Table Tennis Ireland News
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Articles share all the latest news and updates from the Irish table tennis scene. Table Tennis Ireland is the National Governing Body for the sport of Table Tennis in Ireland and is responsible for the management and overall development of all areas of the sport, through the island.
Table Tennis Ireland News
1d ago
The 2024 National Championships took place in NUIG, Galway on 23rd and 24th March 2024. On the first day it saw the seniors play and the second day saw the juniors play.
List of Results below:
U21 Women’s:
1st Grace Looney
2nd Anjali Singh
Semi-Finalists: Emily Flynn & Niamh Mason
U21 Men’s:
1st James Skelton
2nd Tom Colvin
Semi-Finalists: Joe Sheard & Ben Watson
Senior Women’s Singles:
1st Mia O’Rahilly Egan
2nd Anjali Singh
Semi-Finalists: Emily Flynn & Niamh Mason
Senior Men’s Singles:
1st Tom Davis
2nd Paul McCreery
Semi-Finalists: Alex Gillen & Kristijonas Dapkus
Para Sing ..read more
Table Tennis Ireland News
1d ago
We are delighted to announce the following players have been selected to represent Ireland at the Primary school international in Jersey. They will be accompanied by their coaches Conn Higgins and Alan Hurley.
U19 Boys Team:
Adam Faulkner and Tom Irwin
U15A team:
Vincent Ni and Peadar Sheridan
U15B team:
Aaditya Singh, Christopher Allsop and Toby Caldwell ..read more
Table Tennis Ireland News
5d ago
We are currently looking for expressions of interest to become a Coach developer for Table Tennis Ireland!
Coach developers will be responsible for delivering Table Tennis Coaching Courses and developing new potential TT coaches!
Sport Ireland coaching are holding a Certificate in Sports Coach Development beginning in August 2024. The programme is recognised by Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) and is included on the National Framework of Qualifications as a Level 7 Special Purpose Award in Sports Coach Development.
The Program involves 10 contact days spread over 6 months, work experie ..read more
Table Tennis Ireland News
1w ago
Team Ireland travelled to Jersey to compete in the Primary School International were they played England, Scotland, Wales, Jersey and Guernsey.
The first event was the team event. The boys team of Adam Hedderly, Andrew Low, Karsten Close and Peter Cao, finished 3rd on a countback and therefore won a silver medal. They drew 5-5 with Scotland but lost out on a set different. They lost to England but beat Wales, Jersey and Guernsey.
On the singles day Adam Hedderly won sliver in the boys consolation.
The girls team of Polly Smith, Jane Wilson, Samantha Pusinskaite and Thea Cummins (Guernsey) put ..read more
Table Tennis Ireland News
2w ago
Team Ireland brought home a medal haul of 1 gold , 3 silver and 2 bronze at the prestigious Oster Cup in Flensburg, Northern Germany.
Pride of place goes to the girls team of Grace Looney , Anjali Singh and Niamh Mason who retained the team title from last year.
Coach Erin Thompson was very pleased that the girls showed incredible skill and superb composure in a very competitive environment
Grace also won silver in the singles , losing out narrowly to Tilde Odlund (Lyckeby Ttc ,Sweden).
Meanwhile the junior boys A and B Teams were battling hard in a highly competitive event. The A team of Adam ..read more
Table Tennis Ireland News
3w ago
The 2024 Irish National Junior and Senior Closed Championships is taking place this weekend at Kingfisher Club, NUI Galway Sports Centre, University Rd Galway, Galway
Revised Playing Schedule – Saturday 23rd March
09.00 U21 Men / U21 Women / Restricted Singles
12.30 Womens Singles
12.30 Men’s Singles
16.00 Para
17.00 Mens Doubles / Womens Doubles
Revised Playing Schedule – Sunday 24th March:
09.00 Junior Boys / Junior Girls / Cadet Boys / Cadet Girls
10.00 U11 Girls and Boys
13.00 U17 Girls / U17 Boys
13.00 Mini Cadet Boys / Mini Cadet Girls
(Times maybe subje ..read more
Table Tennis Ireland News
3w ago
Table Tennis Ireland has embarked on the development of a strategy focused on recruiting and
retaining volunteers in the sport. This initiative aims to support our commitment to the community
around this wonderful and engaging sport. We are calling upon anyone who is part of the Table Tennis
Ireland community to participate.
Whether you are currently a volunteer or contemplating the possibility of becoming one, we are
interested in your perspective. Volunteers form the backbone of many sports, and table tennis is no
exception. They play a crucial role in organising events, coaching players ..read more
Table Tennis Ireland News
1M ago
The National Championships ( last event of 2023/24 season) will take place on Sat 20th April at Palmerstown Sports Complex.
Please note due to the fact that this is our National Championship, entry is restricted ( see link below to competition entry for details).
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Depending on the level of entry, the numbers of entrants may be restricted and will be on a first entry basis.
Closing date for competition entry is 14th of April.
Please note any competitors who have entered the Championships and would like to withdraw must do so via eMail by NO LATER than 16th April ..read more
Table Tennis Ireland News
1M ago
The WIS Racquet Sports Team – Tennis Ireland Badminton Ireland ,Irish Squash and Table Tennis Ireland – are delighted to announce our new Women in Sport initiative, ‘Come and Try It’ Day. The event will take place at Carlow Lawn Tennis Club, Oak Park Road Carlow, R93 K402 on Saturday 27th April at 4.00pm – 6.00pm.
This event, organised jointly by the 4 sports, will create opportunities for females of all ages and abilities to try a new sport(s), meet old friends and make new ones, but the main aim will be to interact with one another through sport while having fun.
As well as welcoming exi ..read more
Table Tennis Ireland News
1M ago
TTI are now inviting Applications for the “Sport for All Disability” Supports Club Fund . The fund will support the initiation or enhancement of disability specific activities within grassroots sports clubs. Clubs must apply directly to Table Tennis Ireland using the application form attached.
Clubs can apply for Funding up to €2,500 (with a possible increase of €500 depending on the quality of the application) to support the following areas:
Disability Supports Education & Training
Disability Supports Programme Activation and Delivery
Disability Su ..read more