The Dublin HEMA Club focuses on on two weapons, Longsword and Sword & Buckler. He was the founding president of HEMA Ireland, a national representative body for nearly all HEMA clubs found in the Republic of Ireland.Īs well as running the Dublin HEMA Club, Neil has spoken at a number of events on the topic of weapons and armour from the Middle Ages and organised the largest annual HEMA event in the country Féile na Gaiscígh which runs on the second weekend of February. Neil, has over a decades experience in a variety of different forms of fencing which culminated in his focus on Historical European Martial Arts. The Dublin HEMA Club is one of the oldest Historical European Martial Arts clubs active in Ireland.