Best Paddle Tennis Clubs In Dublin Near Me

4worldlovers:
Thank you for participating and being part in this big social tournament of the year.

WE HAVE MORE THAN 15 DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES IN THE TOURNAMENT...MORE THAN 110 PAIRS....

Madison International that is part of the Irish Padel Tour circuit at this year 2023.

This event will give IPT points and ranking for categories A in Men and Women

Thank you once again for the confidence and support as well as all the gestures of gratitude to the club and the organization of events by players and families.

1-All categories will be played up to 9 games and tie break in case of tie with golden point system. Men A and Women A will be played to 2 sets Plate matches will be played for 1 set only (remember to apply for it)

2-A player or team can be substituted before the tournament if this doesn’t affect the seeds draw. If this situation affects the draw the player or team substituted cannot have more ranking points than the actual team.

3-Warm-up of 2 minutes maximum before the match start (We recommend to warm up outside the court before the match. Failure to comply with this rule may result in sanctions for both teams.

4-The team that arrives 10 minutes late on the timetable will be given the match for lost 6/0 6/0. Failure to show up will result in a forfeit. Unless it’s agreed with IPT team.

5-International disciplinary conduct rules will be applied in every match. Any kind of unjustified protests, insults or threats may result in tournament and permanent sanction.

6-Results must be communicated and scored once the match is over. Players must apply for the Plate after their matches if needed.

7-The courts may not be used unless it is an official match or the organization allows the use of these.

8-Players with debts will not be able to take part of the Championship, being the inscription null and void.

9-Trophies and prizes will be handed out directly at the photo-call after each final.

11-The Men A and Women A seeds draw have been taken from the IPT ranking points 2023

4worldlovers: Mount Pleasant L.T.C. is one of Dublin's leading racket sports clubs, established in 1893 the club is located in the picturesque Mount Pleasant Square, Ranelagh, only minutes from the city centre.

4worldlovers:
No one knows, but my theory is that the Club started as a group of friends playing on a private court in the grounds of the house called Brookfield on Richmond Avenue S. This would be before they moved to the grounds on Fortfield Terrace.


The game is called Lawn Tennis to differentiate it from Real Tennis - which is different and is played indoors.


A minute of a committee meeting held in 1927 refers to its being the 23rd year of the club. This makes the founding date 1904.

The two circulars below are stuck inside the front cover of a minutes book, dated 1927, and tell their own story. We had to move from our grounds at the far end of Fortfield Terrace because the site had been sold for building purposes.

As this minutes book is the earliest one we have, nothing is known of the early history of the Club, except that it did have grounds on Fortfield Terrace. According to Eric Fenelon, who had been told by J.R. Bailey who played there, there were four courts. We also know from a minute that they sold both pavilions for £15 after the move.

The annual General meeting will be held at 17 Greenmount Road, Terenure, on Friday, 30th September 8 p.m. (Tea provided)

Your attendance is earnestly requested, as a decision must be made regarding the future of the Club. If a suitable scheme cannot be devised, the Club must close, as the premises will not be available next year.

As you are aware the Club is going to lose the ground it has occupied for so many years. The Committee are considering the possibility of carrying on the Club on another ground, and of arranging Teams for Inter-club Matches.

The new ground and pavilion would necessitate considerable capital expenditure, an increased membership, and probably an increased subscription. Will you kindly let me know at once, as a help to the Committee. (a) Whether you would continue membership at a subscription of, say, 30/-; (b) whether you could obtain fresh members, and, if so, how many; and, (c) as a Guarantee Fund would certainly be necessary, whether you would be prepared to join in it, and, if so, to what extent.

When replies to this circular have been received, it is proposed to call a General

The first meetings were all about the move from Fortfield Terrace-was it practical? could we afford it? how could it be paid for? etc. Anyway the move was made and new courts laid, at "£17 each." Five courts were laid in early 1928, with play starting on May 12th. Court six and the Junior court were laid in the autumn. The croquet lawn was laid in 1929-for £30. The 7th tennis court was laid in 1930 to complete a phased development. The layout of the grounds at that time is shown on page 13.

Quotations were obtained for a new pavilion, the contract was let to Baileys in February 1928 for the sum of £224 and the new building was finished in time for the opening of our first season at Palmerston Park.

The new pavilion, which was located close to the wall with Palmerston Gardens, was built of timber and was typical of sports pavilions of the era. It is shown in the photograph on the next page. It consisted of two changing rooms with a club room between.

In 1935 some trees between the pavilion and the boundary wall were felled and a kitchen extension built for £43; by McCleans-the same company who installed the new corner window in the lounge last year.

Physically the Club did not change from 1935 until 1975, when the Grounds were redesigned in preparation for the Squash Ireland development. As this was a major turning point in the club's fortunes it is considered in more detail below in Appendix A. The car park and part of the junior court were converted to a tarmac type hard court. The balance of the junior court and part of the croquet lawn were re-graded and sodded, using sods from the area to be leased to Squash Ireland. All fencing was replaced.

