Croquet

The European Association Croquet Championship will be held between 15-18 August 2024 at Carrickmines. It is an honour for our club to be selected to host this prestigious event. The last time Carrickmines hosted such a European Championship was over 10 years...

Congratulations to Colm McCarthy on winning the Carrickmines Easter GC Open on Saturday the 30th of March with Jane O'Neill the runner up, and Duncan Styles on winning the Carrickmines Easter AC Open on Monday the 1st of April with Nathaniel Healy...

Pictured above is Club President Tony Barr presenting the cup for the Club Association Croquet Championships to Sandy Greig, with runner up Alan Looney.  Well done to Sandy, Alan, and all those who participated on such a lovely day....

Over five weeks in January and February, 25 valiant croquet players braved the cold weather to play in the Valentine’s tournament. There were a great many games played in both the Association Croquet and Golf Croquet tournaments. The semi finals and...

On November 5th & 6th, a mix of Irish and overseas GC players descended on Carrickmines C&LTC for the Carrickmines Autumn Golf Croquet Invitational sponsored by The National Chemical Company, the Croquet Association of Ireland and a bequest from the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Sandy Greig beat Simon Williams in the final of the Carrickmines Golf Croquet Championship 2019, concluded on a mercifully dry day last Sunday. The score over the best-of-5 final was 7-5, 6-7, 7-5, 7-6. The photo shows Sandy being presented with...

The RJ Leonard Novice Croquet Cup. Open to all Carrickmines members. Saturday 2 November. Start time depends on number of entries. This will be a Golf Croquet event. Only Novices can enter. Past winners are not novices!   Famous winners include past...

We had a tight contest with just a single hoop deciding the final match in the contest with the holders Carrickmines going down 15-13 in the end. It was an enjoyable weekend with some excellent croquet played in the biennial event....

We had a dry if somewhat chilly couple of days for the 2019 Gymnastic Cup. Play was hotly contested with a combination of singles and doubles play. There was a sporting spirit with many impromptu coaching opportunities taken by the...

We had a very successful “Give Croquet a Go day last Sunday with many members having a good time trying out the game of Croquet out for the first time. For those interested in learning more and receiving some free beginners...

5th / 6th May   The annual Handicap Association Croquet Open Tournament takes place this Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday for those with official handicaps. Entries please to croquet captain Alan Looney @ avlooney@ncc.ie by Thursday 5pm....

Every Day during half-term Camp (this week!). 1pm until 3pm. Prizes and Fun! Love Your Croquet!!! For more information, or to enter, contact Anne-Marie McGowan. Mobile: 087 2717723 Email: loughgara@gmail.com Or just turn up! All equipment provided....

The finals of the Valentine’s Tournament were held in glorious sunshine on Sunday 18th. Club President Alan Looney beat Richard Whelan in the final of the Golf Croquet event and Myles McWeeney defeated Anne-Marie McGowan to win the Association Croquet event. The...

Carrickmines member Nicola Kelly represented Ireland in the Women’s Golf Croquet World Championships in New Zealand last week. The photo shows Nicola on the lawns in Hawkes Bay: she didn’t win but it was a fantastic learning experience for her! [vc_row][vc_column...

UPDATE Ryan Molloy is the Carrickmines Croquet Junior Club Champion, beating Conor McFarland in a closely fought final. The photos show Ryan receiving the B.J. Fitzpatrick Cup from John Fitzpatrick and also Ryan with last year’s winner Tilly Mullin. Junior croquet has...

UPDATE The photo shows him being presented with the Carl von Schmieder Cup by Yvonne Marrinan who donated the trophy to the Club in memory of former Carrickmines member Carl.   [vc_separator type='full_width' position='center' color='#333333' thickness='' up='' down='']   Played in cold, wet weather last...