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 form from this location. Please contact Gerry Connaughton for more information on Tel: 087 263 4313   e-mail:

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 the players and Ref’s, and also to all the parents for continuing to support the kids on their squash journey.

Results available on here on Tournament Software, a selection of photos are available on the Munster Squash Facebook page

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 U19 of age. The club received very positive feedback from visiting families which makes the effort put in by so many volunteers all the more worthwhile. Thank you so much to all the volunteers who made this tournament a success and to all the players for participating over the week and last but not least, to all the parent’s for their support. More results available here on Tournament Software

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 in the best two results gained from these competitions:

Munster Junior Invitational
Munster Junior Open
Munster Junior Closed

Ranking points will be awarded based on the finishing positions in the best two finishes from the above three competitions and the top six juniors in each age group will then be selected for the Munster panels.

You can carry over 40% of your points where you go up in age group during the season but if you wish to be selected on a particular age-group team, you must play in that age group in the Munster Junior Closed Championship.

Notes:

1. Any Munster junior who has a current season top six Irish Squash ranking will be deemed selected for a Munster panel.
2. The Munster Junior Closed is a compulsory competition for all juniors wishing to be selected on Munster panels.
3. Juniors selected for Munster panels must attend Munster squad sessions.
4. Where non-Munster players are competing in the Munster Open – the non-Munster players will be eliminated from the finishing positions list for the purposes of this calculation and the Munster players moved up accordingly before ranking points are allocated.
5. If two players are tied on ranking points the position will be decided in the first instance by their head to head result in the Munster Junior Closed and if there was no head to head result in the MJC by the player finishing highest in the MJC.
6. A player who is returning from injury and was unable to compete for ranking point events because of injury, may be considered for panel selection on the basis that he would clearly strengthen the panel.
7. The final team selection (from the panel) will be made by the team coach.
8. Munster junior rankings will be displayed on the Munster Squash website throughout the season.

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 rolling with a super win in the U11 boys to take the title 3-0 against Toby Keogh. Adam was delighted with this win and it was well deserved after a brace of final appearances last season. In the U17 boys, Eoghan Dunphy (Dunhill) lost out to Dylan Moran in a tough 5 set match. In the U19 boys, Sean White (Celtic) lost his R1 tie but rallied well and won his remaining games in the tournament to win the plate. In the U15 girls, Ava Murphy (Thurles) came up short in the final against Rebecca Kavanagh, this was a tough ask for Ava after a 5 setter in the semi-final, none the less a great achievement to make it to the final. There were many more Juniors that made the long trip to Galway and played great that weekend and really enjoyed the experience and continue to make great strides. well done to all the boys and girls and a massive thanks must go the parent for their continued support. All Results available here.

Ulster Junior Open 2019

Another successful tournament for the Munster Juniors at the recent Genesis Bakery Ulster Junior Open 2019 held in Belfast on Oct 18th and 19th. Fantastic performance from John Day (Dunhill) on winning the U11 boys title beating David Cafferky in the final. This was a super effort from John who has been training hard or working towards this for some time now. Ave Murphy was flying the flag high for the Munster girls in the U15 group, Ave finished 3rd are losing a tough semi-final, this match could of went anyway with all tight scoring games, Ave losing out eventually 3-1 to Sara Sarby. Tommy Grant from Dunhill had a very successful tournament after a hard game in R1, Tommy went on to win all remaining games and to pick the plate in the U15 girls. Congratulations to all Munster players and a big thank you to continued support from Parents and coaches who traveled. All results available here

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.

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 be last week in Feb or first week in March. Entries are invited from teams of three boys or three girls for u-11, u-13, u-15, u-17 and u-19 competitions.  All entrants must be under age on 29th of March 2019.  All three team members must attend the same school.  The winning teams in each age group will be eligible to represent Munster at the All-Ireland Schools Finals, which will be hosted by Ulster this year at Lisburn Racquets Club, Co. Armagh on Friday, 29th of March 2019.

Entries should be sent to reach the tournament director by Friday 22nd of February, 2018 – by post or e-mail.  An entry fee of €15.00 per team is payable on the day of each playoff.

