Shannon Sweeney and Niamh Fay have won through to the Quarter Final stage at the 2024 European Elite Championships, being held in Belgrade.

50kg Shannon opened her campaign against Russia’s Geliusa Galieva – this was a tough bout, but Shannon was in control from the first bell, scored a unanimous decision win, and a chance at a podium place. Judges scored the bout 30:27; 29:28; 30:27; 30:27; 30:27. 54kg Niamh Fay also faced Russian opposition – Karina Tazabekova. This was a testy bout, but Niamh was the stronger boxer, recording a 4-1 win. The final scores: 30:27; 29:28; 30:27; 28:29; 29:28. Double 57kg Michaela Walsh met France’s Sthelyne Grosy – the 5-0 decision went in the French boxer’s favour. Judges scored the bout 29:28; 29:28; 30:27; 29:28; 30:27.

401 boxers from 38 federations will contest the championships. The draw takes place on April 18th; April 26th is a rest day, and finals will be boxed on April 28th.

Prize money will be awarded in all weight categories, from quarter finalists to champions. Those finishing at the QF stage will receive $1,000; bronze medalists will be awarded $5,000 apiece. Winning silver means a $10,000 award, and champions will get $15,000.

Day Six

Tuesday is a bumper day for Ireland, with 5 boxers in the ring.

Shannon Sweeney returns to box her Quarter Final against No. 1 seed in the weight, Spain’s Laura Fuertes Fernandez. That’s Bout 1 of Ring A’s Afternoon Session. Niamh Fay is in action 7 bouts later (Bout 8), in the same ring and session, vying for a podium place against Niamh boxes for a podium place in tomorrow’s afternoon session against Stanmira Petrova of Buglaria. Petrova is the No. 2 seed in the weight.

Reigning lightweight Olympic champion and Paris Olympian, Kellie Harrington, has a bye to the quarter finals and will face Turkey’s Ozer Gizem in Bout 1 of Ring A’s Evening Session. Team flag bearer, 66kg Lisa O’Rourke, also has a bye, and will contest her quarter final in Bout 5 of Ring B’s Evening Session, against Slovakia’s Jessica Triebelova. Lisa’s sister, double Olympian Aoife O’Rourke opens her account at the tournament 2 outs later (Bout 7), against Veronika Nakota.

Afternoon Sessions at the tournament begin at 2pm, Irish time – Evening Sessions begin at 4.45pm.

Programme

Watch

Ring A

Ring B

Team

50kg Shannon Sweeney, St. Anne’s BC, Mayo

54kg Niamh Fay, Phoenix of Ballyboughal BC, Dublin

57kg Michaela Walsh, Holy Family GG, Belfast

60kg Kellie Harrington, St. Mary’s BC, Tallaght, Dublin

66kg Lisa O’Rourke, Castlerea BC, Roscommon

75kg Aoife O’Rourke, Castlerea BC, Roscommon

51kg Rickey Nesbitt, Holy Family BC, Drogheda

57kg Adam Hession, Monivea BC, Galway

63.5kg Dean Clancy, Sean McDermott BC, Leitrim

71kg Eugene McKeever, Holy Family, Drogheda

92kg Jack Marley, Monkstown BC, Dublin

Draws are available here

Day One results are available here

Day Two results are available here

Day Three results are available here

Day Four results are available here

Session 13A results

Session 14B results

Session 15A results

Session 16B results

Almost 280 boxers will contest the 2024 National Senior Cadet Championships, taking place in the National Stadium, Dublin.

Girls Entry List

Boys Entry List

The dates set aside for this tournament are April 26th to 28th, inclusive, and May 3rd, to 5th, inclusive. The precise schedule and days of boxing will be set at tomorrow’s draw

Draw Access

The draw will take place on Tuesday, April 23^rd at 3pm, and the footage will be uploaded directly thereafter to IABA’s YouTube channel.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84621866057?pwd=TlZQRTQyb0R2OFUzNzliMFNGZDBNUT09

Meeting ID: 846 2186 6057

Passcode: 166260

Drawsheets will issue on Tuesday afternoon.

