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To all clubs, coaches, players, athlete support personnel Sport Ireland Anti-Doping launched their Anti-Doping 2017 Report and the Sport Ireland Anti-Doping/Sport Ireland Institute Supplements Policy. Both are attached for information & educational purposes: Sport-Ireland-Anti-Doping-Annual-Review-2017 Sport-Ireland-Anti-Doping-Supplements-Policy 2018 In the coming months, the Irish Judo Association in conjunction with Sport Ireland Anti-Doping Unit will host Education SeminarsRead more

IJF Grand Slam Dusseldorf 25.02.2018 As the IJF Day 3 report on Dusseldorf noted, Ben Fletcher is in the form of his life! ‘Paris Grand Slam bronze medallist Varlam LIPARTELIANI (GEO) took control of the -100kg category just 12 months after stepping up from -100kg with five ippons from his five contests. LIPARTELIANI, 29, clinchedRead more

Chloe Cowan Vickers appointed new National Squad Manager. The Irish Judo Association is delighted to announce the appointment of Chloe Cowan Vickers to the position of National Squad Manager. We are excited to have Chloe working with our players and coaches. Her CV as a player and coach is of the highest caliber and weRead more

The Irish Judo Association and its members send congratulations to Ben Fletcher on winning Gold at the IJF Grand Prix in Tunis on Sunday 22nd January 2018. This is a first gold medal for men’s Irish Judo at IJF Grand Prix level, his achievement has been noted in the international judo world, well done BenRead more

Please see attached Job Vacancy for the Irish Judo Association National Squad Manager position. Job Vacancy – IJA National Squad Manager Close date is the 15th January 2018Read more

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