30 Junior 1 championship semi finals were decided in the National Stadium this evening:

42kg   Charlie Stokes (Ballaghaderreen) beat Daniel O’Connell (Kanturk), 4-1

42kg   Jake Kelleher (Ratoath) beat Daithi Kelly (Castleblayney), 5-0

44kg    Gerard McDonagh (Cabra) beat John Paul Collins (Ballina) , 3-2

44kg   Mark Dawson (Holy Trinity) beat Olan Twohig (Rylane), 5-0

46kg   Billy O’Reilly (Corpus Christi) beat James McCann (St Monicas ), 4-1

46kg   John Maughan (Crumlin) beat Tiernan Cunningham (Dealgan), 4-1

J246kg Rico Donoghue (Portloaise) beat Luke Mulhull (Docklands), 4-1

48kg   William McCarthy (Mayfield) beat Flynn Lyttle (Holy Family GG), 4-1

48kg   Aaron Keogh (Drimnagh) beat Jamie McDonagh (Galway), 4-1

50kg   Zac Vause (Sacred Heart D) beat John Ward (Ballaghaderreen), 5-0

50kg   Daniel O’Reilly (Kronk), W/O

52kg   Jamie Collins (Drimnagh) beat Patrick Martin (Enniskerry), 5-0

52kg   Calvin Doyle (Olympic L) beat Matthew McDonagh (Dukes), 5-0    

54kg   Nojas Samatakas (Portadown) beat Sean Gray (Clonard A), 3-2

54kg   Louis Griffin (Kilfenora) beat Aziz Abdulnasser (Ballymun), 5-0

57kg   Charlie Mulligan (Cookstown) beat Rahman Abdulnasser (Ballymun), 5-0

57kg  Scott Delaney (Marble City) beat  Enda Lavin (Ballyhaunis) , 5-0                    

60kg   Alex Breslin (Tramore) beat Caoimhinn Doherty (St Pauls A), 4-1

60kg   Davie McDonagh (Spartacus) beat Michael Sweeney (Olympic C), 3-2

63kg   Christy Joyce (Athlone) beat Troy Moran (St Pauls M), 4-1

63kg   Marty Maughan (Whitechurch) beat Conor Fox (Oliver Plunkett), 5-0

66kg   Reuben Aigbologa (Mayfield) beat Shay McMonagle (Letterkenny), RSC 1

66kg   Dylan Conroy (Ratoath) beat Michael McDongh (Olympic C), 5-0

75kg   Christopher Campbell (Baldoyle), W/O

75kg   Patrick O’Reilly (Portloaise) beat Daniel McDonagh (Geesala), 5-0

80kg   Emmet Nevin (Olympic) beat JP McKinney (Star), 3-2

80kg   John Sweeney (Olympic C) beat James Heaphy (Leeside Lough), 5-0

85kg   Christopher Stokes (Crumlin) beat John McDonagh (Saviours Crystal), 5-0

85kg   Patrick Sweeney (Galway) beat Aaron Duignan (Tolerton), 5-0

91kg   Brian Mongan (Dealgan)                 W/O

Saturday, April 29^th Boxing begins at 11am: Junior 1 and Junior 2 girls’ semi-finals,

Saturday, April 29^th, following completion of the Junior 1 & Junior 2 girls’ semi-finals, Junior 1 boys’ finals, and Junior 2 boys’ finals.

Schedule

Saturday, April 29^th Boxing begins at 11am: Junior 1 and Junior 2 girls’ semi-finals, followed by Junior 1 boys’ finals, and Junior 2 boys’ finals.

Sunday, April 30^th Boxing begins at 2.30pm: Junior 1 girls’ finals, followed by Junior 2 girls’ finals.

Weigh-ins

1. Saturday 8am to 9am
2. Sunday: 8am to 9am and 12pm to 1pm

The 2023 National Junior 1 Championships and the 2023 National Junior 2 Championships will reach their conclusions in the National Stadium, Dublin, this evening.

Friday, April 28^th: Boxing begins at 6pm. Junior 1 semi-finals.

Saturday, April 29^th Boxing begins at 11am: Junior 1 and Junior 2 girls’ semi-finals, followed by Junior 1 boys’ finals, and Junior 2 boys’ finals.

Sunday, April 30^th Boxing begins at 2.30pm: Junior 1 girls’ finals, followed by Junior 2 girls’ finals.

Revised programmes for all days of boxing are now available.

Friday, April 28^th: Boxing begins at 6pm. Junior 1 semi-finals.

Saturday, April 29^th Boxing begins at 11am: Junior 1 and Junior 2 girls’ semi-finals,

Saturday, April 29^th, following completion of the Junior 1 & Junior 2 girls’ semi-finals, Junior 1 boys’ finals, and Junior 2 boys’ finals.

Sunday, April 30^th Boxing begins at 2.30pm: Junior 1 girls’ finals

Sunday, April 30^th, following completion of the Junior 1 girls’ finals – the Junior 2 girls’ finals.

