The Croquet Association of Ireland are at home to the Scottish Croquet Association this coming weekend, 16th-17th May at Carrickmines Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club to contest the Appleton Trophy.
Spectators are most welcome. If you would like to follow the progress of the match and cannot be there, you can follow the results on croquetscores.com.

The entry forms for the Championships of Co Dublin and the Championships of Ireland are now available. Click on the link above in the Special Notices for full details of these open events.

See the latest News from the new World Croquet Federation website: http://www.worldcroquet.org.uk/index.php/latest-news

We are pleased to announce the official Ireland team selection for the USA vs Ireland Nantucket Challenge from the 20-23rd of August.

If any Irish players wish to be considered for the 2015 FEC Golf Croquet European Championship please contact Andrew Johnston or Joe McGowan before Sunday 1st March.
If there are any other competitions you would like to be considered for, please also let Joe or Andrew know.

Four Irish players have been competing at the World Golf Croquet Championships in New Zealand. This started on 7th February and ends on Sunday 15th.
They are Simon Williams, Ed Cunningham, Patsy Fitzgerald and Evan Newell. Unfortunately they did not reach the knockout.

Full results of the event can be viewed at
http://croquetscores.com/2015/gc/11th-wcf-golf-croquet-world-championsh…

It is with regret that we learned of the death of John Solomon, one of the greatest croquet players ever.

The obituary in The Telegraph will explain his significance to the game of croquet
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11201931/John-Solomon-obitua…

The communication from the World Croquet Federation reads as follows:

Dear All,

It is with great regret that I have to inform you that John Solomon, one of croquet’s all-time greats, died last week at the age of 82.

Carrickmines Croquet and Tennis Club are running a weekend croquet
open on the Bank Holiday Week-End the 25th and 26th October 2014.

The 29th A.G.M. will be held at Carrickmines C.&L.T.C. at 7p.m. on Monday, 29th of September. Written notice has already been circulated. Should anyone have been omitted from the mailing, please tell us at secretary@croquetireland.com, and we will send you your copy of the agenda and financial report.

Simon Williams (Carrickmines) won the 2014 Golf Croquet Championship, played at Carrickmines, with the disappointingly low entry of 10 (with room for 32). Of the strongest players, Jack Clingan, Robert Barklie and former champions Fred Rogerson and Ronan Rogerson were missing. Those who attended enjoyed many competitive games in the bright sunshine.