UCD Athletic Union Council Sports Awards
At the UCD Athletic Union Council (AUC) Sport Awards ceremony on May 15 2025, over 530 students from 25 different sports clubs were honoured for their outstanding achievements on behalf of the University over the last twelve months.
| AWARD |
WINNER |
| Dr. Tony O'Neill Sportsperson of the Year |
Nicola Tuthill (UCD Athletics) |
| Elite Club of the Year |
UCD Athletics |
| Elite Team of the Year |
UCD American Football |
| Club Event of the Year |
UCD Sailing Alumni Regatta |
| Volunteer Coach of the Year |
Ciarán Brennan (UCD Taekwan-Do) |
| Club Inclusion Award |
UCD Trampoline |
| Graduate of the Year |
David Somers (UCD Men's Boat) |
| Varsity Club of the Year |
UCD Mountaineering |
| Varsity Team of the Year |
UCD Men's Basketball |
| Gerry Horkan Club Administrator of the Year |
Joseph Albert (UCD Mountaineering) |
| David O'Connor Memorial Medal |
Dervila O'Brien (UCD Ladies' Boat) |
| Dr. Padraic Conway Memorial Medal |
Cathal Murphy (UCD GAA) |
About the Awards
The UCD Athletic Union Council Sports Awards ceremony is held every summer to honour the sportsmen and women who bring honour and prestige to the University by their achievements on the sporting fields and arenas of Ireland and abroad. Teams or individuals winning nationally recognised titles or intervarsity trophies are honoured at the function as well as students who receive national or representative honours.
The Awards have been in place for more 25 years and throughout that time we have been delighted to award some amazing athletes such as Ireland's fastest man Israel Olatunde, GAA star Rena Buckley, Olympians Ciara Everard, Mark English and Nicola Tuthill, Dublin Football All Ireland winner Jack McCaffrey, Olympic gold medalist Paul O'Donovan, Women's Hockey World Cup silver medalist Katie Mullan, and Irish Rugby International Josh Van Der Flier to name but a few.