Dates for the BLI Council Meetings for 2021 as well as the 2021 BLI Calendar have been updated.  All dates and venues are dependent on the Coronavirus situation at the time and may change.

The IBA Calendar for 2021 should be on the IBA website shortly.  In the meantime you can view a copy of it here

It is hoped to update the Club Tournament Dates shortly after the February Council Meeting.

The following email has been received from Sport Ireland.

Dear Sport Ireland Stakeholder,

 As you will be aware, yesterday December 30th the Government announced a revised Level 5.

 During this period people are asked to stay at home, except to travel for work, education or other essential purposes.

 The below should be noted in relation to sport & exercise. Full details on those measures can be viewed here:

1.     Sporting facilities (Indoors & Outdoors), gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools must close.

2.      Activity is restricted to individual training/personal exercise within 5 km of home.

3.     Individuals may meet with one other household in outdoor settings when taking personal exercise. 

4.       Exemptions to Training & Matches apply to certain professional, elite sports, horse-racing, greyhound racing and approved equestrian events. Such events should take place behind closed doors.

5.     No other matches or events are to take place.

Sport Ireland will continue to provide updates to the Sector as and when they arise.

 Regards

 Shane Califf – Director Of Governing Bodies

Dear Sport Ireland Stakeholder

Between December 24^th 2020 and January 12^th 2021 Ireland will move into Level 5 of the Governments Resilience and Recovery Plan.

 Full details on those measures can be viewed here:

 The below should be noted in relation to sport & exercise.

Outdoor sporting facilities for example golf courses and tennis courts may remain open.

Participants in unsupervised/un-coached activity should be from a maximum of 2 households. 

Supervised/coached non-contact training in pods of up to 15 may take place outdoors.

All other training activities should be individual only. Sport Ireland has previously distributed Guidance to the Sector on Individual and Indoor Training. This Guidance can be viewed here:

No Competition or Events should take place.

Exemptions to Training & Matches apply to certain professional, elite sports, horse-racing, greyhound racing and approved equestrian events. Such events should take place behind closed doors.

Gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools may remain open for individual training only.

No exercise or dance classes are permitted.

Travel for non-exempt sporting activity should be in line with the broader Government advice. Full details on current travel can be found here

 Regards

 Shane Califf – Director Of Governing Bodies

On the evening of Wednesday the 16th of December 2020 the BLI took a historic step when it held it’s first ever online AGM using the Video Conferencing platform ZOOM.  Because the meeting was online it meant that all of our country member clubs could join in without the necessity of what could be a long journey to Dublin.  In fact at it’s peak there were 58 in attendance as well as  the first attendance at a BLI AGM of Dick Larkin’s dog.

The meeting was chaired by our President Pat Wall from Westmanstown Bowling Club ably assisted by our Secretary Charles Lynch of Blackrock Bowling Club.  The technical adviser was  our PRO Sean Keegan from Crumlin Bowling Club.  There were a few teething problems at the start but once Pat had explained the mechanics of using ZOOM with a large audience the meeting ran quite smoothly and was very similar to what goes on when we are all together in Kenilworth Bowling Club.

All in all a good evening and congratulations are due to all those who planned and set it up,  Maybe this is the way of the future not only for the AGM but also for future Council meetings.

The amended constitution and competition rules will be put on this website when the minutes of the AGM have been passed by the next council meeting.