Celtic Squash Club

Team bonding day to mark the end of summer and the start of the new Junior Squash season. We started the day on court with a mini blitz and finished the day on the Wibit at Dunmore Adventure . The weather was great and the craic was mighty. Roll on September 😃

Everyone at Celtic Squash Club would like to say congratulations to Paul Nugent from Squash Ireland who will retire tomorrow (Aug 1st) and we all want to say congratulations and thank him for his efforts and support down the years.

Paul, The current chief operations officer began working with the sport’s national governing body in October 2013, joining as operations manager, and he was the sole employee for much of his 13 years.

Best of luck Paul. ☘️🇮🇪👍

Every now and then an opportunity of a lifetime comes along and tonight at 10:30 that time arrives for one of our Juniors, Aaron Knox as he takes on 3 time World Junior Squash Champion and PSA Squash Tour world number 7 Mohamad Zakaria as Aaron represents Squash Ireland.

This is a wonderful time for our small club as we see players such as Aaron making such good progress, a wonderful young man who is a credit to his family and his club.

Best of luck Aaron tonight and enjoy the experience. 🇮🇪☘️⚫🟢

Watch:
https://worldsquash.tv/sportitem/6a4cc5c84431631ec3f64d6f

Waterford Masters done and dusted. A great weekend of squash in both Celtic Squash Club and De La Salle Waterford and it was a buster weekend with a record 82 players between both venues 👍

A big thanks to De La Salle for the continued partnership. 👏

Thanks also to Susan and Ann-Marie for looking after player hospitality. 👍

Thanks to Conor for running the ship in DLS and to Eugene, Tournament Director for organizing the event and Dave, Jimmy and Kevin for looking after a few last minute jobs in the club 👏

Lastly, massive thanks to all the players for making the event a memorable one. 💪

Day 1 down at De La Salle Waterford and Celtic Squash Club for the Squash Ireland Waterford Masters. Lots of activity in both locations and we have a long day planned for tomorrow - so if you're passing why not drop on and say hello and watch some squash.

The very best of luck to Aaron who travels to Niagra on the Lake, Canada for the World Junior Championships. Aaron will play his R1 match later today against Youan Lee (TPE) Enjoy every minute, Aaron we are all very proud of you. in the club. Also the very best of luck to Aarons Squash Ireland teammates, good luck to everyone. 🇮🇪☘️

Follow Aarons results here
https://wsf.tournamentsoftware.com/tournament/36F17FC5-97AB-49FC-9387-D67C3C47AAA2/draw/4

Best of luck to our Junior Harry Knox as he goes for another win at the and add another title to his win from last season. 🟢⚫

Ireland have 15 players entered in this week’s gold-status Dutch Junior Open in Amsterdam.

Six are in the BU13 draw, led by Celtic’s Harry Knox who is listed as a fifth/eighth seed, the same ranking that Mount Pleasant’s Aurora McDonnell has in the GU13.

Her clubmate Michael Lai is also a fifth/eighth seed in the BU15, with Zoë Nyhan, another player from the South Dublin club, named as a ninth/16th seed for the GU15.

The action in the Netherlands begins Thursday morning and carries on to Sunday.

BU13: Josh Archer [17/32], Alfie Knox [33/64], Harry Knox [5/8], Liam Mahony [17/32], Eoin O’Brien [17/32];

GU13: Aurora McDonnell [5/8];

BU15: Michael Lai [5/8];

GU15: Gabby Curran [17/32], Saibh Darcy [17/32], Zoe Nyhan [9/16];

BU17: Samuel Hann [33/64];

GU17: Maggie Jones [17/32];

BU19: Carl Crowe [33/64], Frank O’Flynn [33/64];

GU19: Riley Slade [9/16].


🔗 Click the comments below for a link to the Dutch Junior Open tournament dashboard ℹ️

Get those entries in 💪

✍️... Registration has opened for the first event on the 2026/27 Irish Masters tour.

Last year’s Waterford Masters Open was the first sign of the growth of the masters circuit across Ireland in 2025/26, with entries increasing to 69 players from 40 in 2024.

🔗 Click the comments below for a link to the Sporty HQ entry dashboard ℹ️

One of our own, this young man is making great progress, an all rounder when it comes to sports, Squash, Hurling, Soccer, it doesn't matter to Jamie he always gives it everything. Keep up the good work Jamie.

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Everyone at Celtic Squash Club would like to wish club member and coach Kevin Knox the very best of luck as he represents IRELAND in the Masters Home Internationals in Cardiff this weekend. Kevin is no stranger to the International Squash scene and has represented Ireland on multiple occasions previously, but as Kevin always says, every time you make a team, you have to embrace it because you work hard all year to earn your place. Well done Kevin and congratulations.