Memories from 1973: The first Top Ace
For old times sake with AOB Wexford were well represented in the first ever Top Ace handball competition to be featured on television back in 1973. Pat Murphy, Dick Lyng and Seamus Buggy were joined by Pat Kirby (Clare), Joey Maher (Louth), Murty McEllistrim (Kerry), Peadar McGee (Mayo), Seamus McCabe (Monaghan) and Pat Clarke (Kildare). The […]
2020 County Juvenile 4-Wall Championships – Finals Fixture List
The first of the County Juvenile 4-Wall Championship Finals take place next Sunday 26th January in St Josephs. To view the Finals Fixture list, which includes games on Friday 31st January and Sunday 2nd February, please click on the following link County Juvenile 4-Wall Championship 2020 Finals Fixture List. Best of luck to all the players […]
County 4 wall fixtures update
NOTICE RE FIXTURES – please check for changes Clubs and players are reminded once again that due to clashes with Leinster fixtures etc, changes to our county championship programme of matches are inevitable each week. We are also trying to facilitate players by being a week ahead with fixtures, but nobody should assume that these […]
Memories from 1975: Pat Cleary and John Fleming take the first steps to greatness
For old times sake by AOB They burst on to the intercounty scene back in 1975 when they won the Willwood Tailteann (All Ireland) under 16 softball doubles title and right away it was obvious that Pat Cleary and John Fleming were here to stay. Playing out of Ballyanne Handball Club where the great Dick Lyng […]
Memories from 1986: Castlebridge marathon men enter the Guinness Book of Records
For old time sake with AOB The old record was held by Francom-Bevo Handball Club in the Netherlands and stood at an intimidating 44 hours and 20 minutes, but on 28th September 1986 a group of 12 men from Castlebridge Handball Club rewrote that section of the Guinness Book of Records when they played non […]
2020 County Juvenile 4-Wall Championships – Fixture List 3 (Semi-Finals)
Please click on the following link to view Fixture List 3 (Semi Finals): County Juvenile 4-Wall Championship 2020 Fixture List 3 Semi-finals
County 4 wall championship fixtures updated Saturday
A number of matches have been added to next weeks programme of fixtures and a small number of changes are also made to accommodate Leinster matches. Clubs and players are advised to check the new list of matches at the following link Fixture 3 For matches in week beginning Jan 20th click Fixture 4 For the updated […]
Memories from 1990: Well known faces in county 40×20 juvenile finals at Horeswood
If anyone has any old pictures with any type of handball content we would be delighted to publish them here. The below was taken at the county 4 wall (40×20) finals at Horeswood back in 1990 and contains a few well known faces.
Surprise win for Frank Maddock marks the start of the 2020 county championship
Report by AOB The 2020 county 4-wall championship is now underway and already a shock or two has occurred. None was greater than the victory of Frank Maddock, Taghmon over the hot favourite Pechelli English, Davidstown in the opening round of the Golden Masters A Singles. Maddock took a sabbatical from the game for the […]
2020 championship fixtures update
The updated fixture list for the coming week can be viewed at Fixture 2 For fixtures in week beginning 13th Jan click Fixture 3 For last weeks results click Fixture 1 Results For the updated championship draws including results click 2020 championship draws Jan 5
2020 County Juvenile 4-Wall Championships – Fixture List 2 & Updated Fixture List 1
To view Fixture List 2 , please click on the following link County Juvenile 4-Wall Championship 2020 Fixture List 2. Results from today’s games along with two additional fixtures for this Friday 10th January (highlighted in yellow), can be viewed by clicking on the following link County Juvenile 4-Wall Championship 2020 Fixture List 1 Updated
County 4-Wall League Division 11 Final: Progressive Ellie Murphy-O’Gorman is one of the future
Review by AOB At 15 years of age she was the youngest entrant in the competition, but when she qualified for the semi final stages, having already tasted defeat in one of her league games, Ellie Murphy-O’Gorman, St. Josephs showed the maturity of a veteran to go on and take the division 11 title with […]
2020 Leinster Adult 4-Wall Championship Starts Saturday 11th January
The New year is certainly starting off with a bang on the handball front with the first Leinster Fixture list published today, following on from County Adult and Juvenile fixtures released recently. The fixture list is named as 1A but, to avoid any confusion, I have not published the original Fixture List 1, as due to grading […]
County 4-Wall League Division 10 Final: Liam Murphy dominated the field in this division
Review by AOB The second player to go through the full programme of matches without being taken to a tiebreak was Liam Murphy, Castlebridge and he duly maintained that sequence in the final against James Greene, Davidstown, when he coasted to a convincing 15-5, 15-4 victory. Greene tried hard throughout this contest but was always […]
County 4-Wall League Division 9 Final: A dominant display from Tomas O’Shea ensures the title goes to Davidstown
Review by AOB He was one of only two players to go through the entire league programme without having to face a tiebreak, so when he took on Barry Creane, St. Mary’s in the division 9 final, Tomás O’Shea, Davidstown entered the court as a strong favourite to extend that run to 10 matches. He […]
County 4-Wall League Division 4 Final: Tough and consistent Michéal O’Neill was a worthy winner
Review by AOB Although he was always going to be a contender in this very competitive group, it’s probably fair to say that Michéal O’Neill, Templeudigan would not have been everybody’s idea of the eventual winner. But nobody remembered to tell him that and even if they had its doubtful it would have had any […]
County 4-Wall League Division 5 Final: First game was vital as James Nolan takes the title
Review by AOB The first game between James Nolan, Kilmyshall and Dean O’Neill, Ballymitty proved pivotal to the eventual outcome here and when it went the way of Nolan by the minimum margin of 15-14 it set him up for a deserved victory. Winning that well contested opening game saw Nolan enter the second with […]
2020 County Juvenile 4-Wall Championships Starts this Weekend Sunday 5th January 2020
The 2020 County Juvenile 4-Wall Championships get underway this Sunday 5th January with a number of Preliminary Rounds taking place in St Josephs. As this is now a knockout Competition, the Finals will commence from Weekend of 25th January. To view Fixture List 1 and the Championship Groups, please click on the links below: County […]
County 4-Wall League Division 6 Final: Shane Terry prevails over Damien Kelly in a real arm wrestle finale
Review by AOB It may not have been the best handball we saw all day but for sheer commitment and excitement it had no peers, as Shane Terry, St. Josephs and Damien Kelly, Coolgreany opened the 11 match programme with a cracker of a D6 final at St. Josephs Community Centre. In the longest match […]
County 4-Wall League Division 7 Final: Youth to the fore as Conor Murphy shows his class
Review by AOB Although he did not finish on top of the group in division 7, Conor Murphy, Taghmon always looked the more likely to win out in this company and so it proved to be when he took on table topper Paul Murphy, Kilmyshall in the final recently. This came down to the youthful […]