Weigh-in arrangements:

1. Friday: 8am to 9am and 12pm to 1pm
2. Saturday 8am to 9am
3. Sunday: 8am to 9am and 12pm to 1pm

Affiliation for the 2023-2024 season will begin shortly, through Blocworx. IABA is working with Blocworx to make the system more user-friendly and efficient, utilising feedback provided by clubs in using Blocworx to affiliate in previous seasons, to submit competition entries, and to manage coaching course attendance.

Clubs can now begin their preparation for affiliation for the 2023-2024 season, to ensure submission of their affiliation application is quick and smooth:

Main contact email

This is the email address that IABA uses to send correspondence to your club. Please check that:

1. This is the email address your club wants to use to receive all of its correspondence
2. If the club is using the personal email address of a club member, please ensure this person consents to the inclusion of their email address as the club’s main contact email

In addition, all clubs are asked to review their main contact email address to ensure it is correct and that the relevant email address is in operation as:

1. A notable number of clubs are not receiving IABA correspondence as their inbox is full
2. A notable number of clubs are not receiving IABA correspondence there is a typo in the email address
3. A notable number of clubs are not receiving IABA correspondence as the email address is not in operation
4. A notable number of clubs are not receiving IABA correspondence as the club has chosen to nominate a personal email address as their main contact and this person is not available, for whatever reason, to manage correspondence on the club’s behalf

IABA strongly advises that clubs set up a club email address, so that, in the event that officers change, all club information is stored in the same place, and not spread across several email accounts in the event that officers change within your club.

Boxers

All boxers, whether they are competitive or not, must be included in your Blocworx portal so that they are insured. If you haven’t already done so, please now  review the details of every boxer in your club in your portal, and add any boxers in your club who are not present.

Coaches and R&Js

A significant number of club members have qualified as coaches, Judges and Referees over the last few months. Please make sure that all of your club’s new coaches are included in the coaching section of your affiliation portal, and that any members who have qualified as Judges or Referees are named in the relevant section of your portal, including their qualification.

Officers

If your officers (President/Chairperson, Secretary, Treasurer, Child Protection Officer) have changed, or changed elected roles within your club since your last affiliation, please up-date those records in Blocworx.

• Note: No one person in a club can hold two elected offices – for example, the Secretary cannot also be the President/Chair, Treasurer or Child Protection Officer. However, an officer can hold an elected role and act as acoach or other form of volunteer, for example.

Affiliation timeline:

Your affiliation goes through several steps before it is approved. Once your club has completed the review and up-date of affiliation information, then:

1. Your county board has a two week period from the time your club submits its application to review that application.
2. Your provincial unit has a two week from the time your county board has completed its review to, in turn, review your application.
3. Your application will be reviewed by National Stadium staff

Blocworx

• The portal is here
• Usernames and passwords issued to clubs for this season’s affiliation process have not changed. IABA will re-issue username and log-in details to clubs in advance of the beginning of the affiliation process
• A reminder of the 2022/2023 affiliation tutorial video is here; a refreshed video will issue for the 2023/2024 season.

If you have any questions or require any assistance in preparing for your 2023/2024 affiliation, please contact any member of staff.

Sport Ireland is currently developing guidance and supports for the sport sector in the area of transgender and non-binary inclusion in sport and physical activity. Consultation is a key element of this process, in order to gain an understanding of the views, needs and insights of a range of stakeholders. 

To that end, Sport Ireland would like to invite your club to take part in a short survey on the subject. All information will be kept securely and only be used for the purpose of this project. All survey responses will be treated confidentially and analysed by the independent contractor (Carbmill Consulting).

If you are interested in taking part, please complete the table below and send it to carbmill@outlook.com by close of business on Friday 28^th April. None of the information collected at this time will be used as part of the survey and will not be linked to analysis of the survey results. The information below is simply to verify your consent to receive the survey from Carbmill Consulting.

This survey process will be limited to one submission per club.

Club name
Club email address
NGB
Do you consent to being contacted by Carbmill Consulting as part of the survey process? (Yes/No)

Once this information is received, Carbmill Consulting will issue a link to the survey for completion by your club.

The Irish Athletic Boxing Association has a number of available CE training and development opportunities.

We need people to assist with boxing and other events, to help with the turnaround of venues, car park maintenance and related matters.T hese roles include:

Maintenance workers, based in Dublin 8

General Operatives, based in Dublin 8

Office Admin Assistants, based in Dublin 8

Administrative roles also available, which involve general office duties.

CE scheme opportunities are available to people who are not currently employed and who are in receipt of a Social Welfare payment. Participation includes a 19.5 hour work week, quality training with recognised qualifications, retention of Social Welfare payments and receipt of at least an extra €27.50.

To find out if you are eligible, please contact your local Intreo office, or contact Lisa Doyle, CE Supervisor on 01 4533371, or email lisa@iaba.ie

This publication is supported by the Department of Social Protection.