The Ice Skating Association of Ireland (ISAI) wishes to inform its members of the decision by the Board to remove Basic Novice and Intermediate Novice from the Irish National Figure Skating Championships. ISAI Communication No.7 can be read in full at the link below. Useful Downloads ISAI Communication No.7 Section 400 – Officials Section 700 […]
The Board of Directors of the Ice Skating Association of Ireland (ISAI) have selected seven speed skaters to the ISAI National Team for the 2020/2021 season. The following ISAI members have been chosen to represent Ireland on the international stage at International Skating Union (ISU) events:: Short Track Speed Skating Ryan McAnuff Sean McAnuff Liam […]
The Board of Directors of the Ice Skating Association of Ireland (ISAI) have selected eight figure skaters to the ISAI National Team for the 2020/2021 season. The following ISAI members have been chosen to represent Ireland on the international stage at International Skating Union (ISU) events: Senior Men – Sam McAllister Senior Men – Conor […]
The Ice Skating Association of Ireland (ISAI) is pleased to announce that Odhrán Allen and Clara Peters have joined the ISAI Board of Directors with immediate effect. Odhrán Allen is a member of the ISAI Figure Skating Technical Committee and qualified as an International Judge with the International Skating Union (ISU) in 2017. He is […]
Irish speed skater Tara Donoghue is to receive an ISU (International Skating Union) Development Programme Junior Scholarship. The scholarship is given to young skaters of outstanding talent from developing members federations. Athletes are deemed eligible to be considered for the scholarship based on their participation in international competition. The number of scholarships dispensed each year […]
While this season’s Irish Figure Skating Championships were successfully held at the end of February only a few short weeks before the current restrictions in place on social distancing and movement in Ireland came into effect, even then the impact of the current global health crisis was being felt by the sport here. New medals […]
The 2020 Irish Figure Skating Championships concluded earlier today at the Lee Valley Ice Centre in London with titles up for grabs in five different categories over the course of the two days of competition. Sam McAllister retained the Senior Men’s title. The Ballymoney, County Antrim skater had a shaky start in the short programme […]
Tara Donoghue made history this weekend (21-23 February) at the ISU (International Skating Union) World Junior Speed Skating Championships in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland as she raced to the highest placings ever by an Irish skater at an ISU Championships. Donoghue qualified to compete in four events at the championships and began with the 1500 metres […]
This weekend Irish speed skater Tara Donoghue (18) competes for the second time at the ISU (International Skating Union) World Junior Speed Skating Championships which are taking place this year in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland (21-23 February). Donoghue has attained the qualifying times for three individual distances at these World Junior Championships. She will race in […]
At his third ISU (International Skating Union) World Cup Short Track Speed Skating event of the season, Irish skater Sean McAnuff raced this weekend at the EnergieVerbund Arena in Dresden, Germany. McAnuff began the competition with the heats of the 1000 metres where he was drawn in Heat 9. He recorded a time of 1:29.247 […]