LAST Saturday saw the inaugural Monaghan Wallball Open handball tournament take place in Beech Hill College in Monaghan Town, hosted by the Monaghan County Handball Board. Jack Turley from County Down claimed the Senior Open title against local player Terry McElvaney of the Monaghan Harps club on a scoreline of 21-11 after a fantastic battle […]
Tyrone handballer McElduff delighted with winning start
February 16, 2023
By Paul Fitzpatrick THE field in the O’Neill’s All-Ireland 40×20 Senior Singles has been whittled down to eight with a couple of surprise packages in the mix, not least Tyrone’s Conor McElduff. The top wallball player in the country – and, indeed, on the European Tour – McElduff has generally focused on that code (formerly called […]
In safe hands – Fiona Shannon enjoying life as Ulster GAA’s new Handball Development Officer
August 19, 2022
Earlier this month Fiona Shannon was appointed as Ulster GAA’s new Handball Development Officer. The icon of the game told Michael McMullan about her hopes for the new role. ULSTER GAA chose well. In fact, they couldn’t have picked a better candidate to plant new roots for handball over the next three years. Antrim’s Fiona […]
Paul Fitzpatrick: List love unearths wider issues
March 6, 2016
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