About Us
Founded in 1774 and reestablished in 1936, the DU Fencing Club is the most successful fencing club in Ireland and one of the most successful sports clubs in Trinity. DUFC offers students the chance to fence foil, épée and sabre, as well as providing wheelchair fencing since 2019. The club is also part of the Trinity Sport High Performance Programme, which offers its First Team access to additional strength and conditioning, coaching, and health expertise.
In recent years DUFC has seen considerable success, winning a total of 54 medals in the previous season alone, and achieving gold medals in the South of Ireland Open, Derry Open, Irish Open and Belfield Sabre.
We cater to complete beginners, international fencers, and everything in between. Whether you’re completely new to the sport and are keen to try something new, or an advanced fencer looking for international opportunities and expert coaching, our club has a place for you. Regardless of your level, DUFC offers a vibrant social scene for making life-long friends.
Maître d'armes
Dr. Colm Flynn
A former Club Captain himself, Colm has coached DUFC for over a decade, with training and experience from Fencing Ireland, the FIE, and Budapest and Tauberbischofsheim Fencing Clubs. He is currently the Development Officer for Fencing Ireland and Trinity Sport.
Club Captain
Cathal Maguire
Women's Captain
Isabelle Clarke
- Secretary – Elle Loughran
- Treasurer – William Mac Donald Hughes
- Armourer – Adriana Hrabowych
- Beginner’s Officer – Luke Patzold
- PRO – Jonathan Herz
- Junior Armourer – Jakub Pstrusinski
- Social Secretary – Calum Kyle
- Competitions Officer – Páidí Walsh
- Alumni Officer – Donncdha Carroll
- Disability Officer – Alexander Zita
- OCMs – Crystal Percival, James Cole
Club Documents
Club Constitution
Last updated 09/04/2020
Broad Scope Documents
Standing orders on how members must conduct themselves. Similarly details the Clubs responsibilities to its members. Also includes descriptions of committee positions, yearly events, etc.
Club Colours Application Form
Club Colours are one of the various club honours that can be awarded to our members. Colours recognises great fencing achievement in National-Level competitions. The criteria for the award is listed in the application form, please email us the filled out form for review.
Club Honours
There are a number of honours which can be bestowed to Club members during their time in DUFC. The elected positions of President and Club Captain are awarded to upstanding individuals who members believe can best lead us. The highest sporting achievement in Trinity College is Pinks, which may be awarded by a collective vote of all sporting club captains once an individual has completed a set of criteria in their sport. Finally, there are Honorary Members, those who have best embodied our values and contributed hugely to the furthering of DUFC’s goals. The current list of these individuals can be found below. If you or anyone you know is missing, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Click on the tabs below to see current records:
- Mr Justice J.M. Kingsmill-Moore, 1952-59
- Blanche Weeks M.Sc., MD, 1964-66
- Dorothy M. Henry, 1969-70
- Mrs Simms, 1970-73, 1974-75
- D. Perrem, 1975-76, 1977-80
- Harry Thuillier, 1980-81
- Redvers Skelton, 1982-95
- Gerry Cahill, 1995-2000
- Brian Hamilton, 2003-06
- Rory Greenan, 2008-13
- Chris Mills, 2013-17
- Rory Greenan, 2017-Present
- John Nathaniel Ross 1941-42
