GAA HANDBALL ALL IRELAND SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 

Saturday 19th September 2009 @ 3.30pm at the Croke Park Handball Centre

GAA HANDBALL All-Ireland Minor Softball Doubles Final


MAYO (Stephen Cooney/Ian McLoughlin) dft KILKENNY (Eoghan Hennessy/Keith Bourke) 21-17, 21-17

GAA HANDBALL All-Ireland Intermediate Softball Singles Final
KILKENNY (Brian Manogue) dft MAYO (Ollie Cassidy) 21-11, 21-14 

GAA HANDBALL All-Ireland Senior Softball Doubles Final 

DUBLIN (Eoin Kennedy/Egin Jensen) dft MEATH (Tom Sherridan/Brian Carroll) 21-20, 21-12

 

GAA HANDBALL: Dublin’S Dynamic Duo Back on Top

Meath and Dublin played out a thrilling All-Ireland Senior Doubles Final at Croke Park yesterday (Saturday), where Dublin’s Egin Jensen and Eoin Kennedy defeated Royal pairing, Brian Carroll and Tom Sheridan. Last year, the Dubs and the Royals served up a cracking All-Ireland semi-final, where Meath edged a 21-18 tiebreaker victory, and onlookers were treated to a spectacle at handball hq yesterday. The Dubliners won the title in 2007 and were anxious to return to winning ways yesterday. 
“It was a really tough game, but we played very well and having lost out to Brian and Tom last year, it feels great to be back on top,” said Kennedy. 
“We always expected it to be a battle, and it took a great team effort to take that win.”
The first game was an action packed affair, full of top class handball with just an ace dividing the pairings at the finish. Meath will rue their missed opportunity at 20-16, but great credit must be paid to the heroics of Jensen and Kennedy who pulled back the five aces when under pressure. “Egin was fantastic on the right and killed balls at really important times in the game,” said Kennedy.
The sides swapped serves on no less than 19 occasions, drawing level eight times, in the opening game. Carroll and Jensen had a great battle on the right, while Kennedy and Sheridan display some awesome killing power. At 20-16 up in the hard-fought opening encounter, the reigning All-Ireland champions, Carroll and Sheridan, looked to have done enough but the dynamic Dublin duo had other ideas. They picked off five quick aces to grant them 21-20 victory and break Meath hearts. 
The second game carried the same drama as the first, with the sides swapping aces before Dublin broke into a 10-6 lead. Meath took a 12-11 lead, but Dublin pushed ahead to 15-12 and while Carroll and Sheridan continued to pressure the Dubs, it was to be their day as they sealed victory on a 21-12 scoreline. 
In the Minor Doubles Final, Mayo young-guns, Stephen Cooney and Ian McLoughlin defeated Kilkenny’s Keith Bourke and Eoghan Hennessy 21-17, 21-17. Mayo and Kilkenny also clashed in the Intermediate Singles Final, where Kilkenny’s Brian Manogue defeated Ollie Cassidy on a 21-11, 21-14 scoreline. 
Courtesy – Niamh Egan Promotions and Development Officer

Minor Doubles Champions, Stephen Cooney and Ian McLoughlin of Mayo

Kilkenny's Brian Manogue - Intermediate Singles Softball Champion 2009

 

 

All-Ireland SOFTBALL Finals

Saturday 5th September 2009: in Croke Park, Dublin, commencing at 2.30pm:

Minor Singles: MAYO (Stephen Cooney) dft LIMERICK (Padraig O’Carroll) 21-14, 21-0

Intermediate Doubles: KILKENNY (Nicholas Anthony/Joe Walsh) dft GALWAY (Ollie Conway/Alan Tierney) 21-6, 21-7

Open Singles: DUBLIN (Eoin Kennedy) dft WESTMEATH (Robbie McCarthy) 21-9, 21- 7 


 

Saturday 19th. September 2009:

in Croke Park, Dublin, commencing at 2.30pm:

Minor Doubles: KILKENNY (Keith Bourke, Eoghan Hennessy) v MAYO (Stephen Cooney, Ian McLoughlin)

Intermediate Singles: KILKENNY (Brian Manogue) v MAYO (Ollie Cassidy)

Open Doubles: Meath (Tom Sheridan, Brian Carroll) v Eoin Kennedy, Egin Jensen (Dublin)

RESULTS

Open Doubles Semi-finals

At Croke Park on Saturday 29th August at 5.00 pm

Meath (Tom Sheridan, Brian Carroll) dftKilkenny (Michael Walsh & Michael Clifford) 20-21, 21-20, 21-10 (KK led 20-14 in the 2nd !!)

