The Board of Weightlifting Ireland invites you to view next year's proposed calendar of events. With a mixture of International, National, Provincial, Development and Educational events planned - it promises to be a great year. National Level Events February - 10th & 11th : InterVarsity Championships April - 13th & 14th : Annual General Meeting [...]
Congratulations to all those who attended our Clean & Jerk Workshops in November. Certificates of completion have been emailed to all who attended. 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 in the new year. If you have no experience [...]
Weightlifting Ireland is delighted to announce that twenty (20) athletes have been selected to represent Ireland at the upcoming Celtic Nations Championships. The team is made up of ten (10) female athletes and ten (10) male athletes. This event will take place in Waterford, Ireland. Competition dates are from November 17th – 18th, 2023. Weightlifting [...]
Weightlifting Ireland is delighted to announce that six (6) athletes have been selected to represent Ireland at the upcoming European Union Weightlifting Cup (EUWC). The team is made up of three (3) female athletes and three (3) male athletes. This event will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Competition dates are from October 12th – 15th, [...]
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published the 2024 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List), which was approved by WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) on the 22nd of September, 2023. WADA also published: the 2024 Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes as compared to the 2023 List; and the 2024 Monitoring Program, which includes substances that are not on the [...]
Our Ranking list and Records for all age brackets and weight categories have been updated. [ Ranking List ] [ Records ] NEW IRISH YOUTH RECORDS: Ben Brennan (-55kg) : Snatch 78kg Harrison McGrogan (-55kg) : C&J 100kg & Total 177kg Zak Taggart (-73kg) : C&J 123kg Bobby Quinn (-81kg) : C&J 116kg Morgan Crooks [...]
Weightlifting Ireland is delighted to announce that eleven (11) athletes have been selected to represent Ireland at the upcoming Malta International Open. The team is made up of four (4) female athletes and seven (7) male athletes. This event will take place in Cospicua, Malta. Competition dates are from October 6th – 8th, 2023. Weightlifting [...]
Weightlifting Ireland are seeking expressions of interest from our qualified Level 1 Coaches to deliver our schools partnership programme to Transition Year (TY) students for the 2023/2024 academic year. This programme was introduced in early 2022 as a Women in Sport (WIS) initiative, in conjunction with Sport Ireland (SI) and the Local Sports Partnerships (LSP). [...]
Weightlifting Ireland is delighted to announce that six (6) athletes have been selected to represent Ireland at the upcoming IWF World Senior Championships. The team is made up of five (5) female athletes and one (1) male athlete. This event will take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Competition dates are from September 4th – 17th, [...]
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 [...]
