Umpires (IBUA)

IRISH BOWLS UMPIRES ASSOCIATION

The IBCA is an all Ireland body which aims to improve the standard of bowls throughout the island. Our vision would be to have coaches in every club to help develop the sport and grow club memberships leading to higher standards of play and dispelling the myth that it is an “old person’s sport”.

Our coaches can work outside their own clubs on request so any club wishing to avail of this can either contact any senior coach directly or the IBCA secretary to arrange a consultation meeting to assess their requirements. There is no charge we only ask for a donation to the IBCA towards any travel costs incurred. Services offered range from delivering sessions for beginners, one to one sessions to assist with specific problems or team coaching to help with pre-season preparation or any other performance issues.

 

Anyone who would like to become a coach should register their interest with the IBCA secretary providing contact details and they will be advised on what will be planned for the incoming year.

OFFICE BEARERS

Chairman:

  • Mr D.Patrick
  • 62 Cromwell’s Fort Road, Dublin 12

Vice-Chairman:

  • D. J. Connelly
  • 9 Millicent Avenue, Balnamore, Ballymoney, BT53 7QF

Immediate Past Chairman:

  • Mr N.Brice
  • 2 Fernridge, Newtownabbey, BT36 5SU

Honorary Secretary & Treasurer:

  • D.J. Connelly
  • 9 Millicent Avenue, Balnamore, Ballymoney, BT53 7QF
  • Telephone: (028) 2766 4097
  • Email: denisconnelly@btinternet.com

Staff Umpires:

  • D.J. Connelly
  • W. McConkey
  • J. Murphy

Assistant Staff Umpires:

  • N. Brice
  • R. McKitterick

Management Committee:

Above plus:

  • R. Madden
  • Mrs J. Bell
  • D.Millar
  • Miss S. Willis
  • Mrs I. Minnis
  • G. Padgett

Honorary Auditors:

  • R. McKitterick
  • T.Upritchard

Honorary Member:

Mrs P. Burke

IBCA Membership affiliated to clubs in Northern Ireland

 

Name of Club

 

  

Names of qualified coaches

  

Grade of Coach

Senior/Coach/assistant coach
 

Ardenlee B.C.

Ormeau Pk South Belfast

 

  

Betty Craig

 

  

Senior Coach
 

Ballymena B.C.

  

Barbara Cameron

 

  

Senior Coach
 

Ballymoney B.C.

 

  

Gary Kelly

  

Assistant Coach
 

Banbridge B.C.

  

Mark Campbell

 

  

Senior Coach
 

Belmont B.C.

Belmont Park East Belfast

 Chris Mullholland

 

Elizabeth Blair

Paula Montgomery

 

 Senior Coach

 

 

Coaches
 

CI – Knock BC

East Belfast

  

Colin Campbell

Irene Minnis

Denis McCluskey

 

 

  

Senior Coaches
 

Comber B.C.

  

Sally Seaton

Alex Ferguson

 

  

Assistant Coaches
 

Coleraine B.C.

  

Jordan Dallas

  

Assistant Coach

 
 

Derrygonnelly

Enniskillen

 

  

Patrick Gilroy

 

  

Coach
 

Divis B.C.

Falls Park West Belfast

  

Liam Wright

Tony McCrory

Gerard McGleave

  

Assistant Coaches
 

Ewarts  B.C.

North Belfast

 

  

Mandy Cunningham

Sally McAuley

 Assistant Coaches
 

 

Falls B.C.

Fruithill Park, West Belfast

 

  

Bernadette McCullough

 

Kevin Brennan

Alan Brown

Stephen Smyth

George Keatings

Gerry McCloskey

 

  

Senior Coach

 

 

 

Coaches
 

Larne Bowling & Lawn Tennis Club

 Helen Russell

 

Gary Neill/Leslie King/Rosemary Johnston/Jill Whelan

 Senior Coach

 

Assistant coaches

 

 
 

 

Lisnagarvey B.C.

  

Ken Armstrong

 

Robert Carroll

 

  

Staff Coach/Tutor

 

Senior Coach
 

 

Lurgan B.C.

 Angela Thompson

Robert Ruddock

 

 

Melvyn Hamilton

  

Coaches

 

 

Assistant Coach
 

Malone B.C.

South Belfast

  

Diane Hanna

 

  

Assistant coach
 

Newtownards B.C.

  

Sheena McCullough

  

Coach

 
 

NICS B.C.

