Congratulations to Sunday’s Well Boating & Tennis Club on winning a marathon division 2 league this season, (23-24) with an impressive total of 156 points, and after 5 homes and 5 aways Ken O’Keefee’s team has lifted the Munster Squash …
Irish Squash are running a Level-2 Coaching course in the next few weeks. For those interested in achieving their Level 2 coaching qualifications, please register on SportyHQ Dates: – 1st Weekend: 15th/16th June – 2nd Weekend: 13/14th July Register on …
Munster League Update: The final of Division 4 will take place this Wednesday (tonight) in Limerick SC from 7:30. Ennis CBS Squash Club will take on Thurles Squash-Club The final for Division 6 will take place this Thursday in Thurles …
The EGM will commence at 7.00pm on Monday 25th March 2024.
The EGM will be a virtual meeting held on video (Google Meet).
The board of Irish Squash have called an EGM to be held on Monday 25th March 2024.
The purpose of this meeting is to allow members to vote on changes to our M&A’s as proposed by the board.
To attend the EGM, you must pre-register at The meeting link will then be emailed to you.
Extraordinary General Meeting of Irish Squash Federation CLG
The EGM will commence at 7.00pm on Monday 25th March 2024.
The EGM will be a virtual meeting held on video (Google Meet).
The board of Irish Squash have called an EGM to be held on Monday 25th March 2024.
The purpose of this meeting is to allow members to vote on changes to our M&A’s as proposed by the board.
To attend the EGM, you must pre-register at The meeting link will then be emailed to you.
We had a fantastic weekend of Squash last weekend in Celtic Squash Club Waterford. The players blew the schedule apart with lots of matches going to the 5th game and loads of passion on display. Congratulations to all finalists and thank you so much to all players for supporting the event. Thanks also to Celtic and all their members for the use of their club over the weekend. The hospitality was top class as usual. Thanks to Lee Healy and all the players for refereeing the marches and thanks also to Conor, Eugene, Martin and Brendan for their organisation and admin work in getting this tournament ready.
The Munster Senior Closed will take place in Waterford this year.
The tournament will start on Saturday the 24th of February and finish on Sunday, the 25th of February.
Entry is now open on SportyHQ – https://www.sportyhq.com/…/view/Munster-Senior-Closed-2024
The cost of Entry is €25 per player and players must be available to play at their scheduled time and venue on both days.
The Deadline is Feb 18th, 2024 11:45pm
Please support this event.
Friday 26th of January. Congratulations to HighfieldSquash Cork on winning the Munster Squash Division 5 – it was a very close encounter played in Thurles Squash-Club. A special mention to the Highfield Academy, great work going on there, and evidence is Leah Connelly playing on this winning side. The final was posed at 2 all going into the final game only for Alan Vaughan to step up and seal it for Highfield beating John Spillane 3-0 in the final match!
Well done to Nenagh Squash Club for fighting hard all the way through the league, well-done lads.
Thanks must also go to Ennis CBS Squash Club and ‘Gleneagle Squash Club for making this an enjoyable league, great reports coming back to Munster Squash of great hospitality, great banter, and above all great sportsmanship and respect among players in all clubs on all teams.
Thanks also to Gerry Connaghton and Thurles Squash-Club for hosting the final and making the final night arrangements.
Lastly, thank you to all the Captains who do all the hard work week in and week out managing players and fixtures, thanks, lads.
Wednesday, 24th January. We have a winner, congratulations to Celtic Squash Club who won the Munster Squash Division 1 league tonight with a total of 121 points, with one week of fixtures to complain the runner still has to be decided. This league has been a long road for all teams with 4 home and 4 away. Kevin Knox, Kevin White, and Eoin Fanning (missing from the photo) also played on the team. The Photo below sees Captain Mark Furlong pick up the trophy, along with Jamie Walker Brian, and Aaron Knox.
The Munster Squash League is open for entries for Division 2, Division 4, and Division 6 – all entries are via SportyHQ (Link below)
The start date is mid-February and depending on team numbers, the plan is to run each division as a league to maximize games but in some cases, we will use groups.
The leagues are a great way to play an extra competitive game mid-week, Division 2 (Tues Night) Division 4 (Wed Night), and Division 6 (Thurs Night)
Happy New Year to you all and best wishes for 2024. We hope you had a great Christmas and enjoyed some squash over the Christmas period with either some training or competition games in Christmas handicaps, the January newsletter is out please feel free to share this on your socials or post it to the notice board in your club.
