SISK FCC Backing TUDublin's Elite Sport

TU Dublin Sport and Sisk FCC have expanded on the deal we announced on Friday that the construction and engineering giant, as part of its joint venture with Spain’s FCC is backing the University’s elite sports programme over the next three years.
The deal was announced by Donal McCarthy, Ireland East MD for Sisk and a former Dublin footballer as well as DIT Engineering graduate. DIT became TUDublin, or Technology University of Dublin in January.
The sponsorship will further the University’s Elite Sport Programme, supporting athletes like European Championship Gold Medallist Ellen Keane and Dublin Senior Footballer and three-time All-Ireland winner, Brian Howard.
“On behalf of the Sisk FCC JV we are delighted to be able to support this exciting programme and partner with TU Dublin’s Elite Sports Programme and the Road to Tokyo 2020 campaign,” said McCarthy.
“Sisk FCC are pleased to say the project of construction on the Grangegorman Campus is progressing on time and on budget. We are also pleased to be working in collaboration on this project with our key stakeholders the Grangegorman Development Agency, Macquarie Capital and the NDFA to deliver this exciting educational infrastructure.”
Following the announcement, RTE Sports Presenter, Darren Frehill compered a panel discussion with the men and women of elite sport at TU Dublin who are busy preparing for qualification bids for 2020.
These included Olympic Hopefuls and Elite Athlete Scholars including diver Oliver Dingley, sailor Sean Waddilove, alpine skier Cormac Comerford, badminton player Rachael Darragh, rugby 7’s player Katie Heffernan, Dublin senior camogie goalie Faye McCarthy, Dublin senior footballer Niamh McEvoy and elite boxer Luke Maguire.
The President of TU Dublin, Professor David FitzPatrick thanked the Sisk FCC partnership for their support and encouragement of the athletes from across the university and said he looked forward to their future success in their academic as well as their sporting activities.
DIT tasted success at the highest level of University sport when winning the Sigerson Cup in 2013. They were captained that year by Colin Walshe who went on to win an All Star that year while playing for Monaghan.
Sport is a central part of the new campus growing up at Grangegorman just to the north of Dublin City Centre.

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