Ciara Plunkett 
There are seven days remaining in which clubs can register to attend Boxing Ireland’s AGM, taking place at 2:30pm or shortly thereafter at the Glenroyal Hotel, Maynooth on Saturday October 3rd. The notice is available here Registration Boxing Convention To further promote positive engagement between clubs and Central Council, Boxing Ireland President Anto Donnelly invites … Read more
The O’Rourke sisters are through to the European Elite Championship finals, while Michaela Walsh is guaranteed at lease a bronze following today’s action in Sofia. Aoife O’Rourke will box for her fourth European Championship title on Friday. She set a blistering pace in her semi final against 2025 World champion, Russia’s Saldant Medenova and claimed … Read more
Aoife and Lisa O’Rourke have medaled at the European Elite Championships in Sofia. Aoife has won her fifth confederation level medal, after an absolutely titanic battle. The double Olympian and reigning World champion boxed her European Elite Championship quarter final against Poland’s Agata Kaczmarska, the reigning 80+kg World Champion. They went toe-to-toe for three power-driven … Read more
Boxing Ireland’s Adam Hession, of Monivea BC, Galway, has been nominated as a candidate in elections to European Boxing’s Athlete’s Commission. In August, Boxing Ireland invited eligble athletes to self-nominate The commission, on it’s creation, will aim to represent the views, rights, and interests of elite boxers across Europe, ensuring that athlete perspectives shape policy … Read more
Preparatory work to revive the Home of Irish Boxing is about to begin. Boxing Ireland’s Board of Directors has agreed the investment of €19,000 in the development of a feasibility study, design concept and masterplan for the up-grade of the National Stadium. The building was last refurbished in 2000, which included the building of the … Read more
Team Ireland’s Jon McConnell has secured, at least, a European Elite Championship bronze medal. He boxed a tight, testy Quarter Final against Gabriele Guidi Rontani of Italy, the reigning Mediterranean Games champion and a World Boxing Cup China bronze medalist at 75kg. Both boxers had points deducted in the 3rd round. Jon won on a … Read more
Boxing Ireland is sharing a ‘save the date’ for a keynote event, The Boxing Ireland Coaching Conference, taking place on Sunday, December 6th. The conference will focus on practical coaching, from warm-ups, sparring and periodisation to club culture, nutrition, making weight, and understanding the rules and scoring. We’ll also hear directly from young boxers, giving … Read more
Boxing Ireland’s October Safeguarding workshops are open for booking. These are among a minimum of 16 Safeguarding learning workshops being delivered 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 … Read more
Two more Team Ireland boxers will join Daina Moorehouse, Lisa O’Rourke, Aoife O’Rourke and Jon McConnell in the quarter finals of the European Elite Championships. Jack Marley is through to the medal stages having won his 90kg Last 16 contest against Aryan Panah Saed of the World Boxing Refugee Team Judges scored the bout: 29:26; … Read more
Three Team Ireland boxers have won through to the quarter finals of the European Elite Championships with superb performances in Sofia. Paris Olympian Daina Moorehouse is through to the QFs, with a 3-2 win over Bulgaria’s Zlatislava Chukanova. The pair last met at the 2nd Olympic Qualifier in Bangkok in the battle for a quota … Read more