Trinity College Dublin

Declan Gibbons - Club Captain & Men's Captain
junior sophister: Engineering / dagibbon@tcd.ie

Declan has been a passionate member of the fencing club since he arrived in 2007. A former Irish schools champion he came with some potential in foil and has now started to fulfil some of it. Selected for the student 5 nations in his first year; last season he was part of the Irish Quad team and captained the men's foil team for the student 5 nations. With two consecutive Intervarsity and colours titles under the belt of DUFC, Declan strives to help the club achieve its third in all 6 weapons.
Declan was an integral part of the 2008 and 2009 winning Intervarsity squad.

Hannah Lowry-O'Reilly - Ladies Captain
junior sophister: Law / lowryorh@tcd.ie

Hannah's work ethic and personality transcend onto the piste in a way that has provided her with much success. Having picked up an epee for the first time when joining Dublin University Fencing Club in 2007, she demonstrated an innate, natural ability rarely witnessed within the sport. With little under a year of training, Hannah found herself in the Irish epee team for the Student Five Nations and on the podium at the Irish National Championships. She also represented Ireland in Copenhagen and will continue competing at both student and senior international level.
Hannah was an integral part of our 2008 and 2009 winning Intervarsity squad.

Alexandre von Rakowski - Secretary
senior freshmen: BESS / vonrakoa@tcd.ie

Our Frenchmen Alex joined the club in 2008. After starting with foil, he showed strong potential in epee. He found himself on podiums at national competitions and was selected to represent Ireland for the Quad team and Student 5 nations. He also has ambitions for the French circuit next season.
Alex was an integral part of our 2009 winning Intervarsity squad.

Edward Mitchell - Treasurer
senior freshmen: MSISS / mitcheew@tcd.ie

Ned Michell, another 2008 recruit, fenced in France before joining the club and impressed us with his keen aptitude in foil. Ned heavily contributed to the Trinity foil team successes during the past season. So we are certain that he will have the same reputation in his role as treasurer in this coming season, managing DUFC's volatile accounts. This year he was selected for the Irish Quad team and competed for the Irish student 5 nations team.
Ned was an integral part of our 2009 winning Intervarsity squad.

Ali Mahdavirad - Webmaster
junior sophister: Engineering / mahdavia@tcd.ie

A member of the under-seventeen and under-twenty Iranian sabre team, Ali is one of our fittest and most dedicated athletes. With the belief that our club deserves the best image possible, he agreed to maintain and update our website
Ali was an integral part of our 2008 and 2009 winning Intervarsity squad.

Jenny Jennings - Entertainment Officer
senior freshmen: MSISS / jenningj@tcd.ie

With the belief that every member deserves a good time after their hard work on the piste, Jenny enthusiastically took on the position of Ents. A very talented foilist, this year she was part of the student 5 nations team and Irish Quad team.
Jenny was also an integral part of our 2009 intervarsity winning team.

Kate Cunningham - Public Relations Officer
senior freshmen: / cunninkl@tcd.ie

Clancy Flynn - Armourer
senior freshmen: Drama /

A former United States junior nationals competitor in both Sabre and Epee Clancy now primarily focuses her attention on Sabre. Having created a lame from the inside of a speaker and mask clips from telephone wires, she now takes on the relative easy task of managing our Armoury.
Clancy was an integral part in our 2009 winning intervarsity team.

Franz Weis - Junior Armourer
senior freshmen: Geography / franz-weis@web.de

Whilst improving his fencing Franz Weis decided to improve his knowledge of the more technical aspects of our sport by becoming the junior armourer. With a keen interest in the workings of fencing equipment and the natural discipline he has, we're certain Franz is well suited to his position.

Alex Kelly - OCM (Epee Captain)
junior sophister: Business & Economics / alexanderkelly@mac.com

Having arrived from the illustrious fencing club of Westminster School, and with nine years experience behind him, Alex joined an already powerful epee squad at Trinity College. After a year struggling with injury, he was rewarded by joining the Irish epee team for the 2009 Student 5 Nations and Quad.
Alex was integral part of our 2009 winning Intervarsity squad.

Chris Mills - OCM (Sabre Captain)
junior sophister: Law / millsca@tcd.ie

Chris first tried fencing when he joined Trinity College in 2007. He quickly made decent progress and is now one of the best sabre fencers in Ireland. Chris impressed us with his enthusiasm and organisation as former secretary of our club. Dublin University Fencing Club has pledged to invest more time and effort into our sabre squad for the 2009 season, and is proud to have had such an able sabre captain at its helm.
He also deservedly found himself selected in the sabre team at the 2009 Student 5 Nations.

Jack McHugh - OCM (Beginners Officer)
senior freshmen: Theoretical Physics / jamchugh@tcd.ie

A sabre is Jack's chosen weapon. With the natural charisma and charm that come with being a TP student Jack was a clear choice for our new dedicated beginners officer. His role is to ensure our novices have the best training possible and that they enjoy their time in the club be it in training or representing us in competition.

Rory Greenan - Club President
Alumni / greenar@tcd.ie

An architect by profession, and graduate of Trinity College, Rory is principally a sabrer on the piste. He helped the club as Public Relations Officer during the 2007/08 season, and greatly impressed club members with his hard work, generosity, and pleasant character. Dublin University Fencing Club is fortunate to have such a President.
Rory was an integral part of our 2007/08 winning Intervarsity squad.

Kate Harvey - Logistics
postgraduate: English / harveyk@tcd.ie

Kate has represented the women's foil Irish Team at both a student and senior level. She was the 2008 Irish Student Champion of her chosen weapon, and our most experienced female fencer. A competitive trainer and an ambitious athlete, she is a valuable asset to Dublin University Fencing Club. With her long experience within the club, Kate generously contributes with the logistics of competition travel and accommodation.
Kate was an integral part of our 2008 and 2009 winning Intervarsity squad.

Louis Arron - Investments
senior sophister: History / arronl@tcd.ie

Louis has represented the men's foil Great Britain fencing team at an under-seventeen, under-twenty and senior level. He has competed in World Cup, Junior A-Grade and Satellite tournaments in Madrid (Spain), Osnabrück (Germany), Aix-en-Provence (France) and in London (UK). Since joining Trinity College, Louis has won both the Irish Student Championships and the Irish Senior (Open) Championships in 2007 and 2008 respectively. As last season's Captain, Louis led DUFC to the Intervarsity Title of Ireland and victory in both of our annual Colours fixtures. With his wealth of experience, and as a former club treasurer, Louis secured our sponsorship with the fencing supplier ONTC.
Louis was an integral part of our 2007/08 winning Intervarsity squad.

Lachlan Sykes - Alumni Officer
Alumni / sykesl@tcd.ie

In 2007/08 Lachlan Sykes, aka "the Punisher", as captain of the club he brought DUFC to be the best Irish student fencing club. Graduate of Trinity College and International fencer, he continues to help the club thanks to his strong experience. Lachlan was an integral part of our 2008 and 2009 winning Intervarsity squad.