Waiver/Code of Conduct

Thanks to the 147 parents/guardians who have completed the waiver/code of conduct process for the 2024 National Senior Cadet Championships. This process is a condition of participation in the championships. This link is shareable with parents/guardians by text message, email, WhatsApp or DM:

https://shout.com/s/BfW3pEIE

Competition Arrangements

Thanks to the 137 parents/guardians who have completed the waiver/code of conduct process for the 2024 National Senior Cadet Championships. This process is a condition of participation in the championships. This link is shareable with parents/guardians by text message, email, WhatsApp or DM: https://shout.com/s/BfW3pEIE

Draw Access

The draw will take place on Tuesday, April 23^rd at 3pm, and the footage will be uploaded directly thereafter to IABA’s YouTube channel.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84621866057?pwd=TlZQRTQyb0R2OFUzNzliMFNGZDBNUT09

Meeting ID: 846 2186 6057

Passcode: 166260

Drawsheets will issue on Tuesday afternoon.

Unfortunately, we cannot issue the entry list at this time – there are a number of clubs who submitted entries at 40kg-44kg who have yet to confirm the weight at which their boxer will contest.

The entry list will issue as soon as that process is completed.

Competition Arrangements

The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) is the governing body of Ireland’s most successful Olympic Sport, and is home to 400 clubs, county boards and provincial units.

We are seeking a dynamic and results-oriented Membership Services Manager to join our team to lead the implementation of our membership plan and roadmap, alongside the CEO. The ideal candidate will be passionate about membership, highly creative, and possess excellent management and planning skills.

This role will require a multi-tasker who has strong organizational and communication effective planning, CRM and project management experience, proficient computer literacy and a willingness to take on a range of administrative tasks to raise to gold standard IABA’s services to members. 

Job Title	National Membership Services Manager
Reporting To	CEO
Responsible for	Membership Services to individuals, clubs, county boards, Provincial Units and Provincial Councils
Salary	35,000 to 40,000 (dependent upon experience)
Location	The National Stadium, 145 South Circular Road, Dublin 8.   Hybrid and remote working available, DOE
Type of Contract	2 years, with the possibility of extension. A 6-month probationary period shall apply.
Role Purpose	The role will be responsible for managing, developing and enhancing the day to day running of Membership Services to ensure all those engaging with IABA have a first-class experience. The role is also responsible for the accuracy of the data on the IABA database (which includes the current and past member records) and to provide support to volunteers and IABA staff. Management of all aspects of the annual club, county board and provincial unit affiliation process. Please note the job will require some flexible working hours, including occasional evening and weekend work.

Key Accountabilities

To update the company CRM system, ensuring streamlined processes and systems to guarantee a high-quality experience for our members & volunteers. To oversee the day-to-day support and management of regional volunteers across the country in-line with IABA policies, procedures, services & systems. Management of all aspects of the annual club, county board and provincial unit affiliation process. To ensure the membership services function operates effectively and that the functions’ activities are aligned to departmental and company objectives. To ensure that all membership enquiries are satisfactorily managed, resolved and closed in agreed timescales. To manage proactive engagement with members to enhance membership To actively review and implement cost effective improvements in the membership services, processes, and systems. Ensure a high level of customer service and membership support is provided at all times. Ensure high quality records are maintained. To establish and develop good working relationships with IABA staff, members, regional councils and units, participants and supporters to ensure positive relations. Manage the membership services budget.   To provide support and input into the senior management team as required, and specifically into the delivery of the organisation’s strategic plan and Sport Ireland funding programme.  To perform any other duties as reasonably required in order to meet the objectives of the organisation

Person Specification

Essential:  Minimum two years’ experience in managing, developing, and enhancing membership, volunteer, or customer services.  Understanding and awareness of individual and club membership within a sporting environment.  A minimum of one year’s project management experience, to drive the establishment of a new CRM Experience in setting goals, targets and measures, and subsequent implementation plans, particularly in relation to commercialisation & CRM development Comfortable operating in a fast-changing and challenging environment with excellent people / relationship management skills and the ability to influence and engage.  Track record in the successful management of budgets, volunteers and staff including their ongoing development.  Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Along with appropriate IT skills, specifically Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.    Experience of writing high-level reports, policies and strategies, particularly in relation to the practical implementation of good governance within a national sporting or third sector organisation Experience using insight and research methods to help better understand customer or membership behaviour, and apply learnings to improve future work A demonstratable understanding of the need to co-produce / collaborate with stakeholders and impact of same.

Person Specification

Desirable:  Knowledge of amateur boxing, including technical rules and competitions.  Be able to demonstrate creativity and the instigation and production of innovative and cost-effective development programmes.  A degree in a relevant subject. Hold a full Driving Licence and access to a vehicle. The role may require travel throughout the country for meetings/events and work unsocial hours including evenings and weekends (as required).

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive and the post holder will also be required to undertake any other reasonable duties as required by their Line Manager.

Hours of Work

40 hours per week, with flexible scheduling of hours. 

