Venue: National Indoor Arena, National Sports Campus, Blanchardstown, Dublin

Saturday, 23 October
Women's Foil - check in closes 09:45; event starts 10:00
Women's Épée - check in closes 09:45; event starts 10:00
Men's Foil - check in closes 11:45; event starts 12:00

Sunday, 24 October
Men's Épée - check in closes 09:45; event starts 10:00
Women's Sabre - check in closes 09:45; event starts 10:00
Men's Sabre - check in closes 12:45; event starts 13:00

Entry fee: €25 per weapon.

Entry link: https://fencingireland.justgo.com/workbench/public/events?ref=85761C8089DBBF2F2695819BEC626521E2350AF1

Venue: UCC

Entry information not yet available

Venue: UCD sport Centre Hall A, Belfield

9:30 - Men's Individual check-in closes

9:45 - Men's Individual poules start

10:00 - Women's Individual check-in closes

10:15 - Women's Individual poules start

13:00 - Men's Team check-in closes

13:15 - Men's Team poules start

13:30 - Women's Individual check-in closes

13:45 - Women's Individual poules start

Entry Fee - €15 Early bird (5th of November) €20 Individual, €30 Team

Closing Date - 12th November 2021

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Contact - Fencing@ucd.ie

Venue: Sports Hall, University of Ulster Magee, Derry

Saturday (20th November)

• Men's Epee      09:45
• Women's Epee 10:45
• Women's Foil   12:45

Sunday (21st November)

• Men's Foil          09:45
• Women's Sabre  09:45
• Men's Sabre       10:45

Entry fee: £25 for one weapon, £40 for two

Entry link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/derry-open-2021-tickets-185189245017 

Venue: Main Hall, Trinity Sport Centre, Trinity College Dublin, College Green, D2, Ireland 

Event Details 

Men
Check-in: 9:00
Check-in Closes: 9:30
Event Start Time: 10:00

Women
Check-in: 11:00
Check-in Closes: 11:30
Event Start Time: 12:00

Entry Fee: €20

Closing Date -  25th November 2021

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Contact - dufencing@gmail.com

Venue: UCC

Entry information not yet available

Welcome to the first competition of 2022, the NEW YEAR EPEE.

Held on the first Sunday of the New Year, everyone has one day to recover from any New Year celebration excesses.

Brain Boru Fencing Club are organizing the New Year Epee which will be held on Sunday the 2nd of January 2022.

Holding to the New Year Epee tradition of novel competition formats the event will be a poule unique with men and women fencing together.

- Entry fee is €15, which must be paid prior to the event via the link below.

• There will be no on the day entry.
• Final date for entry is Thursday 30th December 2021, any entry after that date will be at the organizer's discretion.
• Until the entry fee is received all entries are considered preliminary.
  paypal.me/BrianBoruFC

  ALL ENTRANTS MUST HAVE A 2021/2022 SEASON FENCING LICENCE (Note by agreement between Fencing Ireland and Pentathlon Ireland all active paid members of Pentathlon Ireland have fencing licenses).

Anyone without a license for the current season will not be permitted to fence.

Licenses can be renewed on the Fencing Ireland link below
https://fencingireland.justgo.com/Account.mvc/Login?ReturnUrl=%2f

Schedule:-

Check-in Opens 09:00
Check-in Closes 09:30
Fencing Starts - 09:45

Format:-

1. repeated levels of poules (organized groups will rotate between pistes to ensure everyone fences everyone),
2. will try to group people together with friends to allow coaching support during matches
3. Once the poule unique is complete all fencers will be ranked based on wins, then indicators and finally totally points as sub sorts.
4. Top two fencers from overall Tournament rankings qualify for Final to compete for Gold and Silver, Direct Eliminations match up to 15 points.
5. Number 3 and 4 seeds from overall Tournament ratings will compete in a Direct Elimination match for Bronze.
6. Top two ranked women fencers qualify for women's Final to compete for Gold and Silver, Direct Eliminations match up to 15 points.
7. The 3rd and 4th highest ranked women fencers will compete in a Direct Elimination match for women's Bronze.
8. Student medals will be awarded based on the highest ranked male and female students from the overall Tournament rankings.

