UCC Sport

Best of luck to all the UCC clubs in their upcoming events. 🔴☠️⚫

Congratulations to Cork Camogie on their impressive win in the All Ireland Camogie Final. 🎉

Following on from their Ashbourne Cup success earlier this year, 8 UCC students were part of the Cork Senior team who played Galway in the All Ireland Camogie Final on Sunday 9th August and came away with victory:

Maedhbh de Burca
Claire Kingston
Amy McCarthy
Orlaith Cremin
Avril Cashman
Niamh McNabola
Maeve Murphy
Eimear Duignan

A number of UCC alumni joined the current students to win the trophy back from Galway. They were captained by UCC Alumnus Meadhbh Cahalane.

Good luck to UCC Archery in their outdoor intervarsity this weekend! ☠️

Please fill out form if interested in joining UCC Soccer 1st team for the 2026 FAI National League season starting in September 2026.

LINK to form: bit.ly/4yotgor

Applicants must be of standard for National league level and competed at a high level:

-LOI Academy or 1st Team
-Youth Representation
-MSL Senior Level or Similar
-UCC Team
-International Representation

If any questions please email Greg Yelverton: [email protected]

The UCC Sports Department in association with the Mardyke Walking Football Group are organising a Six Hour Walking Football Marathon at the Mardyke Sports Grounds on Saturday 25th July from 10.00am - 4.00pm in aid of the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association.

The Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA) is the only organisation in Ireland dedicated to supporting people living with MND, their families, and their carers. They provide vital services, specialised equipment, and specialised nursing care to over 400 people across the country currently living with MND. This is a terminal condition. To help ensure they can continue this essential work, we are organising a fundraising Walking Football Marathon and we would be deeply grateful for the support of our University Community. All funds raised will go directly to the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association through the iDonate.ie platform.

Many of you may know Tomás Tyner (The University Photographer). I know Tomás in a number of guises but he was one of the founding members of the Mardyke Walking Football Group & has remained a strong friend & supporter of the group. Tomás’s last day at work in UCC was December 4th 2023. Since then he has been battling MND with courage and good humour. The Mardyke Walking Football group have come up with the novel idea to organise this marathon fundraiser to show their support for Tomás and raise much needed funds for this fantastic organisation.

I am sure many of you know of other UCC colleagues who have also battled this disease like Pat Murphy who worked in the Sports Department as a Sports Operative and the UCC Works Department prior to that, Ted O Leary, General Services Operative, & Edward Burke, Printing Office to name but a few.

How You Can Help:
We would love to see as many familiar faces as possible at the Mardyke on Saturday 25th July. It’s a wonderful opportunity to catch up and support a great cause. Maybe see what Walking Football is all about? Sign up and register through our fundraiser page:

https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/mardykewalkingfootball or scan the QR code on the attached poster

Another exciting weekend ahead for UCC clubs. Best of luck to everyone in their club activity! 🔴☠️⚫