Weightlifting Ireland

Weightlifting Ireland, formally The Irish Amateur Weightlifting Association,[1][2] is the governing body for the sport of weightlifting on the island of Ireland.[3][4] Beginning as a branch of the British Amateur Weight Lifters' Association , it is now an independent organisation.[5] It is an affiliate member of the Olympic Federation of Ireland,[6] and European Weightlifting Federation.[7] Its headquarters is in Douglas, County Cork.[8] The organisation is separate from the Irish Powerlifting Federation (IrishPF), the governing body for powerlifting and affiliate of the International Powerlifting Federation.[9]

The organisation is supported by Irish Government funding through Sport Ireland.[10] While the association has been represented at Olympic Games, as of April 2025, it does not have a high-performance unit.[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Weightlifting Ireland". Companies Registration Office (Ireland). 2019.
  2. ^ "Registration Of Change Of Name Between 23-NOV-2016 AND 29-NOV-2016" (PDF). CRO GAZETTE (WEDNESDAY, 30th November 2016). Companies Registration Office (Ireland): 3. 30 November 2016 – via CRO.ie.
  3. ^ "No 39 of 1997, Section 235, Revenue Tax Briefing". CharteredAccountants.ie. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Sport Ireland snapshot shows increased female representation at board level". SportIreland.ie. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  5. ^ Boucher, Lucy; Heffernan, Conor (2 July 2024). "A great weight lifted the history of the British Amateur Weight-lifting Association". Sport in History. 44 (3): 369–393. doi:10.1080/17460263.2023.2270946. ISSN 1746-0263.
  6. ^ Control_. "Weightlifting". Olympics.ie. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  7. ^ "EWF Member Federations". EWF.sport. 8 March 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  8. ^ "The Irish Amateur Weightlifting Association Credit Report". CreditSafe.com.
  9. ^ "Irish Powerlifting Federation – Irish Powerlifting Federation – Ireland's IPF Affiliate". Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Ministers announce €4m funding for Women in Sport Programme". SportIreland.ie. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
  11. ^ Casey, Gavan (18 April 2025). "Completing a Chemical Physics dissertation while competing at the European Championships". The42.ie. Retrieved 10 August 2025.
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