Members of Tallaght Martial Arts celebrate their success at the Celtic Open, where the club won multiple gold, silver and bronze medals

McGuinness family spearheads Tallaght success at Celtic Open

Michael Howley October 15, 2026 9:07 am

TALLAGHT Martial Arts competed at the Celtic Open last weekend where they came up against a stacked opposition featuring six visiting international teams.

The McGuinness family in particular had an incredible day with Annabelle taking gold in Novice Point Fighting -27kg, Oisin claimed gold in the Novice -32kg category and Tadhg securing the family’s gold with a win in the 57kg points Fighting category.

Sam Balfe put on an excellent performance to take gold in the -63kg Light Contact category while Georgia Clarke topped the podium in 47kg Point Fighting.

Adam Myers secured gold in both Kick Light and Light Contact while Edward Comerford took a first place finish in the -57kg Point Fighting before finishing his day by claiming the Grand Champion trophy.

Brian O’Connor continued his progress following his WAKO debut earlier this year taking gold in that division.

Tanveer Singh moved straight from one mat to another to claim gold in the Novice -52kg Light Contact category while Lily May Stapleton also earned a gold medal in her division. Nikolas Fomkin secured two gold medals in Kick Light and Light Contact respectively.

Max Byron May took on international opposition across four sections, earning silver in Advanced – 42kg Light Contact and bronze in -42kg Point Fighting.

Lauren Feeney claimed silver in the Older Cadet Beginner-60kg Point Fighting category while her brother Liam Feeney earned silver in both Advanced -42kg and -47kg Point Fighting alongside a bronze in -42kg Light Contact.

Adam Myers added a silver medal in -57kg Point Fighting while Edward Comerford took silver in Light Contact as the pair traded top spots in some fantastic match ups.

Abhinand Radharkrishnan earned silver in Novice -47kg Point Fighting, while Tanveer Singh took silver in point Fighting against his own teammate Tadhg McGuinness.

Jaiden Ferrer Hoare fought through tough opposition to secure bronze in Advanced 52kg – Point Fighting while Christopher Kavanagh and Shane Williamson both competed in the same -69kg Novice division winning both of their fights and each taking home bronze medals.

Ryan O’Toole also won bronze in Points Fighting with Conor McClelland also competing across two divisions.

From beginners gaining confidence to advanced fighters testing themselves against some of the best in the world, every member of the team represented TMA with pride.

The club would like to thank its coaches, families of athletes and supporters for everything they do for the club with every fighter playing their part in what was an outstanding return at the Celtic Open.