Dear Members,

Unfortunately we have received instructions from Tennis Ireland that the club must close for all activities pending clarification from the Government. It is unlikely that any adult tennis will be allowed, we are awaiting clarification on junior coaching but the close must close with immediate effect.

Apologies to all our members and we will be in touch as soon as we hear anything further. Please do not go down to the club or send your children for coaching in the meantime.

Please find below the Tennis Ireland statement.

In the meantime, stay well. See you all for more tennis very soon,

Your Committee

Statement from the Board of Tennis Ireland

Dear Club President / Secretary / Club Manager,

Following a communication this morning from Sport Ireland, Tennis Ireland, notwithstanding to its communication yesterday evening, must unfortunately now ask all member Clubs to suspend all activities (including all junior coaching programmes) in the Republic of Ireland with immediate effect.

The Department of Sport Expert Group is meeting this morning to finalise Level 5 protocols for sporting organisations and once these protocols have been issued to Tennis Ireland, we will communicate further with member Clubs.

Tennis Ireland understands the difficulties and disappointment that this instruction will pose for players, coaches, club volunteers and staff but the challenge caused by COVID-19 impacts across all sectors of society and sport and we need a nationwide effort to fight it. Tennis Ireland will, as it always has done, work closely with Government and Sport Ireland to reopen our sport as soon as possible, even on a restricted basis, in as safe a manner as possible.

Tennis Ireland would like to thank Clubs, their members and coaches for the work that has been done over the last number of months in providing much needed exercise and safe, socially distant enjoyment to communities across Ireland.