Fencing Ireland is pleased to announce the creation of a bespoke set of rules for fencing for the sport in Ireland.
Historically, we have broadly applied the international rules set by the FIE. Adaptations were often necessary to those rules, however, as they are not structured for national or local events but are rather aimed at international competition. These adaptations have previously been organised in a casual manner with no clear guidelines of when it was allowable to depart from international norms and when referees, competition organisers, etc. should be sticking with the rules exactly as written.
This is no longer the case! The Fencing Ireland rulebooks, linked below, will remove that ambiguity and provide fencers and officials alike with clear rules and standards to follow in all Irish competitions.
Fencing Ireland rulebooks, version 1, November 2025: