Players from six clubs won Irish Junior Nationals titles on Sunday in Cork. Belfast, Celtic, Mount Pleasant and Sutton took home two titles each, with Limerick and Galway also taking a top spot on the podium at the 10-event tournament played across three days at Sunday’s Well and Highfield. Two 2025 winners in Galway […]
Irish squash has lost one of its standard bearers with the recent passing of Geraldine Barniville (née Houlihan), an indomitable player who was a member of the Ireland team that won the bronze medal at the 1974 World Championships – writes Ann Sheppard. Capped 75 times by Ireland, she was also on the 1983 team […]
Six brand new coaches and one coach tutor-in-training were taken through their Introduction to Coaching paces by Squash Ireland tutor Kieran Doherty at Belfast Boat Club last weekend. Over a full day, Doherty took the group through the fundamentals of coaching squash for diverse audiences, including children and adult beginners. This brand-new fundamental coaching award […]
Squash Ireland is excited to share a nationwide competition in partnership with SquashLevels, giving members the chance to win some fantastic squash prizes. SquashLevels allows players to track match history and performance, compare levels, follow club rankings and gain personalised insights with integration into SquashSkills coaching content. By registering for a FREE SquashLevels account, members […]
Eighteen players who took part in last weekend’s Irish Senior Nationals at Fitzwilliam will feature in the Irish Junior Nationals, which start in Cork on Friday. Amongst the headline entries for the star-studded, three-day tournament hosted by Sunday’s Well and Highfield is Celtic’s Aaron Knox, the BU19 No.1 seed who won two Men’s A matches […]
Winning an Irish Senior Nationals title is nothing new to Hannah Craig. She had been crowned this country’s best in 2024 and again in 2025. However, her hat-trick title victory stirred up the emotions at Fitzwilliam on Sunday Playing through the pain barrier was an ordeal. So, too, fighting off the admirable play that had […]
When Squash Ireland caught up with Sam Buckley for an interview just before Christmas, it was clear his uncharacteristic malfunction in the 2025 Irish Senior Nationals final was still a major sore point. He was cruising to what would have been his fourth successive title, just three points away from a comfortable 3-0 victory over […]
Sam Buckley has reclaimed the Irish Senior Nationals Men’s A title he lost last year to Conor Moran while Hannah Craig retained her Women’s A title for the third year in a row, winning a thriller at Fitzwilliam in Dublin against Breanne Flynn. Buckley, the PSA men’s No.105, was denied winning a fourth title in […]
With deep sadness, we wish to share the news of the passing of James “Jimmy” Walker, father of Eugene Walker, Masters’ Chairperson, who passed away yesterday. The Board of Squash Ireland, along with the wider squash community, extend our sincere condolences to Eugene and to all of Jimmy’s family and friends at this very difficult […]