Christmas marks the halfway point in the season for us but it’s a very busy time for all clubs in Munster with Handicaps, Blitz, and all sorts of activity in clubs. Christmas is also a time to catch up with …
The upcoming Munster Junior Invitational tournament is up on SportyHQ now – see the link in the comments. This year the tournament will be mixed between boys & girls based on standard rather than age and hopefully run as a …
The Munster Junior Open is fast approaching. This always makes for a great tournament each where Juniors meet up, make new friends, and get to participate and play a wonderful sport in a family-friendly environment still have time to get …
Entries are now Open for the Munster Senior Open. This tournament will be played in Cork at Highfield and Sunday’s Well on Saturday, October 7, and Sunday, October 8, 2023. It is Tour event number 2 on the Irish Squash …
Welcome to the 23-24 Squash Season. The Munster Leagues are back. We are using SportyHQ for all Leagues activity, all club admins or team captains will be able to enter a team on SportyHQ. We plan on starting divisions 1, …
The final of Division 2 will take place on May 10th at 7:30 pm and will be played in Sundays Well Gleneagle Squash Club V Thurles Squash-Club The final of Division 6 will take place on April 14th at 7:30 …
It’s with great sadness that we post this message. We learned this weekend that our great friend Maurice Murphy has passed. Maurice was a member of the Munster Squash committee for many years and spent some time as the Junior …
This tournament will be held at Limerick Lawn Tennis Club on Saturday and Sunday, March 11th and 12th. It is a P.S.A. ranking tournament on the Irish Squash Tour Calendar – non-PSA levels and standard sections are also available. Deadline …
Munster Squash is looking for an expression of interest from coaches in clubs to participate in a Level 2 Coaching Course, Candidates must have a Level 1 coaching badge completed and must also be Garda Vetted and have a current …
What a weekend of Squash in HighfieldSquash Cork for the Munster Squash Senior Closed, it was a great atmosphere in the club all weekend with some great squash on display. Lots of passion on the court and lots of fair …
Please see the newsletter for February 2023
Entries are now open for the Munster Senior closed, all entries are via SportyHQ Link: https://www.sportyhq.com/tournament/view/Munster-Senior-Closed-3
We had an amazing entry for the recent Munster Masters Open held in Cork over the weekend 21st Jan, with 87 players over 14 age groups, congratulations to all players. A massive thanks must go to Eugene Walker for stepping …
Open to all Women who play squash, Open to all levels, Beginner, Intermediate and advanced. Entries Via SportyHQ: https://www.sportyhq.com/tournament/view/Highfield-Squash-Womens-One-Day-Competition All levels will be catered for – the first One Day Women’s Tournament of the year is coming!! Let’s squash, make …
Munster Masters’ Open, January 2023 Enter now – https://www.sportyhq.com/tour…/view/Munster-Masters-Open-1 Munster Squash has secured some discounted rates for hotels – see the description in the link.
The January 23 issue of the Munster Squash Newsletter. Feel free to post this on your club’s notice board, WhatsApp group, or social media platforms.
Congratulations to HighfieldSquash Cork Division 3 winners of the Munster Squash Leagues – Team Captain Michael Ryan accepting the cup on behalf of his team in Celtic Squash Club tonight. Fair play to all teams who took part and a …
Munster Junior Invitational will take place in Thurles on Sat, Dec 10th, and Sun, Dec 11th. All age groups for both girls and boys, this proves to be an excellent tournament for the juniors and the kids love it, all …
FREE Event on 12th December 2022, 7:30pm Irish Squash Refereeing Webinar December 2022 – Register your interest on SportHQ – This is a Free Event – https://www.sportyhq.com/event/view/Irish-Squash-Refereeing-Webinar-December-2022 #knowtherules#RespectTheREF
Congratulations to all Munster Squash players who took part last weekend in the Connacht Masters Open – well done to all our finalists Men’s O45 John Hurley (Cork) W Men’s O40 Kevin Knox (Waterford) W Men’s O65 Michael Conlon (Clare) …
Dell Munster Junior Open 2022 tournament to be held in Waterford (Celtic and De La Salle) on the weekend Sat 12th and Sun 13th of Nov 22 – entries are now Open via SportyHQ, for more information call Eugene Walker …
Junior 1-day event for U11 and U13. Boys and Girls event to be held in Celtic SC, Waterford on Sun, Nov 6th, 2022 – a great way for Juniors to play in a friendly, fun-filled environment, making friends from other …
Junior 1-day event for U11 and U13 Boys and Girls Read more »
This is the first European Squash Federation (ESF) event to be held in Ireland, it took place in Dublin over the weekend of 15th-16th of October. Congratulations to all Munster Squash players to competed in the Irish Squash Masters Open last weekend. Munster had …
On October 22nd in Limerick Lawn Squash Club will host the Munster Squash second Coaches/Volunteers conference, its starts at 10 am lunch will be provided and it will end at 4 pm. The main idea behind this series of Coaching Conferences …
