With less than a week left before the December 15th Volunteers in Sport Awards 2025 entry deadline, Squash Ireland would like to thank all clubs that have already nominated one or more outstanding volunteers from their ranks. Dave Broderick, the Squash Ireland club and community development officer, said: “The nomination process is open for another […]
Squash Ireland’s international teams will wear Adidas thanks to a new partnership with McKvr, the Irish sportswear wholesaler. McKvr is the official kit supplier for Team Ireland, most recently providing a range of Adidas and McKeever kit for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. They were also recently announced as the official supplier to Team Ireland […]
The 14-event, 94-player Connacht Masters Open at Galway LTC ended with several titles won by non-No. 1 seeds. Pick of the events where the most lower-ranked players finished at the top included the M45B, won by 7th seed William Nicholson of Mid-Ulster, and the MO40, won by 6th seed Niall Rooney of Fitzwilliam. Amongst the […]
Squash Ireland has expressed its condolences following the death of Michael Bradley, the well-known player and coach from Cork. CEO Scott Graham said: “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family of Michael Bradley of Sunday’s Well Boating and Tennis Club squash section, who tragically passed away. “Michael was a passionate squash player and […]
Squash Ireland CEO Scott Graham has expressed his delight that Belfast has been named a European City of Sport for 2026 following a two-day visit to the city in November by the Worldwide Capitals and Cities of Sport Federation (ACES) judging panel. The decision by ACES to recognise Belfast alongside 20 other cities was reached […]
Dublin club Mount Pleasant came away with three titles from the 100-player, 11-event Munster Junior Open. Michael Lai (BU15), Zoe Nyhan (GU15) and Anna Maria Deak (GU11) each won their respective events on a weekend where the Celtic club from Waterford doubled up with success for Aaron Knox (BU19) and Harry Knox (BU13). Played across […]
Calling all schools in Ireland… Squash Ireland is relaunching its schools-level tournaments across five separate age-grades in 2026. Catering for three-player teams in all four provinces, the tournaments will see boys and girls compete at U11, U13, U15, U17 and U19 in January and February. The ambition is to re-establish squash in schools so that […]
Squash Ireland has reiterated its call for clubs from around the country to nominate members for the Federation of Irish Sport 2025 Volunteers in Sport Awards. Entries close on December 15th, with an awards ceremony to follow in Dublin in February. Dave Broderick, the Squash Ireland club and community development officer, said: “At this time […]
Women’s top seed Hannah McGugan and men’s No.3 Alex Smith won Ulster Senior Open titles on Sunday at Belfast Boat Club. McGugan, the PSA No.221 from Ballynafeigh SC, came into the tournament on the back of recent appearances on the international circuit in Andorra, Switzerland and England. That activity stood to her in her five-player, […]
