"I waited 12 bloody years for this!"
@GaaClare
Diarmaid Nash is the 2022 All-Ireland 4-Wall Senior Champion after a thrilling 21-8, 17-21, 11-8 Final win over Westmeath's Robbie McCarthy.
Nash's first Senior Singles title is also the first for the Banner county since 1980.
Killian Carroll...the new 2018 World Handball Champion! 👏🏻
A breathtaking game of Handball ends with a 21-16, 21-18 win for Killian. A very deserving World Champion who wowed fans all week with Handball and athleticism that has to be seen to be believed!
#BringingHandballHome
Paul Brady has defeated Martin Mulkerrins 21-11, 21-7 in tonights US 4-Wall Nationals Final in California.
Brady burst with emotion upon sealing the final ace, achieving a long term personal goal of tying the record of 11 US Nationals wins with Mexican great Naty Alvarado Snr.
The guns are out 💪🏻
Sensational win for Team Ireland's Martina McMahon as she defeats the reigning 2 time World Champ Danielle Daskalakias (USA) to becomes Ireland's 1st ever WallBall World Champion! 🌎🥇
Incredible match! Martina played sensational Handball against the odds!
A very special win for 40 year old Eoin Kennedy!
Defeats the 5 in a row chasing Robbie McCarthy to win his 10th All-Ireland Softball Singles title at Croke Park 21-20, 21-18.
Just look at what it means to him!
𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻! 🔥
Age is only a number as Paul Brady proved this weekend, defeating all comers to win the 2021 Golden Gloves Elite Men's title.
At 42 years of age, Brady was still supreme, taking down Charly Shanks 15-9, 15-0 in tonight's final.
Our brand new state of the art National Handball Centre at Croke Park is really starting to take shape!
With completion expected in time for the 2020 season it really is exciting times for GAA Handball. 😁
Take a look at some recent pictures! 👷♂️🔨🏗
Colin Crehan is the 2022 Irish 4-Wall Nationals Champion after a thrilling 11-6 Final tiebreak win over fellow Clare man, and current Doubles partner Diarmaid Nash tonight in Belfast.
It was a brilliant breakthrough win, the first major Elite Singles title of his career!
Not to be outdone....
Team Ireland's Conor McElduff wins Ireland's 1st ever WallBall Men's Senior World Title!
Conor was in control throughout, sealing a 21-6, 21-8 win over USA's Vlad Klym.
#BringingHandballHome
The Irish Team came home yesterday morning from the Worlds pretty satisfied with their efforts of 22 medals claimed by the 13 team members. For full report click below.
A bit of history was made last weekend when Konrad Kowal, representing Monaghan, became the first Polish born player to win a GAA Handball All-Ireland Championship Title.
Born in Rzeszow, and raised in a small village called Nowosielec, Konrad made the move to Ireland in 2004.
We have new Champions!! 🏆🇮🇪
Diarmuid Nash & Colin Crehan bring the Senior Doubles All-Ireland back to
@GaaClare
for the 1st time since the legendary Kirby brothers in 1979!
15-21, 21-14, 21-3
Nash seals 2019 Gaffney Memorial 🏆
Tuamgraney’s Diarmaid Nash has claimed his 2nd ranking title from 3 events, and with it cementing his position as Ireland’s new
#1
Ranked Player!
Nash defeated Robbie McCarthy 15-8, 15-7 in this evenings final in Ballaghaderreen.
Job done for Team Ireland's 4-Wall Doubles reps as both Male & Female pairings retain their World crowns! 🌎👑
▪️Elite Men's Doubles Champions
Robbie McCarthy & Diarmaid Nash
▪️Elite Ladies Doubles Champions
Martina McMahon & Aisling Reilly
#BringingHandballHome
🇮🇪
What a performance that was! 👏
@KilkennyCLG
star Billy Drennan played some exquisite Handball today to defeat Tipperary's Rory Grace 21-12, 21-5 to seal the All-Ireland Minor Softball Title.
A mouthwatering all Irish final takes places today in California (12 noon local time) in the 69th US 4-Wall Nationals.
Martin Mulkerrins (
@Galway_GAA
) v Paul Brady (
@CavanCoBoardGaa
)
A nice welcome for
#TeamIreland
🇮🇪 at the
#Worlds2018
Parade of Nations in the University of Minnesota.
Key action for the team will kick off tomorrow (Monday) with the 1-Wall grades getting down to the business end. The 4-Wall grades also begin tomorrow.
The 1st
@Galway_GAA
man to win the All-Ireland 40x20 Senior Singles title! Well done Martin Mulkerrins! An awesome performance! 🇮🇪🏆👏🏻
Defeats Charly Shanks 21-9, 21-11
Diarmaid Nash is the 2018 Golden Gloves Champion after defeating Charly Shanks 15-6, 15-7 in tonight's Final in Belfast.
Nash looked the standout player all weekend and played some of his best Handball to date to seal the opening ranking win of the season 👏🏻
Lovely pic of Brian Carroll celebrating with his young family after winning his 9th All-Ireland Softball Senior Doubles title tonight at Croke Park!
