Sports For All.

 

Soccer

An excellent tradition of success across all age groups and home to many Irish internationals - Adam Idah, Adam O Reilly, Eoghan O Connell, Cathal Heffernan, Colin Doyle, David Harrington and Oran Crowe. Currently, Devon Gibson represents Ireland at underage level.

 
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Gaelic Football & Hurling

“Weaving community culture with our school endeavours - Ar scáth a chéile a mhaireann na daoine”.
In DCS we have a “sports for all” policy, offering both coaching and playing to ALL players.

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Rowing

Very successful rowing team and home to international past pupils Ronan and Alex Byrne. 

 

Basketball

Incredibly successful basketball tradition which include All-Ireland titles. There are teams for all age groups. Some of our past pupils are now playing professionally.

Yoga

New to DCS this year is Yoga. Long renowned as a sport for relaxing the mind, the body and giving one a sense of calm and peace. Any student is welcome to join.

 

Tennis

A vibrant tennis community exists within DCS. This year, DCS won the Munster Schools' U16 Shield Final. Played in glorious sunshine at Rushbrooke Lawn Tennis Club, it required a championship tiebreak in the 5th match to decide the winners. We have a great history of participating successfully in the Munster Schools competition at U14, U16 and U 19 levels. Our U14 team also reached the semi-final of the Munster Junior Shield competition.
Players at all levels, from beginners to experienced are encouraged to join. 

Tag Rugby

Our newest sport, to be launched soon in DCS is Tag Rugby. Tag is a brilliant social sport, suitable for all ages and sporting abilities. 


 
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Pitch and Putt

A developing sport in DCS, for students who enjoy both an individual and a team challenge.

Athletics

DCS athletics is home to one of the most successful athletics programs in Ireland, holding the record for many Munster and South Munster Cross Country titles. We also welcome back past pupil and Americas Providence College scholarship student Liam Harris as our head coach.

 
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Cricket

DCS Cricket enters the Junior and Senior Munster Schools T20 Cup and train in our state of the art indoor training facility throughout the school year.

Table Tennis

Our table tennis club offers the opportunity to play for fun or compete in county and provincial competitions.

 

Badminton

Badminton is a core element of our PE curriculum in our newly refurbished Sports Hall.

Volleyball

The newly formed DCS Volleyball Club offers opportunities to compete in both Volleyball and Beach Volleyball. The club is always looking for new members so come along and try it out.

 
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Pitch and Putt

A developing sport in DCS, for students who enjoy both an individual and a team challenge.