The Team Ireland squad has departed for Poland to participate in a training camp. This camp also includes champions at weights not accepted into the European School Championships, and continues until August 12th:

32kgDanielle Smithers

34kgKayla-Louise Harris

36kgEllen Joyce

40kg Kayleigh Hodnett Loughlin

42kgCarley O’Herron

44kgAleigha Murphy

46kg Ella Archbold

48kgPaige Nickels

54kg Sophie Cullen Lawlor

57kg Kaysie Cleere

60kg Isabelle Hawkins

64kg Cassie Henderson

70kg Ava Lannon

75kg Carly Norris

33kg Pat Stokes

35kg Taylor Parke

37kg Lee Largey Snoddon

40kg Rylee Finn

42kg Comhghall Guerrine

44kg Kalib Walshe

46kg Padraig Walsh

48kg Conan McSorley

50kg Jason Maher

52kg Kai Dynes Murphy

54kg Darren O’Toole

57kg James Rooney

60kg Kajus Dubonvoic

63kg Darragh Ryan

70kg Senan Kennedy

75kg John Ward

80kg Oisin Donoghue

90kg Jake Fitzgerald

Coach: Lynne McEnery

Coach: Garry Kehoe

Coach: Amanda Spencer

Coach: Saidhbh Greene

Thereafter, a team will travel to the European Schools Championship. The tournament is being hosted by the Slovenian Boxing Federation in Maribor, from August 15th to 26th. The draw takes place on August 16th, and boxing begins on August 17th.

Central Council took the independent decision to field a team at this tournament at its meeting in July Saturday, following a review of all federations contesting previous underage European Championships this year. This review included the ongoing European Junior Championships, where competitor nations include Ukraine, England, Scotland and Wales.

Central Council is mindful of the fact that Irish athletes cannot contest against Russian or Belarussian athletes boxing under their own flag, and wanted to ensure there was as low a probability as possible of an Irish boxer being drawn against such an opponent.

Team Ireland European School Championship Squad

36kg Louise Joyce (Olympic L)

40kg Kayleigh Hodnett(St Josephs L)

42kg Carley O’Herron (Rochfordbridge )

44kg Aleigha Murphy (Crumlin)

46kg Ella Archbold (Ballybrack)

48kg Paige Nickles (Banbridge)

51kg Ruth Dossen (Olympic Galway)

54kg Sophie Lawlor (Wexford CBS)

57kg Kaysie Joyce (Clonmel)

60kg Isabelle Hawkins (St Nicholas)

64kg Cassie Henderson (Phoenix Antrim)

70kg Ava Lannon (Dungarvan)

40kg Rylee Finn (St Nicholas )

42kg Comghnall Guerrine ( Sacred Heart  D)

44kg Kalib Walsh ( Wexford CBS )

46kg Padraig Walsh ( Immaculata )

48kg Conan McSorley ( Two Castles )

50kg Jason Donoghue ( Olympic L )

52kg Kai Dynes Murphy (Immaculata)

54kg Darren O’Toole ( Enniskerry )

57kg James Rooney ( Gleann )

63kg Darragh Ryan( Drimnagh )

66kg Peter McGee (St Conleths )

70kg Senan Kennedy ( Cabra )

75kg John Ward ( Monivea)

80kg Oisin Donoghue ( Athlone) 90kg Jake Fitzgerald ( Dungarvan)

Team Manager: Bernadette Lannon

Team Manager: Francis Keeling

Coach: Lynne McEnery

Coach: Aoife Hennigan

Coach: Paul Simpson

Coach: Garry Kehoe

R&J: Martin O’Neill

The IABA will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting on Saturday, August 26^th. The purpose of this EGM is to consider two matters. A special resolution and separately a motion.

1. A special resolution to amend the current constitution of the company so that we have more control over our operations without Constitutional restrictions.
2. A motion to decide if we should also Affiliate with World Boxing.

1. SPECIAL RESOLUTION  

That, subject to consent of the Revenue Commissioners, the Constitution of the Company in the redline tracked form attached and marked with the letters “C” be adopted as the revised agreed Constitution of the Company. 

RATIONALE FOR THIS SPECIAL RESOLUTION

 On 22^nd June the IOC withdrew recognition of the International Boxing Association (IBA), in accordance with Rule 3.7 of the Olympic Charter and demonstrates the need for IABA to have the ability to affiliate with other international federations which is precluded by our current Constitution as adopted.

The Board recognises and appreciates the concerns expressed by a number of Members and wishes to reassure Members that the provision would only be utilised in circumstances where the IABA Board felt it was in the best interests of the organization, following a ballot of Members. The proposed special resolution is to amend the Constitution of the Company to allow it to place the promotion of boxing in Ireland uncoupled with obligations that are inconsistent and distinct with those objects which relate to any third-party body. 

