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DU ULTIMATE FRISBEE CLUB sent two teams to the Irish Ultimate Intervarsity Championships on the weekend of 29 March. The first team, under the captaincy of David Rickard, was looking to build on the successes of past years and equal UCD’s record of three titles in a row. The rain failed to mar an entertaining encounter against DCU, with Trinity coming out 15-8 winners.


DU SQUASH CLUB held an exciting new competition this term – the annual Trinity Cup. Players of all standards took part and there were some fantastic games of squash played. The first winner of the Trinity Cup was Ciaran McCoy, who edged out Roland Budd in the final.

The Ladies team finished their season in style, missing out on their Leinster League title by a mere two points. They then entertained the Cambridge Blues team for a memorable weekend, winning the tie 3-2 with a stunning five-set match from number one seed Patricia Burns.


DU Tae Kwon-Do Club has had a very successful season. At the Midlands Open in Derby, Laura Cremen came first in the female black belt sparring and black belt patterns, while Sarah Cremen won her female black belt sparring division. Kevin Lynch came third in the blue-red belt sparring and also won the green-blue belt sparring division in the Intervarsity competition held in UCD. Laura and Sarah Cremen have been selected for the Irish team to compete at the European Championships and John Carey will represented Ireland in the European Cup during the summer.


DU BOAT CLUB held their 110th Trinity Regatta on a memorable day in April, with the highlight a race of DUCAC Oxford University against Dublin University Varsity. Trinity emerged victorious, passing the finish line with the verdict of a third of a length. Other notable victories included the DUBC novices win over UCD.

In July, the senior eights title was won by Trinity at the National Championships in Cork for the first time in 27 years. Galway, Old Collegians, Shannon and Tribesmen took the early lead but Trinity passed them and made the race their own by the time they passed the crowds near the clubhouse.


(Photo captioned: Awardees of sports scholarships.)

23 SPORT SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED FOR 2007/08

A TOTAL OF 23 Trinity Sports Scholarships in 14 different sports were awarded for the academic year 2007/2008. The scholarships were presented by the Dean of Students and Associate Professor of Law, Prof Gerry Whyte M.A. (j.o.) (1984), at a reception in the Pavilion Bar in College Park on 4 December 2007. The successful sport scholars benefit from a number of excellent services available to them in order to maximise their performance during their studies at Trinity College. These include excellent training facilities and expertise available at the College’s new sports centre and its staff, a financial award of €1,000 and access to the College’s Human Performance Laboratory.

The TCD Sports Scholarship programme has been running for 15 years with thanks to sponsors Diageo, the Knights of the Campanile, and the proceeds from the annual Trinity Golf Classic.

Those awarded Sports Scholarships for 2007/08 include: Mark Kirwan – Athletics, Mark Donnelly – Badminton, Joe Calnan and Tim Harnedy – Boat Club, Eoghan Delany – Cricket, Eoin Fanning and Ross Traynor - Gaelic Football, Barry Glavey, Maebh Horan, Craig Moore, Caroline Murphy and Ciara Murphy – Hockey, John O’Malley – Hurling, Niamh O’Boyle – Orienteering, John Iliffe and Harry Murphy–Rugby, Tuathal MacColgain and Claudine Murphy – Sailing, Ciaran Costello and Daniel Moriarty – Soccer, Patricia Burns – Squash, Enrico Perla – Volleyball, Kellie O’Flynn – Tennis. Students Owen Coyle and Alan McAndrew were awarded the Cadbury Gaelic Football Scholarships.