📸
@Inphosports
@OisinKeniry
Noelle Dowling celebrates as she becomes the first
@KilkennyCLG
woman to win the All-Ireland Ladies Minor Softball Singles title, defeating Clare's Chloe Philpott 21-11, 21-12 in today's final at Crinkle.
#20x20
#CantSeeCantBe
Kilkenny teenager Billy Drennan just keeps on enhancing his growing reputation on a Handball court!
An Elite Mens semi-finalist at the Irish Wallball Nationals at the weekend, in what was his first appearance in the senior ranks of a major national tournament.
Impressive!
Very dissapointing news but we can confirm that reigning 5 time World Champion Paul Brady has been forced to withdraw at the SF stage of the
#Worlds2018
in Minnesota due to an ankle injury.
Irish Captain Martin Mulkerrins now advances to the World Final tomorrow 🇮🇪
Yesterday we saw our Uachtaran Joe Masterson complete his 3 year term of office at the GAA Handball National AGM.
Joe has been an outstanding Uachtaran, who along with his wife Annette travelled the length & breadth of Ireland most weekends, proudly representing our Association.
That's what you call a celebration! 😁
Cormac Finn erupts after becoming the first
@sligogaa
man to win an All-Ireland 4-Wall Minor title, after defeating Kilkenny's Kyle Jordan 15-21, 21-19, 11-8 in todays Final at Kingscourt.
What a comeback from Diarmaid Nash!
Trailing 10-2, he fights back to win 11-10 in the tiebreaker against Charly Shanks to progress to the Finals of the Irish 4-Wall Nationals in Belfast!
Cork native Killian Carroll continues his dominance of World Handball with victory in the US Tour Stop
#2
in Tucson, defeating Robbie McCarthy 15-8, 15-1 in tonight's final.
"I'm going to treasure this win for a long time!" 🏆
@missmartimc
claims her 1st title on the US Tour in Tucson tonight, coming from one game down to defeat Cat Casey in a tiebreak 14-16, 15-10, 15-3.
A fantastic 6 week long initiative in Belfast climaxed at the weekend, that saw 32 Handball novices, including several huge MMA & Boxing stars, compete in their first Handball tournament as part of the Féile an Phobail 2021.
𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 ➡
Banner men Diarmaid Nash & Colin Crehan have retained their O’Neills All-Ireland 4-Wall Men’s Doubles Title for 2019 after seeing off the challenge of Galway bothers Martin & Diarmuid Mulkerrins 21-17, 21-12 in tonight’s final in Kingscourt!
#Doubles
#Championship
🇮🇪
Great news Handball fans! From Tuesday 13th Aug, you can watch Free, Live HD footage from the 2018 World Handball Championships!
Spread the word! We can't wait! Some sensational match ups await! 😁
Watch Live ➡️
Across the Atlantic last weekend saw Martin Mulkerrins very impressively win the WPH Players Championship in Salt Lake City for the first time.
Having already taken down two Americans & one Mexican player, he defeated Cork native Killian Carroll 15-8, 11-15, 15-4 in the Final.
Galway's Martin Mulkerrins is the 2019 Irish Wallball Nationals Men's Champion after an enthralling final against Tyrone's Sean Kerr.
Both players wowed the crowd at
@BreaffyResort
with their athleticism, as Mulkerrins prevailed 15-11, 15-6 to seal his 2nd Wallball title.
Fantastic set up at
@colmcille_s
, Carrickmore with a new full size outdoor 1-Wall Handball court. Superbly finished with high fencing, and designed with a dual purpose Ball Wall at the pitch end.
Who has been out enjoying some outdoor Handball? ☀️
The lads from Kingscourt HC stumbled across this brilliant outdoor court in Drumconrath village (Meath) that was recently done up for a Tidy Towns project.
Has anyone else come across hidden gems like this?
Irish players stole the show at the WPH Tucson Memorial, claiming both the Men's & Ladies Open titles.
Catriona Casey added to her collection when defeating Ciana Ni Churraoin 15-4, 15-5. Martin Mulkerrins won his 1st Pro-Stop title, defeating US star Sean Lenning 15-9, 15-6.
What a Minor Final we have to look forward to on Sunday!
Two young stars who always entertain the crowd with their totally contrasting styles of play. We simply can't wait for this one!
Don't miss out and make sure to join us for our FB Live Stream.
Wow!!
Diarmaid Nash blitzes Irish
#1
Martin Mulkerrins 21-5, 21-14 in todays All-Ireland SF, to set up a mouthwatering Final next Saturday against Robbie McCarthy.
Eoghan McGinnity becomes the first player to retain the
@ONeills1918
All-Ireland Men's Minor 4-Wall title in 15 years.
In a showing littered with spectacular kill shots, McGinnity came out on top of a three game battle against Kilkenny's Billy Drennan 21-3, 16-21, 21-13.
At yesterday's National AGM,
@MayoGAA
's Dessie Keegan took the baton from the outgoing Joe Masterson to become the new GAA Handball President.
We look forward to working with Dessie during his three year term and have no doubt that he will be a fantastic success in the role.