Tournament Director

Gerry Connaughton, 76 Caiseal Na Rí, Cashel, Co. Tipperary, E25 TD50 Tel: 087 263 4313   e-mail:

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 Ines De Eugenio Cashel

G U13
1 Aoife Lynch Dunhil
2 Leah Connolly H/F
3 Ellen Doherty H/F
4 Gillian Aherne Thurles

G U15
1 Alanna Murphy Dunhill
2 Ava Murphy Thurles
3 Niamh Murphy H/F
4 Ailbhe White Celtic

G U17
1 Kate Lynch H/F
2 Orlaith Dunphy Dunhill
3 Sarah O’ Connell Thurles

G U19
1 Jordan Scholtz Dunhill
2 Fiona Guidera Thurles
3 Emma Murphy Dunhill
4 Rachel Dunphy Dunhill

B U11b
1 Nathan Walsh Thurles
2 Ruadhri Crowley H/F
3 Jamie Walsh Thurles
4 Conor Hogan Thurles

B U11
1 Adam Power Celtic
2 Toby Ryan Celtic
3 John Day Dunhill
4 Aaron Knox Celtic

B U 13
1 Shane Power Celtic
2 Cian Lenane H/F
3 Mark Green Dunhill
4 Daniel Behan Dunhill

B U15
1 John Groves Dunhill
2 James Hayden Dunhill
3 Tommy Grant Dunhill
4 Eoin O’ Connell Thurles

B U17
1 Sean White Celtic
2 Eoghan Dunphy Dunhill
3 Mark Murphy Dunhill
4 Eoghan Cleary Thurles

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 with competitive rates.

Please see start times for Juniors competing in the MJC 2019 this weekend.  Best of luck to all.

G U 11

Ines De Eugenio – 10.20, Alice Rainey – 10.20, Roisin Darby – 12.00, Katie Dunphy – 10.20, Leah Maher – 10.20, Niamh White – 12.20

G U 13

Gillian Aherne – 10.40, Isabel  Fynn – 10.40, Aoife Lynch – 12.40, Leah Connolly – 11.00, Ellen Doherty – 11.00, Mya Kelly – 2.40

G U 15

Alanna Murphy – Fri 6.30, Eimear Power – Fri 6.30, Ava Murphy – Sat  10.00, Niamh Murphy – Sat 10.00, Ailbhe White- Sat 10.00

G U 17

Kate Lynch – Sun  9.30, Orlaith Dunphy – Sun  11.30, Sarah O’ Connell – Sun 9.30

G U 19

Jordan Scholtz – Sat 12.40, Emma Murphy – Fri  7.30, Fiona Guidera – Sat  12.40, Rachel Dunphy – Fri 7.30

B U 11

Adam Power – 11.20, Toby Ryan – 11.20, Aaron Knox – 11.20, Billy Norris – 11.40, John Day – 11.40, Sam Green – Fri  6.30, James Power – Fri 6.30, David Dunphy – 9.40, Denis O’ Callaghan  – 9.40, Rion Krasniqi – 10.00, Eoin Burke – 10.00, Peter Casey – 9.40, Rudhraí Crowley – 9.40, Eimhin Ryan – 9.40, Daniel Groves – 9.40.

Could winners of all U11B qualifers please be at courts by 10.45.

U11 Boys that lose in qualifier will play in U 11 B.  Please be at the courts by 12.00

B U 13

Cian Lenane – 11.00, Neil Allen – 11.40, Mark Green – Fri  7.00, Eoin Comerford – Fri  7.00, Daniel Behan – Fri  7.00, Thomas Griffin – Fri  7.00, Shane Power – Fri  6.30, Daniel Tuc – Fri  6.30, Darragh Cullinane – Fri 7.30, Conor Power – Fri  7.30.

B U 15

John Groves – 12.20, James Hayden – Fri  7.00, Tommy Grant – 10.40, Jim Kelly – 10.40, Eoin O’ Connell – 10.40, Shane Allen – 10.40, Kieran Fives, Adam Rainey, Mark Fives – 10.20, Shane Maher – 10.20

B U 17

Eoghan Dunphy – Fri  7.30, Mark Murphy – Fri  7.30, Philip O’ Connell – 12.20, Sean White – 12.40, Eoghan Cleary – 12.40, Liam Slattery – 2.20

Can players arrive 30 mins before game time, this does not apply to 9.40 games.

Food can be got in Harneys bar as usual.