The CAI Silver Medal selection eight competition was held in Carrickmines Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club on the weekend of April 26- 27th this year, with good weather and enthusiasm for the new season’s croquet. 
 The early games saw a couple of +26tp results for the highest ranking players, Simon Williams and Danny Johnston and some early interactive pegged out endings, with Fred Rogerson coming through against Alan Looney and Simon Jenkins succumbing to Russell Harris’ 3-ball ending on his first appearance in the tournament.  

The CAI Selection Committee are pleased to announce their selection for the following international events in 2025.

AC World Championships. Florida. 18-26 October.
AC Home Internationals. Budleigh Salterton. 7/8 June.

The Selection Committee have also invited 8 players to play in the CAI Silver Medal at
Carrickmines on 26/27 April:
Click the title above to see the full selection.

A report by Patricia Mulcahy who was Ireland’s sole representative at the World GC Championships held in North Carolina in October.

The CAI Selection Committee are pleased to announce that the following team has been selected to play in the GC World Team Championships taking place in Tasmania in February 2025.

Mark Stephens (Captain)
Alan Looney
Kieran Murphy
Evan Newell
Rob O’Donoghue
Simon Williams

Three events were held: the Singles Championship, the Maggie Handicap Doubles, and the Plate event.

Singles Event: 24 players were sorted into six blocks, with winners and runners-up advancing to the quarter-finals. Notable matches included Huw Spiers' victory against Mark Stephens and Simon Williams' triumph in the final over Glenn Fauske to claim the Irish Singles title.
Maggie Handicap Doubles: Cami and Tate Russock, a visiting couple from Florida, won the Doubles event, making them the first foreign names on the trophy. They defeated the Irish duo of Huw Spiers and Marguerite Cremin Chung in the final.
Plate Event: Celine Reilly won the Plate final, beating Henry Bagwell on hoop 13.