Eight Irish croquet players attended the first 2 day Foundation Level Croquet Coaches Course at Carrickmines on 25/26 March. The CAI Coaching Committee are delighted to say that all eight passed the Assessment and Examination process and are now qualified CAI Foundation Level Croquet Coaches.
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You are invited to play in the Easter Open 2023 to be hosted by Carrickmines C&LTC on 8th to 10th April 2023. 

The first day will be Golf Croquet and the remaining 2 days will be Association Croquet. Entries by 4th April please.

Full information can be found in this document

The CAI Selection Committee has selected teams for the following international tournaments this summer.

AC Home Internationals
GC Home Internationals
World AC Championships
Women’s World GC Championships
Irish Women’s Team versus Scotland.
European GC Open

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Ireland was represented by Jane Morrison, Nicola Kelly and Clair Whyms at the 3rd Women’s World AC championship which took place in Christchurch, New Zealand in January 2023. They were joined by a couple of players each from Scotland and the USA, five from England and large cohorts from Australia and the host, New Zealand, making 40 players in total.
Report by Jane Morrison

Representing Ireland at the World Croquet Federation Women's (Association) Croquet World Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand are:

Nicola Kelly (Carrickmines)

Jane Morrison (at large)

Clair Whyms (Newbridge House)

Please join in supporting our gallant contenders. Follow the matches at:

3rd WCF Women's AC World Championship - Croquet Scores

Report by Simon Williams

Played at Carrickmines on the 13th-15th of September, as usual, the singles attracted a paltry 21 entries, with 12 doubles pairs contesting the Maggie Cup. Travelling from GB, Charlie von Schmieder and Henry Bagwell, and players from Herbert Park, Newbridge House and Newcastle joined the locals. The weather was fine, and boxed lunches supplemented the usual bar service. Thanks to Carrickmines for making everybody comfortable and welcome.

All AC players are invited to take part in the Autumn Bowl Tournament at Carrickmies on 30th/31st October 2022.

See full details here.

Details on how to enter the Qualifier event for the upcoming AC Women’s World Championship, in New Zealand this January, can now be found on the WCF Website.

https://worldcroquet.org/2023-ac-womens-qualifier-how-to-enter/

Transition year students from Temple Carrig School in Greystones began a module in croquet at Newcastle Croquet Club today, 8th Sept 2022. A keen bunch of 14 students showed plenty of promise on their first outing.

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The Balgreen Club in Edinburgh hosted the first ever GC match between Scottish and Irish women croquet players. The Irish team have some experience of playing Spain in the last few years, but it was a first outing for the Scottish team. Rosemary Saunders Robertson, the Scottish captain and star player fell victim to covid just before the match and could not take part, seriously depleting the SCA firepower.   This resulted in a fairly easy win for the CAI players winning 57 of the 76 games played.