Another year just begun which means it’s time for the annual Professor Duffy Team Épée event at Trinity College (Dublin). This year the event is being held on Saturday 28 January (men) and Sunday 29 January2012 (women). Full details and an online entry form are available here. Our club have entered teams for the...
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Happy New Year To All Fencers
It’s that time of year again! The calendar has crawled past the 31st of December and we all wake up full of resolution to face bravely into a new year. So let’s raise a glass, or even a sword, to all that 2012 has to offer. And don’t worry about the end of the...
Pembroke Winter Épée Challenge 2011
Just a quick reminder that tomorrow, November 17, is the annual Pembroke Winter Épée Challenge. It’s an open competition and free to all Pembroke members and €10 for non-members. Check in is at 8pm- 8.15pm. (Payment at the door along with check in. ) Fencing starts at 8.3 0 p.m. sharp (sorry). Competition must...
The New Fencing Season Has Started…
… or so they tell me. Not that I can say I have really noticed. For various reasons, I have only been to training a handful of times in the last two months and I haven’t been to a single competition. Nor is that likely to improve in the short term; right now I’m...
Some New Fencing Links
I have added some new links to the side bar. We have two new weapon specific Irish fencing blogs:- Splitting Time describes itself as “The first review of Ireland’s Sabre season” and provides the most up to date and in depth reportage on, well, sabre fencing competitions that feature Irish Sabreurs. Counter Time is...