Mayo make an important mid-week trip to Croke Park on Wednesday, 18th August in another quest for All-Ireland glory. At stake is a semi-final place in the 60 x 30 Senior Doubles All-Ireland Handball Championship and Ballaghaderreen's Dessie Keegan and Vinny Moran are the men aiming to keep the Mayo flag flying at Croke Park. The pair are playing in only their second year at Senior level, but are hoping for greater things this year after making the semi-finals last year and winning the Intermediate title in 2002. One half of their opposition tonight will come in the form of Kilkenny's legendary ŒDuxie' Walsh.  Duxie was recently defeated 21-20, 21-11 in the All-Ireland Senior Singles Quarter Final by former Wexford hurler, Barry Goff, but along with partner Eugene Downey, the pair, who have been back in intensive training, will be making a bid for their eleventh 60 x 30 All-Ireland title, having last won the title in 1997. Also flying the Mayo flag in the Quarter Final stages are Ballaghaderreen's Joe McCann and Campbell Brennan. The pair, who have never won the title, will take on Wexford's Tommy Hynes and Colin Keeling, victors in 2000. Immediately preceding them in the programme, which begins at 5.30pm on Saturday 21st August at Croke Park, will be Wicklow's Michael Gregan and Pat Quaile who meet Carlow's David King and John Ryan. Friday evening (20th August, 8.00pm) sees action >from the renowned ŒKing of Doubles', Tom Sheridan. Sheridan will be joining forces with regular partner, Walter O'Connor as they face the in-form duo of Barry Goff and Gavin Buggy from Wexford. O'Connor was recently defeated at the Semi-Final stage of the Senior Singles Championship by Cavan's Michael Finnegan, 21-19, 10-21, 21-14, but as current title holders, and with 36 All-Ireland Doubles titles to Sheridan's credit, the men from Meath will not relinquish their crown easily. A full programme of semi-final action is also taking place over the weekend of 20th/21st August in various grades. Full details can be seen overleaf.  Further information from Lisa Mitchell, Irish Handball Council. Croke Park, Dublin. Tel: 00 353 1 836 4186 or 00 353 (0) 872 19 66 69   ALL-IRELAND 60 x 30 SEMI-FINALS & SENIOR QUARTER FINALS.  At Mullingar, Friday 20 August, 7.30 p.m. IS                     Kilkenny (Eddie Bourke) v Mayo (Joe McCann) MAD               Kilkenny (Billy Bourke, Martin Lalor) v                         Sligo (Francis McCann, Michael Porter)   At Kingscourt, Friday 20 August, 7.00 p.m. JS                   Armagh (James Doyle) v Tipperary (Martin McInerney)   At Hospital, Friday 20 August, 7.00 p.m. IS                     Limerick (John Frazer) v Tyrone (Niall Kerr) At Croke Park, Friday, 20 August, 8.00 p.m. - Senior Doubles Quarter Final Tom Sheridan, Walter O'Connor (Meath) v Barry Goff, Gavin Buggy (Wexford) At Loughmacrory, Saturday 21 August, 4.30 p.m. GMAD            Tyrone (John McCullagh, Peter O'Brien) v                         Tipperary (Billy McCarthy, Pakie Mullins)   At Castlebar, Saturday 21 August, 4.30 p.m. SMBD            Mayo (Michael Heraty, JimSheridan) v                         Wexford (Jim Cullen, Aidan Sinnott) SMAD            Mayo (John Staunton, John Granaghan) v                         Meath (John Molloy, Francis Carroll) At Tinahely, Saturday 21 August, 4.30 p.m. MBD               Wexford (Richie Culleton, Fintan Doyle) v                         Mayo (Tony Groarke, James McNulty) DMAD            Wicklow (Paddy Lee, Paddy Lennon) v                         Mayo (Seán Heaney, Matt Greer) At Ballina, Saturday 21 August, 5.00 p.m. MBD               Clare (John Cawley, Teddy O'Hanlon) v                         Cavan (Joe Dillon, Seán Gargan) EMAD            Tipperary (Jim Ryan, Con Collins) v                          Cavan (Patsy Hand, Greg Sheridan)   At St Coman's, Roscommon, Saturday 21 August, 5.30 p.m. GMBD            Roscommon (James Coughlan, Tom Cunniffe) v                         Kilkenny (Con Moore, Michael Dalton) U21S              Roscommon (Damian Martin) v Carlow (Gerry Kane)   At Williamstown, Saturday 21 August, 5.30 p.m. DMBD            Galway (Jim Doherty, Séamus Ó Flathata) v                         Kilkenny (Johnny O'Mara, Jim Caulfield) JBD                Sligo (Shane Bruen, Kevin Meehan) v Kilkenny (David Clifford, Michael Wallace) JS                   Galway (Oliver Conway) v Offaly (Noel Murphy)     At Talbot's Inch, Saturday 21 August, 5.30 p.m. EMAD            Kilkenny (Seamus Reade, Paddy Reilly) v Mayo (Seamus Clarke, Matt Coady)   At Croke Park, Sat 21 August, 5.30 p.m - SENIOR DOUBLES QUARTER-FINALS Michael Gregan, Pat Quaile (Wicklow) v David King, John Ryan (Carlow) Joe McCann, Campbell Brennan (Mayo) v Tommy Hynes, Colin Keeling (Wexford) At Hospital, Saturday 21 August, 6.00 p.m. EMBD            Waterford (Tony O'Mahony, Jim O'Rourke) v Monaghan (Peter Cassidy, Cathal Earley) At Kingscourt, Saturday 21 August, 6.00 p.m. GMBD            Cavan (Andrew Clarke, Phil Maguire) v Limerick (John Frazer, Billy O'Connor) At Kingscourt, Saturday 28 August, 5.00 p.m. JBD                Cavan (James Clerkin, Neville Carolan) v                         Clare (Declan Frawley, Liam Frawley) At Ballina, Tuesday 24 August, 6.00p.m. LMD Tipperary (Karen Collins, Anne Marie Ryan) v Tyrone (Lisa McAleer, Nadine Kelly) TBA SMBD Monaghan (Martin McEntee, Peter Larkin) v  Limerick (Donal O'Connor, Jack Dillon) Tweet

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