Junior Eligibility Criteria
Below are the elgibility criteria for selection for junior
international events as adopted by the ICU at their 2006 AGM.
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A person is eligible to be selected to play for Ireland if that
person was born in either Northern Ireland or the Republic of
Ireland - hereinafter Ireland - or had either one or both parents
born in Ireland, or is a citizen of the Republic of Ireland.
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A person not qualifying under the above criterion must have been
a resident in Ireland for a period of not less than two years as
at 1st January of the year in which the tournament takes place.
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A player qualifying under 1 above must also fulfil the following
minimum activity criteria: 12 ICU rated games in Ireland in the
two years preceding the start date of a representative international
tournament for which s/he is selected to play for Ireland and
participation in at least one of the two Irish Junior Championships
or the Irish senior championships preceding the start date of the
representative international tournament for which s/he is selected
to play for Ireland.
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Be a fully paid member of the ICU.
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Any player in contention to be selected who has not met the above
requirements at the time of selection will be given until a fixed date,
to be notified in advance by the ICU Junior Committee, to fulfil the
requirements. Failure to do so will result in the rescinding of the
offered place. The date for final compliance with the requirements
should not be less than six weeks prior to the start date if the
tournament for which selection has taken place.
Please note that all junior players are requested to supply accurate
date of birth information when joining the ICU. Failure to do so may
result in players not being considered for international selection.
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