The Munster Leagues are starting up again, this season it will be Division 1, 3, and 5 before Christmas and Divisions 2, 4, and 6 after Christmas, We will be using SportyHQ this season so all club Captains can enter …
With a new season coming up on us fast just wanted to remind you that the Irish Masters Open is an ESF ranking event this year. It will start on Friday 14th October 10am and Finish on Sunday afternoon 2pm. …
The passing of one of Connacht’s great squash administrators, Michael Hynes occurred Wednesday, August 10th. Michael served on the board of Irish Squash from 2007 – 2011. He also was on the Connacht board for many years and ran the …
The passing of one of Connacht’s great squash administrators, Michael Hynes. Read more »
A very successful Coaching Conference in Celtic Squash Club Waterford today, we had delegates from Celtic, Highfield, Limerick Lawn, Thurles, and Dunhill. Lots of information sharing, on Acadamy Setup, Social Media practice, coaching different age groups, Garda Vetting, and Safe …
On Sept 3rd in Celtic SC, Waterford Munster Squash will host the first Coaches/Volunteers conference, its starts at 10am lunch will be provided and it will end at 4pm. The main idea behind this series of Coaching Conferences is to connect our …
Last Saturday (06/08/2022) we had our AGM in Highfield Squash Club in Cork, we had a very productive meeting where we spoke about a lot of ideas and how we can make Munster Squash stronger in the provenience for all …
As part of European Week of Sport (#EWOS), Sport Ireland Coaching in partnership with the LSP Network and the Sport Ireland Participation Unit are hosting a series of ICOACHKIDS Regional Coaching Conferences for coaches of children and teenagers. The aim …
Congratulations to our new Level 1 coaches who qualified this weekend in Waterford (Celtic). We have six new coaches who gained their qualifications under the WSF Coaching course. Thank you to Eddie Murphy who facilitated this course as the Irish …
The home internationals are in full swing now, some age groups are finished and some have yet to happen. A massive congrats to the Irish O60 team that won in spectacular style in Galway, but we just wanted to say …
Not squash related but a great cause and badly needed in the Munster Area, Irish Cancer Society volunteer drivers use their own car to give a lift to treatment for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Patients often find it hard to get …
Congratulations to Thurles Squash-Club on winning the Division 2 Munster Squash league. HighfieldSquash Cork traveled to Thurles to play the final and the final proved to be a very close fixture with Thurles edging out Highfield 3-2. it all came …
We at Munster Squash just want to take this opportunity to congratulate our 3 Munster Juniors Adam Power (Celtic Squash Club), John Day (Dunhill Squash Club), and Leah Connolly (HighfieldSquash Cork ) for being selected on the Irish Squash National …
Munster Leagues Update: Division 1 final will be played in Sunday’s Well Boating & Tennis Club this Saturday 26th – the first game between HighfieldSquash Cork and Sundays Well will start at 10 am followed but Celtic Squash Club playing …
Women in sport one-day event will take place in HighfieldSquash Cork on 27th of March, entry fee €10 incl Lunch, this event will suit all standards and is a fun event aimed at all player levels, registrations are starting to …
It was a great weekend for Munster Squash at the Irish Squash Masters Nationals, we had lots of players making finals and the international Irish Teams. We also had 3 National Champions, Kevin Knox (Celtic SC) won the MO45, Micheal …
RELATECARE JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS – ENTRY OPEN RelateCare Junior National Championships – March 11th – 13th in Waterford. Sign up now via SportyHQ – this is the final tournament of the season for Juniors for ranking Points so make sure …
Great weekend of Squash in Waterford at the Munster Senior Closed. Thanks to Celtic Squash Club and Dunhill Squash Club for hosting the tournament and a big thank you to all the organizing committee and volunteers at both venues. Congratulations …
It’s great to be back playing league games again, this week the Division 5 started back with Nenagh taking the trip down the road to Thurles, Nenagh getting a good start winning 4-1. Today we see the Division 2 playoff …
The entry is now open for the Munster Junior (Closed) Championship 2022. This tournament will be held in Dunhill Squash Club on Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 February 2022. All entries will be via Sporty HQ – Link: https://www.sportyhq.com/tou…/view/Munster-Junior-Closed-3
The Closing date for the Munster Masters is approaching fast – This tournament will be run in Highfield and Sunday’s Well over Friday and Saturday, January 21 and 22. Entries on SportyHQ – https://www.sportyhq.com/tournament/view/Munster-Masters-Open-2022
The Munster Junior Open will be played in Cork at both Highfield and Sunday’s Well clubs over the Saturday and Sunday of January 15th and 16th, 2022. Matches will begin at 9.30 a.m. on both days, COVID Guidelines will be …
