Updated: 20th September 2017. The final entry list for the Irish Powerlifting Federation's October Open 2017 is now available. Please see the Athlete Information page for further details of flight times, tickets, etc. Queries: please email IPF Championships with any queries at this stage. … [Read more...]
Final 2017 Competition Updates
We have made two changes to the calendar for the end of 2017. 1. We have offered tickets to all lifters who were on the waiting list for the November Open in Revolution Fitness (as of this morning). Depending on uptake, this will result in a third session being added to the Saturday of the November Open, it will take place in the evening with likely weigh-in times being 1500–1630 and lifting taking place from 1700–2100. There will be no more waiting list for the November Open and no further … [Read more...]
IPF September Open 2017 Results & Thanks
Congratulations to all of the lifters and coaches who competed in then IPF September Open 2017. An enormous thank you to all of the referees, spotters, and loaders who made the day run smoothly, safely, and enjoyably. The venue change for this event wasn't ideal but Jay Farrant and The ABS Gym crew put a brilliant event together. ABS provided almost the entire morning crew with James Hanley's Revolution Fitness team providing the afternoon team. The IPF September Open 2017 winners … [Read more...]
IPF National Championships 2017 Entry List
Updated: 22nd July 2017. The final entry list for the Irish Powerlifting Federation's National Championships 2017 is now available. Please see the Athlete Information page for further details of flight times, tickets, etc. Queries: please email IPF Championships with any queries at this stage. … [Read more...]
Ticket Update for May Open & University Championships
Hey lifters, Firstly, apologies to those of you who took time out of your day to purchase tickets to the May Open or University Championships and weren't able to. That's our fault and we apologise for wasting your time. What happened? We had previously experienced performance problems with the site during the Leinster Open ticket sales however we upgraded the site's resources (within the limited constraints of out current host) and things had gone much smoother during the Munster Open, … [Read more...]
IPF Munster Open 2017 Entry List
The Entry List and Flight Splits for the IPF Munster Open 2017 are now available. Please see below. Visit the IPF Munster Open 2017 – Athlete Information page for more detailed information. … [Read more...]
Why is there an Entrance Fee to the Saturday of the Leinster Open?
The IPF Leinster Open 2017 on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd of January is the IPF's first event of the year and also the first event in our short history that we've split across two venues. We were offered the opportunity to host the Saturday of the Leinster Open at the National Show Centre in Swords, Dublin (twenty minutes away from The ABS Gym) alongside the CrossFit Celtic Cup 2017 with 160 teams competing in a knock-out tournament and the OLY Clothing 'Clang & Bang' Team Weightlifting … [Read more...]