Irish Table Tennis Association Limited

23rdFebruary 2011

Dear Member,

The Board of Directorsof the ITTA isdelighted to announce that following an application to the Department of Tourism, Culture andSport under its Capital Grant Programme, the Association was successful in securing €50,000 in funding for the provision of a substantial quantity of table tennis equipment to support the development of our sport at all levels.
The primary focus of this grant will be to provide equipment to schools, clubs and projects who are affiliated to the ITTA, thereby boosting the Association's efforts in the development and promotion of table tennis throughout the country.
The Association expects significant interest from clubs/projects who would wish to benefit from this new equipment. To this end, an open and transparent application process has been put in place. Applications are welcome from any clubs/projects based in the Republic of Ireland under the conditions of the grant.

The Process will be as follows:

  • Applications received by 5th March 2011
  • Provincial Branches asked for input on all projects in their area – 12th March 2011
  • Meeting of ITTA Sub-committee to make decision on all applications – 19th March
  • Projects/Clubs notified, contracts signed and equipment delivered – April 2011.

There will be a delivery charge applied to all equipment awarded, which can be spread over a 3 year period. For further information on the application process, please contact Darren Coombes, ITTA Manager, on (01) 625 1135 or by email at

Best regards,

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KENNETH STRONG

SECRETARY

IRISH TABLE TENNIS ASSOCIATION

Equipment Application Form

a)Applicant Information

Club/Project Name:
Club Location:
Provincial Branch:
Total No. of Members in Club:
Club Contact for ITTA
(name, address, phone, email(mandatory):
No of Tables(Current):

b)Equipment Request

Equipment Type / Number Requested
EasyFold Rollaway(Participation- 19mm surface)*

National League Rollaway(Competition – 25mm surface)*

Nets & Posts
Practice Partner Robots

* Note – All tables are accessible for wheelchair users as per ITTA policy

Please complete in full and return to ITTA by 5pm, Friday 5th March 2011

By email:

By fax: (01) 6251136

By post: ITTA, Sport HQ, 13 Joyce Way,Parkwest, Dublin 12

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President: Alex Thackaberry Affiliations: ITTF and ETTU Registered in Ireland No.:119313

Address: SportHQ, 13 Joyce Way, Park West, Dn. 12. Phone: +353 (0) 1 6251135 Fax: +353 (0) 1 6251136

Website: e-mail:

Board Members: Chairman: Joseph A. Hickey, Secretary: Kenneth Strong (UK), Finance Director:Chris Cowan

Marketing Director:Tony Farrell, Technical Director: John O’Donoghue

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