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Club Email

karate@ucd.ie

Training Location

UCD Sports Centre
Belfield, Dublin 4
D04 V1W8

Announcement: Freshers Trip to be held 11 - 13 Oct 2024.

UCD Karate Instructors

Bill Hayden

Bill started training in UCD Karate Club in 1979 with the Karate Union of Ireland under Sensei Brendan McGrath 3rd Dan and Sensei Tommy McGrane 8th Dan. During his student years he competed in both kata and kumite and was part of the UCD squad to compete in a memorable tour of Zimbabwe in 1992. Since returning to Ireland Bill has trained under Sensei John Hosey 4th Dan and Sensei Joe Sweetman 4th Dan and remains a regular instructor in the UCD Karate Club. He was awarded his Shodan in 1993 by the JKA in Crystal Palace under Keinosuke Enoeda Sensei, Yoshiharu Osaka Sensei and Tabata Sensei. Bill was awarded his Nidan in 1998 and his Sandan in 2010 both under Masao Kawasoe Sensei. Bill is currently the senior instructor at UCD Karate Club.

Darragh O’Kelly

Darragh’s first years of training were with Brendan McGrath while still in primary school. He began training with UCD Karate Club in 1991 and has maintained a close involvement with the club since. He now shares responsibility for instruction in the club with Bill Hayden. All of Darragh’s Dan-gradings have been with Kawasoe Sensei, from Shodan in 1996 through to Sandan in 2010. Darragh is currently Affiliation and Licensing Officer of JKA Shotokan Ireland and is an Instructor in UCD Karate Club.

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

UCD Karate 2020 Committee Meeting through Google Meet

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

2019/2020 UCD Karate Committee

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