- H.C. Henderson 1942-43
- John M. Stubbs 1951-52
- John M. Stubbs 1952-53
- Malcolm A.H. McCausland 1953-54
- Wolfgang F. Somary 1954-55
- Wolfgang F. Somary 1955-56
- John H. English 1956-57
- Peter O.W. Levingston 1957-58
- Brian M.C. Hamilton 1958-59
- Brian M.C. Hamilton 1959-60
- Christopher F. Rye 1960-61
- Christopher F. Rye 1961-62
- Christopher J. Robinson 1962-63
- Rupert H. Mackeson 1963-64
- John Robinson 1964-65
- Brian R. Denham 1965-67
- Paul Nicholson 1966-67
- William A.L. “Andrew” Heaton 1968-69
- David V.C. Henderson 1969-70
- K. Wilson-Davis 1970-71
- S. Gillespie 1971-72
- D. Booth 1972-73
- M. T. Ryan 1973-74
- R. Nicholson 1974-75
- M. Hartigan 1975-76
- D. Fitzgerald 1977-78
- A. Hewson 1978-79
- Niamh Ní Bhriain 1979-80
- Francis Barrett 1980-81
- Pauline Fleming 1985-86
- Jan O’Donnell 1986-87
- Kyle O’Sullivan 1987-88
- Síle O’Connor 1988-89
- Ronán MacRuairí 1989-90
- Elaine Reddy 1990-91
- Geraldine Flynn 1992-93
- Johan Dehantschutter 1993-94
- Michael O’Sullivan 1994-95
- Orla O’Connor 1995-96
- Ciara Griffin 1996-97
- Myles Lavan 1997-98
- Josephine Duggan 1998-99
- Tilman Schaefer 1999-2000
- Nat O’Connor 2000-01
- Suzanne Clayton 2001-02
- Ken Suzuki 2002-03
- James Stratford 2003-04
- Colm Flynn 2004-05
- Aoife Brown 2005-06
- Colin Couper 2006-07
- Lachlan Sykes 2007-08
- Louis Arron 2008-09
- Declan Gibbons 2009-10
- Alexander Kelly 2010-11
- Edward Mitchell 2011-12
- Conor Traynor 2012-13
- Maxton Milner 2013-14
- Tadhg Garton 2014-15
- Sean Healy 2015-16
- James Bryant 2016-17
- Sam Mitchell 2017-18
- Bethany Rush 2018-19
- Stephen Grogan 2019-20
- Angie Parisi 2020-21
- James Cole 2021-22
- Cathal Maguire 2022-23
- J. M. Stubbs Friday, November 21, 1952
- M. A. H. McCausland Tuesday, November 10, 1953
- Alistair Gordon Taylor[14] Monday, May 17, 1954
- John Howard English Friday, November 15, 1957
- Malcom Richard Boyd Friday, June 19, 1959
- Brian Michael Carew Hamilton Friday, November 11, 1960
- Christopher Francis Rye Saturday, October 28, 1961
- John James Michael Laud Robinson, Friday, November 15, 1963
- Vernon Walter Fowler Armstrong Friday, November 27, 1964
- Penelope Mary Johnston Greene Monday, November 29, 1965
- Colm Murrough Vere O’Brien Monday, May 02, 1966
- Paul Nicholson Monday, November 27, 1967
- William Andrew Lambert Heaton Wednesday, January 28, 1970
- Sean Gillespie Wednesday, May 10, 1972
- Richard George Booth Friday, May 14, 1976
- Nial Charles Ferguson Thursday, May 08, 1980
- Marcus Joseph Austin Monday, November 24, 1980
- Catherine Patricia Ridge Wednesday, May 04, 1983
- Richard John Mitchell Thursday, May 03, 1984
- Mark Davis Thursday, December 06, 1984
- Richard John Mulkeen Thursday, May 05, 1988
- Síle O’Connor Tuesday, December 04, 1990
- Paul John Thomas Bouchier-Hayes Wednesday, May 06, 1998
- Kate Harvey Thursday, April 27, 2006
- David DelanyCahill Thursday, February 28, 2008
- Colm Flynn Thursday, February 28, 2008
- Kate Harvey Thursday, February 28, 2008
- Lachlan Sykes Thursday, April 17, 2008
- Louis Arron Wednesday, February 17, 2010
- Donal Mulligan Wednesday, February 17, 2010
- Maria Treacy Wednesday, February 17, 2010
- Hannah Lowry-O’Reilly Friday, March 11, 2011
- Maxton Milner Thursday, March 19, 2015
- Phillip Cripwell Tuesday, December 06, 2016
- Lucy Johnson Tuesday, December 06, 2016
- Camille Boelt Hindsgaul Monday 26 March 2018
- Tadhg Garton Monday 26 March 2018
- Ross Byrne 2019
- Sam Mitchell 2019
- Manon Nouvian 2020
Currently under review