The Board of Table Tennis Ireland has approved a number of matters relating to the implementation of the new plastic ball for Irish domestic events. See here for full statement.
The plastic ball shall be used for all competitions taking place at the Munster Open 2015 (16-18 January 2015).
Following completion of the Munster Open 2015, the plastic ball shall be used for competitions taking place at all :
– Irish ranking events both Junior and Senior. Where any other categories of competition (e.g. U21/Restricted/Veterans/Para etc.) take place during an Irish Junior or Senior ranking event, the plastic ball shall also be used for those
other categories of competition.
– Interprovincial events
– Team events and other competitions sanctioned by Table Tennis Ireland