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75th Anniversary; President Speech

The 75th Anniversary of the Irish Table Tennis Association was celebrated at a dinner on Saturday 3rd November, 2012 and our President, Joseph Hickey, delivered a presentation focussed on our history, having earlier in the evening referred to people who had died in a toast to ‘Absent Friends’. Other reports and photographs will appear later.

MEMORIES By Tommy Caffrey

As part of the 75th Anniversary celebrations of the foundation of the Irish Table Tennis Association, it was decided to invite Tommy Caffrey, one of our greatest ever players, to share with us his memories of playing table tennis over the last 50 or so years.

Tommy began playing table tennis at the age of 9 and it was immediately clear to those watching him, that he would go far.

Here, in his own words, is his story.

A night 75 years in the making…

The ITTA is hosting a “75th Anniversary Dinner” on the 3rd of November in the Stillorgan Park Hotel, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin. The event will start at 7.30 pm (sharp) with a drinks reception, which will offer those present the opportunity to renew acquaintances with each other and browse some fascinating material from the ITTA archive. Dinner will be served at 8.15pm. Tickets are almost sold out with only 15 remaining – please book your ticket if you have not already – details below…

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