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Minister Dermot Ahern Outlines Handgun Ban
The Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform, Mr. Dermot Ahern has outlined new proposals to seriously curtail the licensing of handguns in the state. The full text of his announcement can be found here.

The NTSA has no further details on how exactly this new regime will be implemented, but wish to point to the following paragraph in the Minister's statement "The Minister is prepared to make very limited exceptions in relation to Olympic sports only." Until we have further information, we are advising our members not to initiate any license applications for the present.

The Minister has also specified that radical tightening of the procedures for licensing handguns will be adopted and we assume that these will also apply to our members when they are published. We will advise you should any further details become available.
 
 Monday, 01 December 2008
NTSA eMailshot Mar 2007 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Mark Dennehy   
Thursday, 01 March 2007

[NTSA Logo]

NTSA Monthly Mailshot

March 1, 2007
Hello all.

Many people have been wondering what's going on with the consultation process. I'd like to report that the membership survey which is going out with the membership forms are the final phase of taking suggestions that we're going to be looking at before making changes. They're due back in by Feb 28, so by the time you read this, all the taking in of suggestions will be completed. (That's not to say that we won't be open to change in the future, just that at some point we have to stop seeking opinions and actually do something!) A sub-group is being formed to work through the changes needed, meeting far more often than the full committee can and moving as quickly as is practicable; and the final proposals will then go back to be voted on by the committee. This isn't a small task. It may take a few more weeks. But bear with us, we're working as hard as we can on it.

As always, if you have any queries or suggestions, I want to hear them. Please send them by email to:

Secretary@targetshootingireland.org

Yours in Sport,

Mark Dennehy
Secretary, NTSA


Last Month:

Last committee meeting (Feb 1)

Please remember folks, the date of the next committee meeting is always up on the website, and the agenda for that meeting is up three days before it convenes.

  • Membership 2007

Membership forms have by now been sent out to every member of the NTSA. For 2007 members are requested to fill out their own membership forms and have their clubs endorse them. Membership for 2007 is set at €20 (€50 for clubs). Membership is due at the end of January and runs to January of the next year. If you've not sent in your renewal by now, you'll be getting a notice soon warning you that you'll be struck from the register come March 16 if you've not gotten your forms in.

Renewal of membership after the 31st of March will be subject to a late process fee of €10. New memberships will be accepted throughout the year however membership received within 5 working days of the Annual General Meeting may not be processed in sufficient time to permit attendance. Applications will not be processed with out the appropriate fee. All Cheques should be made payable to the ‘National Target Shooting Association.’ All applications should be returned to the Treasurer.

  • Upcoming International Events

Those international shooters who are looking for targets for their training plans should be advised that the NTSA has selected matches to attend for the remainder of the year. We will not be sending teams to matches not on this list.

The list of matches for 2007 is:
  • March 12-18 : European Airgun Championships, Deauville, France
  • May 28 - June 4 : ISSF World Cup, Munich, Germany
  • July 10-25 : European Championships, Granada, Spain
  • August 8-10 : GB Junior International, Bisley, UK

  • European Airgun Championships

The NTSA will be sending a single shooter to the European Airgun Championships in Deauville. Emma Lyons will be representing her country and gaining experience in a major match on March 16th, with Anthony Corballis acting in support as Team Manager. We wish them all the best.

Emma Lyons shooting in Bisley in 2005

  • Website

Okay, so I've not had the time I've needed to get the website repairs to www.TargetShootingIreland.org underway as yet (coaching duties for DURC have eaten all my time, but in a good cause!). However, that's now over, and expect repairs and improvements to commence this month...



Irish Sports Council Carding Announcement

The Irish Sports Council has announced the Carding Grant allocations for 2007. Four junior athletes in the NTSA have successfully qualified for carding, receiving €12000 in total to assist in their preparation, training and participation in National and International matches.

We would like to thank everyone who helped in organising these grants, which will make life a little easier financially for the juniors and their families as well as giving them access to sports experts in the University of Limerick and locally, and we wish to congratulate Damien, Susan, Paula and Elizabeth on the hard work it has taken from them to qualify for these grants.

