IRISH HANDBALL REVIEW OF 2013 BY MICHAEL MCGEE

Irish handball review of 2013

G.A.A Handball Clar 2014

Handball Clar 2014

Handball PRO hangs up the pen

Officers elected at Tuesday evening's Sligo G.A.A Handball AGM held in Teeling Centre Collooney.

All the outgoing officers were re elected. Michael McGee stepped down as PRO after serving 5 years on the Co. Board as Secretary/PRO. There is a vacancy for the PRO position.

Chairman: Shane Bruen Collooney
Fixtures Secretary: Mark Murphy Castleconnor
Secretary: Connell Cannon St. Mary's
Treasurer: Oisin Quinn Castleconnor
PRO - Vacant
Juvenile Officer: Francis McCann Ballymote
Handball Officer to G.A.A Board meetings: Peter Chambers St. Mary's
Connacht handball council reps: Connell Cannon St. Mary's & Michael Finn Ballymote

Connacht Convention delegates: Connell Cannon, Shane Bruen, Oisin Quinn
Delegates to National Congress: Shane Bruen, Connell Cannon & Oisin Quinn  

Sligo Handball Report 2013

The Annual General Meeting of the Sligo handball board will take place in the Teeling Centre Collooney tomorrow evening Tuesday 10th December at 8 p.m.

Sligo G.A.A Handball Report 2013 by Michael McGee

Sligo Juvenile 40 x 20 fixtures this weekend

Games this weekend :

U11 Cormic Finn v Liam Donegan

        Oisin Harte v Orla Naughton

       Danial Ruane v Laura Foody

       Patrick Cooney v Nial Wilson

       Danial Walsh v Ryan Gallagher

       Aisling Foody v Cian Kilcoyne

U13    Fergal Boland v Connor Finn

          Diarmuid Harte  v Matt Delvin

          Lily Foody v Ronan Wilson

          Jack Branley v Vincent Harte

          Rachel Foody v Colm Naughton

          Mark Mulligan v Barry Mulderrig

U15  Laura Finn  v Odhran Quinn

        Micheal Cahill v James Boland 

        Sean Carrabine v Brendan Foody

Results week 3 Sligo Juvenile league

U11 SECTION 1

Cormac Finn dft Orla Naughton 15-0, 15-1

Oisin Harte dft Daniel Ruane  15-2, 15-2

SECTION 2

Patrick Cooney dft Cian Kilcoyne 15-4, 15-8
 Ryan Gallagher  dft Aisling Foody 14-15, 15-11, 15-5

U13 SECTION 1

Diarmuid Harte dft  Ronan Wilson 15-2, 15-10

Connor Finn dft Lily Foody 15-4, 15-6

SECTION 2

Daire Barrins dft Jack Branley 15-2, 15-7

Colm Naughton dft Mark Mulligan 15-5, 15-5

U15

Odhran Quinn dft  James Boland 15-0, 15-8
Sean Carrabine dft Laura Finn 15-7, 15-2

Challenge:  Rachel Foody dft Vincent Harte 15-9, 15-12

       

Sligo players honoured at Co.Board function

The Sligo handball board held a presentation function in Muddy Burns Castleconnor last Saturday. In a well attended function presentations were made to Aoife Quinn on her historic achievement in winning the 15 & Under B girls nationals 40 x 20 title in Clare. Legendary Sligo player  Paddy Walsh was also a recipient of a special presentation from Co.Board Chairman Shane Bruen

Co. Board  Chairman Shane Bruen presenting Aoife Quinn with her award

The legendary Paddy Walsh finished off an outstanding 2013 with another award this time from Sligo handball Chairman Shane Bruen.

St. Mary's 40 x 20 handball tournament 2013

St. Mary's handball 40 x 20 tournament 2013 updated ( with thanks to Connell Cannon)

Sligo G.A.A Handball Function -Saturday November 30th in Muddy Burns Castleconnor

Sligo handball board are holding a function in Muddy Burns Castleconnor on Saturday November 30^th at 8pm. Tickets are €20 each and a number of presentations will take place on the night.

