County fixture 2 has been updated
Fixture 2 of the county 4 wall championships has been updated to reflect the outcome of matches played earlier this week, where the winners are fixed to play a second time towards the weekend.
2022 Leinster 4-Wall Adult Championships gets underway on Saturday 22nd January
Fixture Lists 1 and 2 have just been released for the 2022 Leinster 4-Wall Adult Championship. Fixture List 1 covers Saturday 22nd January with Fixture List 2 matches being played on Sunday 23rd January. Best of luck to everyone involved. Please click on the links below to access both Fixture lists: Fixture list 1 Fixture […]
A few surprise results point to the openness of many grades in the county 4 wall champinships
In a week when covid intervened in a number of games, a total of 16 matches did take place, including three quarter finals in the senior open singles. With top seed Gavin Buggy, St. Mary’s having a first round bye, the other six entrants were all in action this weekend. Many eyes were on the […]
2022 county 4 wall championship week two fixtures
For next weeks fixtures in the county 4-wall championships click Fixture 2
Adherence to safely guidelines is critical as the 2022 county championships get underway on Tuesday evening
Just a reminder to all that the 2022 county 4 wall championships get underway on Tuesday evening at Piercestown. All venues must have sanitization, including wipes, available at the entrance door and players are responsible for wiping down all touch points such as door handles etc immediately following the game. Please adhere to these guidelines […]
Covid-19 impacts on game scheduling – Official handball matches are not allowed after 8pm
COVID-19 restrictions in Ireland Introduction Recent changes to restrictions Restrictions in place now Introduction Restrictions have been in place to help stop the spread of COVID-19. These restrictions have affected most aspects of life in Ireland. You should continue to self-isolate if you have symptoms of COVID-19. Recent changes to restrictions From 20 December 2021: Indoor events […]
Winter League stats wrap
The 2021 4-Wall Winter League was recently completed and below are some of the stats from the competition; Number of clubs taking part – 14 (100%) Entries – 78 Divisions – 13 Number of games actually played – 152 Matches called off – 10 (covid/injury) Number of clubs to win titles – 6 Most successful […]
Davidstown rebuilding is well underway
Written by Antóin Ó Braoin It’s an ill wind…… When Storm Ophelia arrived on our shores back on 16th October 2017 it spelt bad news for Davidstown Courtnacuddy GAA Club at Boolabawn, not far from Enniscorthy town. The storm hit the area hard leaving destruction in its wake and inflicting severe damage to the GAA […]
Buggy edges out Doyle to claim the top title in the 2021 Winter League
Gavin Buggy, St. Mary’s who saw off the challenge of Mark Doyle, Taghmon in Division 1 of the 2021 county Winter League. The winning scoreline was 19-21, 21-4, 11-8 A report on this was posted up earlier today but somewhat mysteriously disappeared from the website and was replaced by the D7 picture and report which […]
Moran twins again produce a cracking contest in battle for Winter League honours
The Moran twins, April and Emily from Ballymitty, never fail to serve up a humdinger when their paths cross on court as they have on many occasions over the years and the recent women’s Division 2 final of the 2021 Winter League was no exception. The pendulum has swung over and back as far […]
William Murphy maintains a family tradition in Division 10
Back in 2019 when these competitions were last played, it was Liam Murphy, Castlebridge who emerged victorious in Division 10, and when the 2021 version of the same division concluded recently the family were again celebrating when Liam’s son William retained the title for the clan by defeating Gavin Lacey, Ballymitty 21-8, 21-13 in the […]
Joshua Roche edges out Conor Horan in youthful battle for Division 8 honours
Two of Wexford’s best juvenile players clashed in the Division 8 final of the 2021 Winter league and after a fine exhibition of handball it was the slightly younger Joshua Roche, Castlebridge who overturned an earlier group result against Conor Horan, Coolgreany to record a brilliant 21-19, 16-21, 11-1 win. Roche has made considerable progress […]
Tommy Moore justifies favoritism to see off Damien Kelly in Winter League Division 5 final
Tommy Moore, Castlebridge continued his winning ways with a 21-12, 21-13 victory over Damien Kelly, Coolgreany in the Division 5 final of the 2021 Winter League. He was the standout performer in this division throughout the campaign and kept his form well to clinch the title in fine style.
Shane Birney powers home to see off John Roche in the Division 3 decider
Castlebridge clubmates John Roche (on left) and the winner Shane Birney before the Division 3 final of the 2021 Winter League. In this extremely competitive division Birney came out on top by 21-16, 21-13 to atone for some under par final performances in recent years.
Joe Devereux and Noel Holohan serve up tasty Division 2 decider
Joe Devereux, Castlebridge added to his list of achievements by taking Division 2 of the 2021 Winter League with a 21-19, 21-17 win over Noel Holohan, Templeudigan. The Castlebridge youngster done it the hard way, overcoming a 9-16 deficit in the first game and then having to battle throughout the second before claiming victory. It […]
New fitness regime pays off for Conor Keeling as he coasts home in Division 7
Three times in six league games he was forced into a tiebreaker, but when it came to the knockout stages of Division 7 of the 2021 Winter League, we saw the best of the ‘new look’ Conor Keeling. One of those tiebreakers was against his final opponent Tommy Armstrong, Kilmyshall, when he scraped home […]
2022 County Juvenile 4-Wall Championships starts on Friday 7th January
After the successful conclusion to the Winter League, the 2022 County 4-Wall Juvenle Championships gets underway on Friday 7th January. Links to Fixture List 1, the Championship draws and the Juvenile policy are below: Fixture List 1 Draws Juvenile 4-Wall Championship 2022 2022 Juvenile 4-Wall Policy
Optimism abounds as 2022 gets underway with the county 4-wall championships
After a barren spell which saw no county 4 wall championships completed in 2021, all handball folk will hope for better things to happen in the new year as the sport attempts to find a way to continue its activities amid the ongoing coronavirus. With that in mind, a lower risk and therefore safer way […]