The 28th Annual Gael Linn competition which took place today saw a host of the country’s best young handballers descend on Salthill HC, Galway 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 Loughmacrory’s (Tyrone) Dearbhail Fox and Eoin McElholm coming out top of the pile following a 52-37 final victory against Galway’s players Emma Kinane and Gavin Kelly representing the Abbeyknockmoy club.
In the Solas section, Una Ni Dhugain and Niall Ó Draighneain of Galmoy overcame Monaghan Harps Emily McGinnity and Sean Callan 63-28.
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:
- Abbeyknockmoy dft Monaghan Harps 62-30
- Clogh dft Boherbue 54-29
- Lahorna dft Galmoy 48-36
- Loughmacrory dft Castleconnor 56-25
SF:
- Abbeyknockmoy dft Clogh 59-43
- Loughmacrory dft Lahorna 39-36
Final:
- Loughmacrory dft Abbeyknockmoy 52-37
Solas Section
SF:
- Monaghan Harps dft Boherbue 57-42
- Galmoy dft Castleconnor 56-32
Final:
- Galmoy dft Monaghan Harps 63-28
