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This weekend is a busy weekend for International Judo Events. Following the European Games in Minsk, Nathon Burns and Megan Fletcher along with coach Ciaran Ward travel to Canada for the IJF Montreal Grand Prix. Nathon fights on Friday 5th July & Megan fights on Saturday 6th July, the event will be live streamed hereRead more

European Games – Minsk 2019 We wish the very best of luck to Nathon Burns & Megan Fletcher who compete at the European Games in Minsk this weekend. Nathon fights on Saturday & Megan fights on Sunday, we wish them the very best of luck. Unfortunately, Ben Fletcher has to withdraw this week due toRead more

IJF Grand Slam Baku 2019 Congratulations to Ben Fletcher on winning bronze at the Grand Slam in Baku Sunday 12th May 2019. Another excellent performance on the road to Tokyo 2020. Bronze – BenRead more

Following the very enjoyable and very successful EJU Improve Your Club Seminar on the 2nd & 3rd March with Mr Go Tsunoda, the EJU video is now available to view: EJU IYC Seminar Our thanks to the EJU & Sport Ireland for their support.    Read more

The Executive Committee of the Irish Judo Association would like to congratulate Mr Jack Dennis 7th Dan, Mr Paul Cummins 7th Dan & Mr Ciaran Ward 7th Dan on receiving their High Grade Promotions from the International Judo Federation. Jack received his 1st Dan back in 1972, by 1981 Jack had opened the infamous LuskRead more

Irish Open 2019 – Results What a day! – What an event! Results below for everyone Irish Open Championships 2019 Results A full breakdown of results and statistics can be found here Congratulations to the competitors, the coaches, the logistics team, the referees, the table officials and all the volunteers who gave their time toRead more

Irish Open 2019 – Traffic Management Update Following yesterday’s post on Crowd Control & Traffic Management, Sport Ireland announce on Saturday the 30th March 2019, a second entrance to the National Sports Campus will be open to manage traffic heading the National Indoor Arena.  For those coming from the N2/M3, this will offer a betterRead more

Irish Open 2019 – Traffic Management & Crowd Control Saturday the 30th March 2019 will be a very busy day at the National Sports Campus, there are three events on, the Irish Open Swimming Championships in the National Aquatics Centre, the National Gymnastics Series in the National Indoor Arena (Athletics Track) and the Irish OpenRead more

Irish Open 2019 – Entry List Please find the entry list below for the Irish Open 2019, if you have any queries regarding same, please email Deirdre:  admin@irishjudoassociation.ie Irish Open 2019 Entry ListRead more

Irish Open 2019 The close date for the Irish Open is the 25th March 2019 at midnight, this is the final reminder to get your entries in over the weekend. https://www.onlineentries.co.uk/events/ija/20190330.php Remember – there will be no late entries accepted after the fact!Read more