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**Job Vacancy** The IJA are recruiting a National Lead Performance Coach (NLPC). The IJA National Lead Performance Coach will be funded by the 2022-2024 Sport Ireland High Performance budget. For full details of the job description and application process, please see the link below: National Lead Performance Coach Job Description and Application Form Deadline forRead more

Details for the Irish Judo Association’s Nage-No-Kata course are as follows: Date: Sunday March 27th, 2022 Venue: Yoroi Dojo, Navan, Co Meath. It will cover the practice and teaching of the Kata and while aimed at coaches and those who attended the previous course it will be suitable for anyone with an interest in Kata.Read more

John Rogan – RIP The Executive Committee, the Judo Office and members of the Irish Judo Association wish to extend their condolences to the Rogan family on the passing of John Rogan on the 11th February 2022 who participated in Judo in Ireland in the 1960’s and 1970’s. John was originally from Co Tyrone andRead more

The Irish Judo Association is pleased to announce the first competitive event since the start of the pandemic in March 2020. The Irish Judo Club Challenge will take place Saturday 2nd April 2022 in the National Indoor Arena. Updated Details can be found below: Information Notes Irish Judo Club Challenge  Read more

With International Women’s Week coming up we are delighted to announce that our very own Olympian, Megan Fletcher will be a special guest at Yoroi Dojo Judo Club in Navan for an action-packed training day   There are 2 sessions planned each of which are 2 hours long and are completely free of charge.  Read more

The Irish Judo Association is delighted to welcome Carrie O’Keeffe back to the company to take up the role of Marketing & Communications Administrator for the next twelve months. We wish Carrie the very best of luck in her new role. The Association would like to thank Sport Ireland for their continued support in providingRead more

IJA New & Renewal Memberships 2022 – Turnaround times Turnaround times on the processing of IJA individual licences and processing of club affiliation forms have been extended during this busy period, the IJA office is currently working on a ‘date received’ basis as we work through the increased level of administration required to process bothRead more

To All Clubs The IJA has received an update from Sport Ireland regarding the impact of the recent Irish Government announcement on the removal of Covid19 restrictions for sport. There is currently no change for our clubs in Northern Ireland, we will update those protocols when received. We have updated our Return to the MatRead more

The IJA has arranged for Sport Ireland Ethics to provide delivery of Safeguarding 1, 2 & 3 courses for IJA coaches and IJA volunteers who require Safeguarding Training with regards to their role in their judo club. All tickets are priced at €17.00 and available for sale through Eventbrite, course details are listed below: SafeguardingRead more

Calling all Judo Archivists – 1960’s information The office of the Irish Judo Association has received a request from a former member with regards to finding information, notes, articles, photos etc, regarding a Judo Seminar that was hosted in Donabate, Dublin in the late 1960’s. The seminar included a very famous judoka Toshiro Daigo. IfRead more