Another chance to look back on an historic winning point for
@DubGAAOfficial
legend Eoin Kennedy, as he sealed his 10th All-Ireland Softball Singles title recently at Croke Park HC.
Pure elation! 😁
Martina McMahon bursts with emotion after winning her first
@ONeills1918
All-Ireland Senior Singles title after a sensational 12-21, 21-19, 21-20 win over reigning champion Catriona Casey!
Martin Mulkerrins is the 2019 Breacach Open champion, defeating Diarmaid Nash 15-7, 15-11 in today's final.
In the Ladies Final, Catriona Casey took the honours against Martina McMahon 15-11, 15-10.
Full report and pictures to follow from an excellent weekends Handball.
Today we welcomed
@shannon_fiona
to our National Coaching Tutor Team! 😊
The 3 time World Singles Champion will be an excellent addition. It is great to see a player of such stature giving back to the future generations of our game! 👋🏻🔵
This doesn't happen very often at all, but it shows that Irish Handball is in a great place right now! 😊
Having taken down genuine title contenders from 🇺🇸, 🇲🇽 & 🇨🇦 ....we are now guaranteed an Irish World Champion in the Elite Men's 4-Wall with all 4 semi-finalists Irish
Fantastic to see prominent Antrim club
@NaomhEannaCLG
become the latest GAA Club to add Handball to their GAA codes 😃
It can often be as simple as just lining out a flat space & wall. Cross training for kids. An outlet for retired players. A recreational activity for parents.👌🏻
Handballers it's time to show your
#RapidReflexes
! 👋🏼🔥
🔸️Total shots in 30 secs
🔸️Alternate Hands
🔸️4ft from Wall (approx)
🔸️1 Bounce allowed for a point
We have one of our superstars to get the ball rolling!
Make sure to nominate 3 friends & use the
#RapidReflexes
𝗖𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀! 🏆
Catriona Casey defeats Aisling Reilly 15-1, 15-13 in tonight's Final
@StPaulsGAC
, including a remarkable comeback from 10-1 in the second game, showcasing the best of her renowned battling qualities!
A brilliant win for Sligo's Cormac Finn, defeating Kilkenny's Kyle Jordan 21-19, 9-21, 11-4 to win the 2022 All-Ireland Minor Softball title at St Coman's HC, Roscommon.
The Ballymote man has had a superb 2022, having also won the All-Ireland Minor 4-Wall title back in March.
𝗚𝗔𝗔 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻.
After more than a year of planning GAA Handball are delighted to launch their new Strategic Plan 2021-2025.
Further info:
Tune into RTE 1 this Sunday evening at 6.30pm when Handball is featured on
@johncreedon
new TV Show “Creedon’s Road Less Travelled”. John meets Mick Foster (Foster & Allen) at Streamstown alley just off the R446 the old Galway/Dublin road.
Congrats to
@KilkennyCLG
man Shane Dunne who secured his Senior status tonight with an Intermediate All-Ireland 4-Wall Final win over Monaghan's Gavin Coyle.
Eoghan McGinnity celebrates earning his
#TeamIreland
spot after a 15-14, 15-11 Boys 17&U Final win over Daire Keane at today's
#IrishJuniorNationals
🇮🇪
Things you love to see 😍
𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲!
The difference in the two old outdoor courts at
@ERCGlengormley
is staggering after a recent refurbishment.
▪ New tar
▪ Painted
▪ Wall Graphics
Her Club is known traditionally as a 1-Wall Club....but hats off to Siobhan Treacy who has won (delayed 2020) All-Ireland U17 titles in both Softball & 4-Wall in the space of a few weeks! 👏
@RoscommonGAA
🟦🟨
The reigning two time Senior Softball Doubles champs Gary McConnell & Brian Carroll are one step away from winning their first Senior 4-Wall Doubles title as a duo.
Join our live stream from 3.30pm tomorrow of both Senior Doubles Finals on the GAA Handball Facebook page.
We are delighted to confirm the appointment of
@CavanCoBoardGaa
Michael Finnegan as Official
#TeamIreland
Coach for this summers World Championships in Minnesota! 🇮🇪
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In one of the strongest 19&U brackets ever,
@GaaClare
man Tiarnan Agnew proved a class above Canadian 🇨🇦 prodigy Ivan Burgos this morning to claim the title 21-6, 21-6.
Agnew's stylish two handed attacking play was the difference on the day.
#Worlds2018
At today's GAA Handball AGM, Monaghan's Conor McDonnell was elected as the associations next President.
Conor will take up the reigns in 2023, having won a narrow delegate vote against Kilkenny's Martin Lalor, with 56% of the votes.
𝐿𝑜𝑜𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑎𝑐𝑘 𝑜𝑛 2020....
(𝟭𝟬) 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲
The new National Handball Centre at Croke Park is so very close to completion, with the final minor stages of building delayed slightly due to the Covid pandemic.
Just wow!! 😳
Martina McMahon holds off 3 match points to win the 2018 All-Ireland Ladies Softball Title today at Croke Park!
▪️Martina McMahon (Lim) dft Catriona Casey (Cork) 14-21, 21-20, 21-20