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Padel Confirmed as a Medal Sport at the European Games Istanbul 2027

Padel Confirmed as a Medal Sport at the European Games Istanbul 2027

Padel Confirmed as a Medal Sport at the European Games Istanbul 2027 Following a meeting today with the World Governing body of Padel (FIP) and our fellow National Federations in Europe, the PFI is delighted to announce that Padel has officially been confirmed as a...

CUPRA IPT Argento Cup Sets Record with £10,000 Prize Fund

CUPRA IPT Argento Cup Sets Record with £10,000 Prize Fund

CUPRA IPT Argento Cup – History Made in Derry / Londonderry 🔥 130 players. £10,000 in prize money. The biggest purse in Irish padel history. This weekend, Let’s Go Padel hosted two days of world-class competition at its brand-new premium facilities (8 double courts +...

PFI Opens National Team Trials for 2026 World Championship

PFI Opens National Team Trials for 2026 World Championship

The road to the 2026 World Championship begins NOW! 🇮🇪🎾🇮🇪 We are officially calling all Absolute and Veteran players to join us for the National Team Trials, happening March 27–29. 🌍 Calling our International Players: Performance at these trials is a critical pillar...

CUPRA Irish Padel Tour 2026 Schedule Is Live

CUPRA Irish Padel Tour 2026 Schedule Is Live

CUPRA IPT 2026 CALENDAR IS LIVE 🇮🇪🎾 The official Irish Padel Tour 2026 schedule is now confirmed. A full season of P1, Majors and the Master Final is set, giving players across all levels the opportunity to compete, earn ranking points and build their season...

CUPRA IPT Master Final 2025: Ireland’s Top Players Battle for Glory

CUPRA IPT Master Final 2025: Ireland’s Top Players Battle for Glory

What a weekend at the CUPRA IPT Master Final 2025 at House of Padel! 🤩🔥 On Saturday, December 6th and Sunday, December 7th, the top 16 male pairs and top 16 female pairs of the season battled it out for glory in the biggest tournament of the year. A knockout format,...

National Padel Team Selection Criteria

National Padel Team Selection Criteria

National Padel Team Selection Criteria (1) The following criteria will be applied in the selection of players for the National Padel Team: 1. Citizenship or Passport Only players who are citizens or hold a valid passport from the country will be eligible to represent...

Disability Inclusion Training for PFI certified Padel Coaches

Disability Inclusion Training for PFI certified Padel Coaches

Disability Inclusion Training for PFI certified Padel Coaches. If you have completed the certification course and have not yet completed the mandatory Disability Inclusion Training Module please register here: https://forms.gle/L8pAsmPf2Mi99dpi7 The Disability...

Official Launch of the National Padel Junior Programme

Official Launch of the National Padel Junior Programme

PFI is delighted to announce the official launch of the National Junior Padel Programme in conjunction with our sponsor Rockwell. Thank you to the PadelCV Federation who continue to train and mentor our dedicated coaches to design and deliver the best National Junior...

Solidarity Tournament for those affected by DANA

Solidarity Tournament for those affected by DANA

We are inviting you to support our Padel mentors from the Valencian Federation @padelcv who have launched a virtual fundraiser in response to the recent tragic events in Valencia, all funds will go to support those affected by the catastrophic DANA The Valencian...

National Junior Padel Development Programme

National Junior Padel Development Programme

The Padel Federation of Ireland, in partnership with Rockwell, is delighted to be rolling out our National Junior Padel Development Programme🏆 Our launch workshop will be happening in November and we will be visiting multiple clubs and schools around the country. 👉🏻If...

Official Padel Coaching Course

Official Padel Coaching Course

Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your coaching skills and make a difference in the world of Padel! 🎾🌟 🗓️ Date & Time: November 22nd (Friday) From 10:00 am to 21:00; 23rd (Saturday) from 09:00 am to 20:00 and 24th (Sunday) from 08:00 am to 12:00 pm. 📍...

