Once again involved in bringing the EJC (and associated circus skills shenanigans) to Ireland next summer.
I was previously involved in running the #EJC in Millstreet Co Cork (in 2006 & 2014).
The original plan was for #EJC2023 to be in Punchestown, but it's still unavailable. So instead there'll be 9ish days of fun & games in #Gormanston from July 29 to August 6 2023.
Plans are afoot.
#circus #juggling #european #ForJugglersByJugglers #Ireland
@DToher Does this include Combat Juggling?
It's a niche sport that *actually works as a sport for watchers*, which I love. Too many niche sports are either pure spectacle, too ridiculous to be taken seriously (chess boxing), or fun only for participants, not the audience.
@TRiG yep - Fight Night at the EJC is the most hotly contested one in the world.
My favourite example is the Fight Night final at EJC2013 (in Toulouse) between Luke and Jochen (aka JJ).
https://youtu.be/WJaey8Pkj8Y
We still haven't worked out what night it will happen on.
@DToher Ah yes, this is a video I've seen more than once before. Didn't know it was filmed in Ireland. Hadn't seen the 2013 one before.
Is the audience only jugglers, or is there a chance that interested spectators might get in just for that bit?
(Amusing that you use the name Fight Night. The sport I follow most closely uses "Flight Club" for all events outside the main contest cycle. See https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAh6we_yqvHGT0XJ6H8DGn7dij3pkUSMA.)
@aidancurran there are also a number of smaller Irish juggling / circus festivals. Tralee is a key one (just gone) - it's the National Circus Festival of Ireland, typically near Halloween. Galway, Belfast, Dublin, Cork have also been known to have them, but they can often depend more on venue availability.
During summer, many people gather in Merrion Sq in Dublin.
Dee Toher
TRiG
Aidan Curran