Writes Barry Grainger The UFC promised to be the first US sporting promotion to return with sold out arenas. On April 24th they will fulfill that promise at UFC 261. Is it too much too soon? UFC president Dana White has never done things by half measures. In a world where many sporting commissioners are…
Sam Curtin, Deputy Sports Editor University Express has a long list of alumni who have gone on to achieve great things in journalism all over the world. The sports department is not found wanting in this area either. This week I caught up with freelance journalist and former University Express Sports editor Joseph Sexton to…
Sam Curtin, Deputy Sports Editor Ireland finally delivered on a much-needed performance that provided the blueprint for the Andy Farrell era with a 32-18 win against England in the Six Nations last Saturday week. The win at the Aviva was Ireland’s first in five attempts against a team who has had their number for the…
writes Liam Grainger Rowing: A major congratulations to Quercus Sports Scholar, Margaret Cremen, who recently broke the Irish lightweight 2,000m record and became the first Irish lightweight woman to go under 7 mins. Margaret is currently studying Sports Studies & Physical Education, and has an exciting few months ahead of her as she attempts to…
Sam Curtin, Deputy Sports Editor This time last year, the alarm bells began to sound as Cork lost their first three games of the season without scoring a goal while conceding ten scores in the process. From there, the season went from bad to worse on and off the pitch with the team losing its…
Sam Curtin, Deputy Sports Editor While most Irish eyes were set on the green contingent in Torun, Poland, most of the European athletics community were glued to the sport’s latest prodigy in Jakob Ingebrigtsen of Norway. The 20-year-old Norwegian completed an historic 1500 and 3000m double two weeks ago and did so with relative ease…
writes Liam Grainger Three UCC graduates were represented in this year’s camogie All-Star awards. Hannah Looney, Orla Cronin, and Chloe Sigerson were all recognized at last weekend’s Liberty Insurance Camogie All-Stars ceremony. The ceremony, which was held virtually this year due to public health restrictions, saw last year’s champions Kilkenny dominate the honours list with…
writes David Andrews With International Women’s Day being celebrated this weekend, I was struck by the thought of how far women have come in sport. Over the last 100 years or so women have been impactful, serving as inspirations and role models to those who aspire to do the same. This year’s theme for International…
Writes Ronan Maloney The role of nutrition in sport has grown to become a diverse and fundamental conversation, with particular emphasis landing on the food market. With more consumers turning to food businesses in search of the newest and most on-trend products to help them to exceed in their given field, scientific and technological advancements…
Writes Sam Curtin, Deputy Sports Editor There may not be a huge amount of positivity around at the moment, but Irish athletics is a notable exception. It has been a mixed year so far for the sport with Olympic uncertainty and the tragic passing of the legendary athlete, coach and pundit Jerry Kiernan who was…