We’ve had a lot of buzz around UCC in the past number of weeks regarding the use of plastics and the effects we have on the environment; with UCC having recently opened Ireland’s first plastic-free café. In the last few months, the world has become really aware of just how bad we are polluting the…
David Hurley, 19, is a second year Arts student and a current player for League of Ireland side Cobh Ramblers. Hurley began playing soccer for Tramore Athletic when he was five years old. He also played for Avondale and then Ringmahon Youth Team before being spotted by Ramblers when he was 16. He was part…
He is undoubtedly one of the most recognisable and successful faces in the world of sport for the past few years, but Conor McGregor frequently mixes work with play and often winds up in trouble for one reason or another. Some have credited McGregor for his attitude in the face of adversity and ‘haters’, while…
The Federation of Irish Sport has launched a new campaign, titled ‘20×20’. The objectives of the campaign are to increase media coverage, participation and attendance at women’s sporting events by 20% by the year 2020. The campaign, which is being supported by RTÉ Sport, is warmly welcomed due to the lack of investment and support…
The Irish Universities Rugby Union (IURU) has been heaped with praise recently for its efforts to continue the development of 3rd level rugby in Irish universities, and UCC saw its chance to host a tournament when the Conroy Cup came to Mardyke on Saturday 20th October. The IURU is dedicated to the growth of 3rd…
The Citywest Hotel was buzzing as the dart fanatics of the world descended on Dublin for the annual World Grand Prix of darts. The week-long event saw 32 of the world’s top players competing for a total prize fund of £400,000. The notorious ‘double in, double out’ format has caused some major upsets in the…
After a tough preseason, the highly anticipated start to competitive matches came around on Saturday as UCC Men’s Hockey first team welcomed Ashton HC to the Mardyke for a Munster Division one clash. Returning coach Dave Egner & new manager Kay Gaffney had the team prepped and ready. As the whistle blew to announce the…
In a world where we are moving towards artificial intelligence, the same can be said for the playing surface used to play our beloved games on. However, despite their increasing popularity, are artificial surfaces really the way to go? First of all, let us look at the pros. Artificial surfaces require much less maintenance then…
Women have been subject to degradation, misrepresentation, discrimination and injustices of every other kind throughout history. While we love to believe we currently live in a world of equality, sadly the truth is that we are very far off. Obviously, conditions have improved in the last century, in so far as women won the right…
The start of a new college year breathes life once again into the competitive animal that is UCC and its clubs are out to build on previous successes. The first few weeks of the year bring a lot of trials and trainings, but for those clubs that have already kicked off their seasons, let’s round-up…