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Colours Boat Races

The Colours Boat Races are an annual event on the River Liffey echoing the world famous Oxford/Cambridge University Boat Race in London. It has taken place in various locations on the river throughout the years and is currently raced from O’Connell Bridge to St. James’s Gate Brewery.

The Senior Mens race, the Gannon Cup, was founded in 1947 in memory of former UCD Captain Ciaran Gannon who lost his life in Burma in 1944.

In 1980 Trinity were presented with the Corcoran Cup as winners of the inaugural Senior Womens race.

Races for Novice Men (Dan Quinn Shield) and Novice Women (Sally Moorhead Trophy) were introduced in 2004 and 2005 respectively and add greatly to the atmosphere of the event.

Titles

1948 Gannon Cup

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1951 Gannon Cup

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1952 Gannon Cup

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1954 Gannon Cup

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1960 Gannon Cup

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1961 Gannon Cup

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1962 Gannon Cup

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1968 Gannon Cup

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1970 Gannon Cup

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1971 Gannon Cup

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1972 Gannon Cup

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1973 Gannon Cup

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1974 Gannon Cup

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1975 Gannon Cup

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1981 Corcoran Cup

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1982 Corcoran Cup

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1983 Corcoran Cup

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1983 Gannon Cup

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1984 Corcoran Cup

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1985 Gannon Cup

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1986 Gannon Cup

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1987 Corcoran Cup

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1987 Gannon Cup

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1988 Corcoran Cup

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1989 Corcoran Cup

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1991 Gannon Cup

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1992 Corcoran Cup

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1993 Corcoran Cup

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1994 Gannon Cup

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1995 Corcoran Cup

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1996 Corcoran Cup

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1997 Corcoran Cup

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2000 Corcoran Cup

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2001 Gannon Cup

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2002 Gannon Cup

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2004 Corcoran Cup

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2004 Dan Quinn Shield

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2005 Corcoran Cup

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2005 Gannon Cup

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2005 Sally Moorhead Trophy

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2006 Corcoran Cup

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2006 Dan Quinn Shield

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2006 Sally Moorhead Trophy

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2007 Corcoran Cup

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2007 Dan Quinn Shield

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2008 Corcoran Cup

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2008 Dan Quinn Shield

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2008 Gannon Cup

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2008 Sally Moorhead Trophy

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2009 Gannon Cup

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2010 Gannon Cup

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2010 Sally Moorhead Trophy

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2011 Corcoran Cup

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2011 Dan Quinn Shield

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2011 Gannon Cup

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2011 Sally Moorhead Trophy

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2012 Corcoran Cup

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2012 Dan Quinn Shield

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2012 Gannon Cup

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2013 Corcoran Cup

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2013 Dan Quinn Shield

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2013 Gannon Cup

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2014 Gannon Cup

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2014 Sally Moorhead Trophy

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2016 Corcoran Cup

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2016 Gannon Cup

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2016 Sally Moorhead Trophy

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2017 Corcoran Cup

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2017 Gannon Cup

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2017 Sally Moorhead Trophy

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2018 Dan Quinn Shield

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2018 Sally Moorhead Trophy

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2019 Gannon Cup

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2019 Sally Moorhead Trophy

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Photos

UCD 2nd Eight Gannon Cup 1983. Cox Dominic Fairtclough, stroke Guy MacGowan, 7 Pat Parle, 6 Aeden Kernan, 5 Pat Arrigan, 4 Liam Dolan, 3 Jim Healy, 2 Ivor Fennell, 1 Finton Ryan Gannon Cup 1972 UCD Gannon Cup 1954
 

Gannon Cup returns to UCD

With Ciaran Gannon’s 75th anniversary approaching, UCD Boat Club reclaimed his namesake trophy in difficult conditions on the River Liffey.

March 12, 2019 More
 

Frost forces Colours Upstream

With the ‘Beast from the East’ rendering the usual course unsafe, Colours 2018 took place in the more sheltered (and snow covered) Islandbridge.

March 21, 2018 More
 

UCD take 3 from 4 at Colours 2017

UCD repeated 2016’s results by taking the Gannon Cup, Corcoran Cup and Sally Moorhead Trophy at the Dublin University Boat Races (Colours) 2017.

March 20, 2017 More
 

UCD Take 3 out of 4 at Colours 2016

UCD’s Senior crews put in convincing performances at the 2016 Colours Boat Races to recapture the Gannon and Corcoran Cups from Trinity.

March 14, 2016 More
 

Colours 2016

The 68th Annual Colours Boat Races take place this Saturday 12th March 2016.

March 9, 2016 More
 

UCD Men to race on the North Station

The 2016 Annual Colours Boat Race coin toss was presided over by the Lord Mayor of Dublin Críona Ní Dhálaigh this morning. UCD won the toss for the men’s event with Trinity winning for the women’s.

March 8, 2016 More
 

Gearing up for Colours 2015

UCD Boat Club have announced their crews to contest the 2015 Colours races against Trinity College (DUBC). UCD enter this year as holders of the Gannon Cup (on a run of 7 consecutive victories) and Sally Moorhead Trophy, while Trinity hold the Dan Quinn Shield and Corcoran Cup. See the race information below and be sure […]

March 12, 2015 More
 

Gannon Cup – 7 in a row

UCD won the Gannon Cup for senior men at Colours 2014 after a terrific struggle. Trinity’s crew led the race from just after the start, but could not gain a clearwater lead. UCD’s pushes were relentless, and though they were still behind coming through the final bridge, Watling Street, they then powered through and had command […]

March 17, 2014 More
 

Colours 2014

UCD Boat Club is gearing up for the Annual UCD vs TCD Colours race during this weekend’s St Patrick’s Festival. Racing takes place on Sunday the 16th March from O’Connell Bridge to St. James’ Gate with buses travelling along the course route for spectators. All members, alumni and supporters are encouraged to come down and […]

March 12, 2014 More
 

3 out of 4 for UCD Boat Club

UCD has won three of the four titles at the Irish Colours Boat Races: the Gannon Cup (senior men’s eights), the Corcoran Cup (senior women’s eights), and the Dan Quinn Shield (novice men’s eights). The Sally Moorhead Trophy (novice women’s eights) went to our opponents Trinity College Dublin. The Colours Races which start at O’Connell […]

March 19, 2013 More
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2 months ago

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Our Movember campaign has raised over €3000 so far!

Moustaches have been grown and hundreds of kilometres moved, but we aren’t finished just yet with a week to go 💪

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UCD Virtual Open Day is underway 💪🏼 find us at the Sports & Scholarships desk from 10am-4pm.

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The club is truly shocked and saddened with the passing of Jonathan Devitt.

Johnny made an enormous contribution to the club, not least as Captain in 2002 and 2003. He created foundations that the club still builds on today and it was fitting that he received a Centenary Medal in recognition of this in 2017.

We offer our most sincere condolences to his wife Caroline, his family, his crew mates and all who knew him.

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