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\telefax{+353-1-6772204}
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\email{Mark.Dennehy@cs.tcd.ie}
\name{Mark Dennehy,\\{\itshape DURC Secretary}}

\subject{DURC Competition Attendance Reports}
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The Dublin University Rifle Club is one of the oldest,
largest and most successful sports clubs in the college
today. We celebrate the $40^{th}$ anniversary of the
founding of the modern club this year, and last year saw the
160$^{th}$ anniversary of the original college rifle club.
We boast 335 members, making us the fourth largest sporting
club in the college.


We currently count the Irish National 50m and 25yd prone
rifle champions among our members, DURC members act as part
of the National Target Shooting Association committee and we
have been requested by the NTSA to manage the logistics for
this year's Air Rifle Nationals.


This past year alone, DURC members have competed in 24
national-level competitions and four international level
competitions, including two World Cups; we won a total of
34 prizes at these competitions. DURC has had at least one
shooter qualify for the Irish National Squad every year for
the past twenty years; at present we have three. This year's
Munich World Cup sees a DURC member acting as Irish Team
Manager.

We run what the NTSA regards as the National postal
competition every summer and we have an Intervarsity event
every year (however, CUSAI does not recognise it. CUSAI
requires three universities to compete for qualification
-- there are only two college rifle clubs in Ireland
at present). We have a long history of international
competition, and an excellent reputation both here and
abroad. A DURC shooter was the first Irish shooter to win a
gold medal abroad; we were the first Irish club that won the
team trophy in the British Universities Top XX competition,
and the first Irish shooter to win an individual medal in
that event was from DURC; and DURC shooters have represented
Ireland at international level many times.

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Yet, despite all of this, DURC has of late suffered from an
nearly non-existant public image in the College.
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To counter this state of affairs, we are taking
several steps. One of these is that from this time forward,
the club's Match Secretary (who is responsible for the
logisitics for all external and internal competitions) will
send a Competition Attendance Report to key people in DUCAC,
the Sports Department and the various Trinity newsletters and
magazines. This Report will be sent within one week of the
competition being attended. 

I hope that you will find these reports of interest. I
believe you will certainly find it of interest to receive
reports on how we as a club are representing Trinity College
when we compete in external competitions. Should you have any
queries on anything contained in these reports, please feel
free to contact me at any time - my email address is probably
the fastest means for correspondance.

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