WI Squad Announcement: European Senior Championships | (2023)

Weightlifting Ireland is delighted to announce that five (5) athletes have been selected to represent Ireland at the upcoming European Senior Championships. The team is made up of four (4) female athletes, one (1) male athlete, two (2) team coaches a team physical therapist. This event will take place in Yerevan - Armenia. Competition dates [...]

WI Squad Announcement: European Senior Championships | (2023)2023-06-14T08:40:40+00:00

Gripped Tape & WI Sign Partnership Agreement | (News)

Weightlifting Ireland (WI) are excited to announce our partnership agreement with Gripped_Tape for 2023/2024. Gripped_Tape will now be the official tape recommended & chosen by WI. Gripped_Tape will support the weightlifting community and all it's athletes from development, national and international level. Ensuring they have the highest quality thumb tape on the market to enhance [...]

Gripped Tape & WI Sign Partnership Agreement | (News)2023-03-23T18:42:24+00:00

Rankings & Records – 2023 (March)

Our Ranking list and Records for all age brackets and weight categories have been updated. [ Ranking List ] [ Records ] NEW IRISH YOUTH RECORDS: Molly Coffey O'Connor (-71kg) : Snatch 66kg & Total 144kg Zak Taggart (-73kg) : Snatch 94kg, C&J 121kg & Total 215kg NEW IRISH JUNIOR RECORDS: Aoife O' Moore (-76kg) [...]

Rankings & Records – 2023 (March)2023-03-15T22:32:44+00:00

Volunteer Role Opportunities | (2023)

Weightlifting Ireland are seeking expressions of interest from its membership to undertake two Volunteer Roles within the Association.  National Children’s Officer (NCO) & Designated Liaison Person (DLP) The NCO will be responsible for ensuring that Weightlifting Ireland and its clubs have a child centred focus. Working to promote the sport for children and in the [...]

Volunteer Role Opportunities | (2023)2023-03-15T21:11:51+00:00

InterVarsity Championships – 2023 | Results

Date: 11th - March, 2023Venue: Cork Weightlifting Club - Female (RESULTS) Male (RESULTS) Team (RESULTS) - Team Results: 1st: UCC Olympic Weightlifting Club - (772.1199) 2nd: DCU Weightlifting Club - (725.4339) 3rd: University of Galway WL Club - (647.071) *(2 Male + 1 Female or 2 Female + 1 Male) - The best lifters over [...]

InterVarsity Championships – 2023 | Results2023-03-15T21:31:42+00:00

EMC Volunteer : Expression of Interest | (2023)

Dear fellow members, This coming May (12th-20th) Ireland will host the 2023 European Masters Championships (EMC), the biggest event of its kind for this island. This year will also see a record number of lifters compete. Everyone, it seems, wants to experience the world famous hospitality Ireland has to offer. One thousand athletes compete on [...]

EMC Volunteer : Expression of Interest | (2023)2023-03-13T18:13:03+00:00

WIS Coaching Scholarship | (2023)

Weightlifting Ireland (WI) unite with Sport Ireland’s vision for women in sport; one where women have an equal opportunity to achieve their full potential, while enjoying a lifelong involvement in sport. Weightlifting Ireland endeavours to support Sport Ireland’s commitment to increase women’s sustained involvement in sport as coaches, volunteers, club members, athletes, officials, leaders, and [...]

WIS Coaching Scholarship | (2023)2023-03-09T19:13:54+00:00

Level 1 Coaching Course | (February – 2023)

Congratulations to all those who attended our first first Level 1 Coaching Course for 2023. We're very excited with the positive feedback we've received from participants on our most recent coaching courses. With that feedback we have worked hard modifying our L1 courses to increase learning opportunities over the two weekends. We are also very [...]

Level 1 Coaching Course | (February – 2023)2023-04-04T11:56:08+00:00

Snatch Workshop | (January – 2023)

Congratulations to all those who attended our first Snatch Workshops for 2023. We will email out certificates of completion to you all very shortly. We're very excited with the positive feedback we've received from participants. We hope to offer many more of these workshops to our community. If you have no experience with weightlifting, attending [...]

Snatch Workshop | (January – 2023)2023-03-03T20:34:15+00:00

Women in Sport Week | (2023)

Women in Sport (WIS) week is taking place March 6th– 12th. The aim of Women in Sport Week is to: Celebrate every women and girl who plays, coaches, officiates, volunteers, works in and leads out on Women in Sport. Promote and highlight the ongoing work of Sport Ireland, NGBs, LSPs and other stakeholders and clubs under [...]

Women in Sport Week | (2023)2023-03-02T11:16:07+00:00
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