Sligo Juvenile 40 x 20 league fixtures this weekend

U11 SECTION 1

Cormac Finn v Orla Naughton

Oisin Harte v Laura Foody

Liam Donegan v Danial Ruane 

SECTION 2

Patrick Cooney v Cian Kilcoyne

Aisling Foody v Ryan Gallagher

Nial Wilson v Danial Walsh

U13 SECTION 1

Fergal Boland v Matt Delvin

Diarmuid Harte v Ronan Wilson

Lily Foody v Connor Finn

SECTION 2

Jack Branley v Daire Barrins

Rachel Foody v Barry Mulderrig

Mark Mulligan v Colm Naughton

U15

Odhran Quinn v James Boland

Mary Foody v Micheal Cahill

Laura Finn v Sean Carrabine 

Special Achievement award for Paddy Walsh

Paddy Walsh receiving  the "Special achievement award" from Sligo Champion Sports Editor Leo Gray at last weekend's Sligo G.A.A All-Stars Banquet

Sligo handball legend Paddy Walsh was honoured with a special presentation at last Friday’s Sligo G.A.A Awards, writes Michael McGee

Paddy Walsh received a “Special achievement award” at last Friday’s Sligo G.A.A All-Stars banquet in the Radisson Hotel.  Walsh will certainly remember 2013 with a lot of fondness. On September 15^th last he made the long trip to Tuamgraney Co. Clare to take on Cork’s Pat O’ Brien in the All-Ireland 60 x 30 championships Over 70’s singles final.  Probably with a little trepidation as it was at the same venue that the St. Mary’s star lost out in the 40 x 20 singles final. However he made no mistake this time winning by 21-6, 21-13.

It was Paddy’s 29^th All-Ireland title having won his first title way back in 1974.  Less than 3 weeks later our handball legend was honoured with a Civic Reception by Sligo Lord Mayor Marcella McGarry.  The same weekend Paddy along with Aoife Quinn & Gerry Coleman were introduced to the crowd during half time of the Sligo G.A.A Senior football finals in Markievicz Park.   What a season it has been for our Sligo handball star.  At 73 years of age and arguably playing the best handball of his career he has no intentions of slowing down and already focussing on winning more titles in 2014.  Congratulations Paddy on your achievements and awards  during the past year. What an inspiration to us all here in Sligo.

Sligo Juvenile league results updated (19/11/13)

Sligo G.A.A Handball winter Juvenile 40 x 20 league results updated

Under-11 singles:

 Cian Kilcoyne  dft  Ryan Gallagher 15-8 , 14-15 ,6 -15

 Laura Foody dft  Liam Donegan  15- 3 , 15- 11

 Ryan Gallagher dft  Niall Wilson  15 -1, 15 – 4

Patrick Cooney  dft Aisling Foody  0- 15, 15- 13 , 15 -11

Orla Naughton dft Laura Fooody 15-14, 13-15, 15-13

Under 13 singles:

Conor Finn  dft  Ronan Gallagher  15 -5 , 15 - 1

 Diarmuid Harte  dft  Fergal Boland  15-14 ,15 - 7

 Matt  Delvin  dft  Lilly Foody  15 -11 , 8 -15 , 15 - 13

Rachel Foody dft  Vincent Harte  15 - 1, 15 - 4

 Daire Barrins dft  Mark Mulligan 15 - 2, 15- 4

Fergal Boland dft Lily Foody 15-4, 15-0

Vincent Harte dft Daire Barrins 13-15, 15-4, 15-7

Diarmuid Harte dft Colm Naughton 15-11, 15-2        

Under 15 singles:

Brendan Foody dft Laura Finn    15 - 5 , 15 - 10

Odhran Quinn  dft Micheal Cahill 15- 2, 15 - 4

 James Boland dft  Mary Foody  15 -3, 15 - 10

Odhran Quinn dft Mary Foody 15-2, 15-2.

