The Irish Figure Skating Championships are an annual figure skating competition organized by the Ice Skating Association of Ireland to crown the national champions of Ireland. The first Irish Championships were held in 2008 in Dundalk. Medals are awarded in men's singles, women's singles, and ice dance at the senior and junior levels, although every discipline may not necessarily be held every year due to a lack of participants.
History Competitive figure skating is relatively new to Ireland. The Republic of Ireland Ice Skating Association was established in 1995, though it adopted its current name – the Ice Skating Association of Ireland – in 2008. A number of milestone events occurred in 2008. Ireland joined the International Skating Union, while the first Irish Championships were held in Dundalk. In 2008, Clara Peters became the first Irish skater to compete at an international competition – the Czech Skate in Ostrava, Czech Republic – and in 2009, she represented Ireland at both the European Figure Skating Championships and the World Figure Skating Championships.
No competition was held in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 2022, the Irish Championships have been held at the Dundee Ice Arena in Dundee, Scotland, in the United Kingdom. In 2022, Laura and Kevin Hegarty became the first skaters to compete in ice dance for Ireland.
Senior medalists
Men's singles +Men's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze No men's competitors prior to 2010 2010 Dundalk Vivian Parnell-Murphy No other competitors 2011 No competition held 2012 Dundonald Brendan Dorrian No other competitors 2013 2014 Conor Stakelum 2015 Belfast 2016 London, England 2017 2018 Samuel McAllister No other competitors 2019 Samuel McAllister Conor Stakelum 2020 No other competitors 2021 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Dundee, Scotland Samuel McAllister Conor Stakelum No other competitors 2023 Dillon Judge No other competitors 2024 No men's competitors 2025 Dillon Judge No other competitors
Women's singles +Women's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze 2008 Dundalk Clara Peters No other competitors 2009 2010 2011 No competition held 2012 Dundonald Clara Peters No other competitors 2013 2014 2015 Belfast 2016 London, England No women's competitors since 2016
Ice dance +Ice dance event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze No ice dance competitors prior to 2023 2023 Dundee, Scotland No other competitors 2024 2025
Junior medalists Men's singles +Junior men's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze No junior men's competitors prior to 2012 2012 Dundonald Conor Stakelum No other competitors 2013 2014–15 No junior men's competitors 2016 London, England Samuel McAllister No other competitors 2017 No junior men's competitors 2020 Dillon Judge No other competitors 2021 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Dundee, Scotland Dillon Judge No other competitors No junior men's competitors since 2022
Women's singles +Junior women's event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze No junior women's competitors prior to 2012 2012 Dundonald Deirdre Faegre No other competitors 2013 2014 Ciara Hoey 2015 Belfast Fianait Bligh No other competitors 2016 London, England No other competitors 2017 2018 No junior women's competitors 2019 Elizabeth Golding No other competitors 2020 Sophia Tkacheva Elizabeth Golding Dracy Condon 2021 Competition cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2022 Dundee, Scotland Robyn Foster Sophia Tkacheva No other competitors 2023 Sophia Tkacheva Ciera Turner-Frick 2024 Allie Peterson Saoirse O'Sullivan 2025 Julianna Farrell Eeva O'Briend
Ice dance +Junior ice dance event medalists Year Location Gold Silver Bronze No junior ice dance competitors prior to 2022 2022 Dundee, Scotland No other competitors 2023 No junior ice dance competitors since 2023
References
External links Ice Skating Association of Ireland