The 29th Annual Gael Linn competition which took place today saw the country’s best young handballers descend on Ballydesmond HC, Cork to compete for the novel mixed doubles event. The competition is played with the use of the Irish language being encouraged throughout it.
The format of the Gael Linn sees two pairings from each Province (one boy and one girl) play off in a timed basis of 3 matches; Girls Singles, Boys Singles, Mixed Doubles. A strong field, with names now well known in Handballing circles resulted in a series of exciting tussles which led to Clogh’s (Kilkenny) Katie Brennan and Bobby Brennan coming out top of the pile following a 50-26 final victory against Cork’s players Carmel Kelliher and Tomas O’Connor representing the Boherbue club. In the Solas section, Una Ni Dhugain and Niall Ó Draighneain of Galmoy overcame Annaghdown Ava Sweeney and Daniel Kavanagh.
GAA Handball would like to thank all the competitors, parents, coaches, volunteers and especially the host venue for making the day possible and most importantly, enjoyable for all the players.
Corn Section
QF:
- Galmoy W/O Breacach scr.
- Boherbue dft Moycullen 67-13
- Ballydesmond dft Annaghdown 53-47
- Clogh W/O Loughmacrory scr.
SF:
- Boherbue dft Galmoy 37-36
- Clogh dft Ballydesmond 64-17
Final:
- Clogh dft Boherbue 50-26
Solas Section
SF:
- Galmoy dft Moycullen 95-13
- Annaghdown W/O Loughmacrory scr.
Final:
- Galmoy dft Annaghdown 80-16
