Dublin City University Gaelic Athletic Association Club ( ga, Cumann Luth Chleas Gael Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath) is the GAA club at

Dublin City University Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) ( ga, Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a university based on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. Created as the ''National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin'' in 1975, it enrolled its f ...

. The club fields teams in men's Gaelic football,

hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...

ladies' Gaelic football Ladies' Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach na mBan) is a women's team sport. It is the women's equivalent of Gaelic football. Ladies' football is organised by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association. Two teams of 15 players kick or hand-pass a ...

and

camogie Camogie ( ; ga, camógaíocht ) is an Irish stick-and-ball team sport played by women. Camogie is played by 100,000 women in Ireland and worldwide, largely among Irish communities. A variant of the game of hurling (which is played by men onl ...

. It also organises

Gaelic handball Gaelic handball (known in Ireland simply as handball; ga, liathróid láimhe) is a sport where players hit a ball with a hand or fist against a wall in such a way as to make a shot the opposition cannot return, and that may be played with two ( ...

. The club mainly competes in intervarsity competitions such as the

Sigerson Cup The Sigerson Cup is the trophy for the premier Gaelic football championship among Higher Education institutions (Universities, Colleges and Institutes of Technology) in Ireland. It traditionally begins in mid January and ends in late February. ...

, the

Fitzgibbon Cup The Fitzgibbon Cup ( ga, Corn Mhic Giobúin) is the trophy for the premier hurling championship among higher education institutions (universities, colleges and institutes of technology) in Ireland. The Fitzgibbon Cup competition is administered ...

, the O'Connor Cup and the

Ashbourne Cup The Ashbourne Cup is an Irish camogie tournament played each year to determine the national champion university or third level college. The Ashbourne Cup is the highest division in inter-collegiate camogie. The competition features many of the c ...

. DCU has also entered competitions organised by the

Leinster GAA The Leinster Council is a provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in the province of Leinster. The Leinster Council has been partnered with the European County ...

, including the

O'Byrne Cup The Bord na Móna O'Byrne Cup is a Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster GAA and first staged in 1954. The competition is named after Matt Byrne, a former Wicklow GAA club and county officer. By virtue of a quirk in translation, ...

, the

Kehoe Cup The Kehoe Cup ( ; ga, Corn Mhic Eochaidh) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association ( GAA) since 1977 for second- and third-tier inter-county teams in the province of Leinster in Irel ...

and Walsh Cup. In 2016

St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra St Patrick's College ( ga, Coláiste Phádraig), often known as St Pat's, was a third level institution in Ireland, the leading function of which was as the country's largest primary teacher training college, which had at one time up to 2,000 s ...

merged with Dublin City University. As a result some DCU GAA teams, especially reserve teams, compete as DCU St Patrick's or DCU Dóchas Éireann.

Football

Sigerson Cup

DCU senior men's Gaelic football team compete in the

, while the reserve team competes in the

Trench Cup The Trench Cup is the second tier Gaelic football championship trophy for Third Level Education Colleges, Institutes of Technology and Universities in Ireland and England (first tier is the Sigerson Cup and third tier is Corn na Mac Léinn). The ...

. In 2006, with a team that included

Conor Mortimer Conor Mortimer (born 23 May 1982) is a Gaelic football manager and former player. He was a corner forward and has played at senior level for the Mayo county team, Connacht provincial team in the Railway Cup and club football for Shrule-Glenc ...

, Bernard Brogan,

Seánie Johnston Seánie Johnston is an Irish Gaelic footballer. A former player with the Cavan county team and Cavan Gaels.Recently Managed Cavan GAA Club Cúchulainn's GFC (Cavan) in the ACFL Division Two for the 2021 season.In 2022,Johnston took up a c ...

Declan Lally Declan Lally, or Déaglán Ó Maolalaidh, is an Irish people, Irish Gaelic footballer who plays the left half forward position at senior level for the Dublin county football team, Dublin county team. Lally won 5 Leinster Senior Football, Leinst ...

, Stephen Cluxton,

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and captained by

Bryan Cullen Bryan Cullen (born 7 April 1984) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-forward at senior level for the Dublin county team. Cullen announced his retirement on 9 January 2015. He stated 'I would like to extend my sincer ...

, DCU won the Sigerson Cup for the first time after defeating Queen's University by 0–11 to 1–04 in the final at

Parnell Park Parnell Park is a GAA stadium in Donnycarney, Dublin, Ireland with a capacity of 8,500. It is the home of the Dublin GAA hurling, football, camogie and ladies' football teams at all levels of competition. The ground is used by Dublin's inter ...

. Mortimer secured the cup for DCU after scoring three points in the last 15 minutes. In 2010 DCU won the Sigerson Cup for the second time, after defeating

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by 1–11 by 0–10. The team was captained by

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and also featured Michael Boyle,

Philly McMahon Philip "Philly" McMahon (born 5 September 1987) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Ballymun Kickhams club and for the Dublin county team. Playing career Club McMahon is a member of the Ballymun Kickhams Senior Football team. in 2013, B ...

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Jonny Cooper Jonathan "Jonny" Cooper (born 4 November 1989) is a dual player, who nowadays predominantly plays Gaelic footballer for the Na Fianna club and, formerly, for the Dublin county football team. Cooper played hurling at schoolboy and minor level. ...

, Bryan Cullen David Kelly, Paul Flynn and

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. In 2012 DCU won their third Sigerson Cup title in seven years following a 2–17 to 0–7 win over

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in the final.

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trio Paul Flynn,

Dean Rock Dean Rock (born 26 February 1990) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who has been a senior member of the Dublin county team since 2013. He has represented Dublin at all grades, Minor, Junior, U21 and Senior. He is a noted free taker and scored the ...

and

Eoghan O'Gara Eoghan O'Gara (born 24 September 1985) is a Gaelic footballer who played as a forward at senior level for the Dublin county team. O'Gara attended St. Josephs BNS primary school in Terenure. Playing career O'Gara made his Championship debut fo ...

scored 1–11 between them. Other members of the team included Michael Boyle, Jonny Cooper, James McCarthy,

Colm Begley Colm Begley (born 31 August 1986) is an Irish Gaelic footballer from County Laois. He has also played Australian rules football for the St Kilda Football Club and the Brisbane Lions of the Australian Football League (AFL). Begley played ...

, Fiontán Ó Curraoin, David Kelly and

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. In 2015 Colm Begley captained DCU when they won their fourth Sigerson Cup, defeating UCC by 1–14 to 2–10 after extra time in the final. ;Notes

O'Byrne Cup

DCU senior men's Gaelic football team have also competed in the

. In 2010 they became the first university team to win the cup.

Ladies' football

; O'Connor Cup DCU senior

team compete in the O'Connor Cup. DCU have also entered reserve teams in the Giles Cup, the Lynch Cup and the Lagan Cup. In 2009, with a team that included

Lyndsey Davey Lyndsey Davey is a senior Dublin ladies' footballer. She was a member of the Dublin teams that won the All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship in 2010, 2017, 2018 and 2019. She captained Dublin in 2015. She was also a member of the Du ...

, DCU won the O'Connor Cup for the first time. They subsequently went on to complete a three-in-a-row of O'Connor Cup wins. Other members of the team from this era included Niamh McEvoy and

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. In 2018

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scored 1–3 as DCU defeated

University of Limerick The University of Limerick (UL) ( ga, Ollscoil Luimnigh) is a Public university, public research university institution in Limerick, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Founded in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick, it beca ...

by 2–12 to 0–17 to win the cup for the fourth time. ; O'Connor Shield ;HEC Ladies Division 1 – O'Rourke Cup DCU senior ladies' Gaelic football team also compete in the HEC Ladies Division 1. The winners are awarded the O'Rourke Cup. ;Giles Cup ;Lynch Cup The DCU senior ladies' team initially found success in the Lynch Cup, winning it in 2004 and 2006 before gaining promotion to the O'Connor Cup. ;Lagan Cup

Hurling

DCU senior

team competes in the

, the

and the Walsh Cup. DCU have also entered reserve teams in the

Ryan Cup The Ryan Cup is the tier 2 hurling championship for third level colleges, the Fitzgibbon Cup The Fitzgibbon Cup ( ga, Corn Mhic Giobúin) is the trophy for the premier hurling championship among higher education institutions (universities, coll ...

. ; Kehoe Cup Shield ;Notes ;

;

Fergal Maher Cup The Fergal Maher Cup is a hurling cup competition for Third-level Colleges. The Cup is awarded to the winners of the Tier 3 Championship (the Fitzgibbon Cup and Ryan Cup are the Tier 1 and Tier 2 Higher Education Hurling Championships). The Ferga ...

;Notes

Camogie

DCU senior

team competes in the

. DCU have also entered reserve teams in the Purcell Cup. ; Purcell Cup

Handball

DCU

ers compete in competitions such as the Wexford Intervarsity, the Kilkenny Intervarsity, the Kingscourt Intervarsity and Dublin Leagues. Training takes place in DCU Sports Centre and at

CLG Na Fianna CLG Na Fianna ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Na Fianna) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Glasnevin, in the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. It caters for the sporting and social needs of many connected residential areas adjacent t ...

Notable players

Senior inter-county players

;Football ; Dublin colours

;

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;

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;

Donegal * Michael Boyle * Brendan McCole * Martin McElhinney * Conor Morrison *

;Ladies' football ; Dublin colours

;

* Niamh Kelly * Fiona McHale *

* Aisling Tarpey ; Tipperary colours

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* Aisling Maloney ;Hurling ; Dublin colours

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* Shane Ryan ; Wexford colours

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;

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* Conor Delaney * John Donnelly * Evan Shefflin ;Handballers * Derek Henry *

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Ireland internationals

; Men's international rules ;

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* John Tierney ; Shinty–hurling international *

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; Women's international rules *

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;

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Honours

;Football *

**''Winners'': 2006, 2010, 2012, 2015 **''Runners Up'': 2016 *

**''Winners'':

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**''Runners Up'':

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;Ladies' football * O'Connor Cup **''Winners'': 2009, 2010, 2011, 2018 **''Runners Up'': 2015 * O'Connor Shield **''Runners Up'': 2019 * HEC Ladies Division 1 – O'Rourke Cup **''Winners'': 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017 **''Runners Up'': 2008, 2014, 2019 * Giles Cup **''Winners'': 2017 **''Runners Up'': 2018 * Lynch Cup **''Winners'': 2004, 2006, 2015 **''Runners Up'': 2010, 2011 * Lagan Cup **''Runners Up'': 2019 ;Hurling *

**''Winners'': 1998, 2002 *

**''Winners'': 1988 *

**''Runners Up'': 2018 * Kehoe Cup Shield **''Runners Up'': 2019 ;Camogie * Purcell Cup **''Winners'': 2012, 2013 **''Runners Up'': 2011, 2015

References

External links

DCU GAA on Facebook

DCU Ladies GAA on Facebook

DCU Camogie Club on Facebook

DCU GAA on Twitter

DCU Ladies GAA on Twitter
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