Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Waves, also referred to as DLR Waves is an Irish association football club based in

Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown ( ga, Dún Laoghaire–Ráth an Dúin) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster and the Eastern and Midland Region. It is one of three s ...

. It was originally founded in

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. The club enters teams in the

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and the Women's National League. Between 2014 and 2018, following a merger, with UCD, the club played as UCD Waves. However in 2018 UCD withdrew from the WNL. DLR Waves was subsequently revived as a separate club, taking UCD Waves' place in the WNL.

History

Early years

The

2012–13 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. I ...

season saw DLR Waves join the Women's National League as an

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. The club was formed with the support of the

Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council ( ga, Comhairle Contae Dhún Laoghaire–Ráth an Dúin) is the authority responsible for local government in the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. It is one of three local authorities that s ...

and they played their home games at

Jackson Park, Kilternan Jackson Park (Irish: ''Páirc Uí Sheáin'') is an association football stadium in the Republic of Ireland based in Kilternan, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown. It is currently the home of Wayside Celtic F.C. See also * List of association football ...

. DLR Waves were managed by former UCD coach, Larry Mahony, and their squad featured former UCD captain

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. Initially DLR Waves had mixed success in the WNL. During the 2012–13 season they finished fifth. They were also

semi-finalists.

Merger with UCD

Between 2014 and 2018, following a merger, with UCD, the club played as UCD Waves. However in 2018 UCD withdrew from the WNL. DLR Waves was subsequently revived as a separate club, taking UCD Waves' place in the WNL.

Players

Current squad

Former players

Coaching Staff

References

External links

DLR Waves on Facebook

DLR Waves on Twitter
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