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The National Rifle and Pistol Association (N.R.P.A.I.), is a federation
of shooting organisations, each controlling and organising their own particular
disciplines. The N.R.P.A.I. is recognised by the Government as the National
Governing Body for Shooting in Ireland.
The aims of the association are to promote and educate people in the safe
handling of firearms and enjoyment of shooting as a sport. The Association also
negotiates with government bodies to develop and expand the sport in all its
aspects.
NRPAI… AGM
Dear All
We had a very successful AGM on Saturday in Portlaoise, one of the
significant motions passed was to change the name of the NRPAI to the Shooting
Sports Association of Ireland.
Significant debate took place regarding the advantages of the change the
most significant being a rebranding of the Association to reflect more what we
are about.
Effective immediately the NRPAI will be now known as the Shooting Sports
Association of Ireland.
In the new year we will launch the name formally and we will also be
holding a competition to design a new logo to reflect the ethos of the
organisation.
I thank everyone for attending the AGM yesterday the meeting was very
positive and I feel the we are finally on the right road to develop the sport
appropriately.
All current e-mail addresses will the maintained for a period yet
to be determined but in the meantime it is possible to reach us using the
following:
SSAI@eircom.net
for general enquiry and will be managed by the Secretary (Pat Herlihy)
SSAIPRO@eircom.net
for communications to the PRO (Declan Keogh)
Kind Regards
Declan Keogh
PRO SSAI
NRPAI… AGM to be held
11th December 2004. Agenda Click here.
Important… Up to date information on the transfer of
firearms into Ireland. Click here.
Tirol International Open Hopfgarten, Austria.
The
Irish Team representing the National Rifle and Pistol Association of Ireland at
the recent Tirol International Open Hopfgarten in Austria, pictured here with
Ralf Merkle.
Full
report on the Team and more photos click
here.
Associations currently affiliated to the N.R.P.A.I. are:
The National Target
Shooting Association of Ireland
Recognised by the Olympic Council of Ireland and ISSF(International
Shooting Sports Federation) as the association dealing with Olympic Style
shooting. The events covered by this association are all the events governed by
ISSF.
The National Silhouette
Association
This association organises silhouette shooting in Ireland, and are members of
the International and European Silhouette governing bodies. Silhouette shooting
comprises of shooting at shaped metallic animals of various sizes at different
distances, with scoped sporting rifles.
The National Association of
Sporting Rifle Clubs
Responsible for the organising of sporting rifle events, mainly dealing
with scoped and open sights competitions. Events on paper targets at 50m
outdoors and 25yd indoors.
Pony Club Shooting Association
Mainly involved in the training of members of the Pony Club involved in
the tetrathlon (athletes run, ride, swim and shoot). The shooting involves air
rifle in Ireland and Air-Pistol Internationally.