  Brendan Foody  dft James Boland 15-1, 15-10       

 Odhran Quinn  dft Micheal Cahill 15- 2, 15 - 4

 James Boland dft  Mary Foody  15 -3, 15 - 10

Castleconnor bow of Connacht club 40 x 20 championships

Castleconnor bow out of Connacht club 40 x 20  Championships

The Castleconnor club who reached the All-Ireland handball club 60 x 30 semi-finals in June bowed out of this year’s 40 x 20 championships at the Connacht semi-final stage, writes Michael McGee.

On Friday evening the team went down to Mayo Champions Swinford by 121-89 played in Bofield. 

In the opening game Castleconnor’s Martin Cooney had a terrific battle with Swinford’s Peter Cassidy. In a very even contest it finished 15-21, 21-16. In the doubles match Castleconnor’s Tom Foody & Michael Browne took on George Miller & Peter Gavigan.The Castleconnor duo lost the opening game by 12-21.  In the second game Tom Foody picked up a knee injury and this hampered the Sligo team’s chances. Browne & Foody found themselves quickly 18-4 behind but staged a remarkable recovery. Their fight back just failed in the end by 19-21. In the final singles match Castleconnor’s Mark Murphy was edged out by 10-21, 12-21 by Swinford’s Seamus Casserly.  Overall Swinford defeated Castleconnor by 121-89.

Connacht Junior B Interclub 40 x 20 Championships semi-finals

Castleconnor Sligo (Mark Murphy, Tom Foody, Michael Browne, Martin Cooney)  lost to Swinford Mayo Peter Cassidy, George Miller, Peter Gavigan & Seamus Casserly 89-121

Castleconnor Sligo Junior B Interclub 40 x 20 champions

Sligo 40 x 20 Interclub final Junior B:

Castleconnor (Mark Murphy, Tom Foody, Michael Browne, Martin Cooney) dft Collooney Gerry Coleman, Stanley Harte, Patrick Fox, Michael Bruen.

Castleconnor will play the Mayo champions Swinford or Charlestown in Bofield this evening at 8 p.m.

St. Mary's 40 x 20 tournament updated

St. Mary's handball 40 x 20 tournament 2013                        updated 15th November 2013 (with thanks to Connell Cannon)

Connacht Interclub 40 x 20 championships

Junior B Semi Finals

Fri 15th Nov - Curraghboy v Ballinasloe/Annaghdown in Williamstown at 8pm

Fri 15th Nov - Swinford/Charlestown v Castleconnor/Collooney in Bofield at 8pm

 

Junior B Final

Sun 17th Nov - Winners of above in Willamstown at 1pm

 

Junior Semi Finals  

Fri 15th Nov - Curraghboy v Moycullen in Lisacul at 7pm

Fri 15th Nov - Fenagh get a bye. Mayo no contenders.

 

Junior Final

Sun 17th Nov - Fenagh v Winners of semi final at 1pm in Lisacul

 

 

Please note provincial winners play All Ireland Semi Final & Final weekend of 22/23/24 Nov in Ulster venues.

 

Sligo Juvenile 40 x 20 league fixtures week 2

Upcoming fixtures this weekend

U11 SECTION 1

          Liam Donegan v Oisin Harte

          Laura Foody  v  Orla Naughton

         SECTION 2

    

         Patrick Cooney  v  Danial Walsh 

         Aisling Foody v Niall Wilson 

         Ryan Gallagher  v Cian Kilcoyne  (PLAYED 10/11/13)

U13    SECTION 1

           Fergal Boland v Lilly Foody

           Diarmuid Harte v Matt Devlin  

        

           SECTION 2

          Jack Branley v Mark Mulligan

          Daire Barrins  v Vincent Harte

          Colm Naughton  v  Barry Mulderrig

U15

          Odhran Quinn v Mary Foody 

          Micheal Cahill  v Sean Carrabine

          James Boland v Brendan Foody     

Results:

