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On behalf of the Irish Judo Association, previous & current Executive Committees and the judo office, we sent our warmest regards to Lisa Kearney following her announcement to retire from the sport of judo this morning. It has been an incredible journey over the past 20 years as we watched a young judoka transform intoRead more

Please find details below of the Veterans Open 2017 results, well done to everyone. 05.11.2017 – Irish Veterans Open ResultsRead more

Donal Tannam – Secretary of the Veterans Commission has been kept on his toes the last few weeks, take a look at his report on the recent Veteran Events! Report On IJF World Veterans Olbia and British Masters Wales Photos below for everyone to see!                Read more

  The Board of the Irish Judo Association would like to extend their congratulations to Mr Harry McGuigan and announce to the membership that Harry has become the first Irish Judo Association member to be awarded a 7th Dan from the International Judo Federation. It is a fantastic achievement for Harry and we extend ourRead more

Congratulations to Niall Hennessy from Kodokan Ireland who recently took a Silver Medal at the Special Needs Judo Tournament in Bucharest Romania. Niall narrowly lost out on Gold to the 2 times SN European Champion and Special Olympic gold medallist. Well done Niall!Read more

The Calendar of Events 2017 has been updated over the summer, time for everyone to check out the next competitions and complete their entry forms……..don’t delay https://irishjudoassociation.ie/calendar/ Some amazing action shots from the recent World Championships to get you ready for the final part of the Irish Judo competition season. IRL Burns NIG Alhassane U66kgRead more

The Irish Judo Association will be represented by Vice President Mr Maurice Cooper who attends the IJF Congress on Friday 25th August & the EJU Congress Saturday 26th August in Budapest, Hungary. Maurice will have a busy few days! We wish Nathon Burns the very best as he competes at the World Championships in Budapest,Read more

Over the weekend, 8 IJA referees attended the NIJF Refereeing Seminar held in Maghaberry, Lisburn. IJA Referees Mr Michael Power, Mr Eoghan Barr, Mr Maurice Cooper, Mr Anthony Delaney, Mr Frederic Marmain, Mr David Holmes, Ms Renata Tekoriute & Mr David Rolland joined their colleagues from the NIJF for this seminar. The Refereeing Seminar wentRead more

The Olympic Council of Ireland has announced a team of 40 athletes to represent Ireland at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Gyor, Hungary 23rd – 27th July 2017. http://www.olympics.ie/news/16072-irish-team-of-40-named-to-compete-at-european-youth-olympic-festival-in-hungary.html Bearach Gleeson has been selected to represent Judo at the EYOF and will be accompanied by coach Paul Green. Further details on the EYOF canRead more

Northern Ireland Judo Federation wishes to invite applications for the position of ‘Performance Coach’ The post holder will assist the NI Performance Lead in developing and connecting Performance Pathways within Northern Ireland, Ireland and Great Britain enabling talented players to be identified, nurtured and developed. Please see Job Description for further details and information. JobRead more