The Irish team of Nathaniel Healy, Russell Harris, Brian Havill, Alan Looney, Huw Spiers and Debutant Henry Bagwell travelled as holders to the new Scottish National Croquet centre at Balgreen in Edinburgh. However, Russell did a little unintended detour to say goodbye to the old venue at Meadows.

The CAI Association Croquet Silver Medal was held at Carrickmines on 25/26 April, featuring 8 of the top AC players in Ireland. The lawns were in excellent condition, the weather was warm and dry, and there was some top-hquality croquet with 9 triple peels.

The following team has been selected to represent the CAI in the annual match against the Scottish Croquet Association for the Appleton Trophy.

Alan Looney (Captain)
Henry Bagwell
Brian Havill
Russell Harris
Nathaniel Healy
Huw Spiers
The match will be played in Edinburgh on 9/10 May.

The Croquet Association of Ireland is seeking an administrative/development officer starting in 2026.
Applications are welcome until 10th April 2026.
We anticipate interviews will take place the weeks of April 13th and 20th, 2026.
For further information, please contact Celine Reilly, the chairperson of the CAI at chair@croquetireland.com

Read Job Description here:

Carrickmines Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club was the excellent venue for the 4th women’s GC match between Ireland and Spain. This time the Spanish sent a team to match the Irish players DGrades, after decisive victories for Spain in the first three encounters. The format was a mixture of doubles and singles and at the end of the first day the Spanish had a slight lead. This was reduced to one game by lunchtime on Sunday with Clair Whyms taking a game off Spain’s no 2 Luz Maria Prado to reduce the lead to 23-22.