Want to know how to make it onto an Irish Junior Squash Team? Check out the selection criteria described below. Best of luck!

U19 World Championships:
The Irish Junior Men's Team for the World Championships was Rory Byrne, Conor O'Hare and Chris O'Kane. More details on the World Championships page.

U15 and U17 Teams in European Championships:
Well done to our U15 and U17 teams who played in the Championships in Israel in May. The full results can be found on the Tournament Site. Below are some of the pics they accumulated and if anyone out there wants to add to the collection let us know.

All Ireland Schools Championships:
This year's event was held at the Sligo LTC and the results and pics are on the Schools' Page.

U19 European Championships:
The team finished in 10th. position in the event held in Langau, Switzerland and comprised Rory Byrne, Conor O'Hare, Chris O'Kane, Ciara Moloney and Jennifer Ross. They were accompanied by coach Eddie Murphy and manager Emma Toolan.All are available on the tournament page.

Irish Teams:
The following teams play in the Home-International and European competitions. Well done on selection!

'Home' Internationals		Europeans
Under 13s	Under 15s	Under 15s	Under 17s
Conor Caheny	Rohan Ramasubbu	Rohan Ramasubbu	Neil Martin
Sean Conroy	Hugo Diamond	Hugo Diamond	Kevin Davey
Darragh Butler	Eoin Dolan	Eoin Dolan	Brian Parker
Michael Craig	Jordan Annett	Niamh O'Hare	Róisín Brennan
Aoife Jordan	Niamh O'Hare	Sarah Howley	Clare Henry
Rachel Power	Sarah Howley
Bronagh Jordan	Catherine Abernethy
Deierdre Byrne Coach	Ian Hackney Coach	Ian Hackney Coach
Gerry Connaughton Manager	Susie McCracken Manager	Susie McCracken Manager	Chris Collins Coach
Deirdre Byrne (Coach); Rachel Power (Munster); Aoife Jordan (Leinster); Darragh Butler (Munster); Bronagh Jordan (Leinster); Conor Caheny (Connacht); Michael Craig (Ulster) and Seán Conroy (Leinster).

Junior Interprovincial Championships 2006:
The following are the winners and runners-up in this seasons Junior Interpros held in Belfast. Many thanks to Ulster Junior Secretary, Suzie McCracken, Ruth Irwin (Ulster Squash) and tournament director, Tom O'Kane for their work in making the event such a success.

Irish Junior Nationals 2006:
This competition was played at Mount Pleasant and ESB SportsCo. over the weekend of February 3-5 and the finalists and the winners and runners-up are given below: (Pics can be found on this Irish Junior Nationals Pics Page) Full results can be found on the Tournament Software Site.

Leinster Junior Open 2006
The full results can be found on the Tournament Site. The winners and runners-up are listed below along with some of the prize-winners.

Event	Winner	Runner-up
BU11	David Ryan (L)	Cormac Griffin (L)
BU13	Brian Dunbar (M)	Seán Conroy (L)
GU13	Aoife Jordan (U)	Rachel Power (M)
BU15	Eoin Dolan (L)	Rohan Ramasubbu (U)
GU15	Niamh O'Hare (U)	Sarah Howley (C)
BU17	Kevin Davey (C)	Neil Martin (U)
GU17	Roisín Brennan (L)	Clare Henry (U)
BU19	Rory Byrne (L)	Gordon Harpur (U)
GU19	Ciara Moloney (L)	Niamh Brennan (L)
BU19 winner Rory Byrne (L)with Runner-up Gordon Harpur (U).
Rachel Power (M), GU13 runner-up and winner Aoife Jordan (U) winner.
BU13 winner, Brian Dunbar (M) with runner-up Seán Conroy (L).

Sligo Junior One-Day Open 2006: (Bernadette Parker Reporting)
The Sligo Junior Open was held at Sligo Tennis Club on 7th January and the Tournament Director was Tony Quigley, (pictured below with prizewinners). Competitors travelled from Thurles, Belfast, Galway,
Carlow, Claremorris & Killala not to mention Sligo participants. Sligo would like to thank all those who travelled making the day a most enjoyable one.

Some of the prize-winners of this one-day event are pictured below.

