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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

We are reaching out to anyone who may have been involved in Judo in Athy in the past as a former member is researching Martial Arts in Athy as he is training and teaching in Athy 50 years next year. If anyone has any information regarding this we encourage you to email Mick Aldridge –Read more

Unfortunately, the IJA Mobile for Administration is out of service due to technical issues and should be back up and running by the end of the week. All inquiries can be sent to admin@irishjudoassocation.ie or a message left on the IJA landline 016251104 which will be picked up every few days. We apologise for anyRead more

Seánna Corr (nee McGuigan) – RIP The Executive Committee, The National Grading Commission, the Judo Office and members of the Irish Judo Association wish to extend their condolences to Harry McGuigan and his family on the death of his daughter Seánna after a long battle with cancer. Seánna was a former judoka in her father’sRead more

Leo Gibbons Snr – RIP The Executive Committee, The National Competitions Commission, the Judo Office and members of the Irish Judo Association wish to extend their condolences to Leo Gibbons and his family on the sudden death of his father Leo Snr. We send our deepest sympathies to Leo & Jodie and Leo’s extended familyRead more

The dates for the next IJA Level 1 Assistant Coach Course for 2022 have been confirmed and it will take place over two periods, 8th and 9th of October and the 12th and 13th of November 2022. This Level 1 Assistant Coach Course is a 4 day course of which attendance is required at allRead more

Ben Fletcher announces retirement from Judo  The Irish Judo Association would like to wish our Olympian Ben Fletcher the best of luck as he embarks on his retirement from Judo. Alongside his sister, Megan, Ben competed at the most recent Olympic Games in Tokyo. During his career he achieved many successes, standing proud on theRead more