of Róisín

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Introducing Trinity’s new events website

The Trinity events website has gone live but what is it and how is it going to improve your student life at Trinity?

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Yesterday evening (Sunday 29th January) saw Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) launch an official events calendar website. The site was made as a joint project between TCDSU and the Central Societies Committee (CSC) with Trinity Publications, DUCAC, and Trinity …

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DUCAC runs €40,000 deficit in 2015/16

The organisation funded the deficit by drawing on their €80,000 surplus from 2014/15

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Dublin University Central Athletics Club (DUCAC), the body that regulates and funds sports clubs in Trinity, ran a 40,000 deficit in the year 2015/16, according to accounts shared with Trinity News. DUCAC largely funded this deficit by drawing on

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Member clubs of DUCAC involved in electoral collusion at annual AGM

DUBC and DULBC pressure their novice teams to attend the DUCAC AGM and vote with ‘vested interest’

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Multiple member clubs of the Dublin University Central Athletic Club (DUCAC) have been implicated in electoral collusion at their annual general meeting (AGM) on October 13, Trinity News has learned. Freshman club members were allegedly pressured into attending the meeting

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Former judge and current DUBC president Donagh McDonagh named DUCAC chairperson

The position of chair was contested between three candidates; Donagh McDonagh of DUBC, Gerry Kelly of DUFC and student PJ McGrane of DUGAA.

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The Dublin University Central Athletic Club (DUCAC) held its annual general meeting on Thursday October 13, in keeping with the tradition of holding the AGM on the third Thursday of Michaelmas Term. As has also been tradition over recent years,

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Funding imbalance in Trinity Sport

An investigation by TN into the potential funding imbalance in Trinity sport has given voice to the silent frustrations borne by women’s sports clubs, says Clare McCarthy.

in-depthTrinity College has 49 sports clubs, all of which are funded by DUCAC, the governing body for sports in Trinity. DUCAC’s aim is to further the interests of all sports clubs in Trinity College to the best of its ability

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DU Archery Club on target at Intervarsity debut

DU Archery Club embark on their first outing at a college event.

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Dundalk Institute of Technology played host to last weekend’s instalment of the Ireland Archery Intervarsity League. This was an historic occasion for the men and women of Dublin University Archery Club as it represented their first official outing in a

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Trinity Hurling: The Ryan Cup and beyond

Dillon Hennessy talks to Cian Ó Riain Broin about his love of hurling, his hopes for the season ahead and the “taboo” surrounding the Trinity team.

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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

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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

SPORTThe day Cyril first arrived at Trinity, he walked straight into the midst of an old athletics tradition. The sun gleamed down on the manicured lawns of College Park. Throngs of students milled around the edge of the cricket pitch …