Padel Federation Ireland (PFI)

The padel federation in Ireland · Padel Federation of Ireland

Padel Federation Ireland (PFI) is a not-for-profit, padel-only national federation established in 2010 (before Ireland had any padel courts), founded by Spanish-born sports teacher Joe Cabello, who is now its Honorary President; the current President and CEO is Naomi Nicholl, also Second Vice-President of Padel Europe. Its headquarters hub is at Bushy Park, Dublin. PFI is FIP's sole recognised governing body for Ireland, a founding member of Padel Europe, and runs the Irish Padel Tour, a national ranking, club affiliation and standards, coach and referee licensing/education (including the FIP coaching pathway, safeguarding and Garda vetting), and disability-inclusion programmes (it has signed the CARA Disability Charter). The island had grown to roughly 250-300 padel courts by 2026.

Getting a licence

A licence is needed to play official padel competitions in Ireland.

Register as a player through the Padel Portal (portal.padelfederation.ie); the annual adult player licence costs EUR 18/year and the junior licence (under 18, with guardian consent) EUR 10/year. A coach licence costs EUR 50/year; referee licence pricing is available on request. Clubs separately pay an affiliation fee of EUR 25 per padel court (capped at EUR 100/year, mid-season 2026 rate) once PFI approves the club.

The licence page

Competitions and rankings

From the federation’s own website and its international federation, checked in September 2026.

Padel clubs in Ireland → 11 clubs Where to buy a padel racket in Ireland → 12 shops sell padel equipment in Ireland: specialist shops, sports chains and online stores.

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Padel Federation Ireland (PFI)

Getting a licence

Competitions and rankings

The other racket-sport federations in Ireland

The padel federation in other countries