N.Ireland Team Selected for UK School Games
UK School Games 2009 - Cardiff - 3-7 September The Northern Ireland Team is now in preparation for the fourth UK School games. For those unfamiliar with this event, it is a multi-sport junior “Olympics” involving athletes in 10 sports.& ...
ITTA Appoint 2nd Member of Staff
The Irish Table Tennis Association are delighted to announce the appointment of a new member of staff. Liam O’Ceallaigh will join the team as Women in Sport Co-ordinator, following an extensive recruitment process. In welcoming Mr. O'Ceallaigh t ...
HONOURING THE UNSUNG HEROES OF IRISH SPORT
Minister Cullen joined by top sport stars at launch of 2009 National Awards to Volunteers in Irish Sport Martin Cullen TD, Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, was joined by some of the biggest stars in Irish sport - Rob Kearney, Bernard Dunne, K ...
McCreery & Hanley through to Last 32
Irish Junior Boys Paul McCreery from Ulster and Sam Hanley of Eastpoint TTC and Leinster have today caused a major shock at the European Youth Championships by knocking out the seeded Hungarian team to progress to the last 32. The Hungarians were overwhe ...
Mid-Day Update from European Youths
Paul McCreery produced a performance full of determination and quality in progressing to the 3rd Round of the Junior Singles this morning in Prague. Strorming into an early 3-0 set lead against Kirstian Dalia of Serbia, McCreery looked to be in complete ...
Success for Veteran Women’s Teams
Vivienne Barry Two teams of Irish Women Veteran players travelled to Sofia in early July to compete in the 2nd International Veterans Table Tennis Championships. Competing against top nations such as Germany, England, Russia and Switzerland over 3 day ...
Evening Summary from Prague
Ireland's last remaining player in the Singles event in the European Championships, Paul McCreery, was knocked out of the tournament this evening following defeat by the Polish No.6 Ranked player Chodorski. McCreery lost the 1st set before levelling ...
Senior Training Camp July 09
The elite players invited to participate in the Senior Training camp to be conducted by Mr.Peter Nilsson in late July have been announced. This camp is vital in preparing the Senior players for the season ahead, with particular emphasis on the European S ...
Slater and Givan progress
Stephen Slater Ashley Givan In the Cadet Mixed Doubles 1st Round , Slater and Givan took the first game 14-12, after losing a 7-3 lead, Pitkewics and Kozma fought back to deuce, with the Irish holding their nerve under the TV cameras to establish ...
Busy Day for Irish in Prague
Today was a busy day for the Irish in Prague at the European Youth Championships. All 8 squad members were in action in the singles, with 5 players progressing to tomorrow’s 2nd Round. In the Junior Boys Singles, a remarkable display by all 3 Iri ...