The UCD hurling club was founded in 1900 and boasted the mottos "Ad Astra" and "Cothrom Féinne".

Although UCD had been playing Gaelic football unofficially since 1900, the official club history began in the season of 1911/1912.

[2] UCD won the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland representing Dublin as the Collegians in 1917.

In 2004, UCD won the Walsh Cup for the first time when they convincingly beat reigning All-Ireland champions, Kilkenny, by 2–16 to 0–5.

Team: Matty White, Robbie Kirwan, DOC O'Connor, Brian Walton, Colm Everard, David Hegarty, Hugh Flannery, Gary Mernagh, Stephen Lucey, Pat Fitzgerald, Sean O'Neill, Redmond Barry, Brendan Murphy, Alan Barry, John Culkin.