CIT - Cork Institute of Technology

Opening Hours

Monday to Thursday: 8.30-5pm
Friday: 8.30-4pm
Saturday & Sunday: Office Closed

Sports Office - Located 1st Floor Balcony
of the Student Centre

Please click here for the latest Sports News 2012

Please click here for the Sport News 2011

Sporting Highlights 2011_Semester 1

Sporting Highlights 2010/2011

The Sports Office facilitates students and their club and is responsible for the management and upkeep of all sports facilities in the Institute. A section in the office is dedicated solely for club members to work on club business, design posters, make phone calls, and access the internet.

The Sports Office plays a key role in the life of CIT assisting students in the running of clubs and interacting with people of similar interests. CIT participates at the highest level of competition amongst the country’s third level institutions and in the world. As well as catering for the competitive athlete, CIT’s Sport Clubs place a big emphasis on participation. The Sports Office runs a number of activities such as aerobics, circuit training and ‘fit for life’ programmes.

Staff 

Sport Bursaries and Scholarships

Please click here to download the CIT Sports Bursaries 2010-2011

To underline its commitment to sport, CIT annually awards Sports Bursaries to a wide range of sports for Senior’s and Fresher’s. It is expected that those awarded the bursaries will have high levels of achievement in their chosen sport and a full involvement and participation in this sport in the Institute.

A significant number of bursaries are reserved for First Year Students.

Application forms are available from the Sports Office. The closing date for receipt of application for the 2010/2011 Academic Year is 4 pm on the 1st of October 2010.

Sports Awards

To download the CIT Sports Awards 2011, please click here

To download the CIT Sports Awards 2010, please click here

The Sports Awards ceremony has been running since 1993 and it provides the opportunity for the Institute to recognise its students who have excelled in their chosen sport throughout the academic year. Every club and the members involved are given the opportunity to nominate a student for awards. This nomination is based on outstanding achievements in their sport and/or the organisation of clubs within the Institute.

Award categories include:

• Individual Awards
• Graduate Award
• Fresher of the Year Award
• Club of the Year Award

Sports Centre

On the Bishopstown Campus, the Sports Centre is located adjacent to the Student Centre. There is a multipurpose Sportshall and an ever-expanding Gym & Weights Room along with changing facilities, housed here. Day time bookings for the Sportshall can be made here though our Sportshall Co-ordinator Irene Hogan and any gym related questions can be directed to our gym supervisors.

Sports Facilities

The sports facilities are ideally located on campus and are amongst the finest in Ireland.

How to Join a Club

Sign up on Sports Day during Freshers Week held in September in Nexus, the Student Centre, Bishopstown Campus.
Each club will have a stand on display with details and information on the activities of the club. Chat to existing members about what the club has to offer and sign up for free!

During Term
If you miss the Sports Day, pick up the weekly newsletter 'What’s On' from the Info Desk. This gives the most up to date Club training times, alternatively drop into the Sports Office for a club contact.
 

How to set up a new Club
If you find that after Sports Clubs and Societies Day that your interest isn’t catered for then why not set up your own club! To ensure a successful club, a focus on both efficient organisation and the importance of fun and enjoyment is necessary. Contact the sports office for more details.

Sports Profile Juliet Murphy Graduate of Recreation and Leisure/Business Studies   Juliet graduated from CIT in 2003 with a 1st class Honours Bachelor of Business Degree having completed her Diploma in Recreation and Leisure Management the previous year.

Football and Basketball

Juliet has been involved in sport all her life and has accumulated some outstanding achievements to date. Her involvement as captain with the Cork Ladies Senior Football Team earned her league and championship winner's medals in 2005 and 2006 and a well deserved place on the All Stars team in 2005, she also has three Munster Senior medals with Cork. At club level, she won two All Ireland Football Club medals with her Club, Donoughmore, and has eleven County Championship medals as well as six Munster Club medals. As a student in CIT, Juliet was a member of the football and basketball teams. "I've gained so much by being involved in sports at CIT. It's a great way to learn how to balance sport and study and it really gave me a sense of commitment to both."

Juliet was Chairperson of CIT's Basketball Club in 2000, which won both the All Ireland ICBA league and ISSA league. CIT was ISSA All Ireland finalists in 2001 and 2002. Juliet has also represented Ireland at U'15, U'18, U'21 andSenior Level. She is currently a member of the Donoughmore Basketball Club which captured the National League Division 1 and National Cup in 2007. Juliet manages her own Women's Fitness Centres in Ballincollig, Co. Cork and Kenmare, Co. Kerry.