Sport

Railway Union Under-12 Hockey shines in Cork

Railway Union Under-12 Hockey shines in Cork

On July 4th, a group of boys from Railway Union together with parents and coaches travelled to Cork and played a series of successful and enjoyable matches against five teams from Munster. All matches were played at Cork Harlequins Hockey […]

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Wanderers Women’s Rugby

Wanderers Women’s Rugby

The Women’s team of Wanderers Rugby club, was formed in late 2014 when we began with a small number of dedicated ladies who wanted to get fit, make new friends and play a sport we all loved. As one of […]

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Mini All-Irelands: a new initiative

Mini All-Irelands: a new initiative

Summer Joy for Clanns A new initiative by Clanna Gael Fontenoy, the ‘Mini All-Irelands’, was introduced by the club in June in conjunction with local schools; and what a success it proved to be. Involving larger than expected numbers of […]

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Captain Farrell

Captain Farrell

Peter Farrell was probably Irish football’s greatest ever wing-half. The wing-half was defined as a midfield player stationed near the side of the pitch, but that doesn’t begin to show how important to the team a good wing-half was in […]

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The Medical World Cup

The Medical World Cup

Medical firm Affidea, a Europe-wide organisation that works closely with governments to provide essential diagnostic and cancer treatment services, has sponsored Ireland’s team of soccer-playing medical professionals to compete at the Medical World Cup in Barcelona. The Irish medical football […]

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Pool improvements at Enable Ireland, Sandymount

Pool improvements at Enable Ireland, Sandymount

Enable Ireland, the organisation that provides free services for people with disabilities and their families, is planning to carry out extensive upgrades to its swimming and hydrotherapy pool facility at the Enable centre in Sandymount. Improvements will include an extension […]

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High hopes on medals day at St Pat’s

High hopes on medals day at St Pat’s

The St Pat’s Boys National School medal ceremony took place recently on June 28th. Bernard Dunne was a guest speaker at the event. Before starting the ceremony, a moment of silent prayer was called for parent, Tracy Stone, who had […]

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Team Ireland wins big at European Championship

Team Ireland wins big at European Championship

The Transplant Team Ireland have returned from Finland, where they won a total of 21 Gold, 19 Silver and 29 Bronze medals in the 9th European Transplant & Dialysis Sports Championships. The team, consisting of 28 dialysis and transplant athletes, […]

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Social Summer Hockey comes to Sandymount

Social Summer Hockey comes to Sandymount

Every Sunday for the next month, Railway Union Hockey Club will play host to Social Summer Hockey. This event will begin at 3pm every Sunday until and including August 7th, and all are welcome. Anyone seeking further information can do […]

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2016 Irish Paralympic Team revealed at City Hall

2016 Irish Paralympic Team revealed at City Hall

The lineup for this year’s Irish Paralympic Team for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games was announced yesterday at Dublin City Hall.   Patrick O’Donovan T.D., Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, was on hand to present the team, who […]

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