Munster Leagues Update April 2023
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 …
Maurice Murphy
Maurice Murphy
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 …
Limerick Open 2023
Limerick Open 2023
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 …
Level 2 Coaching Course
Level 2 Coaching
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 …
Munster Senior Closed Feb 2023
Kevin Knox Winner of the Mens A MSC 2023
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 …
February 2023 Newsletter
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Please see the newsletter for February 2023
2023 Munster Senior Closed
Munster Senior Closed Feb 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
2023 Munster Masters Open
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 …
One Day Women’s Event
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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
Munster Masters' Open, January 2023
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.
January 23 Newsletter
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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.
22 Division 3 Winners
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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 2022
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 …
Refereeing Webinar December 2022
Get Involved
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
Connacht Masters Open 2022 Report
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
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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
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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 …
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Irish Squash Masters Open ESF Event Oct 22
ESF Event
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 …
Coaches/Volunteers conference – Series 2
Coaches/Volunteers conference – Series 2
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 …
New Season – Munster Leagues
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 …
New Masters Events – New Season
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.
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 …
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Coaching Conference in Celtic Squash Club
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 …
Coaches/Volunteers conference – Series 1
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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 …
22-23 Season gets underway
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 …
ICOACHKIDS Regional Coaching Conferences
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 …
Coaching Level 1 Update
Level 1 coaching course Celtic
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 …
Internationals 2022
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 …
Irish Cancer Society volunteer drivers
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 …
Division 2 Winners 2022
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 …
Irish Junior Nationals Representatives 2022
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 …
Division 1 Final 2022
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
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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 …
Irish Masters Nationals Results
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
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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 …
Munster Closed 2022 Results
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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 …
Munster Leagues are Back
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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 …
Munster Junior (Closed) Championship 2022
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
Munster Masters Open 22
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
Munster Junior 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 …
Munster Open 2021 Results
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 …
Munster Senior Open 2021 Draw
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
Munster Senior Open 2021
SportyHQ
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
21-22 Irish Squash Calendar
The 21-22 Irish Squash Calendar is available from the Irish Squash Website https://www.irishsquash.com/calendar/
Safeguarding Children
Safeguarding Children
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 …
COVID-19 update July 6th, 2021
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 …
Sole Movement Online Class
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 …
COVID UPDATE 3RD June 2021
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 May 2021
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 …
MASTERS SQUASH FIT
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 …
MASTERS QUIZ
Squash Webinar Series – Exclusive Coaching and Conversations
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. …
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COVID UPDATE – DECEMBER 3RD
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 …
Coaching the Female Athlete – How to get the best out of your athletes/players?
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 …
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AGM 2020
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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 …
Return to Play – COVID19
Return to Squash
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 …
Update COVID-19
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 …
Munster Squash: Covid-19 update.
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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. …
Limerick Open 2020
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 …
Munster Senior Closed 2020
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 …
Munster Schools Squash Championship 2020
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 …
Munster Junior Closed 2020
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 …
Highfield win Division 3
Highfield Div3 Winner 19-20
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 …
Munster Leagues Division 1
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 …
2019 Munster Invitational Junior Championship
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 …
Munster Leagues
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 …
Selection Criteria for Munster Junior Teams
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 …
Level 1 Coaching Course
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 …
Munster Junior Report
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 …
2019 Munster Senior Open Results
Sean Conroy and Oisin Logan contest the A final
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 …
Club Grade Referee Course
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 …
Junior Nationals
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 Senior Open
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 …
W.S.F. Level 1 Coaching Course:
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 …
Munster Senior Closed Results
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 …
Munster Senior Closed Draw
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
Munster Senior Closed
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 …
Women Who Squash
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 …
Sophie O’Rourke & John Hurley take National titles:
Irish Champions 2019: From left John Hurley Men's O40; Niall Rooney (Men's O35); Sophie O'Rourke (Ladies) and Arthur Gaskin (Men's).
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, …
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Munster Schools Squash Championships 2019
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 …
Munster Junior Closed Results
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 …
2019 Junior Interprovincials
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 …
League Player Refereeing Quiz:
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 …
Munster Masters’ Open 2019
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.
Divisions 2, 4 and 6:
Munster Senior Open 2018
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 …