Another successful Irish Squash Munster Open this weekend, congratulations to all winners and finalists. Thanks to Eddie and Lee and the organizing committee and to all players for supporting our first event back. Big shout out to District Health and …
The draws for the Munster Senior Open are now available. Play will start this Fri 19th Nov, 2021 continuing on Sat 18th with the finals on Sunday 19th – check out the draw on SportHQ https://www.sportyhq.com/tournament/view/Munster-Senior-Open
The Munster Senior Open – Tour 1 on the Squash Calendar – will be run in Cork over the weekend of November 19-21 and can be entered through SportyHQ. Link: https://www.sportyhq.com/tournament/view/Munster-Senior-Open
The 21-22 Irish Squash Calendar is available from the Irish Squash Website https://www.irishsquash.com/calendar/
Safeguarding children has become a vital part of everyday life for clubs, coaches, and all volunteers that work with children, it’s important that all clubs have a Child Safeguarding Statement in place as per the Children First Act 2015. Risk …
The planned easing of government restrictions on indoor activities from July 5th is postponed, as you are all aware. Therefore there is no change to the current restrictions for squash: solo play only is permitted as per this previous update …
As part of your preparations to get ready to go back on the court, consider joining in on this class from Irish Squash and former world number 7 Derek Ryan from https://squashfitness.co.uk/ Derek together with Irish Squash has promoted strength …
This is the latest update from Irish Squash as regard the reopening of clubs on the 7th of June On court squash activity permissible from June 7th: Solo Training 2 Household members may train together on court Coaching by Irish …
COVID-19 Update Update from Irish Squash On June 7th, solo training will be permitted on squash courts and 2 household members may train together. Coaching on a one-to-one basis may also restart with social distancing observed and mask to be …
Irish Squash are organizing a strength & conditioning total body workout, combining functional movements and resistance training using body weight, weights and bands. These sessions will include mobility and activation exercises that will initially, lightly challenge your body. The intensity …
To start the new year, with a great series of events, Irish Squash in association with Squash Fitness have organised a Squash Webinar Series – Exclusive Coaching and Conversations. This will be both educational from a coaching and playing aspect. …
Squash Webinar Series – Exclusive Coaching and Conversations Read more »
Latest Update from Irish Squash Irish Squash submitted an appeal to Sport Ireland following the publication of the restrictions permissible in Level 3. We repeated our request to allow 2 players to train on court using socially distanced routines in …
Sport Ireland Coaching is delighted to bring you their first ‘Coaching the Female Athlete’ webinar as part of European Week of Sport. The webinar is suitable for anyone who coaches female athletes/teams from adolescent to adult level, club to representative …
Coaching the Female Athlete – How to get the best out of your athletes/players? Read more »
The Munster Squash AGM will take place on Saturday 29th August at 4 pm in Highfield Squash Club, Woodleigh Park, Glasheen, Cork, you are invited and welcome to attend. If you would like to make a nomination for a committee position please send …
As we all wait to return to play squash, Irish Squash has been working on a policy document (currently in DRAFT format) for a return to play. Munster Squash will be advising all Munster clubs to adhere to these guidelines …
Hi All We hope that your keeping well and are still keeping fit during these difficult times, please see below a statement from Irish Squash regarding ‘Return to play’ for squash. “Irish Squash have established a working group to be …
Quick update in light of the Government announcement today, the Munster Squash committee have decided to postpone all league activity with immediate effect, a decision on rescheduled fixtures will be issued on March 30th. Inter-Provincial competitions have also been postponed. …
The Limerick Open 2020 held in the refurbished courts of Limerick L.T.& S.C. had some great squash on offer. In the Men’s A Final it was an all Sutton affair where Oisín Logan took the title in a hard fought …
John Hurley regained the Men’s A title with a 3-2 win over no. 1 seeded Kevin Knox in the final of this season’s competition. Both were hard pressed in their semi-final matches by the fast improving Karl McLoughney (Thurles) and …
The Munster Schools Squash Championship 2020 championships will take place again in the coming weeks we would ask all interested clubs and school to organize their teams, the date and venue has still be be decided, you can download a …
A great weekend of Squash in Waterford at Dunhill Squash Club at the Munster Junior Closed. Massive thanks to Junior Secretary Maurice Murphy and all the organizers at Dunhill SC for host and another successful tournament. Massive thanks to all …
