Roscommon Handball News
Roscommon Handball results and fixtures.
Kennedy lays marker for 2010
Dublin's Eoin Kennedy collected his first title of the 2010 handball season, when he defeated Westmeath's Robbie McCarthy in the final of the John Gaffney Memorial Tournament at Ballaghaderreen (Roscommon) on Sunday afternoon.
Kennedy lays marker for 2010
Dublin's Eoin Kennedy collected his first title of the 2010 handball season, when he defeated Westmeath's Robbie McCarthy in the final of the John Gaffney Memorial Tournament at Ballaghaderreen (Roscommon) on Sunday.
Historic wins for Reilly and McDermott in Crossakiel
For the first time in over 20 years the Crossakiel Handball Club held a Juvenile one-wall handball competition for boys & girls at Under-14 level on Sunday December 27th.
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Four great players take part in the Intermediate grade semi finals. The favourite on paper must be Christopher Doolin who plays Niall McGrath at Coman's on Friday, January 15th at 8 p.m.
Successful handballers return home
Members of Ireland's hugely successful Irish Junior National Handball Squad returned from Chicago with eight titles, following their domination of the US Junior Nationals.
Handball Christmas Cracker in Chicago
Almost twenty of Ireland's finest juvenile handballers will travel to Chicago on Tuesday 22nd December to prepare for the USHA Junior Nationals, which get underway on December 26th next.
Ireland's 37 World Handball Champions
Please find following the list of Ireland's World Handball Champions, who collected titles at the recent championships in Portland, Oregon, with President Mary McAleese during a visit to Áras an Uachtaráin, Phoenix Park, Dublin on Wednesday.
Special Achievement Award for Sligo's Paddy Walsh
Walsh received the "Special Achievement Award" at the 2009 National Handball All-Star Awards in Croke Park on Friday December 4th last.
Handball showdown closes 125 celebrations
The Gaelic Athletic Association's 125 celebrations came to a close at Irish handball headquarters, Croke Park on Saturday, where stars from Football, Hurling, Camogie, Handball, Rounders and Ladies Football, came together to take part in the Ultimate GAA Showdown.
Alley crackers: GAA Ladies ready for handball debut
Wexford Camóg, Mags D'Arcy, who plays in goals for the Model County, and Dublin's All-Star Football 'keeper, Cliodhna O'Connor, may never meet on the field of play, but this Saturday they will come face to face in the GAA Handball Showdown.
GAA Handball showdown
To mark the close of the GAA's 125 Celebrations, GAA players from all codes will take part in the GAA Handball Showdown at the National Handball Centre, Croke Park on Saturday next.
Ballaghaderreen seal final spot
Mayo club, Ballaghaderreen, will bid for a fifth consecutive All-Ireland 40x20 Interclub title next weekend following an emphatic win over Antrim side St Paul's at Kingscourt yesterday (Sunday).
Mayo and Antrim go head to head
Reigning Open 40x20 Interclub Champions, Ballaghaderreen (Mayo), will take on Antrim side, St Paul's, in the All-Ireland Semi-final at Kingscourt on Sunday next.
Marsden back in action
Former Armagh forward, Diarmaid Marsden, will dust off his gear bag next week and travel to Croke Park to take part in the GAA Handball Showdown at the National Handball Centre, which will mark the close of the Association's 125 celebrations.
Kerry captain ready for handball challenge
All-Ireland winning Kerry captain, Darran O'Sullivan, has had a very successful year, and next week he is hoping to continue his winning ways in the GAA Handball Showdown at Croke Park.
Kerry captain ready for handball challenge
All-Ireland winning Kerry captain, Darran O'Sullivan, has had a very successful year, and next week he is hoping to continue his winning ways in the GAA Handball Showdown at Croke Park.
Rebel with a handball cause
Cork senior footballer, Donnacha O'Connor, is no stranger to the alley and as a native of the famed Cork handball district of Ballydesmond; he failed to escape the small ball calling.
Rebel with a handball cause
On December 5th, Donnacha O'Connor will pair up with one of the top players in the game, Tony Healy, for the GAA Handball Showdown at Croke Park, where they will take on GAA pairings from all over the country.
Moran pulls on his gloves for GAA Handball Showdown
To close the GAA 125 celebrations, players from all codes will come together at the Irish Handball Centre in Croke Park on December 5th for the GAA Handball Showdown.
Moran pulls on his gloves for GAA Handball Showdown
In 1884, handball was included in the GAA Charter as one of the sports to be promoted by the new Association and 125 years later, the game has evolved into the only truly international game under the Gaelic games umbrella.
Handball in line for further honours
Monaghan Handball hit the world headlines when two young players from the county took three World titles in the USA back in October and now the county is in line for further honours at the National Awards night.
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Historic treble for Brady & Shannon as Ireland amass 36 World titles in Portland
Paul Brady Guest of Honour at Camogie All Stars Banquet
World handball champion, Cavan's Paul Brady, will be the guest of honour at the Camogie All Stars Banquet in the Citywest Hotel on Saturday night (November 7th).
Historic treble for Brady & Shannon
Historic treble for Brady & Shannon as Ireland amass 36 World titles in Portland
Lorraine Havern wins World Title for Saval and Down
On Saturday 10th October, the news filtered through Saval that Lorraine Havern had won the World Under-17 girls singles title in the World Handball Championships in Portland, Oregon in the United States by defeating Amy Corrigan from Mayo.
3 World Handball titles for Monaghan
It was celebrations all the way for Monaghan handball as they picked up three World titles in Portland, Oregon over the last week, to make for the most successful outcome in competitions at inter national level ever.
Jubilant Irish handballers return home
Following a complete domination of the World Handball Championships in Portland, Oregon last week, Irish handballers return home on Wednesday, led by Men's and Ladies Open champions, Cavan's Paul Brady and Antrim's Fiona Shannon.
Brady is King of the World
Cavan's Paul Brady pulled out a dramatic tiebreker victory against Texan, Allan Garner in the Men's Open Final at the World Handball Championships in Portland, Oregon
Shannon takes world title number three
Antrim's Fiona Shannon defeated fellow Belfast handballer, Aisling Reilly, in the Ladies Open Final at the World Handball Championships in Portland, Oregon