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Irish Baseball and Softball Federation

Sport	Baseball andsoftball
Jurisdiction	Ireland
Founded	1989
Affiliation	WBSC
Regional affiliation	WBSC Europe
Headquarters	Cabinteely,Ireland[1]
President	Sean Mitchell (as of 2022)[2]
Official website
baseballireland.ie

TheIrish Baseball and Softball Federation, also known asBaseball Ireland, is thegoverning body ofbaseball andsoftball on the island ofIreland, covering bothNorthern Ireland and theRepublic of Ireland.^[3]

Baseball Ireland is responsible for thenational baseball team and overseeing theIrish Baseball League.

Baseball Ireland was founded in 1989 with the aim to develop and further the growth of baseball and softball in Ireland. Organised baseball has been played in Ireland since the late 1990s. During 1995 and 1996, visiting coaches fromMajor League Baseball provided instruction to senior players and contributed to the establishment of the first Irish national senior team, which participated in the1996 European Championships held in Hull, England.^[3]

Baseball Ireland oversees the development of the following national baseball teams:

• Ireland's national baseball team
• Ireland national under-18 baseball team
• Ireland national under-15 baseball team

• 1989 establishments in Ireland
• Baseball governing bodies in Europe
• Baseball in Ireland
• Sports organizations established in 1989
• Softball organizations
• Sports governing bodies in Ireland
• Softball in Ireland

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