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The Irish Judo Association wish to announce the resignation of Chloe Cowen Vickers as National Lead Performance Coach. The Irish Judo Association would like to take this opportunity to wish her the best for her future endeavours.  Read more

Please see below the Entry List for the All Irelands 2022 which take place on Saturday the 10th of December: All Irelands 2022 – ENTRY LIST Can we please ask coaches, players and parents to check the entry list for any errors. Please email any notified errors immediately to leo.gibbons@irishjudoassociation.ie PLEASE NOTE: ANY UNNOTIFIED DISCREPENCIESRead more

Please see below the points won and KYU wins at the Connacht Championships 2022. Points Won & KYU Wins – Connacht Championships 2022 Any Queries, contact Harry.Mcguigan@Irishjudoassociation.IeRead more

Please see below the points won and KYU wins for Irish Competitors at the North West Open 2022 which was held on the 5th November 2022. Points Won & KYU Wins – North West Open 2022 Any Queries, contact Harry.Mcguigan@Irishjudoassociation.IeRead more

The results for the Connacht Judo Championships are now available to view through the following link – CONNACHT JUDO CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS Congratulations to all who competed!Read more

All Ireland KYU & Veteran Event 2022 – Cancelled Following the close date of the above event last night, the IJA Competitions Commission has had no choice but to cancel the event due to insufficient entries. It is disappointing for those that entered, but it is not fair to ask judoka to travel to anRead more

Christina Browne – RIP The IJA Office and the IJA Executive Committee and members of the Irish Judo Association wish to extend their condolences to Carrie O’Keeffe & John Browne following the passing of Christina Browne, Carrie’s granny and John’s mother. John Browne is a former member of the Irish Judo Association hailing from WaterfordRead more

Following the Veteran’s Open on the 29th of October 2022, the competition sheets were submitted to the grading commission and the Points & Wins towards next grade for IJA Judoka are now available –  Veteran’s Open 2022 – Points & Wins towards next grade Any queries are to be submitted to Harry McGuigan by emailRead more

On behalf of all at Swords Judo Club we extend a huge thank you to all of the clubs, coaches, parents and judoka who were involved in the Swords Judo Open on Sunday. Without all of this help from volunteers, events like this cannot happen. We are so grateful at the Irish Judo Association thatRead more

From October 2022 onwards, the Irish Judo Association will publish a summary of all executive meetings held. These will be posted to the Policies and Forms section of the IJA website and will be available for all members to view. The summary for the most recent executive meeting held on October 9th is now availableRead more