Badminton Ireland
The badminton federation in Ireland
Badminton Ireland, founded in 1899 as the Badminton Union of Ireland, is the national governing body for badminton clubs and leagues across the island of Ireland (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland), and was a founding member of the International Badminton Federation (now BWF) in 1934. It is organised through four provincial branches — Connacht Badminton, Leinster Badminton, Munster Badminton and Ulster Badminton — which run their own club leagues, and as of January 2024 the federation reported more than 15,000 registered players. It is based at Irish Sport HQ in Blanchardstown, Dublin, and runs a club finder tool and a membership/registration system, though its site is a JavaScript-rendered application whose page content (structure detail, competitions, licence pricing) could not be read directly within budget.
Getting a licence
The federation does not say online how to get a licence: ask a club, or contact it directly.
Competitions and rankings
From the federation’s own website and its international federation, checked in September 2026.
The other racket-sport federations in Ireland
The badminton federation in other countries
Morocco · FRMBad
United Kingdom
United States · USAB
Spain · FESBA
France · FFBaD
Italy · FIBa
Germany · DBV
Netherlands
Belgium · RBBF
Portugal · FPB
Sweden
Denmark · DBF
United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia · SBF
Qatar · QTF
Kuwait
Egypt · EBF
Canada · BCan
Mexico · FeMeBa
Argentina · FEBARA
Australia · BA
India · BAI
Philippines · PBAD
Malaysia · BAM
Singapore · SBA