Our old and long-serving pavilion was demolished and work started on the new building in early 1976. For one summer we had to make do with a mobile home as a pavilion. We moved into the new building in May 1977. With our strengthening membership and improved finances we have been able to undertake various improvements in our facilities since then:

4worldlovers:
Rockfield Tennis Club is open to both members and Pay and Play guests. Membership to the club is currently open and is very reasonably priced. Information on how to join Rockfield Tennis Club can be found HERE.

***PLEASE NOTE - only members can pre-book courts using the online court booking facility. Guests / Pay & Play players are very welcome at the club, however, there is no advance booking, and courts are available for use based on availability at the time ***

Rockfield Tennis Club was established in 1983. We are a local community club and pride ourselves on our open and friendly atmosphere. All levels of members are welcome.

We are a multi-surface facility offering articial clay courts, astro and hard.We have an active membership of nearly 800+ members. We have many different options for coaching and social play. Our coaching program is open to members as well as non-members. Our social tennis activities are open to members only. Information on what is happening at the club, can be found HERE.

For details of Rockfield Tennis Club's staff and policies please click here

At Rockfield we have social tennis nights for members on Monday and Wednesday night. Free to join if you are a member, and can you meet other players. We also offer Tennis lessons for adults and children at both beginner and improver levels, and seasons Junior Tennis Camps all year round!

We have 2 Clay, 2 Astro and 5 Hard Courts available. We have lights on 4 of our courts.

We have various Tennis Ireland Coaches available to help you. Adult and Junior beginners, improvers lessons available. Group or Individual as required.

Club Members Social Tennis evenings take place weekly. Mens Social 6-8pm Monday. Ladies Social 7-9pm Wednesday.

Don't want to commit to a membership? We are also a Pay and Play facility. Just come along and pay... and play!

4worldlovers:
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club was established in 1877 and is one of the oldest Tennis Clubs in the world. We are located on Appian Way, Dublin 6 Club facilities include:

5 Tigerturf Advantage Artificial Grass Outdoor Tennis Courts, 4 Greenset Trophy Rubberised Indoor Tennis Courts, 2 Har Tru American Clay Courts, all floodlite

We have a fully equipped Gym and a 17 metre Swimming Pool, together with a Snooker Room.

Other facilities available include Aerobics, Walking group, Bridge, Massage, Barber and Martyn Evans Sports Shop.

The Club is a private members' club and applicants must be proposed and seconded by Club members.

The Fitzwilliam Story - (extracts from "The Fitzwilliam Story" 1877 - 1977 by Ulick O'Connor)

It was not, in fact, first called the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club. In November 1877 ten men met to found the Dublin Lawn Tennis Club. It was to have 30 members who pay a subscription of £3 a year. At the next meeting on 23rd November, it was decided to lease some ground in Upper Pembroke Street (just off Fitzwilliam Square) from Sir Francis Brady for £25 per annum on a ten year lease. It wasn’t until the next meeting on December 6th that Arnold Graves, one of the Committee, proposed that to “avoid confusion” the Club be called the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club”...

The names of the first Committee were F W Browne, 47 Raglan Road; A F Graves, University Club; F E Greene, 49 Stephens Green; J G Kennedy, Belgard, Clondalkin; J J D La Touche, 1 Ely Place: C D LA Touche, 34 Stephens Green; J J Stopford, 24 Merrion Street; G McMurdo, Irish Lights Office; J L Wingfield, Fairy Hill, Bray; R Guinness (co-opted), 10 Lower Leeson Street...

The early minutes, as befits a small club, deal frequently with reports on the misdemeanours of members. One of them is censured for allowing ladies to play with heels on the court...

Another time the members were penalised for flooding the courts at Christmas and using them as a skating rink …

In 1880, the Club made its first change of premises. There was not sufficient room at Upper Pembroke Street to accommodate the growing membership. A ground at Wilton Place adjacent to Lad Lane was selected and a house, No. 6 Wilton Place, was purchased as a Club premises.

Courts were laid down and the house converted for Club purposes with a few rooms upstairs reserved for resident members. This was to be the Fitzwilliam grounds for 92 years, though until 1903 the Irish championships would continue to be played at Fitzwilliam Square...

In 1902 a decision was taken to build a pavilion at the grounds at Wilton Place. The house at 6 Wilton Place was to be sold. The pavilion would be build by a Mr Metz of 62 Coleman Street, London. Many who recall the old pavilion at Wilton Place will recollect the hint of a Swedish summer house.

It is interesting to note that Mr. Metz, the builder was listed in London was an importer of Norwegian and Swedish houses...

In 1903 it was decided to change the venue of the championships from Fitzwilliam Square to the ground where the new pavilion would stand.

From that year up to 1972 (with one exception) the championships would be played at Wilton Place.

In 1969 the members were called on to make a decision which would involve moving premises from Wilton Place...