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Meets in Ireland · 10 upcoming

Powerlifting Meets in Ireland

10 upcoming powerlifting meets held in Ireland, sanctioned by APF, IPO, Irish Powerlifting Federation. Dates, host cities, and venues below; each meet links to the federation's own entry page.

DateMeetFederationLocation
Jul 4–5, 2026Masters Nationals + Summer OpenMarina Market
  • Tested
  • National
IrishPFCork
Aug 15–16, 2026August OpenUrban Barbell
  • Tested
IrishPFLimerick
Aug 26, 2026Battle of the Boyne
  • Untested
APFDrogheda
Aug 26, 2026Battle of the Boyne 2026Boyneside Gym – DroghedaRegisterforBattle of the Boyne 2026IPODrogheda, County Louth
Sep 12–13, 2026September OpenPhenom
  • Tested
IrishPFCork
Oct 3–4, 2026October OpenReform
  • Tested
IrishPFBelfast
Oct 4, 2026WRPF Celtic Clash 2026Southside Barbell LimerickRegisterforWRPF Celtic Clash 2026IPOLimerick, Limerick
Nov 7–8, 2026Open Nats 2026Pillo Ashbourne
  • Tested
IrishPFMeath
Dec 5, 2026IPO AIPO Combined Walkout Wars
  • Untested
APFLimerick
Dec 12–13, 2026December OpenCityGym
  • Tested
IrishPFLimerick

Ireland raw records to beat

Meets held in Ireland account for 21,987 competition entries from 7,303 lifters in the OpenPowerlifting archive. The heaviest raw totals on record from those meets are below.

Men's raw total

RankLifterClassAgeTestedLoadMeetDate
01Jack Kenny120+ kg265+ lb24-34Yes932.5 kg2056 lbIrishPF · Open Nationals2025-11-15 · 6 mo
02Dean Purcell140 kg309 lb35-39—887.5 kg1957 lbGPC-IRL · Winter Open2024-12-14 · 1 yr
03Brian Irwin145 kg320 lb24-34Yes865.0 kg1907 lbWDFPF · World Powerlifting Championships2010-11-14 · 15 yr

Women's raw total

RankLifterClassAgeTestedLoadMeetDate
01Sarah Gardiner84+ kg185+ lb24-34Yes560.0 kg1235 lbIrishPF · Open Nationals2025-11-15 · 6 mo
02Alison O'Reilly84+ kg185+ lb24-34Yes550.0 kg1213 lbIrishPF · Open Nationals2025-11-15 · 6 mo
03Lystus Ebosele84+ kg185+ lb20-23Yes545.5 kg1203 lbIrishPF · Open Nationals2023-02-25 · 3 yr

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