The Irish Bowling Association (IBA) is the governing body of the sport of men’s outdoor bowls in Ireland.
The objects of the IBA are to promote, foster and regulate the game of bowls in Ireland in every legitimate way by holding annual competitions; by selecting and arranging the teams for the BIBC International Series and other representative matches; and by co-operating with kindred associations throughout the world for the furtherance of the game.
The IBA consists of the Northern Ireland Private Greens Bowling league (NIPGL), the Northern Ireland Bowling Association (NIBA), the Northern Ireland Provincial Bowling Association (NIPBA) and the Bowling League of Ireland (BLI). Clubs applying for membership of the IBA must be in membership of one of these Association of Clubs.
For further information contact any of the Office Bearers or e-mail the Honorary Secretary.
World Championships, Gold Coast, Australia The following players have been selected to represent Ireland in World Bowls 2020. Singles – Gary Kelly Pairs – Mark Wilson & Marty McHugh Triples – Aaron Tennant, Ian McClure & Gary Kelly Rinks – Aaron Tennant, Mark Wilson, Ian McClure & Marty McHugh Congratulations to all selected. […]
See the below information from SportNI. Bowling Clubs should take the opportunity to complete the survey and provide data that can possibly provide funding in the future. Sport NI is passionate about creating a sporting system that is underpinned by an infrastructure of quality and accessible clubs playing a key role in supporting inclusive sporting […]
An IBCA Assistant Coach Course will be held as follows in 2020 Dates – Friday 10th January from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm Saturday 11th January from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Venue – Belfast Indoor Bowling Club, Shaws Bridge, Belfast Fee – £30 per person ( 10% discount for 3+ members from the same club) This […]
The Irish Bowling Association introduced a new initiative this year by giving new International players a commemorative ‘International Cap’ to mark the occasion of their first cap for Ireland. The ‘Commemorative Cap’ shown above has a number on the side of the cap denoting the players own selection since the first International in 1903. If you […]
The 2019 European Team Championships will take place in Guernsey on 22 – 27 September 2019, the link below is to a live document that will be updated regularly with all current information. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ2eozhKSH480iblRRdRVvhVFUNRus4ry-0ySI1Sm7QipZCAEkZAyd_XCcV7Obsnlawl7xQhbds5-vH/pubhtml Ireland is represented by Simon Martin and Ian McClure in the Men’s Pairs and will join […]
After the first day of high-quality semi-finals including some very close finishes, the finalists were decided and played on Saturday 7th September. Congratulations to all the competitors. Results were as follows: Open Singles Winner: Gary McCloy (Portrush) Open Singles Runner up: Richard Leonard (Crumlin) U25 Singles Winner: Cathal Gillen (C.Y.M) U25 Singles Runner Up: Robert Kirkwood […]
The U18 International Test Series will take place at Belmont BC on Tuesday 20th and Wednesday 21st August. Come along and support the Ireland boys and girls against Scotland and Wales. The following players have been selected to represent Ireland Laura Cassells Rushmere Rattlesnakes Jamie Craig Black Mountain Eagles Daniel Donnan Peninsular Panthers (Squad Vice Captain) Peter Haughey […]