Range Officer Training Course

A second RO Training course was run on February 3rd this month in UCD by Geoff Cooney. Six candidates from DURC and UCDRC attended and all passed this section of the course. All that remains now is for them to serve as Range Officers in a match and they will have completed the course and will be accredited by the NTSA.


Rathdrum Authorisation

As of Thursday February 8th, Rathdrum Rifle and Pistol Club are now authorised by the Gardai for the use of .22 Rifle and Pistol as well as Air Rifle and Pistol on their range in Rathdrum. The authorisation covers the use of these firearms in the prone, kneeling and standing positions as well as benchrest. The authorisation states that the range 'comprehensively meets the requirements'.

Coupled with the introduction of electronic targets (the first range in Ireland to use these), this authorisation now allows them to run all the ISSF short range disciplines as well as NSRA 25 yard and benchrest 25 yard.

They have since been given the go-ahead from Wicklow to re-open on foot of this authorisation.

Congratulations to Rathdrum; this hasn't been easy and they've come through it intact and with what is now one of the best equipped indoor ranges in the country.


NTSA 10m Airgun Match, Feb 4th

Championship Match











St 1 St 2 St 3 St 4 St 5 St 6 Total Place MQS (570)
1 Cunningham Susan WTSC 97 96 96 99 93 95 576 1st √
2 Fagan Damien WTSC 98 99 94 94 99 92 576 2nd √
3 Cunningham Paula WTSC 91 93 94 95 98 96 567 3rd

