Executive News

The ITBA in conjunction with Sport Ireland and Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport (DTTS) have finalised a protocol for the Return to Bowling.

ITBA COVID-19 Return To Sport Protocol

This document should be reviewed by all ITBA Members and adhered to with regard to all ITBA official sessions whether be Practice, Training or Competition as and when they are organised.

Other documents you will become familiar with when attending ITBA official sessions are as follows. These documents will by provided by your Sub-Committee COVID-19 Officer:

ITBA COVID-19 Registration Form

ITBA COVID-19 Officer Advice

Please note that the linked COVID-19 Awareness eLearning Course has now been updated to include COVID-19 Officer training. This will be completed by Officers appointed by each Sub-Committee to manage their bowling activities.

With bowling centers reopening over the coming weeks, we are continuing to work with Sport Ireland, the Federation Of Irish Sport and the Centers in planning for a safe return for all our bowlers.

As further details become available we will be providing information here so that all Bowlers, Coaches and Officials are aware of the protocols that must be adhered to. To prepare you for what is coming, please follow this link to a COVID-19 Awareness eLearning Course provided by Sport Ireland.

If you want further information it can be found on the Sport Ireland COVID-19 site.

We look forward to seeing you all back on the lanes in the near future.

It is with sadness that we have learned of the death of ITBA Member & Coach Tom Moore.

Tom was for many years a member of the ITBA and a coach of both Junior and Special Olympics bowlers through Leisureplex Tallaght.

Our condolences to his family at this sad and difficult time. May he Rest In Peace.

Congratulations to all players who took part in the 2019 Grand Prix and to the organisers and staff of Leisureplex Stillorgan for another successfull event.

This year saw the Ladies section being won by Aimee Whistler (Under 16’s) while the Mens was won by Aidan Byrne (Team Ireland).  The overall champion playoff was won by Aidan.

For full results visit the Executive Forms & Documents page or click here.

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On behalf of all Members, we wish to extend the best wishes to Alan Bride, our National Champion, who represents Ireland at this week’s 2019 European Champions Cup in Ankara, Turkey. Read more…

It is with great sorrow that we announce the death of our beloved member, Frank Byrnes. Frank was a member of the ITBA for many years serving in various roles from Chairman of the Executive Committee to Chairman of the Senior Sub-Committee. He was a friend to everyone he met and a source of strength for all who knew him. He will be sadly missed. Our sincerest condolences go out to his family.

Funeral arrangements are as follows:

Reposing at Fanagans Funeral Home, Dundrum on Wednesday (October 2) from 5pm to 6pm. Funeral Mass on Thursday (October 3) at 11am in the Church of St. John the Evangelist, Ballinteer, followed by burial at Shanganagh Cemetery.

AIB Bank were the superb hosts of the 17th European Interbank Tenpin Bowling Challenge over the Easter weekend at Leisureplex, Stillorgan. Fifteen teams took part including four from AIB, one from Danske and one from Central Bank – over twenty ITBA members. Read More…

The ITBA Executive, Junior Sub-Committee, parents & supporters  sends its best wishes to the two officials and all four bowlers chosen to represent Ireland at the 32nd European Youths Championships 2019.  To read more click here.  For photographs visit the Juniors Photo Gallery.

The I.T.B.A. Annual General Meeting will take place on TUESDAY, 30^th APRIL, 2019 in the Irish Sports HQ (NGB Building), National Sports Campus, Abbotstown, Dublin 15.   at 7.30 P.M.

Agenda and nomination forms are available here.