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 […]
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Fencing Ireland is delighted to announce that, from the 2025/26 season onwards, we are changing our membership and event management system to Ophardt Online, which can be found at: fencing.ophardt.online Ophardt is a fencing specific system for membership and events that we are confident will be of huge benefit to Fencing Ireland and our members.
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Fencing Ireland is pleased to announce our new Transgender and Non-Binary Inclusion policy. This policy sets out Fencing Ireland’s regulations regarding gender and identity in Irish fencing including competition. Fencing Ireland is committed to fostering a respectful, open, and inclusive environment in Irish fencing without discrimination. We respect and value the diversity both of our
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Fencing Ireland is pleased to announce that our selection policy for international events has been updated for the 2024-2028 period. The new policy can be found here: http://www.fencingireland.net/international-selection-policy/ While much of the policy remains consistent, there are some key changes from the previous iteration, including: For all categories of event, qualification is now based on
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The 2024 5 Nations competition, held in Derry, Northern Ireland, on 16 November, proved itself a tremendous day for the Irish team who achieved a phenomenal second place overall finish and which saw our Men’s Foil team win their event outright! One of our best performances ever in this event. Each of our six weapon
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We are delighted to announce that entry to the 2024 Irish Open is now available. You can do so through the link below. Entry form and information The Irish Open will be held in the National Indoor Arena on the Sport Ireland Campus, Blanchardstown, on 19/20 October. For the first time this year the event
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The Fencing Ireland Senior National Championships were held in Booterstown, Dublin, this past weekend (20-21 April). With over 100 competitors, our six 2024 National Champions were: Women’s Épée: Alisha Mullen (UCD) Men’s Foil: Leon Gautier-Loftus (Pembroke) Men’s Sabre: Michalis Kirimlidis (Leon Paul) Men’s Épée: Giacomo Pietrobelli (Scherma Giardino Milano) Women’s Foil: Emilia Velma (Pembroke) Women’s
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In the build up to the 2023 European Games in Poland, Irish sabreur, Jadryn Dick, was featured in a number of media pieces. BBC: https://www.bbc.com/sport/northern-ireland/65966571 Irish examiner: https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/othersport/arid-41161747.html Jadryn was one of four fencers to compete in the 2023 European Games for Ireland alongside sabre teammates Michalis Kirimlidis and Michael Jacobs and men’s épéeist, Giacomo
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Fencing Ireland’s new ‘News’ section is here – this will be the place where all the latest news and updates from Fencing Ireland will be available.
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