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Published: 25 March 2010
Clean sweep in rowing colours — Gannon stays at UCD
The men's senior VI rowing crew recorded an impressive four length lead to beat Trinity in the 64th Gannon Cup race on St Patrick's Day. The women's senior VI fought off a strong challenge from Trinity to win the Corcoran Cup giving UCD a clean sweep of colours as both novice boats also won.
The men's senior VI rowing crew recorded an impressive four length lead to beat Trinity in the 64th Gannon Cup race on St Patrick's Day. The women's senior VI fought off a strong challenge from Trinity to win the Corcoran Cup giving UCD a clean sweep of colours as both novice boats also won.
Run over a 2.2 km course, the races set off from O'Connell Bridge on the River Liffey and finished at St James Gate. This year the rowing colours were incorporated into the St Patrick's Festival. Wearing their traditional St Patrick's blue and saffron on the national feast day, the UCD crews won each race with the support of students and supporters on bikes and open-topped buses and a crowd of tourists in Dublin for the parade.
The trophies were presented at the GPO by the President of UCD, Dr Hugh Brady.
UCD men's senior VI crew were: Cox: Jenny Lynch (3rd Gannon); Stroke: Peter Grogan (2nd Gannon); 7: Gearóid Duane (1st Gannon); 6: Sean Jacob (5th Gannon); 5: Finbar Manning (3rd Gannon); 4: David Neal (4th Gannon); 3: Sean O'Neil (3rd Gannon); 2: Richie Murray (2nd Gannon); Bow: Colm Pierce (Captain) (3rd Gannon) and Coach: Pat McDonagh UCD women's senior VI crew were: Cox: Ciara McGowan; Stroke: Bronwyn Lait; 7: Laura Reid (Captain); 6: Aoife Gilligan; 5: Siofra Bennet; 4: Amy Bulman 3: Claire Ni Reachtagáin; 2: Karen
Joy; Bow: Clodagh Tanner and Coach: Pat Gannon.
UCD GAA success on all levels
UCD GA sportspeople played key roles in U21 and Senior County level successes in May, and advanced their progress to the Senior Football Championship.
Current UCD players and alumni were part of a historic milestone for Dublin hurling in Croke Park in early May as the team seized its first National League of Ireland title since 1939 in a 0-22 to 1-7 victory over Kilkenny.
Current students Liam Rushe, Oisin Gough, Conor Clinton, Daire Plunket, Ronan Walsh and Barry O'Rourke played their part in the campaign. They were joined by alumni including team captain John McCaffrey, injured captain Stephen Hiney, Tom Brady, Joey Boland and David O'Callaghan.
Commenting on the success, David Billings UCD Gaelic Games Executive, "We are delighted with Dublin's historic victory in the National League and hope it will prove to be a platform for further success. We in UCD have a proud tradition of supporting Gaelic games in the capital. Indeed many of the players on the Dublin team, currently are, or have been, in receipt of a hurling scholarship while at UCD".
Notably, another UCD scholarship student Colin Forde, captained Galway to their Under 21 All Ireland Football Championship title on Sunday. While UCD's Niall Murray was a member of the defeated Cavan team.
UCD Gaelic footballers also secured their spot in Round 4 of the Evening Herald Dublin SFC when they edged out Fingal Ravens at Páirc Naomh Uinsionn in May.
Ravens missed a penalty ten minutes from time when Warren Finnegan drove the spotkick over the crossbar after Ciarán Norton had been fouled to leave two points between the sides.
However, UCD kicked on with Donie Kingston converting two frees and Tommy Warburton driving forward to slot his second point.
UCD 0-11 FINGAL RAVEN S 1-6
SCORERS – UCD: D Kingston 0-4 (3f), M O'Hanlon, T Warburton 0-2 each, J Heslin, D Larkin, C Kenny 0-1 each. Fingal Ravens: W Finnegan 0-3 (0-2f, 0-1 pen), M Flanagan 1-0, D Daly, N Tormey, A Casey 0-1 each.
UCD – M McGinley; J Hayes, D Maguire, M Furlong; M Brazil, C Lenehan, T Warburton; J Heslin, M O'Regan; D Larkin, C Kenny, C Carthy; L Keaney, D Kingston, M O'Hanlon. Subs: C Boyle for Kenny (ht), P O'Hara for O'Regan (ht), E McHugh for Keaney (56), Kenny for Heslin (57).
FINGAL RAVEN S – D Mitchell; B Caulfield, C Ó Scanaill, J Boland; J Morris, M Lambe, C Prendeville; D Daly, M Flanagan; N Tormey, W Finnegan, C Norton; I Kavanagh, K Kavanagh, A Casey. Subs: R McCarthy for Tormey (45), L Griffin for I Kavanagh (54).
REF – J Fagan (Erin's Isle).
Ni Reachtagáin; 2: Karen Joy; Bow: Clodagh Tanner and Coach: Pat Gannon.
'Collee' completes Rás UCD
UCD AFC's new mascot 'Collee' was one 400 participants in the 5km campus road race 'Rás UCD'. The race was organised by An Cumann Gaelach, UCD Volunteers Overseas (UCDVO) and the UCD Athletics Club and raised almost €5,000 for the UCDVO.
The race was won by runner Emmett Dunleavy, who finished in a time just over 15 minutes. UCD student Robert Corbally finished in very close second place, while his fellow student Laura Ní Sheachnasaigh was the fastest female competitor in a time of just over 18 minutes.
Sailing colours success
UCD Sailing club secured the UCD/Trinity Sailing Colours trophy for the second year in the annual competition in Dun Laoighre. UCD1 winning team: Aidan McLaverty and Jodie-Jane Tingle, Simon Doran and Christine Lynch, Barry McCartin and Sharon Quigley.
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