Sports Roundup with Mr. Jason Killeen

Women’s basketball team after winning the Division 2 final

•Women’s Basketball

The women’s basketball team competes in the Colleges Division Two North Conference. The team has showed steady growth and improvement throughout the year, which has resulted in a 3 wins, 1 loss record. A top place finish ensures a home semi-final fixture against Waterford Institute of Technology.

Griffith College Templeogue men’s basketball scholars (and players) with college directors, Reg Callanan and Ronan Fenelon

•Men’s Basketball

The men’s basketball team competes in the College Division One North Conference. The team has topped their conference after convincing wins against Dublin Business School, Sligo IT, Letterkenny IT and DCU. The men have qualified for this year’s varsities and will play a league home semi-final against NUIG. The men’s team consists of players from Ireland, America, Spain, Nigeria, Mongolia and Sweden which represents the unique diversity that Griffith College enjoys. The 2019-2020 season marked the first year of the Griffith College Templeogue Basketball Club partnership. This amalgamation means that Griffith College Templeogue fields teams in the Men’s Irish Super League and the Women’s Division One National League. A total of nine Griffith College scholars athletes compete in these leagues while also earning undergrad or masters degrees in the college. Four scholars along with Sports & Societies officer Jason Killeen were part of the Men’s squad that captured the Hula Hoops Pat Duffy Cup in front of a packed crown in the National Basketball Arena on January 25th.

Cricket team

•Cricket

The Griffith College cricket team travelled to Belfast on January 31st to compete in the intervarsity tournament hosted by the University of Ulster. An intense weekend of action saw the team finish with 2 win, 2 loss record. The tournament was attended by colleges and universities from all over the island of Ireland.

Football team

•Football

The Griffith College football team started the season off on a strong note with a positive run of results before the Christmas break. Some terrific performances saw the team top their group and earn a home draw against Bray Institute of FE. Unfortunately with a weakened squad due to injuries to key performers, Griffith College once again lost out to Bray Institute of FE in the league quarter finals. The team was disappointed in the lack of consistency throughout the year and are already hard at work preparing for next season.

Women’s volleyball team

•Women’s Volleyball

This was the most successful season so far for the Griffith College Volleyball team. Increased numbers and preparation ensured that a strong squad made it all the way to a cup quarter final. Narrowly losing out to a strongly favoured Athlone IT the players will be proud of their accomplishments and now look forward to next season.

Men’s volleyball team

•Men’s Volleyball

The participation numbers for the men’s team saw a significant jump during the 2019/20 season. This is a positive development that will excite Coach Brendan O’Toole and bode well for future competition.

Badminton squad

•Badminton

Badminton continues to be a positive for Griffith College. Participation levels have steadily grown with options to play in a competitive or noncompetitive environment. As in previous seasons the college team competed in the Student Sport Ireland mixed team league. This year the team performed well just missing out on the final playoffs. James Clerc was the lone Griffith College student that competed in the Ireland Open Singles hosted by Waterford Institute of Technology. An early start and challenging day saw James represent the college well with an 8th place overall finish.

•Table Tennis

The Griffith College Table Tennis represented the college in the Irish College Table Tennis event hosted by UCD in December. With stiff competition throughout the day, the team took valuable lessons and have been preparing for the next competition on March 14th.

•Societies

Members of the Indian Society

All societies in Griffith College are student led and run. Students decide on the direction of the society and with the help of the Students Union, plan events throughout the year. It is not unusual to visit the Students’ Union and be welcomed by an intense beer pong tournament or an impromptu jam session performed by the music society. Spontaneous meetings and matches are a regular among the Table Tennis society. Yoga and dance classes are held weekly on campus and cater for those students who want to get away from the stresses of assignments and exams. All are welcomed to take part in the LGBTQIA society which provides an open minded environment. The African and Indian societies provide a home away from home feel for students who have travelled to Ireland to further their education and career prospects. Signing up for societies is easy, simple pop into the Students’ Union for a chat or more information.

Members of the Dance society