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Club Email
karate@ucd.ie
Training Location
Announcement: Freshers Trip to be held 11 - 13 Oct 2024.
UCD Karate Instructors
Bill Hayden
Darragh O’Kelly
Donal Phelan
Donal first started training in UCD Karate Club in 1982 with the Karate Union of Ireland under Sensei Brendan McGrath and Sensei Tommy McGrane, grading up to brown belt under Andy Sherry Sensei and Keinosuke Enoeda Sensei of the KUGB. Donal’s work life meant taking a break from karate for a number of years but in 2002 he restarted his training in UCD Karate Club and then moved to Tanden Shotokan Club with Jerome Dupuch. He was awarded his Shodan in 2009 by Hiroshi Shirai Sensei. Donal graded to Nidan in 2011 and to Sandan in 2015 under Masao Kawasoe Sensei and Mori Toshihiro Sensei at the JKA course in Windsor. Donal now instructs in UCD Karate Club and also in SVJ Karate Club in Fairview. Since 2019 Donal is the President of JKA Shotokan Ireland.
Committee
Captain | Christopher Brady |
Senior Treasurer | Bill Hayden |
Junior Treasurer | Jack Dorrian |
Secretary |
Eoin Roche
|
New Member/ Development Officer | Aishling O’Connor |
Marketing Advisor | Zung Tran |
Public Relations Officers | David Gahan |
Entertainments Officer | Eadaoin Murtagh |
Children’s Officer | Aoife Walker |
Safety Officer | Jamie Madden |
Sponsorship Officer | Seán Bartlett |
Ordinary Committee Member | Ahmad Mohammad |
Ordinary Committee Member | Elizabeth Treacy |
Ordinary Committee Member | Ashling McNabb |
Ordinary Committee Member | Darragh O’Kelly |
Ordinary Committee Member | Donal Phelan |
Captain | Callum Terry |
Senior Treasurer | Bill Hayden |
Junior Treasurer | Christopher Brady |
Secretary | Shane Mohan |
New Member/ Development Officer | Elizabeth Treacy |
Marketing Advisor | Zung Tran |
Public Relations Officers | Thalia Doumengine & Ahmed Siddiqui |
Entertainments Officer | Hannah Kane |
Children’s Officer | Mirza Saleh Jasim |
Safety Officer | Alex Voelkel |
Competition Coordinator | Thalia Doumengine |
Ordinary Committee Member | Aoife Walker |
Ordinary Committee Member | Ashling McNabb |
Ordinary Committee Member | Barry Mahoney |
Ordinary Committee Member | Darragh O’Kelly |
Ordinary Committee Member | Donal Phelan |
Captain | Callum Terry |
Senior Treasurer | Bill Hayden |
Junior Treasurer | Anthony Treacy |
Secretary | Shane Mohan |
New Member/Development Officer | Elizabeth Treacy |
Public Relations Officers | Zung Tran |
Entertainments Officer | Chrisopher Brady |
Ordinary Committee Member | Aoife Walker |
Ordinary Committee Member | Ashling McNabb |
Ordinary Committee Member | Darragh O’Kelly |
Ordinary Committee Member | Donal Phelan |
Ordinary Committee Member | Karthika Balusamy |
Ordinary Committee Member | Ahmed Siddiqui |
Captain – Callum Terry
Senior Treasurer – Bill Hayden
Junior Treasurer – Callum Terry
Secretary – Sean Bartlett
New Member / Development Officer – Elizabeth Treacy
Public Relations / Entertainments Officer – Elizabeth Treacy
Children’s Officer / Safety Officer – Callum Terry
Ordinary Committee Member – Jousef AL-luhaydan
Ordinary Committee Member – Ashling McNabb
Captain – Jack Roche
Chairperson – Ashley Mann
Senior Treasurer – Bill Hayden
Junior Treasurer – Kyle Moran
Secretary – Daniel McGettrick
New Member / Development Officer – Darren Doherty
Public Relations / Entertainments Officer – Stephanie Cadeau
Children’s Officer / Safety Officer – Abdul Kutbi
Ordinary Committee Member – Jousef AL-luhaydan
Ordinary Committee Member – Ashling McNabb
Captain – Lawrence DeBarra
Chairperson – Darren Doherty
Secretary – Cliona NiBhriain
Senior Treasurer – Bill Hayden
Junior Treasurer – Callum Terry
Events and Public Relations Officer – Aoife Griffin
Safety Officer – Darren Doherty
Children’s Officer – Lawrence DeBarra
Ordinary Committee Member – Aoife Gunning
Ordinary Committee Member – Ashling McNabb
Ordinary Committee Member – Daniel McGettrick
Ordinary Committee Member – Danny Flynn
Ordinary Committee Member – Donal Phelan
Ordinary Committee Member – Elizabeth Treacy
Ordinary Committee Member – Jack Roche
Ordinary Committee Member – Sean Bartlett
Training Fees & Important Dates:
UCD Students
€20 per year
UCD Alumni and Staff
€100 per year
Regular Training Period:
September to May (academic year) and reduced capacity summer training in June-August.
For more important dates, visit our Events section.
Training Time:
Regular training is conducted 3 times a week throughout the year, including summer holiday. During study terms (Sep-May), we train in Hall A and Hall B in UCD Sports Centre, while for the summer we will occupy Studio halls. Regular training lasts for 2 hours on every Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (except Public Holidays due to Sports Centre closure).
Hours:
- Monday – 6:00pm – 8:00pm
- Wednesday – 8:00pm – 10:00pm
- Friday – 6:00pm – 8:00pm