Ciara Plunkett 
Boxing Ireland has been named as a finalist in the Federation of Irish Sport’s 2026 Irish Sport Industry Awards. Boxing Ireland is a finalist in the Best Initiative to Promote Women in Sport & Physical Activity category, alongside alongside Canoeing Ireland, Athletics Ireland, Tennis Ireland and Longford Sports Partnership. Boxing Ireland has been recognised for … Read more
Team Ireland will fly to Stockholm later this week, to take on Sweden in a dual-nations on May 9th Team Ireland last travelled there in 2019, to mark the Swedish federation’s 100th anniversary. On that occasion, Sweden were the 3-2 winners. This team is comprised of members of the High Performance Pathway Programme and an … Read more
The latest edition of The Round-Up is out now. This is Boxing Ireland’s official weekly newsletter providing a comprehensive summary of news, competitions, events, and partnerships as well asupdates on national championships, international tests, high-performance, and women’s boxing. This week, catch up on the announcement of Team Ireland’s U15 and U17 teams for June’s Four … Read more
Two of the Ireland teams to contest this summer’s Four Nations have been named The tournament will take place at Ravenscraig Regional Sports Facility, Motherwell, Scotland from Thursday 11th June to Sunday 14th June 2026. It will include boxers at all age categories from Schools to Elite, representing Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. Boxing Ireland President, Anto … Read more
Boxing Ireland is making four coaching courses available over the coming 6 weeks; all courses are open for booking by clubs through their Blocworx portals. Clubs should review the applicable course types and criteria in advance of booking. Fundamentals courses are for those wishing to begin their coaching career and gain an excellent grounding in … Read more
Boxing Ireland is delighed to welcome JP Delaney to his role as High Performance Coach. This role contributes to to the planning, delivery, monitoring, and evaluation of training and competition programmes within the Boxing Ireland High Performance Unit. The role supports the achievement of international performance objectives by preparing male and female boxers to compete … Read more
Over 110 boxers will contest the 2026 National U19 Championships – the competition draw has taken place today. This tournament is for boxers born in 2008 and 2009, and will be boxed at the National Stadium, Dublin, from May 8th. Programmes for the opening weekend of boxing at the National Stadium are now available. Tickets … Read more
Central Council has made additions and up-dates to the 2026 domestic competition calendar. The venue for the 2026 National U15 Championship and National U17 Championship has been confirmed. The tournament will be held simultaneously, at the National Basketball Arena, Tallaght, Dublin. Boxing, dependening on entries, will take place on July 25th & 31st, and on … Read more
Jon Mackey is reflecting on a year in post as the High Performance Director of Ireland’s most successful Olympic sport. He shares the challenges & opportunities in leading Ireland’s only full-time, centralized high performance training programme, particularly during Boxing Ireland’s transition to World Boxing. Jon shares how vital the thriving relationship between Central Council and … Read more
Boxing Ireland CEO, Gary Stewart, has today shared this message with all clubs, county boards and provincial units: “The Board of Directors is undertaking a review of the IABA Election Policy (September 2024), to ensure alignment with the 2019 Rulebook and the practical operation of elections across all levels of the organisation. This review is … Read more