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...
Franco-Irish Fencing
While Franco-Irish relations may be as tense as DSK’s court appearances at the moment, what with arguments over corporation tax and what not, I’m glad to be able to announce that our favourite fencing French man, Yves Carnac, placed a very respectable 6th in foil and 3rd in épée in his first veteran outing...
Pembroke Summer Fencing League 2011
Doesn’t time fly? It’s time again for the Pembroke Summer League. Well, leagues, as there are separate foil and épée leagues on Tuesdays and Thursdays respectively. For those who have not taken part before the summer leagues are run over seven weeks in July and August. They are held in our regular fencing venue,...