Event	Winner	Runner-up
BU11	Ciarán Maher	Tim Dunne
GU13	Gabrielle Gallagher	Maria Murray
BU15	Conor Caheny	Alan Quigley
GU15	Gabriella McMillan	Rachel Power
GU17	Sarah Howley	Caroline Kenna
BU17	Kevin Davey	Seán Caheny

Rory Byrne wins Scottish Junior Open:
Well done to Carlow's Rory Byrne who was a 3-1 winner against Canadian David Letourneau in the final of the Boys U17 event at the Scottish Junior Open in Edinburgh. Seeded 1 in the competition he accounted for the number 2 seed 9-4, 5-9, 9-5, 9-7 in 60 minutes. Full results on the SJO Site.

Above Rory is pictured receiving his prize from Scottish Squash President Rona McCraw.

The Irish Junior Open 2005:
Details of this event can be found on the Irish Junior Open 2005 page.

The EMC² Munster Junior Open:
This tournament was held in Cork and the finals were played in Highfield. Well done to Gerry Connaughton and all the gang for an enjoyable weekend of squash.

Competition	Winner	Runner-up
BU11	Ciarán Maher (Munster)	Cormac Griffin (Leinster)
BU13 'B'	Gerard Buckley (Munster)	Michael Dwyer (Munster)
BU13	Brian Dunbar (Munster)	Conor Caheny (Connacht)
BU15	Rohan Ramasubbu (Ulster)	Eoin Dolan (Leinster)
BU17	Brian Parker (Leinster)	Neil Martin (Ulster)
BU19	Rory Byrne (Leinster)	Conor O'Hare (Ulster)
GU13	Aoife Jordan (Leinster)	Rachel Power (Munster)
GU15	Sarah Murphy (Leinster)	Niamh O'Hare (Ulster)
GU17	Roisín Brennan (Leinster)	Clare Henry (Ulster)
The presentation of prizes at Highfield in the EMC2 Munster Junior Open.
Cormac Griffin (Leinster) who was runner-up in the Boys U11 with winner Ciarán Maher (Munster).
On the left is Boys U13 runer-up Conor Caheny (Connacht) with winner Brian Dunbar (Munster).
Boys U15 runner-up Eoin Dolan (Leinster) and the winner, Rohan Ramasubbu (Ulster).
Boys U17 runner-up, Neil Martin and 3rd. placed Kevin Davey.
Niamh O'Hare (Ulster) runner-up and Sarah Murphy (Leinster), winner before their U15 final.
Aoife Jordan (Leinster) winner of Girls U13 with runner-up Rachel Power (Munster).
Runner-up in the Boys U19, Conor O'Hare (Ulster) with winner Rory Byrne (Leinster).
Girls U17 Clare Henry (Ulster) runner-up and Roisín Brennan (Leinster) winner.
Brian Parker (Leinster) winner of the Boys U17 with runner-up Neil Martin (Ulster).

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Ulster Junior Open 2005:

Competition	Winner	Runner-up
BU17	Ben Craig (Ulster)	Neil Martin (Ulster)
GU17	Clare Henry (Ulster)	Cheryl Ennis (Ulster)
GU15	Sarah Howley (Connacht)	Niamh O'Hare (Ulster)
BU15	Rohan Ramasubbu (Ulster)	Hugo Diamond (Ulster)
GU13	Rachel Power (Munster)	Fiona Murphy (Leinster)
BU13	Conor Caheny (Connacht)	Michael Craig (Ulster)
Above is U13 Girls winner Rachel Power pictured with Ulster Junior Administrator Suzie McCracken and below are the U15 prize-winners, Gemma Owens (3rd.), Sarah Howley (Winner) and Niamh O'Hare (runner-up).
Above in the U17 Girls are Clare Henry (winner) and on the right Cheryl Ennis (runner-up) and below are the U13 boys, Michael Craig (runner-up), Conor Caheny (winner) and SeánConroy in 3rd. place.
In the U13 Boys 'B' are (above) winner Peter Murphy and Rory Harpur runner-up.
In the Boys U15 (above) Rohan Ramasubbu (winner), Hugo Diamond (runner-up) and Eoin Dolan (3rd.).
Under 17 Boys: Neil Martin (runner-up), Ben Craig (Winner) and Michael Conroy 3rd.

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The Connacht Junior Open 2005:
The first ranking junior open of the season was held in the Galway LTC Club at Salthill over the weekend of September 16-18. The following were the winners and runners-up, well done to them and all who entered.

U17 Girls winner Roisín Brennan pictured with tournament Director Joe Collins and Galway LTC Squash Captain Matthew O'Connor. Below is U17 runner-up Kirsten McAllister.

Above is the U19 runner-up Ben Ramasubbu and below the winner, Conor O'Hare.

Above is Hugo Diamond, runner-up in the Boys U15.