Eoin Kennedy, Egin Jensen (Dublin) dftWicklow (Michael Gregan & Johnny Willoughby) 21-8, 21-6 

inLoughmacrory, Tyrone, at 5pm Venue Officials/Referee: Kieran Kelly & Brian Donaghy

Intermediate Singles: MAYO (Ollie Cassidy) dft TYRONE (Niall Kerr) 21-9, 21-12

in Talbots Inch, Kilkenny, at 5pm Venue Officials/Referee: Jim Neary & CiaranNeary

Minor Doubles: KILKENNY (Keith Bourke/Eoghan Hennessy) dft LIMERICK (PadraigO?Carroll/Enda Frawley) 21-18, 21-9

Intermediate Singles: KILKENNY (Brian Manogue) dft LIMERICK (Paul Hedderman) 21-7, 19-21, 21-15 

Open Singles Semi-finals

Eoin Kennedy (Dublin) dft Michael Finnegan Cavan) 21-3, 21-4

Robert McCarthy Jr. (Westmeath) dft Gavin Buggy (Wexford) 21-13, 21-10

Semi-Final Results 

Saturday 22nd August 2009:

in Williamstown, Galway, at 5pm Venue Officials/Referee: Sean Finnegan

Intermediate Doubles: GALWAY (Alan Tierney/Ollie Conway) dft TYRONE (Niall Kerr/Darragh Daly)21-20, 21-7

inDungarvan, Waterford, at 2pm Venue Officials/Referee: Pat Deveraux & David McAndrew

Minor Singles: LIMERICK (PadraigO?Carroll)dft MEATH (Gary McConnell) - 21-14, 21-16

Intermediate Doubles: KILKENNY (Nicholas Anthony/Joe Walsh) dft WATERFORD (David Walsh/Philip Butler) - 13-21, 21-19, 21-16

Open Doubles Quarter-finals

Wicklow (Michael Gregan & Johnny Willoughby) dft Mayo (Dessie Keegan & Joe McCann) 21-7, 21-19

Meath (Tom Sheridan & Brian Carroll) dft Mayo (Vincent Moran & Stephen Cooney) 21-8, 21-12

Kilkenny (Michael Walsh & Michael Clifford) dft Wexford (Gavin Buggy & Tommy Hynes) 21-19, 21-6

Eoin Kennedy, Egin Jensen (Dublin) dft Michael Finnegan, Raymond Cunningham (Cavan) 21-5, 21-16

Ladies Open Softball Championship 2009

Ladies Open Doubles Results

FINAL Saturday 22 August at Crinkle at 2.00 after the LMD and LIS Finals 

Ashley Prendiville, Maebh Prendiville(Kerry) dftKatie Costelloe, Deirdre Donohoe (Roscommon) 21-17, 16-21, 21-15

Semi-finals

Tuesday 11th August at Mullingar at 7:00pm

Katie Costelloe, Deirdre Donohoe (Roscommon) dft Shauna Hilley & Patricial Doyle (Wicklow) 21-4, 16-21, 21-6

Ashley Prendiville, Maebh Prendiville(Kerry) dft Marianna Rushe, Leona Doolin (Roscommon) 18-21, 21-16, 21-16

FINAL Saturday 15th August 2009 at 2.00pm in Balina, Tipperary

Bernie Hennessy (Limerick) dft Ashley Prendiville (Kerry) 21-5, 21-18

Singles Semi-finals 

Bernie Hennessy(Limerick) dft Patricia Doyle (Wicklow) 21-6, 21-7

Ashley Prendiville(Kerry) dft Deirdre Donohoe(Roscommon) 21-11, 21-19

MENS OPEN SINGLES Round 1 Results

Michael Finnegan (Cavan) dft Vincent Moran (Mayo) 21-8, 21-8

Eoin Kennedy (Dublin)dft Ricky O’Gara (Roscommon) 21-3, 21-4

Brian Carroll (Meath) dft Paul Mullins (Tipperary) 21-13, 21-9 

Seamus O’Carroll (Limerick) dft Michael Gregan (Wicklow) 21-20, 21-13 

Dessie Keegan (Mayo) dft Nicholas Anthony (Kilkenny) 21-15, 21-13

Robbie McCarthy (Westmeath)dft Paul Hedderman (Limerick) 21-4, 21-15

Gavin Buggy (Wexford)dft Dominic Lynch (Kerry) 21-10, 18-21, 21-15

Joe McCann (Mayo) dft Tom Sheridan (Meath) 6-21, 21-6, 21-19

Round 1 Results

Michael Gregan, Johnny Willoughby (Wicklow) dftGer Coonan & Martin McInerney(Tipperary) 13-21, 21-17, 21-6

Gavin Buggy, Tommy Hynes (Wexford) dft Robbie McCarty & David Mullanniff (Westmeath) 21-16, 15-21, 21-10

Tom Sheirdan, Brian Carroll (Meath) dftDavid Walsh & Phillip Butler (Waterford) 21-7, 21-0