Irish Government Grants

Irish Government Grants

The Padel Federation of Ireland, the NGB for Padel in Ireland, is delighted to share that the Irish government has awarded new grants to support the creation of padel clubs and courts across the country. This is a great step for the development of the sport, which...

Official Padel Coaching Course

Official Padel Coaching Course

📢 Padel Federation Ireland is thrilled to announce the upcoming "Padel Instructor" coaching course, scheduled for September 6th to 8th, 2024. 🗓️ Date & Time: Sept 6th (Friday) From 17:00 to 21:00h 7th (Saturday) from 09:00am to 20:00pm and 8th (Sunday) from...

The Irish athletes in Paris 2024 Olympics Games

The Irish athletes in Paris 2024 Olympics Games

The Padel Federation of Ireland wishes all of the athletes competing in Paris 2024 Olympics the very best. And congratulations to all of those who made it possible for the 133 athletes to go and compete and represent Ireland 🇮🇪.

Launch of the National Junior Padel Programme

Launch of the National Junior Padel Programme

Last weekend saw the next exciting step in the National Junior Padel Development Programme here in Ireland. Coaching-the-Coaches We welcomed the experts over from Spain to commence the training to get our exciting junior programme off to the very best start. The...

Launch of the National Junior Padel Programme

Launch of the National Junior Padel Programme

Free Workshop for Junior Padel Players July 7th 9am. Limited Places. We are hosting the launch of our National Junior Programme and are inviting junior padel players aged 12 - 17 years to the launch day. We will have expert coaches over from Spain who have worked with...

Exciting news: Building the future for Junior Padel Players in Ireland

Exciting news: Building the future for Junior Padel Players in Ireland

First phase: Coach Development Programme/National Junior Development Programme Following an extensive collaboration with the FIP  Development team and the PadelCV. We are thrilled to announce the dates for the launch of the National Junior Development Pathway. After...

The General Assembly for the World Governing Body of Padel (FIP)

The General Assembly for the World Governing Body of Padel (FIP)

We were delighted to be present at the General Assembly for the World Governing Body of Padel (FIP) and where we voted in ten knew countries. United, constructive, cohesive. The 33rd General Assembly of the International Padel Federation, held in Asunción, Paraguay,...

Padel Foward

Padel Foward

The Padel Federation of Ireland is delighted to announce that we have received funding for our 'Padel Forward' initiative as part of the Erasmus Plus Sport Programme. In conjunction with the Spanish Padel Federation (FEP) we can now announce that we will be recruiting...

National Coaching Padel Certification course

National Coaching Padel Certification course

The official National Coaching Padel Certification course run by the PFI helps to fund many of the important initiatives that are run throughout the year. We are currently finishing up the latest Women in Sport Initiative in Belfast, funded by the PFI and run in...

Padel 54 in Moira

Padel 54 in Moira

Congratulations to Padel 54 in Moira who are currently running the Women in Sport Initiative in their fantastic 6 court indoor club. This is a free initiative, funded by the Padel Federation of Ireland, for players looking to get into competitive padel. It has been...

Padel Team Ireland 38-Strong at World Senior Championships

Padel Team Ireland 38-Strong at World Senior Championships

We are delighted to welcome the Padel Federation of Ireland as the latest sport to become part of the Sport for Business community. With Padel courts popping up around the country this is a young sport with a bright future. Team Ireland is currently competing with a...

World Championship Prep!

World Championship Prep!

our team is giving it their all in training, showcasing incredible performance and dedication. Both our female and male teams are gearing up for the big stage. Huge shoutout to our main sponsor, @CupraIreland, for their unwavering support!! Let's get behind our team...

Irish Padel Tour – The winners

Irish Padel Tour – The winners

Another successful tournament!!! Over 90 matches in 3 days where the level showed up has been amazing from player from all Ireland .. Cork...Belfast .. Waterford... Dundalk...Kildare... Dublin Congratulations to all winners Ivan and Javier (men open) Jenny and Susan...