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AC Home Internationals Report 2026

The 2026 AC Home Internationals returned to Ireland for the first time since 2022. The visiting teams from England, Scotland and Wales were met by customary mildly inclement weather and an air of excitement: the Irish hosts were desperate to make up for the nail-biting finish and wafer-thin loss to the English in the 2025 tournament at Budleigh Salterton. Having lost by a single game on that occasion, they were keen to take advantage of familiar conditions in Carrickmines.

Co Dublin Championship Results 2026

Carrickmines had its own marathon this weekend with the Co. Dublin AC Croquet Championships.
There were 7 graded events with Carrickminers winning 5 of them, with one going overseas to a regular visitor and ex-pat Irishman David Beddy from the UK and one to Irish International Russell Harris, Newcastle Croquet Club, Co. Wicklow.

Appleton Report Edinburgh 2026

The Irish team of Nathaniel Healy, Russell Harris, Brian Havill, Alan Looney, Huw Spiers and Debutant Henry Bagwell travelled as holders to the new Scottish National Croquet centre at Balgreen in Edinburgh. However, Russell did a little unintended detour to say goodbye to the old venue at Meadows.

CAI Silver Medal 2026

The CAI Association Croquet Silver Medal was held at Carrickmines on 25/26 April, featuring 8 of the top AC players in Ireland. The lawns were in excellent condition, the weather was warm and dry, and there was some top-hquality croquet with 9 triple peels.