County 40×20 fixtures update
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Leinster 60×30 Colleges Finals
Saturday 18/10/2014 At Garryhill OIC John Ryan 087 1279430 11.00. BU19S SF 1 Kilkenny Winner v St. Ciaran’s C.S., Kells, Meath 11.25. BU19S SF 2 Wexford Winner v Carlow / Wicklow Winner 11.50. BU19D SF 1 Kilkenny Winner v St. Ciaran’s C.S., Kells, Meath 12.15. BU19D SF 2 Wexford Winner […]
All Ireland 60×30 Juvenile Team Finals
This coming weekend sees the finals of the All Ireland 60×30 juvenile team events and with Wexford involved in the U14-15 decider against neighbors Waterford at Talbots Inch on Sunday another big weekend of intercounty action lies ahead. The Wexford team is made up of players from six different clubs, Colm Parnell, Ballyhogue, Ciaran Power, […]
Keith Armstrong shows real class to win All Ireland under 17 singles title
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnaí Contae With a performance that oozed class throughout the entire match Keith Armstrong produced his best display of the season to see off the challenge of Jamie Kelly, Galway in the All Ireland under 17 singles final played today at Talbots Inch. This may have been the last match […]
Holly Hynes and Roisin Walsh are All Ireland under 16 doubles champions after cracking final
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnaí Contae Holly Hynes and Roisin Walsh produced their best performance of the season when they needed it most to win a nail-biting All Ireland girls under 16 doubles at a packed Talbots Inch today. They went into their final against Katie McCarthy and Laura Stack, Limerick knowing that only […]
Brilliant performance by Anthony Butler secures All Ireland under 15 singles title
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnaí Contae He sprang from the traps and swarmed all over the fancied Kavan O’Keeffe, Waterford in the first game of the All Ireland boys under 15 singles final at Talbots Inch today, but it was when he came under extreme pressure in the second game that we saw the […]
The 'Home of Handball' celebrates a Golden Day for Wexford's Juvenile Handballers
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnaí Contae Handball and Wexford. Like hand and glove or foot and stocking they sort of belong together. Today at the famed Kilkenny venue Talbots Inch, the ‘Home of Handball’ was celebrating once more when the magnificent young players of Wexford contested and won three All Ireland 60×30 juvenile titles in […]
GAA Handball All Ireland 60×30 Juvenile Team Finals
GAA Handball 60×30 All Ireland Juvenile Team of 6/4 – Fixtures Boys U12/13 60×30 Team of Six Sunday 19th October 2014 in Clogh, Kilkenny @ 12noon OIC Josephine Cooney 087 9207047 SF1: Connacht Team v Kilkenny (Peter McDonald, Jamie Maher, Tom Holden, Kyle Dunne, Eamon Brennan, Dylan Crehan, Jack Buggy, Billy O’Neill) Final: @ 2pm […]
It's a Woman's World as the women of Wexford get ready for Beginners Tournament
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnaí Contae Considerable interest is being shown in the proposed 40×20 beginners doubles tournament for women which is scheduled to commence in the next few weeks. A number of those intending to play were at the launch of the competition at St. Josephs Handball Centre on Wednesday evening when an […]
GAA Handball Irish Adult 40×20 Nationals entry now open
All clubs and players should note that news of the upcoming GAA Handball Irish Adult 40×20 Nationals can be found on our national website www.gaahandball.ie Click the link at the bottom of the homepage for further details.
Entry forms our for 2015 County 40×20 Juvenile Singles and Doubles Championship
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnaí Contae All parents should note that entry forms for the 2015 County 40×20 juvenile singles and doubles championships are now with the clubs. Closing date for entry is 24th October and the championship will commence on 9th November. This website will give extensive pictorial coverage to these championships and […]
Keith Armstrong bids to cap a wonderful season in the Boys Under 17 Singles Final
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnaí Contae Its been a roller coaster season for Keith Armstrong, Kilmyshall and on Sunday next at Talbots Inch he bids to add the All Ireland 60×30 boys under 17 singles title to his collection. Another player who has shown terrific improvement in the past 12 months or so, Keith […]
Holly Hynes and Roisin Walsh Seek Girls Under 16 Doubles Title
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnaí Contae They have been two of Wexford’s best and most promising young players in recent years and have been dominating their respective age groups (Holly is a year younger) in the county since they commenced playing. Now they have joined forces in an attempt to win the All Ireland […]
Anthony Butler Bids For Boys Under 15 Singles All Ireland Title
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnaí Contae Sunday next is a huge day for four young handballers of the county as they attempt to join the elite of the sport by winning All Ireland 60×30 titles at Talbots Inch, Kilkenny. Anthony Butler, Ballyhogue took some time to establish himself as the best of his age […]
Another new daily viewing record for our website as 712 visit gaahandballwexford.ie
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnaí Contae Saturday last 4th Oct saw another new record set at gaahandballwexford when 712 views of posts on our blog were recorded. This beats the previous best for a single day, set the previous Saturday when 710 viewed our pages. This is incredibly encouraging for everyone connected with the game […]
Templeudigan's Dermot Flynn swops his hurley for the little blue ball
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnaí Contae For those of us who are heavily biased in favour of handball over all other activities it is around this time of year we breathe a collective sigh of relief that the hurling, football and camogie season is almost over. As much as we cherish our sister GAA […]
Considerable interest in Women's Beginners Tournament
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnaí Contae Wexford Handball Board’s decision to organise a tournament for women who had not previously played handball competitively has generated considerable interest amongst the general population in the county with several people coming forward to enter. It has therefore been decided to hold an Open Night at St. Josephs […]
Impressive showing from Galen Riordan
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnaí Contae After taking a year out to concentrate on his educational requirements, Galen Riordan, Ballyhogue made a hugely impressive return to domestic action at St. Josephs yesterday evening when he opened his account in the county 40×20 junior singles championships with a 21-9, 21-11 win over Tony Breen, Templeudigan. […]
GAA Handball Wexford 2015 County 40×20 Championship Update
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnaí Contae The GAA Handball Wexford 2015 county 40×20 championship is providing plenty of top class action around the courts of the county with over 50 matches played to date in the league section. With the players who were involved in the latter stages of the All Ireland 60×30 championship […]
A triumph for experience over youth as Bob Byrne sees off Daniel Kavanagh
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnai Contae This early league section of the GAA Handball Wexford 2015 county 40×20 championships has been marked by a number of surprising results as players settle into the slightly unseasonal start to the competitions, Normally at this time of year they would be taking part in the intercounty Winter […]