TU Dublin Sport has signed a new sponsorship partnership with engineering and construction giants SISK FCC backing a new three-year deal for its Elite Sport Programme.
The sponsorship deal will further the University’s Elite Athlete support programme which has provided back up for athletes like European Championship Gold Medallist Ellen Keane and three-time All Ireland winner with the Dublin Footballers Brian Howard.
Among the athletes currently studying at TU Dublin and who will benefit from the new deal are
Oliver Dingley
Irish Olympic Diver at Rio 2016 and Irish carded Athlete who recently qualified for the 18th FINA World Aquatics Championships to be held in Gwangju, South Korea this Summer by setting a new Irish National record last month in Eindhoven.
Katie Heffernan & Emma Murphy
Irish Rugby 7’s Squad Players, Katie represents Ireland in the HSBC World Rugby Seven Series.
Niamh McEvoy
Dublin Senior Footballer and three-time All-Ireland winner at senior level. Nominated for numerous All-Star Awards.
Liam Blanchfield
Kilkenny Senior Hurler
Faye McCarthy
Dublin Senior Camogie player
Sean Waddilove
Gold medalist in Olympic 49er U23 Worlds, member of the Irish Olympic Development Team and Irish carded athlete.
Cormac Comerford
Irish Alpine Skier who recently competed in the World Championships in Sweden qualified for both Giant Slalom and Slalom finals. Cormac scored his best ever GS points in the qualification race and improved on his 49th place from St.Moritz by finishing 42nd from bib 83.
Rachael Darragh
Irish International Badminton Player, Last eight in European Team Championships 2019 and competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games for Northern Ireland in Australia. She is the niece of Chloe Magee and often partners with her in Doubles.
George Bates
One of the best lightweight fighters in Ireland having moved up a weight to chase his Olympic dream. George was beaten by James McGivern at the National Championships last weekend in a closely fought contest. George is a member of the High-Performance Boxing Team.
We will have more on the deal and how it will support the athletes on Sport for Business next week.
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