 

 Equipment and Facilities: -
1. No fencing bags in the main fencing hall, a secondary hall will be used for bags and changing, this will ensure there is enough space for changing, warmups and use of the six pistes.

2. All poule bouts will be self-refereed. For the semi-final/finals a designated referee will be assigned.

3. The bathrooms will be open, with changing room for female fencers.

4. Kitchen will be open to allow fencers to fill their water bottles.

5. Fencers must bring their own equipment, no one will be permitted to use Brian Boru club equipment (e.g. glove, mask, jacket, breaches, epee).

6. All fencers must dispose of their own rubbish in the bins provided please respect the Pentathlon Centre and clean up after yourselves.

COVID:
1. An EU Digital COVID Certificate that shows you are fully vaccinated with an EMA approved vaccine, or have recovered from COVID-19 in the past 180 days
2. Other acceptable proof that you have been fully vaccinated with an approved vaccine, or you have recovered from COVID-19
3. A negative or not detected antigen test (taken within 48 hours before the competition)
4. A negative or not detected RT-PCR test (taken within 72 hours before competition)
5. Masks should be worn while not fencing and inside the fencing hall or kitchen/toilet block. Masks can be removed to eat or drink.
6. No shaking hands on piste, bumping elbows or Epees is the accepted alternative.
7. There will be hand sanitizers' available on every piste, fencers will be encourage to make use of them between refereeing duties involving exchanging the scoreboard remote controls.

Brian Boru COVID Compliance Officers at the event will have responsibility for ensuring fencers follow the COVID precautions. A black card will be issued to any fencer who refuses to follow the precautions. Fencers will be give one warning prior to a black card which will eliminate them from the competition and they will be asked to leave the venue.

Contacts for Brian Boru COVID Compliance Officers:
In the event that a fencer develops symptoms within two weeks of attending the competition please alert Brian Boru. The identity of the fencer will be protected and no personal information will be shared. All fencers present on the day will be notified that they should take precautions.

Paddy Brennan 086 815 0949
Duncan Salter 086 380 5972

see HSE for list of Covid symptoms:
https://www2.hse.ie/conditions/coronavirus/symptoms.html

TRAVEL:-

- ADDRESS: Pentathlon Centre, National Sports Campus, Snugborough Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15 (see map below)

- BUS: Dublin Bus 38, 38a or 38b (stop No. 1836 Corduff, Westway). Bus stops opposite the entrance to Sports Campus. https://www.dublinbus.ie/Your-Journey1/Timetables/

- WALKING: Pentathlon Centre is some distance from the campus entrance. If on foot turn left at the Football Association offices and follow the road between the football pitches.

- DRIVERS: For drivers follow the signs for the National Pentathlon Centre, do not attempt to drive through the football pitch area, follow the signs which will take you round the fields. There is free parking available next to the Pentathlon Centre.

Venue: Trinity College Dublin Sports Centre

Events:

Prof. Paddy Duffy Memorial Team Épée - men's event: Saturday 22nd

Maître Shirley Duffy Memorial Team Épée - women's event: Sunday 23rd

 

Further details to follow.

Venue: University of Ulster Magee Campus, Derry

Saturday 29 January
Men’s Épée - check in closes 09:45
Men’s Sabre - check in closes 09:45
Women’s Sabre - check in closes 11:45

Sunday 30 January
Men’s Foil - check in closes 09:45
Women’s Foil - check in closes 09:45
Women’s Épée - check in closes 11:45

Entry and covid information available here: https://www.nifencing.com/event/northern-ireland-open-2022/

Closing date is 26th January 2022.

NO LATE ENTRIES OR ON THE DAY ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED

Venue - Trinity Sport Centre, Trinity College Dublin ,D2

Check In - Closes 10.00am

Entry - €50 per team 

Contact - dufencing@gmail.com

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Venue - Trinity Sport Centre ,Trinity College Dublin ,D2

Check in - Closes at 10.00am

Entry - €50 per team

Contact - dufencing@gmail.com

 

Click to enter - 

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Venue: Sullivan Upper School, Holywood, BT18 9EP

As per previous years, the 5th round of the NI Junior Foil Series will also be run at the event (on Sat 12th).