Dundonald

 

 Elizabeth Cameron

Patricia Horner

 

Joanne Morrow

 Coach

 

 

Assistant Coach
 

North Down B.C.

Ward Park Bangor

 

  

Rodney Simpson

  

Senior Coach

 
 

Pickie B.C

Bangor

  

Gary Ballentine

  

Senior Coach
 

Portrush B.C.

  

Ian McClure

  

Senior Coach

 
 

Randalstown

Old Bleach B.C.

 

  

Neil Booth

  

Senior Coach

 
 

Shaftsbury B.C.

South Belfast

 Ray Smyth

 

John Compston/Hillary Forrester/Victor Nesbitt

Fred Simpson/Dessie Young

 

 Staff Coach/Tutor

 

 

Assistant Coaches
 

Ulster Transport B.C.

Jordanstown

 

  

Des Simpson

Roberta Tinsley

  

Assistant Coaches
 

Willowfield B.C.

East Belfast

  

Graham Childs/Kenneth Drew/Michael Hedley/Ken Munn/Brian Nixon

  

Assistant Coaches
 

Unattached to a club

 

  

Tom Hunter

  

Senior Coach

IBCA Membership Coaches affiliated to clubs in Republic of Ireland

 

Club name

 

Name of qualified coaches

 

Grade of coach

Senior/Coach/Assistant Coach
 

Aer Lingus

  

Norina Savage

 

  

Coach
Aughrim  

Francis Cullen

Nancy Linehan

 

  

Coaches
 

Blackrock

  

Christine O’Gorman

  

Senior Coach
 

Bray

  

John Browne

 

  

Coach
 

Cavan

 

  

Jim Maguire

  

Assistant Coach
 

Clontarf

  

Denis Lynch

 

Shay Carberry

 

  

Coach

 

Assistant Coach
 

Crumlin

 Margaret Nevin

 

John Murphy/Denis Patrick

Noeleen Kelly

 

 

Marie Devlin/Phyl Keirnan

 Staff Coach

 

Senior Coaches

 

 

 

Assistant Coaches
 

CYM

 Eileen Doyle

 

Denis Toomey

 Senior Coach

 

Coach

 

 
 

Dungarvan

  

Geoff Palmer

 

Marie Quinn

  

Coach

 

Assistant Coach

 
 

 

Dun Laoighaire

 Ann Brophy

 

Sara Fallon/Marie Connor/Marcus Donahoe/Paul Kingston/Ian Gillen

 

 Senior Coach

 

 

Coaches

 

 
 

Greystones

  

John Cheevers/Margaret Smyth

 

  

Assistant Coaches
 

Herbert Park

 Maureen Daly

 

Maureen Begley/Nuala Fitzpatrick

                 Senior Coach

 

Coaches
 

Ierne

 Larry Breheny/Alan Roughneen/ Noel Healy

 

  

Assistant Coaches
 

Kenilworth

 Arthur Pollock/Ron O’Hanlon/

Veronica Mooney

 

Bebe McCarthy/Trevor Peare

 

Pauline Murray

 Senior Coaches

 

 

Coaches

 

Assistant Coach
 

Leinster

 Pat Macdonagh

 

Lorcan Finn/Carmel Hourican/Arthur McMullen/Mary Kenny/Ann O’Herlihy/John Lehane/Nicky Smyth

 Staff Coach

 

 

Assistant Coaches
 

Meath

  

Angela McGrane/Gerard Dennis

 Assistant Coaches
 

St James Gate

 Steve Millane

 

Nicky Smyth/Eamonn Brennan

 

Robert Maher/Andy O’keeffe

 Senior Coach

 

Coaches

 

Assistant Coaches
 

Shankill

  

Christy Shortt/Nuala Shortt

 

  

Coaches
 

Skerries

  

Kieran Birchall/John O’Dowd/Mary Howard

 

  

Assistant

Coaches
 

Sportslink

  

Ann Stenson/Connie Noble

  

Assistant Coaches

 
 

 

Westmanstown

 Eileen Foley/Bernadette O’Dhuill

 

Peter Knight/Pat Wall

 

Josephine Lennon/Aileen Wall

 

 Senior Coaches

 

 

Coaches

 

Assistant Coaches

 

Official Tournaments:

Organisers of tournaments are urged to appoint Umpires from the Register of Qualified Active Umpires or to consult the Umpires Association Honorary Secretary.

 

2 Responses to “Umpires (IBUA)”

  1. Name July 31, 2018 at 4:56 pm • Reply

    Why are the umpires from the BLI not listed?
    Brian C Morton

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