Pickleball Ireland (PI)

The pickleball federation in Ireland

Pickleball Ireland describes itself as the national governing body for pickleball across the island of Ireland (i.e. covering both the Republic and Northern Ireland), with activity dating to 2014 and formal incorporation as a not-for-profit company in 2021. It is led by a Board of Directors and runs coaching pathways, club affiliation, and the country's competition calendar including the Irish National Championships, provincial Opens (Leinster, Munster) and a 'Team Ireland' representative programme. Its homepage displays EPF, WPF, USA Pickleball, Pickleball England, Pickleball Scotland and Pickleball Wales logos among its 'affiliated partners', and it reports 300% growth, 120+ clubs and 4,000+ weekly players in Ireland at time of research. Club and player administration runs through the PickleBook platform.

Getting a licence

Individual registration costs €10/year (via the website), giving priority access to some tournaments, partner discounts and personal accident insurance, but 'subject to availability and individual event requirements' rather than being a strict competition licence; separately, clubs pay an annual affiliation fee of €125, which brings eligibility for interclub events like the Irish Club Championships.

The licence page

Competitions and rankings

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

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Pickleball Ireland (PI)

Getting a licence

Competitions and rankings

The other racket-sport federations in Ireland

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