U-15  Odhran Quinn  dft Micheal Cahill 15- 2, 15 - 4

          James Boland dft  Mary Foody  15 -3, 15 - 10

         

Sligo Juvenile winter 40 x 20 leagues results after week 1 (updated)

A new initiative by the Sligo handball board has seen the inception of  a Juvenile 40 x 20 league for its younger members. Running alongside the adult equivalent the winter league for the County Juveniles is already proving very successful. Castleconnor is hosting the winter league which will run for the next few weeks.

The League is being run for Boys/Girls U-11/U-13/U-15 singles

Sligo G.A.A Handball winter Juvenile 40 x 20 league results week 1:

Under-11 singles:

 Cian Kilcoyne  dft  Ryan Gallagher 15-8 , 14-15 ,6 -15

 Laura Foody dft  Liam Donegan  15- 3 , 15- 11

 Ryan Gallagher dft  Niall Wilson  15 -1, 15 – 4

Patrick Cooney  dft Aisling Foody  0- 15, 15- 13 , 15 -11
Orla Naughton dft Laura Fooody 15-14, 13-15, 15-13

Under 13 singles:

Conor Finn  dft  Ronan Gallagher  15 -5 , 15 - 1

 Diarmuid Harte  dft  Fergal Boland  15-14 ,15 - 7

 Matt  Delvin  dft  Lilly Foody  15 -11 , 8 -15 , 15 - 13

Rachel Foody dft  Vincent Harte  15 - 1, 15 - 4

 Daire Barrins dft  Mark Mulligan 15 - 2, 15- 4
Fergal Boland dft Lily Foody 15-4, 15-0

Vincent Harte dft Daire Barrins 13-15, 15-4, 15-7
Diarmuid Harte dft Colm Naughton 15-11, 15-2        

Under 15 singles:

Brendan Foody dft Laura Finn    15 - 5 , 15 - 10
Odhran Quinn  dft Micheal Cahill 15- 2, 15 - 4
 James Boland dft  Mary Foody  15 -3, 15 - 10
Odhran Quinn dft Mary Foody 15-2, 15-2.

  Brendan Foody  dft James Boland 15-1, 15-10       

(results with thanks to Oisin Quinn)

Sligo Juvenile winter league 40 x 20 fixtures

Sligo Juvenile winter 40 x 20 league

 Draws for the juvenile winter league of the U11, U13, & U15 . Starting on Sunday at 12.30.  There  is  9 games to play on Saturday as the players are all from Castleconnor. 

U11 danial ruane v orla naughton

U11 patrick cooney v aisling foody

U15 odhran quinn v micheal cahill

U15 james boland v mary foody

Sunday's games are: 

  U11  cormic finn v oisin harte

          danial walsh v cian kilcoyne

NIALL WILSON section 1 & LIAM DONEGAN section 2 both have byes

   

U13  SECTION 1                fergal boland V diarmuid harte                     

                                            lilly foody V matt delvin

                                           conor finn V ronan wilson

        SECTION 2               jack branley V rachel foody

                                          mark mulligan V daire barrins

                                          vincent harte V colm naughton

BARRY MULIERRIG HAS A BYE in section 2

U15 brendan foody V laura finn

St. Mary's handball 40 x 20 Tournament updates

St.Mary's handball 40 x 20 Tournament 2013 updates

With thanks to Connell Cannon

Club 40 x 20 championships dates

The Connacht Semi Finals and Finals 40 x 20 Inter Club play off weekend is set for 15th/16th/17th of November 2013. Venues and times to be confirmed.

 

Please ensure your county have clubs ready for the Connacht playoff weekend - with names of clubs & players forwarded to me asap. 

 

The weekend of 23rd/24th November is set for All Ireland Semi Finals & Finals at Ulster venues that are to be confirmed.

 

Sligo G.A.A Handball AGM date

The AGM of Sligo Handball Board will take place in the Teeling Centre Collooney, on Tuesday 10th December at 8pm.

St. Mary's Handball 40 x 20 Tournament

St. Mary's handball tournament results so far and league table

(with thanks to Connell Cannon)

Great weekend for Finn & Foody families in handball

Brendan Foody "the comeback kid" Connacht champion

Connacht champions: Rachel Foody & Laura Finn

Great weekend for Finn & Foody families in handball.

Two Connacht titles each for Rachel Foody & Laura Finn

It was a great October bank holiday weekend for the Finn & Foody family in handball. The games were played in Balla Co. Mayo. Over the weekend Brendan  Foody Boys U15 singles, Rachel Foody & Laura Finn Girls U-15 doubles all won Connacht titles for Sligo.  Added to that Laura Finn ( Colaiste Mhuire   Ballymote) also won a Connacht Colleges  B title as did Rachel Foody (Convent of Mercy Ballina) 

Brendan Foody staged a lazarous style recovery in the Boys U-15 singles semi-finals which took place in Belcarra Co. Mayo on Saturday. In his semi-final his opponent Declan Barry from Galway was well on the way to the final when taking the first game by 15-1 and was 14-1 up in the second and just needing 1 more point for victory. Somehow Foody conjured up an unlikely victory from the jaws of defeat. In a remarkable turnaround Foody fought back impressively and stunned Barry taking the second game by the minimum 15-14. In a rollercoaster game Foody raced away in the tie breaker winning it by 15-1. In the final against Mayo’s Ross Bourke  Foody made no mistake taking the title by 15-2, 15-4.

In the Girls U-15 doubles decider Sligo’s Laura Finn & Rachel Foody had an exciting win over Galway’s Christina Hanley & Emma Cummins by 15-13, 15-11. 

It was a busy weekend for Finn who won her second Connacht title of the weekend when winning the Connacht Colleges B title representing Colaiste Mhuire Ballymote. Finn defeated Karen Cosgrove Balla in the final.  Rachel Foody  (Convent of Mercy Ballina) also captured 2 Connacht titles in the 1^ST Year Colleges final she defeated Karen Cosgrove of Balla Secondary School 15-1, 15-8.

Odhran Quinn  (Muredach’s College)captured the Junior Boys singles with a comprehensive victory over Ross Bourke representing Balla Secondary School

Connacht Colleges B 60 x 30 championships finals:

Girls  Junior Singles: Laura Finn Colaiste Mhuire Ballymote Sligo defeated Karen Cosgrave, Balla Secondary School, Mayo

1st year girls: Rachel foody (Convent of Mercy Ballina ) dft Caitronia Henneghan (St.Joseph's Castlebar)  15-1, 15-8

Junior Boys singles: Odhran Quinn (Muredachs Colllege )  dft  Ross Bourke (Balla Secondary School  Mayo 21-1. 21-5

 Connacht Juvenile B 60 x 30 championships finals:

                       

Boys U-15 Singles: Brendan Foody dft Ross Bourke (Mayo) 15-2, 15-4

Girls U-15 doubles: Laura Finn & Rachel Foody (Sligo) dft Christina Hanley & Emma Cummins (Galway) 15-13, 15-11

St. Mary's 40 x 20 handball tournament

Mon 21-10-13 - Team  A  v  Team B
	M.Golden & P.Chambers	31	v	41	M.Browne & M.Murphy
	M.Conlon & S.Harte	12	v	42	G.Coleman & M.Jones								3
	C.Conlon & N.Hunt	42	v	8	M.Brannigan & E.Brannigan								0
		85		91

Sligo handball updates

In the All-Ireland 60 x 30 Colleges semi-finals played in Ballymoe  Roscommon on Saturday Sligo’s Aoife Quinn & Marianna Foody representing Convent of Mercy Ballina were defeated by Katie McCarthy/Laura Stack Hazelwood College, Dromcollogher, Limerick  by 4-15, 8-15 

Connacht Juvenile B 60 x 30 Juvenile fixtures:
Sunday  October in Belcarra Co. Mayo at 11 a.m.


Semi Final – Boys U-13 singles: Jack Branley Sligo v Jack Costello Sligo
Semi Final – Boys U-15 Singles: Brendan Foody Sligo v Declan Berry, Galway
Girls U-15 Doubles final:   Laura Finn, Rachel Foody Sligo  v  Christina Hanley & Emma Cummins, Galway 

The St. Mary’s 40 x 20 handball tournament got under way last night Monday. Six teams of six have entered in the tournament. Matches will take place each Monday & Wednesday evening in the St. Mary’s handball club with the final fixed for Wednesday 11th December.

St. Mary's handball 40 x 20 tournament

The St. Mary's Handball 40 x 20 tournament gets under way on Monday evening October 21st and will continue for 5 weeks.  Final is fixed for Wednesday 11th December.  Matches will start at 7.30 on Monday & Wednesday evenings. Results of matches afterwards to 087-7703432

St. Mary's Handball Tournament 2013

Best of luck to Aoife Quinn & Marianna Foody in All-Ireland Collegs 60 x 30 championships semi finals

All-Ireland 60 x 30 Colleges championships semi-finals & finals

Ballymoe Saturday 19th October

10.30am: Girls Junior Doubles  Aoife Quinn/Marianna Foody (Convent of Mercy Ballina) v  Katie McCarthy/Laura Stack [Hazelwood College, Dromcollogher, Limerick

Girls Junior Doubles: Castlecomer CS or Sc Aireagail Ballyhale BYE


1.50pm: Girls Junior Doubles Final:

Doublesv Aoife Quinn/Marianna Foody (Convent of Mercy Ballina)  or   Katie McCarthy/Laura Stack [Hazelwood College, Dromcollogher, Limerick v Castlecomer CS or Sc Aireagail Ballyhale BYE

Collooney handball 40 x 20 development well underway

As can be seen from the photos the  Collooney Handball Club's 40 x 20 development is well underway. There is great work been done in the last 2 weeks. It's an indication hard work does pays off.  Bingo takes place every Thursday evening  at 9 p.m. and  all support will be welcome in the club's continuing fundraising efforts.

photos with thanks to Connell Cannon)

Connacht Juvenile B title for Conor Finn

Connacht Juvenile B 60 x 30  titles for Finn

Williamstown hosted a number of Connacht Juvenile B championships finals. In the Boys U-11 singles Conor Finn defeated Diarmuid Heneghan 15-1, 15-1. While the Boys U-11 doubles pairing of Cormac Finn & Cian Kilcoyne were unlucky to lose out to Mayo’s Aaron Bennett & Matt McCoy by 15-13, 13-15 & 8-11

Finals

U11S Connor Finn (Sli) dft Diarmuid Henighan (May) 15-3, 15-2

U11D Eanna Moran/Philip Halliday(Ros) dft

 Cormac Finn, Kian Kilcoyne (Sligo 12-15, 15-13, 15-8

U16S Donal Egan ( Ros) dft Conor Booth (Sligo) 21-8, 21-8

B17S Final - Brian Mannion (Ros) dft Sean Golden (Sligo) 21-4, 21-7

Remaining Fixtures:

Semi Final - B15S Brendan Foody Sligo v Declan Berry, Galway

Finals

B13S  Jack Branley Sligo v Jack Costello, Galway 

G15D Laura Finn, Rachel Foody Sligo  v Christina Hanley & Emma Cummins, Galway 

Paddy Walsh, Aoife Quinn & Gerry Coleman were introduced to the crowd at half time of today Sligo Senior final in Markievicz. Paddy also was a member of the 1963 Ballisodare/Collooney team that also greeted in Markievicz Park.