Grand Slammers in Carrickmines is a 9 part series by Pat Crowe about Grand Slam players and their connections to Carrickmines Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club. Players include Heather Watson, Samantha Smith, Fred Perry, June Anne Byrne, Yannick Noah, Mats Wilander,...
Kenn Joyce sits with Gerry Clarke, June Ann Byrne, Jim McArdle, Conor Niland, Tom O'Loughlin and Henry Lappin - all recipients of the Outstanding Contribution to Irish Tennis Award Watch the videos here...
Team tennis is Back! Fun Social Tournament for all levels and abilities - Matches Are Graded Round 1 (Players play 3 matches): • Tuesday 9th November • Thursday 11th November • Tuesday 16th November Quarter-Finals: Wednesday 17th November Semis & Final Thursday 18th November Entry Forms available in...
The Croquet Committee is delighted to announce that Fiachra Carroll has agreed to take over as the Club’s next Croquet Director. Fiachra is 31, originally from Greystones and now living in Ashford, Co. Wicklow. He went to East Glendalough School in...
Many congratulations to our club member Garreth Greene on his performance in Switzerland. It was the end of the Swiss indoors season in Bulle and resulted in reaching the quarterfinals in singles and the final in doubles. ...
Would you like to get your name on this trophy? The R J Leonard Novice Croquet Cup. Open to all Carrickmines members. This year it will be played as a Golf Croquet event. Sunday 10 th October. Start time depends on number of...
Rushbrooke Tennis and Croquet Club unveiled a wonderful mural recently as a tribute to June Ann Byrne, who is an incredibly inspirational Irish tennis legend. The World Champion provided Ladies team training to club members, passing on decades of knowledge and...
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Yes Carrickmines croquet players returned to competitive action for the Championships of County Dublin. This open tournament which was held at Carrickmines was reduced from 4 to 3 days because of Covid, but still included 5 events. The weather was great and...
Sponsored by Hunters Estate Agent 10th – 17th July 2021 Come and join in the fun – events for everyone Click HERE To See The Schedule ...
It was great to have a big competition back in the club for the first time in two years. 400 juniors descended on Carrickmines playing in 24 events. It was the first big open competition since reopening. Thanks to Denise and...
The Tennis Committee in discussion with RedPlus (who installed the court last year) have taken the decision to move from manually watering the clay court to automatically watering the court, three times a day for 10 minutes each time. The...
Yes, with the Covid gloom lifting, it’s time to think about croquet on the Carrickmines lawns. We will be offering introductory and improver lessons for members this May and June: 1. Absolute Beginners: contact Sandy Greig at sandygreig60@gmail.com. (this will be a 2...
Club Nights will restart on Tuesday 8th of June from 7pm to 9pm *subject ot Covid-19 guidelines...
Dates Fridays from 11th of June to 2nd July Sundays June 13th to July 4th Teams to include 3 sections Ladies & Men’s Singles Ladies & Men’s Doubles Mixed. Matches played on Fridays and Sundays at the following times (tbc) Class 1-3 ...
We are optimistic about hosting our two Open tournaments that are scheduled as follows. Junior Open 18th -26th of June and Senior Open 10th -17th of July subject to approval from Government, Tennis Ireland guidelines and the Club Covid-19 Committee...
Remember, players must have a pre-reserved playing time in the Skedda booking system. Details of all players must be recorded. You can also download the Skedda App to desktop, tablet or smartphone. To Login or Register, click on the relevant link...
The Tennis Committee has prepared the guidelines below for the clay court usage to help you get the most from the court and to protect our clubhouse and its surrounds. Please always leave the court as you would wish to find...
The tennis committee welcomed some 20 of our most recently joined new members last Sunday, the 11th of October. Thanks to Pat for organising a most enjoyable hour of playing socially distanced doubles, with new members having an opportunity to play...
The combination of good weather and long hours of hard work from our contractor’s team has resulted in the early completion of the installation of our new clay court. I am delighted to let you know that the clay court has...
The weather over the last 2 days has allowed our contractor make great progress with installation work for our new clay court. At this stage, it still looks likely that they will be able to make up for the initial...
We will be doing group tennis coaching in the Club on Wednesday evenings from 7pm to 8pm and from 8pm to 9pm, for beginners and improvers. The Head Coach for this block is Lesley O’Halloran. As well as a top coach,...
The 2020 Sherry FitzGerald Senior Club Championships August 29th – September 5th Register online now ...
Eight days of croquet at Carrickmines concluded on Saturday 8th August in glorious weather befitting a great Championships. Despite the absence of international players due to Covid-19 there was an excellent turnout, including some younger Carrickmines members new to the Championships. All...
Equipment must not be handled by more than 1 designated player per match. Where possible, retrieve and position balls with foot or mallet. Clean the balls (and if necessary, hoops & peg) after use, using a bleach & water...
Please sanitize your hands both before and after playing your match You must enter the full name of your opponent when booking a court - not just their initials No guests are allowed at this time and the guest...
Congratulations to Andrew Gaule on winning the National Indoor Championships U18s in David Lloyd last Sunday, he is pictured above with Nikki Coffey from Tennis Ireland. In the final he defeated Dylan Leeman from Belfast in three tough sets. Well done...
Watch two amazing croquet shots from 7 & 8 December, Carrickmines Golf Croquet Invitaitonal 2019 [vc_video link='https://youtu.be/Vr7EkKNYDTg']...
Over FIFTY played in the parent Child tournament which was played in miserable conditions, a credit to all! The competition is one of the most fiercely competed for in the club calendar with both finals going to the deciding games. Well...