The logic is to ensure that we are not restricted in our affiliations and that the members have more autonomy over this decision which currently has no flexibility in the Constitution as adopted.  

MOTION

Does your club wish IABA to remain a member of the International Boxing Association (IBA) AND affiliate to World Boxing?

MOTION EXPLANATION

Should delegates at the EGM vote in favour of the resolution, the IABA will not resign from the IBA. Members are being asked if they wish the IABA to also join World Boxing. If delegates do not vote in favour of the resolution, IABA will not be able to join World Boxing because of restraints in the Constitution, regardless of the outcome of the vote on this motion.

Arrangements:

Time: 12pm

Date: Saturday, August 26th

Location: The National Stadium, Dublin

Registration – Will open on August 8th and close on August 23rd.

Eligibility – All clubs who have submitted affiliations for the 2023/2024 season

Attendees: Eligible clubs may nominate any two adult members to attend as delegates – one to be a voting delegate, one to be a non-voting delegate. Delegates nominated by clubs must verified members – this means they must be included in the club’s affiliation application, through Blocworx, for the 2023/2024 season as members and be over the age of 18. *Please note, delegates will be required to present photographic identification (passport, drivers’ licence, etc) on the day of the EGM.  

 Any questions which your club might wish to raise at the EGM the resolution and the motion or any other matter, should be submitted in advance of the EGM, either by post care of The Company Secretary to The National Stadium, 145 South Circular Road, Dublin 8, or by email to questions@iaba.ie no later than Friday, August 18^th at 5:00pm. This will facilitate us in providing the fullest response to any queries at the EGM. 

Notice of the Special Resolution for Extraordinary General Meeting

Tracked Draft Amended Constitution August 2023 which is “C” for the purposes of the Special Resolution.

November 2019 Filed Constitution

Notice of Motion for Extraordinary General Meeting

Agenda for EGM

Active Disability Ireland is asking boxing clubs to participate in a survey on inclusivity of people with a variety of needs.

This survey will help inform Active Disability Ireland of the supports needed by sports clubs to help create more inclusive environments for people with disabilities.

The survey, available here, takes a few minutes to complete, and closes on Friday

Dr. Valerie Hayes is the High Performance Boxing Medical Officer at Sports Ireland Institute. She is also studying for a Masters in Sports and Exercise Medicine in University College Cork and as part of this, is conducting research into the Prevalence of Low Energy Availability and Disordered Eating in Female Combat Sport Athletes.

Low Energy Availability occurs where energy intake through food does not match the amount of energy burned through training.  This means that the body does not have enough energy to function normally.

She would be grateful if you would consider sharing the below survey your female athletes (aged over 18) and encourage them to complete the survey.  It takes 15 minutes to complete and is written in easy to understand English. It is completely anonymous.

Survey link here

If you require any additional information on the study, Valerie can be contacted at 122113268@umail.ucc.ie

A total of 27 clubs have attended IABA’s first two workshops on applying for Sports Capital and Equipment Grants, designed to assist clubs in making their applications.

The scheme, open to clubs in ROI, has been amended and upgrade from the previous round. Key features under the 2023 Sports Capital round:

– Maximum grants for local projects increased from €150,000 to €200,000;

– Maximum grants for regional projects increased from €300,000 to €500,000; and

– New rules on providing similar access to facilities for men and women.

The 2023 Sports Capital and Equipment Programme is now open for applications and closes 5pm on Friday 8th September 2023. The deadline for registration is 5pm on Friday 25th August 2023.

Full details and a 2023 Guide to Making an Application are available at http://gov.ie/sportscapital.  If you require further assistance, please contact SportsCapitalProgrammes@tcagsm.gov.ie

In the last round of awards made in February 2022, 42 boxing clubs successfully applied for equipment and capital project grants, worth a combined total of 585, 194. The highest award was 288,00 for a building project. A full outline of all awards is available here

A third workshop will take place next week:

Workshop Three: on Tuesday, August 8^th at 1pm

Click here to join the meeting

Meeting ID: 327 074 841 284
Passcode: f7Ae4f

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IABA is also platforming workshops provided by sister organisations:

Workshop Four: provided by Clann Credo, on August 10^th at 8pm

Registration is required – here

Workshop Five:  provided by the Meath Sports Partnership on August 15^th at 8pm.

Registration is required – here

The 1st IABA Workshop on registration was recorded, and can be watched-back here:

The 2nd IABA Workshop was recorded, and can be watched-back here: