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Hello all, We have received the following nomination(s) for chair of Softball Leinster:   Aidan Halpin (nominated by Paul O’Callaghan, seconded by James Murray)   Therefore, we are going ahead as planned with the Extraordinary Grand Meeting (EGM) tomorrow, Wednesday 22nd November 2023, 7pm, at the Sandymount Hotel.   The two points of business will be   election of chair of the board AOB.   On behalf of the Softball Leinster Committee, Dr Anke…

As you may be aware no chair of the Board was elected at the AGM (the AGM minutes are in final preparation and will be circulated shortly). We are now calling for nominations to fill this position. If you would like to put yourself forward for this role, please email secretary@softballleinster.ie with your nomination by midnight on Monday 20th November 2023. We are planning to hold an Extraordinary Grand Meeting (EGM) on Wednesday 22nd November 2023, 7pm at…

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…

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…

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.  

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…

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…

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…