Michael Walsh, Michael Clifford (Kilkenny) dftDamien Martin & Rikki O’Gara (Roscommon) 21-18, 21-13

Dessie Keegan, Joe McCann (Mayo) dftTipperary (Paul Mullins, Packy Mullins) 21-7, 21-11

Eoin Kennedy, Egin Jensen (Dublin) dftAengus Cunningham & Chris Doolin (Roscommon) 21-10, 21-10

Michael Finnegan, Raymond Cunningham (Cavan) W/O Dominic Lynch, J J Quirke (Kerry) 

Played - Vincent Moran, Campbell Brennan (Mayo)dft CJ Fitzpatrick, Seamus O’Carroll (Limerick) 21-10, 8-21, 21-18

Men’s Open Singles Quarter-finals Results 

Michael Finnegan (Cavan) dft Seamus O’Carroll (Limerick) 21-9, 18-21, 21-17

Eoin Kennedy (Dublin)dft Brian Carroll (Meath) 21-9, 21-5

MHS Final Stephen Cooney (Mayo) dft Jason Murphy (Wexford) 21-1, 21-20

Robbie McCarthy Jr. (Westmeath) dft Dessie Keegan (Mayo) 21-19, 13-21, 21-19

Gavin Buggy (Wexford)dft Joe McCann (Mayo) 21-18, 21-6

GAA HANDBALL ALL IRELAND 60 x 30 CHAMPIONSHIPS 

OPEN DOUBLES – Preliminiary Round
Saturday 25th July
David Walsh & Phillip Butler(Waterford) dft Nicholas Anthony & Brian Manogue(Kilkenny)  21-8, 21-8
Robbie McCarthy & David Mulanniss (Westmeath) dft JP O Connor & John Keyes(Limerick) 21-6, 21-9
Damien Martin & Rikki O’Gara(Roscommon) dftPaul Herr & Padraig O’Carroll(Limerick) 21-12, 21-9
Ger Coonan & Martin McInerney(Tipperary)dft Carl Browne & Gary McConnell (Meath)21-18, 16-21, 21-19
Paul Mullins & Packey Mullins(Tipperary)dft John Ryan & David King(Carlow) 19-21, 21-16, 21-14
Wednesday 29th July 
Crinkle 7.30pm
Aengus Cunningham & Chris Doolin(Roscommon)dft Paul Hedderman & Tom O’Brien (Limerick)

GAA HANDBALL ALL IRELAND 60x30 LADIES OPEN SINGLES

FINALSaturday 15th August 2009 2.30pm in Balina, Tipperary

Bernie Hennessy (Limerick) v Ashley Prendiville (Kerry) after the LID Final at 1:30 pm

Ladies Intermediate Doubles Final 

ROSCOMMON (Hillary Rushe/Deirdre Donohue) v KERRY (Catriona Casey/Lisa Falvey)

Results

Saturday 18th July 2009

GAA Handball All Ireland 60 x 30 Championships 

SS Rikki O’Gara (Roscommon) w/o v Johnny Willoughby (Wicklow) inj

SS Seamus O’Carroll (Limerick) dft Carl Browne (Meath) 21-9, 21-16

SS Robbie McCarthy (Westmeath) dft JP O Connor (Limerick) 21-0, 21-8

SS       Dominic Lynch (Kerry) dft Brian Manogue (Kilkenny) 21-8, 21-9

SS       Nicholas Anthony(Kilkenny) dftC J Fitzpatrick (Limerick) 21-4, 21-16

SS Brian Carroll (Meath) dftAengus Cunningham (Roscommon) 21-8, 21-16

SS Michael Finnegan (Cavan) dft Egin Jensen (Dublin) 21-11, 21-14

SS Vincent Moran (Mayo) dft Ian Griffin (Dublin) 7-21, 21-20, 21-18

SS Paul Hedderman (Limerick) dft Raymond Cunningham (Cavan) 21-18, 11-21, 21-8

SS Paul Mullins (Tipperary) dft Tommy Hynes (Wexford) 21-4, 19-21, 21-6

SS Gavin Buggy (Wexford) dft Martin McInerney (Tipperary) 21-10, 20-21, 21-2

SS Joe McCann (Mayo) dft Ger Coonan (Tipperary) 21-10, 21-12

LSS Ashley Prenderville (Kerry) dft Shauna Hilley (Wicklow) 21-10, 21-3 

LSS Patricia Doyle (Wicklow) dft Pauline Gallagher (Mayo) 21-14, 21-8

LSS Deirdre Donohoe (Roscommon) dft Catriona Casey (Kerry) 21-10, 21-0

LSS     Bernie Hennessy (Limerick) dft Karen Lawlor (Kerry) 21-1, 21-0