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The Coaching Commission and the Irish Judo Association is delighted to announce that an Introduction to Judo course has been approved by Sport Ireland Coaching following recent submissions by the Coaching Commission via the Irish Judo Association. This course will be the first step on the coaching ladder to provide a pathway for long termRead more

IJA Return to the Mat Protocols – Update 7th June 2021 The IJA office has received updates from Sport Ireland with regards to Return to Sport for our clubs operating within the 26 counties. Please find attached details on the current protocols following recent government announcements. Irish Judo Back to the Mat Guidelines June 2021Read more

IJA Individual Licence Fee Reduction The Executive Committee has met recently to discuss the ongoing impact of Covid 19 on the sport of judo and our clubs. The IJA offered discounted IJA individual memberships and club affiliations in January 2021. As part of the continued commitment to clubs re-opening, the IJA will discount the costRead more

IJA Return to the Mat Protocols – Update 24th May 2021 The IJA office has received updates from Sport NI with regards to Return to Sport for our clubs operating within the 6 counties. Please find attached details on the current protocols following recent government announcements. Irish Judo Back to the Mat Guidelines May 24thRead more

Nutrition Seminar for IJA Coaches – 11th June 2021 Nutrition Seminar for IJA coaches hosted by the IJA Coaching Commission with guest presenter Sharon Madigan from Sport Ireland Institute. IJA licence 2021 required, credit in place for CPD/Re-validation for IJA coaches. Free Admission – register through Eventbrite here Limited to 50 places Close Date forRead more

IJA Return to the Mat Protocols – Update 5th May 2021 The IJA office has received updates from the relevant bodies within both jurisdictions in Ireland with regards to Return to Sport. Please find attached details on the current protocols following recent government announcements. Irish Judo Back to the Mat Guidelines May 2021 Please noteRead more

Sport Ireland Media Release 22nd April 2021 Sport Ireland announce €40 million investment in sports sector €13.8 million for core activity of 59 National Governing Bodies €9.5 million to support work of 29 Local Sports Partnerships €8.5 million to support High Performance programmes €2.68 million in International Carding scheme Sport Ireland today announced an investmentRead more

A message from Mr Marius Vizer – President IJF ‘I have the pleasure of informing you that following the Great8 initiative, and the JudoFit Kids Golden League held last year, the IJF is proud to launch its new/innovative online contest for the whole judo community, called ‘Climate Champion’.In this contest, we invite children, parents, clubs,Read more

Sport Ireland is currently in the process of developing a Diversity and Inclusion policy to further broaden the scope of its diversity and inclusion remit. Inclusion is a core value of the National Sports Policy 2018-2027 and the policy will build on the success of both the Sport Ireland Policy on Participation in Sport byRead more

IJA Return to the Mat Protocols – Update 6th April 2021 The IJA office has received updates from the relevant bodies within both jurisdictions in Ireland with regards to Return to Sport. Please find attached details on the current protocols following recent government announcements. Irish Judo Back to the Mat Guidelines April 2021 Please noteRead more