Chloë finds a hobby: The photographer says he’ll get my Cork citizenship revoked if I keep playing this badly at pickleballWith clubs for the sport springing up everywhere, Chloë McPolin has a crack – and quickly learns enthusiasm alone does not a good player make...Chloë McPolin swings into action at Terenure Pickleball Club. Photo: Mark CondrenChloë McPolin Today at 06:30Hobby comrades, my colleague Neasa from my non-hobby-adjacent 9-5 job came into work recently saying she had tried something new. That something new was pickleball. Quite honestly, I’d never heard it. I’ve never played tennis, but I have tried padel and table tennis for this column, and enjoyed both immensely.

Source: Irish Independent April 08, 2026 20:44 UTC