Congratulations to Conor Jones and his team mates from Highfield Squash club in Winning the 3rd Division in the Munster Leagues. Ennis SC were the runners up in this division and made Highfield work hard for their win all the …
Celtic Squash Club in Waterford have claimed back to back Division 1 titles last week with a win over Sundays Well from Cork, This division with Highfield SC and UCC Squash Club the other clubs has proved to be a …
A great weekend of squash was had over the weekend of 6th – 8th of December as Thurles Squash Club hosted the 2019 Munster Invitational Junior Championship. Over 60 players competed from all over Munster in categories from U11 to …
Can you please spread the work in your club about the Munster Leagues for Division 2, 4 and 6 which will start mid-January 2020 (week 2 or 3 depending on entries) We will use a group format if we have …
Three junior competitions, (the draw seedings must be approved by the Junior Secretary, or if no Secretary has been elected then the Munster President) will be run in Munster and the panel selection will be based on the points earned …
Coaching Course – Level 1 – Munster. There is a Level 1 course in Cork (Sundays Well SC ) on the 16th & 17th of Nov 2019. The 2nd weekend will be 13th -15th Dec 2019 All participants must be …
Connacht Junior Open 2019 The first tournament of the new season saw our Munster Juniors travel to Salthill in Galway on 28th and 29th of Sept. Our players got some fantastic results starting with Adam Power (Celtic) getting the ball …
What a great way to celebrate World Squash Day 2019, we were treated to some top-class squash in Waterford for this year’s hosting of the Munster Senior Open, with players from all corners of Ireland taking part, congratulations to Sean Conroy …
In conjunction with Irish Squash we ran another Club Grade Referee Course (World Squash Level 1) this time at Highfield, where 9 players enrolled. You can read about such courses here. We look forward to most if not all of …
Please note there has been a change in date for the Junior nationals, the new date is now set for 21st-23rd February 2020, the venue remains the same at Galway LTC.
Entries are now open for the Munster Senior Open, all entries are through Tournament Software, The Open will be hosted in Waterford this year and runs from the 11th – 13th of October in Celtic Squash Club & Dunhill Squash Club ENTER HERE …
There will be a Level 1 coaching course run in Cork, at Sunday’s Well, in July and the applications need to be processed soon so if you would like to take a step on the ladder of coaching this is …
What a fantastic Senior Men’s and Ladies finals we had in Waterford last weekend, Kevin Knox (Celtic) won 3-1 against John Hurley (Sundays Well) with a packed Celtic looking on, the lads played fantastic Squash. Kevin took the first game …
The Draw is available for the Munster Senior Closed via Tournament Software, please check your times regularly as start time may change over the weekend, check your time – https://bit.ly/2E8fIVg
The Munster Senior closed will take place in Waterford this year, we have reserved a limited number of rooms in Dooleys Hotel in Waterford at competitive rates, please call the hotel direct (+353 51 873 531) to make inquires, quote …
Last weekend we saw a tournament in Thurles Squash Club for ladies where we saw five clubs, Thurles, Celtic, Highfield, UCC and Clomantagh take part. Big thank you to Suzie Connors who organized this tournament. This competition was part of …
The annual gathering of the country’s top squash players for The Irish Nationals took place in Fitzwilliam. Pride of place from a Munster perspective must go to Sophie O’Rourke and John Hurley. Sophie, at the ripe old age of 18, …
Sophie O’Rourke & John Hurley take National titles: Read more »
Munster Schools Squash Championships will take place earlier then usual this year because the All Ireland School Finals have been brought forward to the 29th of March, the date for Munster Schools Squash Championships is TBC but it will either …
These are just some of the results from the recent Munster Junior Closed held in Dunhill Squash Club on 27th and 28th of Feb 2019. G U11 1 Katie Dunphy Dunhill 2 Alice Rainey Dunhill 3 Niamh White Celtic 4 …
The Junior Interprovincials will take place in Munster (Waterford) this year on 8th-10th of March, the Venues will be Celtic SC and Dunhill SC. Please contact Paula DaBarra on 0871244727 for details on accommodation, we can recommend accommodation in a local hotel …
If you are about to play in the Division 2, 4 or 6 Leagues check out the changes in the rules effective January 2019 and also brush up on your understanding of The Rules of Squash, why not try this …
This competition will be played over Friday and Saturday, January 18 and 19 in Cork at Highfield and Sunday’s Well. You can enter on-line here.
We were treated to a feast of squash from some of the country’s best at Highfield and Sunday’s Well. Brian Byrne (Carlow) and Sophie O’Rourke (Highfield) were the winners in the A sections but you can find the …
