Ireland Mens/Co-Ed Slowpitch National Team Trials Confirmed

Ireland will participate in the Mens Slowpitch European Championships in Colorno, Italy from June 14 – June 18, 2022 and the Co-Ed Slowpitch European Championships in Ljubljana, Slovenia from July 12 – July 16, 2022, the first time either Championship will be held since the beginning of the pandemic. Senan Dormer, Slowpitch National Team Head Coach, has confirmed that trials for the Mens and Co-Ed national teams will be held…

25th February 2022
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Winter HitTrax Slowpitch League

Softball Ireland in conjunction with Softball Leinster are delighted to launch the inaugural Winter HitTrax Slowpitch League which will be played weekly in Strike Zone from February 1, 2022. The season will consist of 4 teams playing 1 hour double headers over the course of six weeks at the Strikezone complex. A team will consist of six players each evening with a minimum number of two female players. Each player may…

1st February 2022
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Board Changes

There have been a couple of recent board changes at SL, Amanda ni Ghabhann and John O’Brien have both stepped down from their committee roles in recent weeks. We would like to thank both Amanda and John for their hard work and contributions over their tenure. The SL Committee volunteer their time so we really appreciate Amanda and John’s help over the years. Alan O’Rafferty has taken on the Secretary…

19th July 2021
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2021 Captain’s Pack

Welcome to the 2021 season 🙂 Please find below a list of links to downloads and information for the coming season. Again this year we would like to place an emphasis on safety as we continue to navigate through the pandemic. We continue to urge you to be cautious and not take any risks if you are experiencing any symptoms. Please ensure all team members complete your club contact tracing…

4th June 2021
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Notice of 2020 AGM

The Softball Leinster AGM will take place  on Wednesday 28th October at 19.30 in accordance with the following: Notice of Annual General Meeting At least 21 days notice of the date of the Annual General Meeting shall be given to all persons registered as members of the Region and Softball Ireland at that date and a copy of the agenda shall be circulated 14 days prior to the date of…

6th October 2020
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Return to Play Survey Results

Here’s a summary of the results of our Return to Play Survey. Thanks to everyone who took part, your input is much appreciated and will help us to evaluate when and how we might resume playing the sport we all know and love.  

14th May 2020
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Send us your pics/videos!

Today, Monday 20th April 2020,  marks the intended start to our softball season. Instead of celebrating an outbreak of softball fever, we are coping with COVID-19, a virus which is equally contagious but not nearly as much craic. While we are all disappointed at the disruption to our sport and our way of life, we trust that the restrictions which we are observing now will safeguard our families and communities…

20th April 2020
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Coronavirus

In the interests of public health and safety and in accordance with Softball Ireland’s instructions (see link below), Softball Leinster request that teams suspend all training sessions until further notice. We know that this will be a disappointment to many of you and we share your frustration. SL would like to reassure members that we are doing all we can to address the issues involved and will keep you apprised…

14th March 2020
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2020 Team Registration Now Open!

1st March 2020

Team Registration for the 2020 season opens today, with discounts for early registration (€150 per team on or before April 1st, €175 thereafter). We are excited to welcome Ashbourne Antlers to the League and are hopeful that they will be joined in Division 2 by at least 1 more new team. New teams are exempt from the team registration fee in their first season.   Already many teams have indicated…

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Important! Softball Ireland’s EGM.

Earlier today, SL raised some serious concerns with regard to Softball Ireland’s proposed EGM and Constitutional Amendments. Those concerns are summarised below. **********************************************************   Under SI’s Constitution, Article 17.3, SL is obliged to notify SI of any breach of the Softball Ireland Constitution: 17.3 OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONS OF A REGIONAL ASSOCIATION c. Monitoring and assisting with the implementation and compliance with the Softball Ireland Constitution, Softball Ireland Regulations and notifying…

14th February 2020
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