Ciara Plunkett 
The latest edition of The Round-Up is out now – Read and subscribe HERE Catch up on: *The first International of 2026 has ended Ireland 5, Scotland 11, in a key development project for underage boxers. A Boxing Ireland Youth & Juniors team including 16 boxers from counties Antrim, Cork, Donegal, Down, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, … Read more
Boxing Ireland is delivering a minimum of 16 Safeguarding learning workshops in 2026. This includes at least 12 online Safeguarding One workshops, and 4 online Safeguarding Two workshops. All adults – coaches, committee members & non-coaching volunteers – in every club who have contact with children are required to have undertaken Safeguarding 1.
Boxing Ireland, in partnership with the Dept. of Social Projection, is a Community Employment Scheme sponsor and has been providing employment and opportunities through the scheme for almost two decades. The Community Employment (CE) programme is designed to help people who are long-term unemployed (or otherwise disadvantaged) to get back to work by offering part-time … Read more
The first International of 2026 has ended Ireland 5, Scotland 11, in a key development project for underage boxers. A Boxing Ireland Youth & Juniors team including 16 boxers from counties Antrim, Cork, Donegal, Down, Dublin, Galway, Kildare, Louth, Meath, Sligo, Tyrone and Waterford took on a Scottish select in Glasgow today Team Ireland is … Read more
29 women, including Olympians Michaela Walsh and Grainne Walsh, have today graduated with a Professional Diploma in Leadership and Management as part of a collaboration between Boxing Ireland and Longford College. This is the first partnership of it’s kind between Boxing Ireland and an institute of further learning. The professional diploma course modules included an … Read more
Boxing Ireland’s Youth Forum held its first meeting this week. The forum, for boxers aged 15 to 23, seeks to centre the voices of leaders of the future in the development of our sport. This Youth Forum is a key part of our 2024-2028 Strategic Plan. Expressions of Interest in joining the forum were published … Read more
The latest editon of The Round-Up is out now! This is Boxing Ireland’s weekly wrap of news, competitions, events, partnerships and collaborations. This week’s edition features the Youth & Junior International with Scotland in Glasgow this weekend, info on the Elite International test matches between Ireland and France in the National Stadium on February 13th. … Read more
The pairings, and Team Co-Captains, for the first International of 2026 have been confirmed. A Boxing Ireland Youth & Juniors team will take on a Scottish select this weekend. Team Ireland is co-captained by Shaun Doolan of Dunfanaghy BC Donegal and Leah Cairns of Golden Gloves BC, Cork. The team will fly to Glasgow, and … Read more
Boxing Ireland will host an Elite French team later this month, in the first home International of the year. Ireland V France test matches will take place at the home of Irish Boxing, the National Stadium Dublin, from 6.30pm on Friday, February 13th. Pairings will be unveiled shortly. This dual-nation test match will take place … Read more
10 champions have been crowned at today’s culmination of the Ireland Futures Cup Competition This competition is taking place in consideration of selection for the World Boxing Futures Cup, taking place in Bangkok, Thailand from March 8th to 15th next. Invitations to compete in the Ireland Futures Cup were issued to the then club of any applicable … Read more