At its meeting on Saturday, April 19th, Central Council has ratified the membership of several key operational committees.
Coaching Commission
Chair: Damian McKenna
Secretary: JP Kinsella
Supervisory Committee:
JP Kinsella, Damian McKenna, Ken Moore
Coach Panel
Brian Barry (M) [Munster Secretary} , Johnny Joyce (L) {Ordinary Member}, Gary Keogh (L), Paul Simpson (M), Liam Cunningham (A), Emmett Colgan (D), Philip Keogh (D) {Ordinary Member}, Ralph McKay (A) , Ciaran Quinn (U), Gus Farrell (C) {Interim Connacht President}, John Gallagher (U) {Ordinary Member} Linda Morgan (L), Aoife Hennigan (C) {Interim Connacht Secretary}, Valerie Hamilton (M)
Female Committee
Chair: Ordinary Member, Anna Moore
Secretary: Kerry President, Jennifer O’Sullivan Coffey
Tara Mari (National Secretary), Margaret Lambe, Aoife Hennigan (Interim Connacht Secretary), Mandy Douglas, Bridget Scott
Coach Education Committee
Chair: Ordinary Member, Anthony White
Secretary: Munster Secretary, Brian Barry
Gus Farrell (Interim Connacht President), Philip Keogh (Orindary Member), Pat Ryan
Safeguarding Committee
Chair: Kerry President, Jennifer O Sullivan Coffey
Secretary: National Safeguarding Manger, Stephen Flynn
Provincial Unit Children’s Officers:
Dublin: Ronan Kelly
Connacht: Sibheal Green
Ulster & Antrim: Liam Corr
Leinster: Margaret Lambe
Munster: Jennifer O Sullivan Coffey
b) Member of the Board of Directors: IABA President, Anthony Donnolly
c) Member of Central Council: Ordinary Member, Anna Moore
d) National Safeguarding Manager: Stephen Flynn
e) Independent Safeguarding Representative TBC
R&J Committee
Chair: National Registrar, Stephen Connolly
Secretary: Vice President, Eugene Duffy
Dermot McDermott, Ted Barry (Munster President), John Mongan (Galway President), Marty O’Neill, Danny Fitzpatrick, Philip Rooney, Malachy Scott (Antrim Secretary)
Championship Committee
Chair: National Registrar, Stephen Connolly
Secretary: National Secretary, Tara Mari
Anna Moore (Ordinary Member) Larry Morrissey (National Treasurer), Eugene Duffy, (Vice President), Seamus Kelly (Oridinary Member)
65kg Romeo Barrett (Titans) beat John Joyce (Darndale), RSC1
68kg Dan Fitzgerald (Mayfield) beat Lewis Donohoe (St Pappins), RSC1
68kg John Keenan (Dungarvan) W/O
Boxer Advisory
The withdrawal of any boxer must be notified to the National Registrar, Stephen Connolly, by phone: 086 1546746.
Entry fee of €15 is to be paid at the weigh-in on the first day of boxing, boxers must bring their record book.
Weigh-in times: Monday, 8am to 10am. Tuesday to Saturday 8am to 9am: Boxers will weigh-in only on the FIRST and LAST day they box.
Any club making an entry to the championships affirms that the entrant is not a member of any other club, in any jurisdiction.
Any misbehaviour or misuse of social media in a negative manner from members of any club relating to a boxer/coach/official will be referred to the IABA Discipline Officer under the IABA Complaints and Discipline Code, communicated to all clubs on May 17th 2024.
Wednesday April 23rd – Boxing begins at 11am
Weigh-ins: 8am to 9am, at the National Stadium.
Boxing begins at 11am with the Boy/Girl 1 semi finals – there are two programmes, now up-dated following today’s quarter finals.
Ireland will take on Austria in a keynote Elite International in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh, in May.
This is the fourth international to take place to date in 2025, following the hosting by Central Council of 3 Youth internationals against Wales, and France/India, in March. These took place in Derry, at the National Stadium, and at Holy Family Boxing Club, Drogheda.
This May 23rd international will feature 10 bouts, and three supporting contests. It is being hosted by Erne Boxing Club, as part of a pilot project. The International will be followed, on the morning of May 24th, by a High Performance Coaching Seminar, led by National Performance Head Coach Zauri Antia
Austria has named its team:
M57 Elite Michel Marinkovic
M60 Elite Erik Burushijan
M63.5 Elite Sewak Burushijan
M67 Elite Alfred Nana
M71 Elite Rahman Altamirov
M75 Elite Marcel Menil
M75 Elite Malik Kahngariev
M80 Elite Lucky Aimufa
M86 Elite Michael Derouchie
Team Ireland’s team will be named in due course.
Structure
This is a pilot project, and a collaboration between High Performance Unit and Central Council. The structure involves a club, county board or provincial unit, in this case Erne BC, hosting the International, and making provision for a High Performance Seminar the morning after the International.
The host unit makes all of the local arrangements, including transport, food, board and venue for the International and the HP seminar, and retains all revenue raised on the door, less any attendant expenses. This pilot structure has the capacity to enable the holding of more Internationals, across all age groups and throughout the Association – which will have the net effect of increasing development opportunities for boxers and the staging of high quality boxing events in areas other than Dublin.
Following review of this pilot structure, Central Council may elect to make host bidding available to all club, county board and provincial units, subject to certain criteria.
Tickets
Tickets are limited to 250 and available through Erne Boxing Club or The Westville Hotel, Enniskillen, BT74 6HR from Friday, April 25th. Please contact Greg Copeland on +44 7516 368421
Tickets are priced at £25 for adults & £15 for children aged under 16 . All IABA members get 20% discount price of £20 for adults & £10 for children under 16
High Performance Coaching Seminar
A High Performance Coaching Seminar will take place from 10am on the morning following the Ireland V Austria International, May 24th.
It will begin at 10am and will led by National Performance Head Coach Zauri Antia and HP Coaches, focusing on practical fundamentals skills.
The seminar is open to all members of succesfully affiliated clubs, but places are limited to 40.
IABA’s Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Officer, Patrick Adejayan, has commissioned and is funding online Autism in Sport training, (hybrid) delivered by Active Disability Ireland.
This Hybrid Autism in Sport workshop, affording attendees the choice of either in person or online participation, will provide an understanding of Autism focusing on the delivery of sport. Please note that this workshop is available in person on the Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 AND online, from 11am on Wednesday, April 23rd.
This workshop is available to High Five Boxing Academy clubs, clubs intending to join the programme, and all other clubs.
On completion of the course, participants will obtain Active Disability Ireland Certificate of Attendance which is endorsed by Sport Ireland.
Unavailablity, post registration
Places are limited. If you register for a place on this course and cannot attend, please advise IABA’s DEI Officer, Patrick Adejeyan through patrick.ad@iaba.ie so that your place can be offered to an IABA member on the waiting list.
