Sport Ireland recently announced a new ‘Sport for All’ disability supports club fund as part of this year’s Dormant Accounts Fund. All affiliated Irish tennis clubs will have an opportunity to secure up to €5,000 in funding for initiatives of their choice within the disability...
In 2021, two reports were commissioned to examine the Governance of Tennis Ireland. A summary of the recommendations and progress to-date on both reports, along with the latest TI Governance Policy Register, are presented here for your information. Kosi and IPA reports 270722...
The last of the Summer Cups get underway this week with both 16&U Boys and Girls in action! The Summer Cups for the 16&U are part of the European Qualifying for Junior Davis Cup and Junior Billie Jean King Cup by BNP Paribas Competition, providing great...
The U12s have their shot at the Summer Cups this week in Rakovnik, Czech Republic. Teams were selected based on National Rankings and they will each play a preliminary round, hopeful of reaching the qualifying group which will commence on Thursday 21st July. 12&U Boys: Billy Colfor Patrick Breen David...
Tennis Ireland is excited for one of the biggest tournaments on the Junior calendar - the European Championships. The 18&U and 14&U teams will represent Ireland over the coming days in the most prestigious title on the Junior tour. Teams were selected based on National Rankings and...
Summer is set to be a busy season for Irish Juniors with the increased number of home international tournaments as well as the return of the European Summer Cups and European Championships. The Summer Cups get underway this weekend with Boys and Girls 14&U teams in...
Regarding the upcoming ITF and Tennis Europe events, we would like to clarify some points as there has been a bit of confusion around the protocol for entry to such events. Please note that the following are a set of guidelines, but that we would...
On the 1st and 2nd of June, coaches from the Rafa Nadal Academy visited the National Tennis Centre on the DCU Campus to work with a group of Ireland’s most promising boys and girls from all four provinces. This is the first step on a...
After a hard-fought campaign in 2021 where the girls in green almost clinched promotion, Tennis Ireland is delighted to announce that Ireland will return to competition in the Billie Jean King Cup in Skopje, North Macedonia from 4th – 9th July as they aim for...
This summer will be busy for Tennis Ireland Juniors with a full schedule of international tournaments both home and abroad. In addition to hosting 11 international tournaments this year, Tennis Ireland will support a selection of our top ranked juniors to compete at the Tennis Europe...
Tennis Ireland announced today the appointment of Brían Sparks to the key role of Commercial and Partnership Manager for the company. Irish Tennis continues to thrive with many clubs reporting spikes in new membership applications over the past two years and a welcome return to a...
This week sees the return of Ireland Seniors to international competition after the impact of COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021. Ireland Seniors are playing in the ITF World Team Championships from 24th to 29th April which takes place in Palm Beach, Florida. Tennis Ireland is delighted to...
Connacht Branch seeking interested players, male and female in all age groups from 30-over 80 To be eligible to play on the Connacht Team players must fulfil one of the following : (a) Be born in Connacht, (b) Be currently living in the province for at least one...
Tennis Ireland supports tennis activities and opportunities for children and young people to participate through events organised by all our stakeholders. The NGB is committed to safeguarding children and young people and we expect all our affiliated stakeholders to work under the guidance of our Safeguarding...
Calling all Clubs & Coaches, You are invited to rally behind a brilliant fundraising campaign called ‘Tennis 4 Cancer’ which is all about having lots of fun whilst raising money for two very important cancer charities! You can get your tennis club involved by organising a range of...
The International Tennis Federation (ITF) and Tennis Europe have both issued releases condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the supporting role played by Belarus. In addition to the cancellation of all ITF/TE events in those countries, both the Russian Tennis Federation (RTF) and Belarus Tennis Federation...
The Blind / Visually Impaired (VI) National Tennis Championships were held last weekend, on Sunday 10th April, in Shankill LTC, Shankill, Co Dublin. Various clubs from around the country converged on the magnificent indoor courts at Shankill Tennis Club to compete for national titles. Forty players...