Above the runner-up in the Boys U17, Seán Caheny and below, the winner, Kevin Davey.

Boys U11 runner-up, David Ryan.

Boys U13 winner Brian Dunbar (below) and above Conor Caheny, runner-up.

Above is Rachel Power, Girls U13 Runner-up.

Above are the Carlow club's winners at the Connacht Junior Open while below are some of the Belfast Boat Club travellers.

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Irish U19 Girls at Worlds:
Ciara Moloney, Roisín and Niamh Brennan and Aishling O'Connor recently represented Ireland at the World Junior Women's Championships in Belgium. Well done to them!

Ireland's U19 Women's Team at World Championships in Belgium. Aisling O'Connor, Roisín Brennan, Niamh Brennan and Ciara Moloney

Code of Practice for Children's Sport

Check out the Irish Sports Council's Web Site for the Code of Practice for Children's Sport to which Irish Squash is committed.

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SELECTION CRITERIA FOR U13, U15 & U17 IRISH TEAMS 2005/06

1. Players must be eligible to play for Ireland (see Byelaw 7) and be under the relevant age on the final day of the competition and be selected by the selection committee.

2. Selection committee comprises: The Junior Administrator, The Team Coach, and The Team Manager

3. Team Selection will be based on the ranking points gained from three Provincial Opens and the Irish Junior Nationals in the appropriate age group.

4. The Irish Open is a compulsory event but it will not contribute towards ranking points.

5. If a player is unable to compete in a tournament (or complete all matches over a tournament weekend) due to illness/injury a doctors/physiotherapists certificate/letter must be submitted to Irish Squash.

6. Fitness & Good Behaviour: To ensure that players maintain the appropriate level of fitness and good behaviour the selection committee will also consider:

General behaviour on and off court
Attendance at squad sessions
Commitment to training programme as designated by Team Coach

7. As soon as you receive notification of your selection to the team, all monies must be paid by the required date, otherwise you will not be allowed to travel.

8. NB Players wishing to be selected in two age groups must indicate their intentions before the start of the season in writing to the Junior Administrator c/o Irish Squash office and must play in ALL Provincial Opens and the Irish Nationals. Again the Irish Open will be a compulsory tournament but will not contribute towards ranking points. The Junior Committee will decide in which age group players participate in all tournaments.
Please note the following important point concerning team selection

9. Players having to move up from one age group to another will be entitled to carry over 30% of the points gained at the lower age group.

Players should discuss the above with their coaches/managers and parents so that they are clear on what must be done.

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SELECTION CRITERIA FOR U19 IRISH PANELS 2005/06

1. Players must be eligible to play for Ireland (see Byelaw 7) and be under the relevant age on the final day of the competition and be selected by the selection committee.

2. Selection committee comprises three members: The Junior Administrator, The Team Coach, and The Team Manager

3. The following tournaments are COMPULSORY for those wishing to be selected during the 2005/06 Season:

i. Irish Junior Nationals
ii. Irish Junior Open
iii. Munster Junior Open
iv. Irish Senior Nationals

4. Points will be gained on the junior scale from Irish Junior Nationals and Munster Junior Open. Although a compulsory event, there are no points gained at Irish Junior Open.

It must be noted that points alone will not form the basis of team selection for U19 players. Panels will be picked based on points and the team will be selected by the selection committee.

5. Results from the Senior Tour tournaments and European Junior Tournaments will be taken into consideration and players should compete in as many senior tour events as possible. (Players must report all results to the squash office for the attention of the Junior Administrator).

6. If a player is unable to compete in a tournament (or complete all matches over a tournament weekend) due to illness or injury a letter or certificate from the doctor or physiotherapist must be submitted to Irish Squash.

7. Fitness and Good Behaviour: To ensure that players maintain the appropriate level of fitness and good behaviour the selection committee will also consider:

1) General behaviour on and off court
2) Attendance at squad sessions
3) Commitment to the training programme as designated by Team Coach

8. When selecting a team to represent Ireland the selection committee will endeavour to select the strongest team, whilst maintaining fairness to all players.

9. As soon as you receive notification of your selection, all monies must be paid within the required time, otherwise you will not be allowed to travel.

10. Players having to move up from one age group to another will be entitled to carry over 30% of the points gained at the lower age group.

Players should discuss the above with their coaches/managers and parents so that they are clear on what must be done.

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Ranking points explained.
The points to be earned in this season's junior tournaments follow the method in use on the Senior Tour.
They are explained in the following table: Players transferring from one age group to another during the season carry 30% of the points already earned at the younger age group.

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