Founded 2009 | Track type(s) Flat | |
Dublin Roller Derby (DRD) is a roller derby league based in Dublin, Ireland. The league consists of an A team and B team. Founded in 2009 as Dublin Roller Girls (DRG), on 19 March 2013 the league announced via its Facebook page that they had changed their name to Dublin Roller Derby.
History
The Dublin Roller Girls were the first roller derby league to form in Ireland. Their intra-league bout in June 2011 was the first public roller derby in the country.
In their first bouting season, the Dublin Roller Girls played seven bouts, scoring four wins. In early 2012, they moved to the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght.
Nine skaters from the league were selected for Team Ireland at the Roller Derby World Cup in 2011, while Dublin also supplies the head coach and the manager for the team.
In 2012, their A team played ten bouts with seven wins. Their B team also started bouting for the first time, playing 5 bouts and winning 3.
In October 2013, Dublin was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme.
In December 2014, Dublin was accepted as a full member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association