4 Lyons Emma UCDRC 94 96 92 93 92 94 561


5 Flynn Shane WTSC 91 90 93 85 91 90 540


6 McEllistrem Brian UCDRC 88 92 90 91 86 90 537


7 Raval Rajkumar UCDRC 88 88 92 87 85 81 521


8 McQuaid Tommy DURC 84 78 84 84 86 82 498


9 D'Ambrose Mike UCDRC 80 76 83 79 76 85 479


10 Baconin Thomas UCDRC 76 78 75 81 79 80 469


11 Dunne Mike DURC 80 79 86 84 83 32 444


12 Kavanagh Alan DURC 65 76 65 77 80 75 438


13 Farrell James DURC 80 71 75 60 79 72 437


14 Lawlor Ben DURC 73 71 72 71 71 75 433


15 Dunne Laura DURC 55 66 77 76 70 72 416


16 Mollett Eleanor DURC 62 63 76 64 67 61 393


17 Doorley Tarlach DURC 45 68 60 68 67 66 374


18 Longworth Nicklas DURC 59 44 71 56 51 70 351


19 Lyczak Dominique DURC 51 53 61 60 64 59 348


20 Collison Orlagh DURC 48 57 52 59 59 48 323


21 Van Hooij Maarteen DURC 57 58 57 65 48 35 320


22 Feeney Seamus DURC 64 46 42 37 49 58 296


23 Daly Sean DURC 55 40 53 43 55 41 287


24 Walsh Richie DURC 36 30 45 48 50 43 252


25 Clarke Cian DURC 57 61 59 43 27 3 250





























Class A












St 1 St 2 St 3 St 4 St 5 St 6 Total Place

1 Cunningham Susan WTSC 97 96 96 99 93 95 576 1st

2 Fagan Damien WTSC 98 99 94 94 99 92 576 2nd

3 Cunningham Paula WTSC 91 93 94 95 98 96 567 3rd

4 Lyons Emma UCDRC 94 96 92 93 92 94 561


5 Flynn Shane WTSC 91 90 93 85 91 90 540





























Class B













St 1 St 2 St 3 St 4 St 5 St 6 Total Place

1 McEllistrem Brian UCDRC 88 92 90 91 86 90 537 1st

2 Raval Rajkumar UCDRC 88 88 92 87 85 81 521 2nd




























Class C













St 1 St 2 St 3 St 4 St 5 St 6 Total Place

1 Baconin Thomas UCDRC 76 78 75 81 79 80 469 1st

2 Dunne Mike DURC 80 79 86 84 83 32 444 2nd

3 McQuaid Tommy DURC 84 78 84 84 86 82 498 3rd




























Class D













St 1 St 2 St 3 St 4 St 5 St 6 Total Place

1 D'Ambrose Mike UCDRC 80 76 83 79 76 85 479 1st

2 Kavanagh Alan DURC 65 76 65 77 80 75 438 2nd

3 Farrell James DURC 80 71 75 60 79 72 437 3rd

4 Lawlor Ben DURC 73 71 72 71 71 75 433


5 Dunne Laura DURC 55 66 77 76 70 72 416


6 Mollett Eleanor DURC 62 63 76 64 67 61 393


7 Doorley Tarlach DURC 45 68 60 68 67 66 374


8 Longworth Nicklas DURC 59 44 71 56 51 70 351


9 Lyczak Dominique DURC 51 53 61 60 64 59 348


10 Collison Orlagh DURC 48 57 52 59 59 48 323


11 Van Hooij Maarteen DURC 57 58 57 65 48 35 320


12 Feeney Seamus DURC 64 46 42 37 49 58 296


13 Daly Sean DURC 55 40 53 43 55 41 287


14 Walsh Richie DURC 36 30 45 48 50 43 252


15 Clarke Cian DURC 57 61 59 43 27 3 250




Ladies 40 shot










St 1 St 2 St 3 St 4 Total Place MQS (375)
1 Cunningham Susan WTSC 97 96 96 99 388 1st √
2 Lyons Emma UCDRC 96 93 94 95 378 2nd √
3 Cunningham Paula WTSC 91 93 94 95 373 3rd

4 Gaffney Ciara UCDRC 89 91 90 91 361


5 Cunningham Laura WTSC 73 79 74 77 303


6 Dunne Laura DURC 55 66 77 76 274


7 Mollett Eleanor DURC 62 63 76 64 265


8 Lyczak Dominique DURC 51 53 61 60 225


9 Collison Orlagh DURC 48 57 52 59 216

























Junior 40 shot










St 1 St 2 St 3 St 4 Total Place

1 Cunningham Susan WTSC 97 96 96 99 388 1st

2 Fagan Damien WTSC 98 99 94 94 385 2nd

3 Cunningham Paula WTSC 91 93 94 95 373 3rd

4 Flynn Shane WTSC 91 90 93 85 359



Pistol 60shot












St 1 St 2 St 3 St 4 St 5 St 6 Total Place MQS (563)
1 Raval Rajkumar UCDRC 88 81 86 84 85 90 514 1st



nb. Those scores in red were corrected due to a procedural error during the match.

UCD Open II, Feb 18th

Congratulations to our winners and all who took part.
Thanks to UCD for a well organised event and those who helped with the Range Officiating and Stats Office.

60 Series Results







Place Name Club S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 Total
1 Fagan Damien WTSC 97 97 95 97 95 95 576
2 Flynn Shane WTSC 90 86 91 93 90 95 545
3 Raval Rajkumar UCDRC 82 86 91 93 91 90 533**
4 O'Hagan Jim WTSC 90 88 88 93 87 86 532
5 McGinty Catherine DURC 84 87 86 87 93 90 527
6 McEllistrem Brian UCDRC 85 83 88 83 93 91 523
7 McEllistrim Brian (Reentry) UCDRC 81 87 88 84 93 90 523
8 D'Ambrose Mike UCDRC 83 86 83 88 85 85 510
9 McGrath Paul DURC 79 86 87 83 90 82 507
10 Clancy Cathal UCDRC 84 78 86 83 87 86 504
11 Baconin Thomas UCDRC 82 88 84 83 81 84 502
12 Ben Speaker UCDRC 83 84 87 82 77 83 496
13 Donoghue David DURC 85 77 83 86 83 82 496
14 Murphy Aidan UCDRC 76 79 85 75 87 77 479
15 Clarke Cian DURC 71 80 79 72 79 72 453
16 Lawlor Ben DURC 53 80 78 78 76 81 446
17 Feeney Seamus DRC 80 79 70 74 70 70 443
18 Westenholt Fredrich UCDRC 74 69 66 72 85 76 442
19 Ismail Adian UCDRC 73 75 68 72 76 60 424
20 Lawlor Catriona DURC 76 64 60 75 74 73 422
21 Lyczak Dominic DURC 66 67 71 69 77 69 419
22 Farrell James DURC 53 70 79 64 71 80 417
23 Burke Daniel DURC 64 72 67 71 68 74 416
24 Daly Sean DURC 73 61 77 69 66