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Irish Real Tennis News
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| Trip to Paris, June 2010 |
| June, 2010 |
| David Lowry and fellow cycling
enthusiasts played on the Paris and Fontainebleau courts during a recent trip
to Paris. |
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| 2010 Championships results |
| June, 2010 |
| Congratulations to Irish Champion Roland
Budd, and to Open Champion David Lowry. |
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| 120th anniversary of World Championships |
| June, 2010 |
| In 1890, the World Championships for
Real Tennis were played in the Dublin court. |
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| IRTA and Dublin University Squash
Rackets Club trip to Oxford, UK |
| January, 2010 |
| IRTA members David Lowry and Alvar
Soosar organised some time and lessons on the Oxford real tennis
court for members of the DUSRC squad. |
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| Historical article from The Irish
Times available |
| January, 2010 |
| The Irish Times of
8 December, 1948, carried an article discussing the
possibility of reviving Real Tennis in Dublin. |
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| 2009 Championships results |
| May, 2009 |
| Congratulations to Irish Champion Stuart
Baxter, and to Open Champion Mark Heffernan! |
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| Trip to Leamington and Moreton Morrell |
| May, 2009 |
| Stephen Kelly reports on a successful
and enjoyable trip to Leamington Spa and Moreton Morrell clubs. |
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| Copy of article in The Dubliner magazine |
| May, 2009 |
| The March, 2008 issue of The
Dubliner magazine contained a very positive article on our
progress towards restoration of the Dublin court. |
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| Call for entrants for 2009 Championships |
| April, 2009 |
| To be held on Saturday 30th and Sunday
31st May, at Middlesex University Real Tennis Club. |
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| 2009 AGM |
| April, 2009 |
| Please contact us if you would like a copy of the minutes. |
| Tennis mentioned in Dublin Historical Record |
| January, 2009 |
| The article 'Two Hundred Men at
Tennis' appeared in Vol. LXI of the Dublin Historical
Record, and included many mentions of tennis. |
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| 2008 Championships |
| June, 2008 |
| Congratulations to Irish Champion Roland
Budd and to Open Champion Mark Heffernan! |
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| IRTA tour of south-west England |
| April, 2008 |
| A busy weekend took IRTA members to Canford, Bristol and Bath, and The Hyde. |
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| 2008 AGM |
| March, 2008 |
| Please contact us if you would like a copy of the minutes. |
| Leaflet with latest news on Dublin Court published |
| February, 2008 |
| Kárlis Zauers produced this brochure, mainly for
distribution at the Tuxedo Club tournament in the USA,
but generally available here. |
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| Irish Times article on World Championships (May 1890) available |
| January, 2008 |
| IRTA member David Lowry dug out a microfiche copy of the Irish Times
from May 1890, which contained a report on the first day of play of the World Championships,
held in the Dublin real tennis court. David also transcribed the article for its historical
interest. |
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| IRTA trip to Moreton Morrell and the Oratory School |
| December, 2007 |
| A recent trip combined visits to the tennis
courts of Moreton Morrel and the Oratory School. |
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| Update on Dublin Court |
| November, 2007 |
| We are delighted to announce that we have been recently in touch
with the Office of Public Works. With University College Dublin
having vacated the building, the Office of Public Works have
indicated that they will work with us to restore the Dublin Real
Tennis Court to play. Discussions between the IRTA and the Office
of Public Works are at a very early stage, but this is definitely a
large step towards achieving our goals. We will publish more news
as it unfolds. |
| IRTA return to Manchester |
| September, 2007 |
| Members of the IRTA paid a visit to
Manchester, for lessons and also matches against the home team. |
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| IRTA in Cambridge |
| July, 2007 |
| New member Stephen Kelly reports on a
trip to Cambridge, which combined introductory coaching with
plenty of match play. |
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| 2007 Championship |
| May, 2007 |
| We returned to Bristol and Bath Tennis
Club for our 2007 Championships. Roland Budd again retained his title
as Irish Champion, and also took the Open Doubles Championship,
playing with Kárlis Zauers. A very successful weekend. |
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| Article in Trinity News |
| April, 2007 |
| IRTA member David Lowry wrote a piece for
Trinity News introducing the game of real tennis to its readers. |
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| IRTA in Manchester |
| April, 2007 |
| A group of IRTA players, both beginners
and more experienced players, went to Manchester for a weekend of
tennis. |
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| Joint IRTA / Dublin University Squash Rackets Club trip to Oxford, UK |
| January, 2007 |
| Some of the Irish newcomers to real
tennis are members of Dublin University Squash Rackets Club, and
they took advantage of a DUSRC/Oxford squash match to introduce
some fellow squash players to real tennis at the Oxford Club. |
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| Return IRTA trip to Cambridge, UK |
| January, 2007 |
| We were kindly invited back to Cambridge
for a weekend of coaching and play. We also met up with some
members of the Dutch Real Tennis Association. |
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| Objection to destruction of Real Tennis court in Scotland |
