Local sports fans are in for a treat this weekend, as Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown’s (DLR) Beckett Park gets set to host Tennis Ireland’s first women’s wild card play-off tournament for the 2026 DLR Irish Open. The playoff tournament will take place on Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 July, from 10am, with free entry, and spectators are very welcome.
 
This year’s DLR Irish Open marks a landmark moment for Irish tennis, with the women’s event upgraded to World Tennis Tour W50 status — the first time in over 40 years that Tennis Ireland will host a women’s tournament at this level — while the men’s event runs concurrently as a World Tennis Tour M15.
 
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council joins this year’s DLR Irish Open as title partner of the tournament, cementing their important role in supporting the World Tennis Tour’s return to Ireland.
 
This weekend, DLR’s Beckett Park will become the stage for Ireland’s best female players competing for a career-defining opportunity to earn a wildcard entry into Tennis Ireland’s newly upgraded World Tennis Tour W50 tournament. It’s a rare chance for families, young players and tennis fans alike to watch the best Irish women tennis players up close, for free.
 
The play-off decides the final wild card places in the women’s draw, with the winners securing direct entry into the 2026 DLR Irish Open at Carrickmines Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club. It offers Ireland’s leading women’s players a rare and valuable route into a W50-level tournament draw without having to travel abroad.

Play gets underway at 10am Saturday morning at Beckett Park, with the finals and presentation of wild cards taking place on Sunday afternoon. Spectators are welcome across both days, with admission free throughout.
 
Event details
10am Saturday 18 and 10am Sunday 19 July 2026
Beckett Park, Castle Street,
Dublin 18, D18 P2DH,
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown.
Free admission for spectators — all welcome

Beckett Park is a major 5-hectare local park and includes the following:

  • an all-weather sports pitch
  • six tennis courts
  • a boules court
  • a multi-use games area
  • a local playground
  • an outdoor gym
  • a sports pavilion with a café

All facilities will be for the use of residents and clubs of the emerging communities in the Cherrywood area.