Shine Festival 22.10.25 – 23.10.25 SETU Arena Waterford
TTStars at the SHINE Festival! 
Over 2,000 girls attended the Her Moves SHINE Festival at SETU Arena this week — an incredible celebration of sport, fun, and participation! 
TTStars were proud to collaborate with Women in Sport (WIS) and Table Tennis Ireland (TTI) to showcase table tennis in a fun, engaging, and inclusive environment. The energy and excitement from everyone who took part were fantastic to see! 
A brilliant event highlighting how sport can inspire confidence, connection, friendship and fun. 
#HerMoves #SHINEFestival #TTStars #TableTennisIreland #WomenInSport #Inclusion #FunThroughSport
2nd Munster Ranking Tourament – 2025/2026 Season
TTStars Waterford hosted the second Munster Ranking Tournament on Sunday, and the club delivered an outstanding set of results across all age groups.
A sincere thank you to everyone who helped us run the event — and a massive thank you to Waterford Sports Partnership (WSP) for their continued support of our programmes and activities. Your backing is always appreciated.
It was a long day, but a major success for the club, with great matches, strong performances, and brilliant support throughout.
Here are the full TTStars results from Sunday:
MAIN EVENT MEDALS
GOLD
– Igor Chamilla – Senior Men A
– Igor Chamilla – Veterans
– Ronan Geary – U19 Mixed
SILVER
– Richard Aherne – U11 Boys
– Lucas Walsh – Para
BRONZE (Joint 3rd)
– Lachlan Walsh – U11 Boys
– Oliver Chamilla – U15 Boys
– Oliver Chamilla – Senior Men B
– Martin Burke – U19 Mixed
PLATE MEDALS PLATE GOLD
– Al’Vina Klochan – Senior Women Plate
– Matthew Geary – U19 Plate PLATE SILVER
– Richard Aherne – U13 Boys Plate
– Martin Burke – Senior Men A Plate
– Stephen Moore – Senior Men B Plate
– Sylwia Idec – Veterans Plate
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A special mention also to our friends in Waterford TTC:
MAIN EVENT
– John Conway – Joint 3rd in Veterans
– Bernie Franklin – Joint 3rd in Senior Women
– Catherine Morrissey – Joint 3rd in Senior Women
PLATE
– Catherine Morrissey – Winner of the Veterans Plate
Fantastic results and performances across all categories — brilliant representation from both clubs.
TTStars Schools Programme – Community Outreach Update
TTStars Schools Programme – Community Outreach Update
This week we completed another two successful days of our Schools Programme, with visits to schools in Tramore on Tuesday and Waterford City on Wednesday.
A special thank you to Conn Higgins, Munster Club Development Officer, for delivering high-quality sessions across all schools and thanks to WSP for their support.
We would also like to express our sincere thanks to Emma, Matthew, and Igor for supporting the programme and representing TTStars throughout the visits.
These school engagements are an important part of introducing young people to table tennis, promoting active participation, and building strong links within our local community.
Well done to everyone involved, and thank you for your continued support.
3nd Munster Ranking Tourament – 2025/2026 Season
TTStars performance at yesterday’s ranking tournament
A very strong day for TTStars at yesterday’s ranking tournament, coming away with four wins across the main categories 
Igor once again set the benchmark, winning both the Senior Men’s and Veterans events Ronan continued his excellent form with another title in the Under-19s 
while Lucas claimed his first tournament victory by winning the Para competition 
Martin added to the success with a strong 3rd-place finish in Senior Men and Lachlan produced an excellent performance to finish 2nd in the Under-11s Oliver and Olex both played very well throughout the day.
Congratulations also to Bernie and Catherine from Waterford TTC on their performances 
Christmas Club Session – 19/12/2025
What a brilliant Christmas night in our new hall at Kingfisher!
Great games, plenty of laughter, and a fantastic atmosphere throughout the evening made it a really special night.
Congratulations to our doubles competition winners, Olex and Sylwia, and well done to everyone who took part
The Christmas costumes added great fun and colour to the night 
A big thank you to Stuart for running the night and organising the event, and thanks to everyone who contributed donations — very much appreciated.
Wishing all our members and their families a very Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year
Enjoy the break, and we look forward to seeing you all back on 2nd of January.
