This weekend the 60x30 Juvenile Championship Finals are down for decision across three Ulster venues with 40 players from all corners of the isle competing for 13 All-Ireland titles, with 13 counties represented.
There have been many fantastic encounters already en route to their All-Ireland finals Day, and spectators can expect a number of exciting tussles from the talent on show.
The Blue Ribbon Boys U14 & U16 Singles Finals on paper look like cracking contests. In the BU14’s Monaghan’s Eoghan McGinnity takes on Wexford’s Josh Kavanagh this game is hard to call. Kavanagh looked most impressive in seeing off Cork’s Darragh Ducey in two straight games, whilst McGinnity showed his fighting qualities to come from a game down to see off Leitrim’s Cormac Scollan in a tense tiebreak. In the U16 Singles Loughmacrory’s Antoin Fox will be hoping to go one better than the 40x20 Singles Final back in March as he bids to take home the 60x30 U16 title against Kerry’s Daire Keane after he had a very good tie-break win against Eoin Brennan of Kilkenny in his semi-final.
The Girls U14 & U16 Singles throws up two more intriguing tussles between some very gifted young players. Loughmacory’s Mairead Fox will be hoping to add to her U14 40x20 title earlier in the year but is up against another gifted handballer in Roisin O’Keeffe of Kilkenny, this is certain to be a tight match. In the U16 final Galway’s Niamh Hefferenan will be hoping to add to her many titles but she’s up against last year’s 60x30 U15 Singles winner Dearbhail O’Keeffe of Kilkenny, this is certain to be a close match. Both the Fox and O’Keeffe families will be hoping to celebrate on the double on Sunday evening, time will tell!!!
GAA Handball would like to wish all the competitors the best of luck, and congratulate all the players and their coaches on an already very successful campaign.
GAA Handball 60x30 All Ireland Juvenile Finals 2016 – Fixtures
Friday 14th October 2016
At St. Macartan’s, Monaghan (OIC Conor McDonnell 087 2352509) 7.30pm
- BU14S Monaghan (Eoghan McGinnity) v Wexford (Josh Kavanagh)
Sunday 16th October 2016
At Loughmacrory, Tyrone (OIC Martin Toner 0044 7801355798) 11am
- GU14S Tyrone (Mairead Fox) v Kilkenny (Rosin O'Keeffe)
- GU16S Galway (Niamh Hefferenan) v Kilkenny (Dearbhail O'Keeffe)
- GU14D Kilkenny (Noelle Dowling/Kellyann Ryan) v Tipperary (Siobhán Prentice/Isabel Farnan)
- BU14D Galway (Enda Collins/James Cummins) v Kilkenny (Padhraic Foley/Jack Doyle)
- GU16D Tyrone (Ciara Mullan/Elizabeth McGarvey) v Kildare (Mollie Dagg/Leah Doyle)
- BU16S Tyrone (Antoin Fox) v Kerry (Dara Keane)
- BU16D Galway (Paul Conneely/Fiachra Mulkerrins) v Cork (Conor Walsh/Cian O’Driscoll)
At Kingscourt, Cavan (OIC Kit Finnegan 042 9667298) 11am
- BU15D Cavan (Diego De Folco/Niall McMahon (sub)) v Wexford (Cian Kehoe/Josh McMahon)
- GU15S Mayo (Claire Reynolds) v Wexford (Cliodhna O’Connell)
- GU15D Mayo (Heather Burke/Cuileann Bourke) v Wexford (Ciara Parnell/Leanne Boland)
- BU17S Roscommon (Khalid Yakhyaev) v Waterford (Kavan O’Keeffe)
- BU17D Roscommon (Fionn Cusack/Oisin Cusack) v Kilkenny (Aidan Barry/Cathal Barry)