About Us
Learn about us and meet the people who makes it happen
History
We have been abound since 1979 and since then we have grown from a single court with a shed to a gorgeous 5 court club nestled within the idyllic Murphy's farm in Bishopstown. This is an area with huge potential and we are about to embark on a major redevelopment plan and an aggressive new membership drive.
Mission
We want to become a major part of the community and make tennis available for all. We have big plans and we are going to open our doors to everyone of all ages. Currently we have a very successful Junior program “ON THE RISE” where we accommodate all children of all ages and all levels. We will take your little ones and turn them into players that can comfortable compete at a National level.
Vision
It took our Coach Conor years to grow the junior program to what it is today probably one of the most successful programs in Ireland. We also have a very successful Adult group with players at all levels from beginners up. We have recently started beginners adult training sessions which we will run regularly, the next one in late August. If interested send me an email, address below.
Values
They usually run for six weeks with a reduced membership rate at the end. During your first year you will have a coach or club captain always available to take a call if help is required and all the other resources we have in the club to successful integrate you and get your tennis to a standard you wish to achieve.
Future
We have plan to develop club even further, check out development plan picture on our gallery page of the website. Keep an eye on our news page for further news and development around this proposed growth.
Meet our Team
Niamh Hennessy
Chairperson / Club Pro
chairperson@bltc.ie
Declan Forde
Vice Chairperson
vicechair@bltc.ie
Ed O'Sullivan
Club Treasurer
treasurer@bltc.ie
Mary Mahony
Secretary
secretary@bltc.ie
Joe Murray
Development
Rosita Murphy
Captain
captain@bltc.ie
Darren Keane
Club Vice-Captain
Ber Whelan
Club Vice-Captain
Shivaun Forde
Covid Compliance Officer
Noel Hennessy
Maintenance Lead
Niamh Smith
Social & Events Lead
Dennis Buckley
CM365 admin
Whats app only 0877042565
Helen Farragher
Child Protection Officer
Jonathan Place
Child Protection Officer
Denise Fenton
Child Protection Officer
Luke Murray
Club Admin
admin@bltc.ie
Meet our Coaches
Conor Twomey
Head Coach
+353 (87) 123 8585
headcoach@bltc.ie
- Level 2 tennis Ireland performance coach
- Dip speed and quickness
- PTR qualified tennis instructor
- Qualified Director of Tennis [Tennis Ireland]
- Coach to several Munster and nationally ranked players
- Physical trainer with the Munster regional squads
- Dip UCC youth work
Conor O’Callaghan
HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONSULTANT
+353 (87) 688 2286
- Tennis Ireland Level 3 Coach
- Traveling coach to teams and individuals on European Junior Tour and International Tennis Federation Events
- Private coach past and present to numerous top-ranked National Players
- Non – Playing Captain to Tennis Ireland 4 Nations Teams
- Regional Development Officer Tennis Ireland/Munster Branch
Adrian Byrne
Tennis Coach
+353 (86) 608 7190
- Level 1 Tennis Ireland coach.
- Available for individual, group, teams and junior coaching at all levels.
- Adrian is available if you are picking up a racket for the first time, coming back after a break or want to improve your game.
Mick Hurley
ACADEMY PERFORMANCE COACH
- Level 2 tennis Ireland performance coach
- Coach to several Munster and nationally ranked players.
- Munster senior inter-pro player.
- Current South of Ireland doubles champion among other titles.
- International coaching experience.
Michael Reeb
ACADEMY PERFORMANCE COACH
- Performance Coach
Committee Members
Karl McCoy
Development
Leo Lenihan
Development
Roman Kantor
Maintenance & Facility
Annette Kelly
Covid Protection
Nicola O’Leary
Social & Events
Linda Cummins
Social & Events
Fiona Holland
Social & Events
Beatrice McCarthy
Social & Events
Paddy O’Neill
Maintenance & Facility
Tony Fitz
Maintenance & Facility
Tom Mullarkey
Maintenance & Facility
John Shiels
Maintenance & Facility
Damien C
Maintenance & Facility