| January, 2007 |
| We learnt of a planning application to
demolish a real tennis court in Troon, Scotland, and sent an
objection to the relevant authorities. |
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| IRTA fixture at Jesmond Dene, UK |
| September, 2006 |
| A group of IRTA players from Ireland went over
to Newcastle, UK, for a very enjoyable weekend of tennis at
Jesmond Dene Real Tennis club. |
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| IRTA trip to Cambridge, UK |
| July, 2006 |
| Roland Budd led a group of newcomers to
the game in a trip to the Cambridge club for a weekend of
introductory lessons and play. |
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| 2006 Championship winners |
| May, 2006 |
| We were delighted to be back at
Holyport Real Tennis Club for our 2006 Championships. Roland Budd
retained his title as Irish Champion, and Jim Duncan won the
Open Championship. A very successful weekend. |
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| Court status update number 11 |
| May, 2006 |
| Ted Neville, secretary of the IRTA,
provides an update on the Dublin court situation. |
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| 2006 AGM |
| April, 2006 |
| Please contact us if you would like a copy of the minutes. |
| 2005 Championship winners |
| June, 2005 |
| Our 2005 championships were
kindly hosted by Holyport Real Tennis Club. Roland Budd
emerged as Irish Champion, and Tim Church as Open
Champion. A very enjoyable weekend was had by all. |
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| 2005 AGM |
| March, 2005 |
| We held a fruitful AGM on
5 March, in facilities kindly provided, as last year,
by Trinity College, Dublin. Please contact us if you would like a
copy of the minutes. |
| IRTA vs Moreton Morrell |
| January, 2005 |
| A team of IRTA members
converged on Moreton Morrell to play a fixture over the
weekend of 15--16 January. The doubles play produced very enjoyable
tennis, and it was also an opportunity to meet and
socialise with the Moreton Morrell membership. |
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| 2004 Championship winners |
| Updated: October, 2004 |
| A very successful weekend was
hosted by the Bristol and Bath Tennis Club, where
Alastair MacKeown became Irish Champion, and Nick Ponsford
Open Champion. Pictures now available. |
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| IRTA plans 2004 Championships |
| April, 2004 |
| After the success of our 2003 event, we are delighted to
have been invited back to the Bristol and Bath Tennis Club
for our 2004 tournament. |
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IRTA's 2004 AGM
Updated: February, 2004
We held our 2004 AGM in the Luce Sports Centre, in
Trinity College, Dublin. We are very grateful to Trinity
College for allowing us to use their facilities for our
meeting, and to everybody who attended.
Journalists from the Sunday Tribune
interviewed IRTA secretary Ted Neville, and
the
campaign to have the Dublin court restored featured in an
article on page 6 of the 22 Feb Sunday
Tribune.
Proposal for new Real Tennis court in Perth, Australia
February, 2004
Although a long way from Ireland, this is worthy of
mention here because it shows the strengthening in
popularity of the game worldwide. A Perth businessman is
proposing to convert a hall contained within an old
hospital into a real tennis court. See
the
ongoing reports on the real tennis online website for more
details on this exciting development.
First issue of IRTA newsletter available
November, 2003
Issue no. 1 of the IRTA's newsletter is now
available. We hope to produce a newsletter a few times a
year and send it out to members and others who have
expressed an interest. If you would like to receive a paper
copy, please get in touch. It is
also available as a PDF file (650k).
2003 IRTA Championship a great success
Updated: June, 2003
The IRTA held the first Irish Real Tennis Championship on the
weekend of Saturday 31st May and Sunday 1st June, 2003.
Because Ireland lacks a playable real tennis court, the event
took place at Bristol and Bath Tennis Club.
See the championship web page for
a full report, including pictures.
IRTA seeks information from Country Life readers
May, 2003
IRTA Committee member John McGrath writes, in the Questions
and Answers section of the May 15
issue of Country Life,
I am a committee member of the Irish Real Tennis
Association and am trying to trace photographs, artefacts and
ephemera of any condition relating to the real tennis court at
Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin. Passing into the ownership of the
Irish government as a present from Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of
Iveagh in 1939, the court has been used from that date as an
engineering laboratory for University College and offices for a
government agency. However, we are aiming to reinstate this
architectural and sporting gem to its original use, as it is
believed to be an outstanding example of its genre. Any
photographs revealing how the interior used to look would be
appreciated --- we have none to date.
If any visitors to this web-site have any photographs or other
material of interest, please get in
touch. Thank you.
World Champion Rob Fahey wishes IRTA luck
March, 2003
On holiday in Australia, two members of the IRTA, Ben and Bear North,
called in to the ever-welcoming Melbourne Royal Tennis Club. The current
world champion, Rob Fahey, is one of the professionals at the club. Rob
has Irish roots, and spent some time with Ben and Bear discussing
current progress with the Dublin court. He sends his regards to the IRTA,
and wishes them luck with their endeavours.
World real tennis champion, Rob Fahey (left), with IRTA member Ben
North on the court at Melbourne Royal Tennis Club recently.
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| IRTA applies for
Irish Sports Council recognition |
| Ongoing, last updated February, 2003 |
| The IRTA is seeking recognition by the Irish
Sports Council, as the National Governing Body of Sport for the
sport of Real Tennis. |
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