Leinster Adult 60 by 30 Championships – Fixture List 14A, 15A & 16
While the World Championships are ongoing in Minnesota, there is still plenty of handball to be played on this side of the Atlantic in the Leinster Adult 60 by 30 Championships. Please click on the following links to view the next three Fixture Lists, Fixture List 14A, Fixture List 15A & Fixture List 16. The reason the letter A is beside […]
Jodie Keeling and Diarmuid Moore take Leinster Juvenile Open 60×30 Titles
Congratulations to Jodie Keeling (St Josephs) and Diarmuid Moore (Ballymitty) who won their respective Leinster Juvenile Open 60×30 Championships, held in Kilkenny recently. The Championships were run on a round robin format with the top two competing in the Final. All games were of fifteen minute duration. In the Girls U15 Championship, held in Killane […]
2018 Leinster Adult 60 by 30 Championships – Fixture List 13
Please click on the following link to view Fixture List 13
2018 Leinster Adult 60 by 30 Championships – Fixture List 12
Please click on the following link to view Fixture List 12.
John Murphy continues to dominate the Masters B grade
John Murphy, Castlebridge on right, retained his county Masters B Singles title with a hard earned 18-21, 21-14, 21-8 win over Robert Byrne, Bridgetown. It was his third time to win this championship in the last four years.
Sean Nolan notches up a hat trick of Masters B Doubles titles
Sean Nolan and John Murphy, Kilmyshall (on right) who defeated Marty Kinsella and David Cleary, Ballymitty 21-9, 21-13 in the county Masters B doubles final. It was a third title in a row for Nolan in this grade, with his previous wins coming alongside Tommy Armstrong.
Shane Terry doubles up in the junior D grade
Alley Chat with AOB Shane Terry, St. Josephs enjoyed a terrific season in the junior D grade, winning both singles and doubles championships. It was a first county title for both he and partner Conor Keeling, and an extra special one for the latter whose winners medal can now sit proudly alongside those won by […]
Three titles for JR Finn as he enjoys a brilliant 60×30 season
Alley Chat with AOB Pressure of work had him wondering how much he could commit to the county 60×30 championship earlier this year, but now 12 weeks later, JR Finn can feel totally vindicated in making the effort, as he looks back on a hugely successful season which yielded three titles. Ballymitty man Finn played […]
Shane Birney slams in the junior C grade
Alley Chat with AOB Shane Birney, Castlebridge only returned to the game in the past two years or so and has wasted no time in progressing up the ranks. Last year he opened his account with a victory in the entry level junior D grade and this time around he dominated the higher junior C […]
Another successful 60×30 season completed in Wexford
Another exciting domestic season has just been completed in Wexford with 28 adult softball championships successfully concluded. Just as they did in 2017 Castlebridge were again the dominant club with a magnificent championship haul of 11 titles (39.29% of all championships), which translated into an incredible success rate of 52.38% in championships which they contested. […]
Coolgreany girls excel at minor level
April Moran and Niamh Miller, Ballymitty (runners up) and Leanne Boland and Lucia Merrigan, Coolgreany (winners) following the county minor doubles final as Castlebridge. Leanne also captured the singles title at the expense of Cora Doyle, St. Josephs
2018 Leinster Adult 60 by 30 Championships – Fixture List 11
Please click on the following link to view Fixture List 11
Lambert’s switch pays of as he wins first county senior softball doubles title
Paul Lambert’s transfer from St. Josephs to St. Mary’s earlier this year paid immediate dividends when he captured his first county senior softball championship winners medal alongside new partner Tommy Hynes in the senior open doubles final played at Ballymitty on Monday. With Hynes fresh from his singles triumph, the Emmet Place partnership entered the […]
2018 Leinster Adult 60 by 30 Championships – Fixture List 10
Please click on the following link to view Fixture List 10.
2018 County 60 by 30 Juvenile Championships – Fixture List 8 & Doubles Update
Please click on the following link to view Fixture List 8. The Updated Championships A Groups can be seen at 60×30 A Championship Groups Updated 23 July. Finally details of the Doubles Championships can be viewed at 60×30 Doubles Championships.
Compensation for Keith Armstrong as he defeats Paul Lambert in Intermediate final
Just three days after he lost out so narrowly to Tommy Hynes in the county senior open singles final, 20 year old Keith Armstrong, Kilmyshall gained some level of compensation when he defeated Hynes’s St. Mary’s clubmate Paul Lambert in an enthralling intermediate singles final at New Ross. Just as he did in the senior […]
Paddy Haughton and Matthew Hynes were impressive winners of intermediate doubles
Paddy Haughton and Matthew Hynes, St. Mary’s were hugely impressive winners of the county intermediate doubles final at their home court. Great teamwork and a strong finish in the second game got them home 21-13, 21-17 against Malachy Whelan and David Kenny, Castlebridge who were seeking their fourth successive title.
John Roche defeats Micheal Busher to retain junior singles title
John Roche, Castlebridge successfully retained his county junior singles title with a well deserved 21-12, 12-21, 21-13 win over Micheal Busher, Bridgetown at Castlebridge. Knowledge of his home court gave the champion a decided advantage in the early stages as he settled into his game very quickly to take the first game more comfortably than […]
Castlebridge add to their tally with John Roche/David Kenny junior doubles victory
John Roche and David Kenny, Castlebridge made the most of home advantage in the junior doubles final against Paddy Haughton and Matthew Hynes, St. Mary’s to come away with a clearcut 20-21, 21-13, 21-12 win. Haughton and Hynes had enjoyed an earlier success against Kenny and Malachy Whelan in the intermediate final at Wexford but […]
County championship fixtures updated
Due to a clash with the Leinster Open next weekend changes have been made to the concluding stages of our championship programme. The last event of the domestic season, the Junior BCD team final between Ballymitty and Castlebridge now has a new date and venue. Additionally the GMAD tie scheduled for Tuesday is now a […]