CFR & EFR Course Cancellation - NEW DATES!

Unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control, we have had to postpone the CFR EFR course due to commence next week. We would like to pass on our sincerest apologies for the inconvenience caused.

The combined EFR and CFR course will be run on the 17th, 18th, 24th, and 25th of January 2012. Please let Enda Whyte (enda.whyte@dcu.ie) know if you would like to reserve a position on this course.

A CFR (only) course will be held in DCU on the 14th of September from 9.30.

There will be a refresher course (for those who already have a completed a CFR course) will be held on the 14th of September at 2.30.

A CFR certificate lasts for 2 years and EFR certification lasts for 3 years.

ARTI Out In Force @ Croker!

This weekend spells the penultimate round of this year’s GAA All-Ireland football championship for both minor and senior ranks and Athletic Rehabilitation Therapy Ireland will be well represented in both games on Sunday at GAA headquarters.

Certified Athletic Rehabilitation Therapist, Cillian MacSuibhne will be perched on the Dublin bench in the curtain raiser in Croke Park as the Metropolitans take on Galway in the Minor football semi-final. Later in the afternoon, Mayo will have Liam Moffatt ARTC in their corner as they take on the might of Kerry in the battle for an All-Ireland final berth in the senior decider.

Both MacSuibhne and Moffatt are 2009 graduates of DCU’s Athletic Therapy & Training degree. The very best of luck to both this weekend and in their final preparations this week.

Ultimate role for Greene!

DCU Athletic Therapy & Training 2010 graduate, Aoife Greene has returned from Maribor, Slovenia with yet another string to her ever growing therapist bow of experience.

The Swords native travelled as the Certified Athletic Rehabilitation Therapist with the 60 player-strong Team Ireland Ultimate Frisbee squad taking part in the European Ultimate Frisbee Championships.
Greene, the sole therapist on the squad was kept quite busy over the 6-day competition period where the Irish men’s, women’s and mixed teams were highly competitive finishing in 9th, 11th and 5th positions overall.

Aoife Greene ARTC in action in Slovenia

Aoife with the Irish Mens squad

Aoife with the full Irish squad

China In Her Hands!

Congratulations to Certified Athletic Rehabilitation Therapist, Kathryn Fahy, on her recent selection as part of the medical team for Team Ireland competing at the 26^th World University Games, to be held in Shenzhen, China this month.  

Fahy, a 2010 graduate of the Athletic Therapy & Training degree in DCU is based in the University of Limerick sports arena where works with a number of the college teams and athletes. The Cork native has enjoyed an already busy summer period, having just returned from the European University Futsal Championships in Finland where she was the athletic rehabilitation therapist for the University of Limerick ladies squad taking part.

The Irish team for the China games travels out this week and includes a 26 athlete-strong squad, competing in 6 different sports including Archery, Athletics, Swimming, Golf, Taekwondo and Weightlifting. The official opening ceremony of the games takes place on Friday August 12^th.

祝你好运 Kathryn!    

Kathryn (on far left,standing) with the UL Ladies Futsal squad in Finland during July.