The employee will not normally receive any additional payment for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week, but may be permitted to take time off in lieu of such excess hours worked, if agreed with the line manager.

Annual Leave

The association’s leave year runs from January 1^st to December 31^st. The employee will be entitled to pro-rata 21 days leave per annum plus 10 statutory bank holidays. Excess hours can be taken during a holiday period, after agreement with your line manager.

The employee is required to retain a minimum of 3 days leave to cover the Association’s Christmas shutdown period.

Application Process

Interested persons are invited to submit the following by email to hr@iaba.ie:

• CV including 2 referees
• Cover letter outlining how they meet the essential skills and qualifications, and core competencies by providing examples of how they have previously fulfilled the duties and responsibilities of this type of role

Application closing date:                 5.00pm, 26 April, 2024

Anticipated Interview Dates:           6-10 May, 2024

Commencement date:                      June, 2024

The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  The post holder is required to undergo Safeguarding Training, to be agreed with the Head of Safeguarding. The Irish Athletic Boxing

Adam Hession and Dean Clancy have both recorded second round preliminaries wins at the European Championships today.

 57kg Adam contested his second bout of the tournament against Belgium’s Vasile Usturoi and won through to the quarter finals following a dominant 5-0 victory. Judges scored the bout 28:29; 27:30; 27:30; 27:30; 27:30. Paris Olympian, 63.5kg Dean Clancy had a bye to the second series preliminaries, and contested his opening bout against IBA boxer, Abdul Fawaz Aborode -and came away with a UD. The final scores: 30:27; 29:28; 30:27; 29:28; 30:27. Adam and Dean will both box their quarter finals in Wednesday’s evening session.

Not to be for 71kg Eugene McKeever – fresh from yesterday’s excellent performance against Polish opposition, Eugene met Azerbaijan’s Ailyev Sharkan. This was a testy bout from the off, and the 4-1 decision went to the Azerbaijani boxer. Judges scored the bout 30:27; 27:30; 27:30; 28:29; 28:29.

401 boxers from 38 federations will contest the championships. The draw takes place on April 18th; April 26th is a rest day, and finals will be boxed on April 28th.

Prize money will be awarded in all weight categories, from quarter finalists to champions. Those finishing at the QF stage will receive $1,000; bronze medalists will be awarded $5,000 apiece. Winning silver means a $10,000 award, and champions will get $15,000.

Of Team Ireland boxers yet to open their accounts a the tournament, reigning lightweight Olympic champion and Paris Olympian, Kellie Harrington, has a bye to the quarter finals – she’ll face either Italy’s Rebecca Nicoli or Turkey’s Ozer Gizem in a bout for a podium place on Tuesday. Team flag bearer, 66kg Lisa O’Rourke, also has a bye, and will contest her quarter final on the same day, against Slovakia’s Jessica Triebelov. Lisa’s sister, double Olympian Aoife O’Rourke is also in quarter final action on the 23rd, contesting against the winner of the preliminary bout between Hungary and Poland.

Day Five

Three boxers are in action on Day Five. 50kg Shannon Sweeney opens her campaign against Russia’s Geliusa Galieva at the preliminaries stage on Monday. She opens proceedings in Ring A’s Evening Session. Double Olympian, 57kg Michaela Walsh meets France’s Sthelyne Grosy in Bout 7 of the same ring and session. 54kg Niamh Fay will begin her championships also against Russian opposition, in the form of Karina Tazabekova. Niamh is in action in Bout 6 of Ring B’s Evening Session.

Afternoon Sessions at the tournament begin at 2pm, Irish time – while Evening Sessions get underway at 4.45pm

Programme

Watch

Ring A

Ring B

Team

50kg Shannon Sweeney, St. Anne’s BC, Mayo

54kg Niamh Fay, Phoenix of Ballyboughal BC, Dublin

57kg Michaela Walsh, Holy Family GG, Belfast

60kg Kellie Harrington, St. Mary’s BC, Tallaght, Dublin

66kg Lisa O’Rourke, Castlerea BC, Roscommon

75kg Aoife O’Rourke, Castlerea BC, Roscommon

51kg Rickey Nesbitt, Holy Family BC, Drogheda

57kg Adam Hession, Monivea BC, Galway

63.5kg Dean Clancy, Sean McDermott BC, Leitrim

71kg Eugene McKeever, Holy Family, Drogheda

92kg Jack Marley, Monkstown BC, Dublin

Draws are available here

Day One results are available here

Day Two results are available here

Day Three results are available here

Session 9A results

Session 10B results

Session 11A results

Session 12B results