David Stanners opens his 35 and Over account in style
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Runai Contae David Stanners began his county 35 and Over singles campaign in impressive manner at St. Josephs Handball Centre on Wednesday night with a comfortable 21-12, 21-9 victory over Enda Buggy, St. Josephs. The competitive St. Martins man has only been playing the game for a comparatively short […]
Breen makes a successful return to action
After missing almost the entire 60×30 season due to knee cartilage problems, Tony Breen, Templeudigan made a successful return to the court at St. Josephs Handball Centre on Wednesday night last when took on and beat Felix Doran, New Ross in the opening round of the county 40×20 junior singles championship. The 60 year old […]
GAA Handball 60×30 All Ireland Juvenile Finals
GAA Handball 60×30 All Ireland Juvenile Finals – Fixtures Friday 10th October 2014 At Talbot’s Inch, Co. Kilkenny at 7pm OIC Martin Lawlor 086-8184598 BU15D Kilkenny (Cathal Barry/Eoin Regan) v Cork (David Walsh/Tadgh O’Neill) BU16S Kilkenny (Shane Dunne) v Tipperary (Jerome Cahill) BU16D Kilkenny (Roy Cullen/Dion Bourke) v Tipperary (Jason English/Colin Ryan) Sunday 12th October […]
County 40×20 championship update
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnai Contae The league section of the 2015 county 40×20 championship is well underway with games in all grades taking place around the county. Suprise results are the order of the day and these will be reviewed in the coming days. Fixture 3 can be accessed under the Fixtures tab […]
New 'Legends in their Lifetime' Tournament
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Runai Contae GAA Handball Wexford are delighted to announce details of our new ‘Legends in their Lifetime’ 40×20 Doubles Tournament. Specially created for players who are over 65 years of age and who have not won an All Ireland singles championship, it is designed to recognize the contribution and longevity of […]
Another daily viewing record set as the 20,000 mark is passed
Interest in our website gaahandballwexford continues to grow and Saturday last September 27th saw a record 710 viewings which beat the previous high of 620 set on Friday 19th September. Last night (Sunday) we came so close to beating that when 707 viewed posts on our blog. Overall viewing figures since we launched has now […]
Another imperious performance by Hynes and Carty secures Masters A Doubles title
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnaí Contae The bigger the challenge the more they like it! The prospect of a real battle brings out the best in reigning All Ireland Masters A Doubles champions Tommy Hynes and Paul Carty, Wexford and Talbots Inch today was no exception as they faced up Tipperary brothers Eddie and […]
A good start not enough as Gavin Buggy and Barry McWilliams lose out
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin Rúnaí Contae A good start is half the battle! What exactly does that age old saying mean when it comes to a handball match? I suppose you could say its true if it means you win the first half of the game i.e. half the battle. But of course only […]
A spirited performance but Roche and Kelly fall to Sligo in MBD
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin , Rúnai Contae John Roche and Damien Kelly, Wexford began the GAA Handball All Ireland 60×30 Masters B Doubles final against Shane Bruen and Martin Cooney, Sligo in great style at Crinkle, Co. Offaly yesterday and at 10-6 up in the opening game they were giving as good as they […]
A first For Ricky Barron and Robert Doyle as they take SMBD title
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Runai Contae A long wait for a well deserved All Ireland medal ended for Ricky Barron at Crinkle yesterday when in partnership with Robert Doyle he captured the All Ireland SMBD by beating George Miller and Kevin Cox, Mayo in a cracking match at the Offaly venue. Barron who is […]
O'Toole Family Celebrate Double All Ireland Success with Whelan and Byrne
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnaí Contae It turned out to be a very special weekend indeed for the O’Toole family from Coolgreany with brother and sister Darren and Tanya achieving the rare feat of winning All Ireland junior doubles titles on the same day and at the same venue. Historians may yet declare their […]
GAA Handball Wexford 2015 Championship Update
Note that fixture 2 of the Wexford 40×20 championships is now available under the Fixtures tab on the menu bar. Also there in PDF format are the Championship Groups. These will be updated several times each week.
Record viewing figures as 620 click gaahandballwexford.ie in a single day
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnaí Contae A new daily record for viewing figures was set on Saturday last when 620 viewings of our website were recorded. This beat the previous high of 564 which had been set on a day immediately following our launch. The total viewing figures for Friday, Saturday and yesterday amounted […]
GAA Handball All Ireland Juvenile Semi Finals
Details of next weekend’s GAA Handball All Ireland 60×30 Juvenile semi finals can be found under the Fixtures tab on the menu bar.
They're off and running! Early start for new look 2015 County 40×20 Adult Championship
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnaí Contae The new look county 40×20 adult championship gets underway tomorrow evening with matches at several venues around the county. A decision taken earlier this year means the championship will be run from September 2014 to January 2015 with semi finals being played in December and finals taking place in early […]
GAA Handball All Ireland Singles Results
Note that results from all of yesterday’s All Ireland singles finals can be found by clicking the Results tab on the menu bar.
A Day To Forget For Wexford Handballers
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Runaí Contae A day that promised so much for Wexford handball ended in bitter disappointment at two venues this afternoon as all four players taking part in All Ireland finals suffered the bitter taste of defeat in their quest to be crowned champions. Paul Lambert (Junior Singles), John Roche (Masters […]
Majestic Connors takes All Ireland Junior B Singles Title
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnai Contae Wexford’s first All Ireland title of the weekend came in hugely impressive fashion at Talbots Inch tonight when Miles Connors produced a powerful performance to win the Junior B Singles championship. The New Ross native kept his best display for the final against Christopher Enright, Limerick at the […]
Buggy so close but no joy…
Report by Padhraic Roberts Over 35 A Singles – Dominic Lynch (Kerry) beat Gavin Buggy (Wexford) 21-16 & 21-6 Lynch from Kerry started proceedings and after a great rally Buggy killed a lovely ball off the right side wall to take serve. Buggy made an ace before loosing his toss. The kerry players […]
Major weekend ahead for Wexford handball
Written by Antoin Ó Braoin, Rúnaí Contae Wexford GAA Handball faces into one of its most important weekend’s for many years this coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday when a total of seven players take part in All Ireland 60×30 singles finals at several venues around the country. After enjoying one of the most successful provincial […]