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NGUYEN INTO LAST 16 OF INDIA OPEN WORLD TOUR 750 Nhat Nguyen 🇮🇪 beat World number 35 Jeon Hyeok Jin 🇰🇷 18-21 21-17 21-11 after 84 minutes of play. Nhat is now into the last 16 where he will face World number 12 Lin Chun-Yi of Chinese Taipei. 👏💪☘️

Last 16 for Nguyen at Malaysia Open World Tour 1000 Nhat Nguyen has given Ireland 🇮🇪a fantastic start to 2026 winning his opening round of the Malaysia Open World Tour 1000 event after beating World number 33 Brian Yang 🇨🇦 21-8 21-19 Nhat will now face World no 8 Lanier 🇫🇷💪☘️

Ireland have made it through to the final of the European Men’s Team Qualifiers Group 4. Ireland 🇮🇪 will take on a red hot Spain 🇪🇸 at 13:00 in Baldoyle. The boys will need all the support they can get in order to progress to the championship finals in Türkiye. Éire Abú

EUROPEAN WOMENS TEAM QUALIFIERS Ireland 🇮🇪 finished their European Women’s team qualification on a high winning their final group match after beating Portugal 🇵🇹 5-0 Full list of results in 📸 Irelands Men’s team play their final subgroup game v Switzerland 🇨🇭 in Baldoyle at 5

"It's a fantastic day not just for the two sports themselves but for all of the other sports that are hoping to see further improvements here," said the minister @CyclingIreland @irishbadminton @sportireland #rtesport rte.ie/sport/other-sp…

A major milestone for Irish sport. Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport Patrick O’Donovan, Minister of State with special responsibility for Sport and Postal Policy Charlie McConalogue, Sport Ireland Chair John Foley, and CEO Dr Úna May officially broke ground on the National Velodrome and Badminton Centre (NVBC) at the Sport Ireland Campus. The NVBC is the first flagship development under the Sport Ireland Campus Masterplan and a transformative investment in Ireland’s sporting future. This world-class facility will include Ireland’s first 250m indoor velodrome, 12 international-standard badminton courts, and seating for up to 1,000 spectators. It will become the high-performance home of Cycling Ireland and Badminton Ireland, supporting elite athletes year-round and creating new pathways for participation at every level. sportireland.ie/campus/news/mi…

Delighted to have taken the Leinster Masters Men’s doubles title 🏆 with Eddie Cousins, Big thanks to Dave Murphy and Veronica for a well run event 👏 #TeamVICTOR

Last 16 for Reynolds & Guildea in Scotland Paul Reynolds & Scott Guildea 🇮🇪 lost out in their last 16 match to Robin Harper & Harry Wakefield 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 21-14 14-21 21-16. Paul & Scott will be back in action at Welsh International next week 👏💪☘️

Last 16 for Reynolds & Guildea at Scottish Open Scott Guildea & Paul Reynolds beat Jeppe Søby🇩🇰 & Aymeric Tores 🇫🇷 21-15 21-10. The pair now face Ronin Harper & Harry Wakefield 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 later tonight.

"You only get one or two chances to play at home so it's nice to get to play in front of family and friends" Bí linn do Craobh Oscailte na hÉireann Beo ar @TG4TV 📅 Dé Sathairn/Saturday ⏰ 13:00 🏸Craobh Oscailte na hÉireann @irishbadminton @sportireland

Two days of shared learning ahead at the 2025 @sportireland HPX conference. Looking forward to an exciting schedule with a great line up of speakers. #HPX2025 #SharedKnowledge

Gold, Silver & Bronze for Ireland in Lithuania Ireland have had a very successful weekend at the Lithuanian Junior and U17 internationals. WS U19 Michelle Shochan 🥇 WS U17 Carol Joy 🥈 WD U19 Michelle & Hannah Shochan 🥉 Well done on a great event 👏💪☘️ Results on BWF App

🚨IRELAND IN TWO FINALS AT LITHUANIA🚨 Carol Joy 🇮🇪 has beaten the number two seed Zuzanna Turska 🇵🇱 19-21 21-8 21-18 to reach the Lithuanian U17 international final. Michelle Shochan beat the number 2 seed Olga Szwarnowiecka 21-17 18-21 21-17 to reach the U19 final. 👏💪☘️

Podium positions secured in Lithuania Ireland have secured podium positions at the Lithuanian Junior & U17 internationals. Michelle Shochan is into the final of the singles & semifinal of the doubles with her sister Hannah.  Carol Joy is into the semifinal of the U17 singles.

HYLO OPEN WORLD TOUR 500 Nhat Nguyen 🇮🇪 has made a fantastic start in the Hylo Open World Tour 500 beating Dicky Dwi Pangestu 🇦🇿 21-11 21-14 In the last 16 Nhat will now face Kalle Koljonen 🇫🇮 who beat World number 6 Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei in his opening round.

Fantastic results at the Lithuanian U17 circuit event and Lithuanian Junior U19 event with 4 last 16 positions secured after the first day of competition. Full results in the images 📸 💪☘️

FRENCH OPEN WORLD TOUR 750 Nhat Nguyen 🇮🇪 is through to the last 16 of the French Open World Tour 750 with a fantastic win over World number 16 Lakshya Sen 🇮🇳. Nhat was able to overturn the result from last week’s Denmark taking the match in straight games 21-7 21-16 👏💪☘️

2026 CZECH OPEN UPDATE Solid start for Ireland at the 2026 Czech Open international challenge, with two last 16 places secured. Rachael Darragh 🇮🇪 beat Rachel Sugden 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿21-19 23-21. Sophia Noble 🇮🇪 beat Cristina Teruel 🇪🇸 21-17 21-17. Last 16 matches later today 👏💪☘️

🚨Ireland finish 23rd at World Junior Team event 🚨 Ireland 🇮🇪 had an excellent 2-0 win over Romania 🇷🇴 this morning in India to secure a 23rd place finish at the 2026 World Junior team event in India 🇮🇳 Well done to the team on a strong finish and individual event up next💪☘️

🚨Ireland beat Portugal at Worlds🚨 Ireland 🇮🇪 have beaten Portugal 🇵🇹 2-1 in a thrilling match this morning at the 2026 World Junior championships team event. Ireland finish third in the group and will go into a new sub group to decide their final placing 👏💪☘️