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Mulkerrins & Havern win Irish Wall-Ball Nationals

Martin Mulkerrins & Lorraine Havern are the 2016 Irish Wall-Ball Nationals Champions after sublime performances in Saturday nights finals at a packed Breaffy House Sports Arena, Castlebar.

For the second year running, the Saturday night Open finals drew large spectator numbers and they were treated to some incredible Handball.

In the Men's Open Final, Galway's Martin Mulkerrins was in sensational form as his aggressive two handed power play saw him claim his maiden Open title, dethroning reigning champion Conor McElduff 15-6, 8-15, 11-2.

In the Ladies Final, Down's Lorraine Havern was chasing her 4th title, but faced Limericks 2014 champion Martina McMahon, who had defeated Havern in that same final. But Havern took charge for the majority of this game and bar a scare at the end of the second game, was composed as she sealed a 15-6, 15-13 win.

Meanwhile the remaining finals for the other 24 grades provided great entertainment on Sunday, with Wexford pair Keith Armstrong (Boys 19&U) & Daniel Kavanagh (Boys 17&U) taking home two of the key juvenile titles, whilst Roscommon's Fiona Tully won the Girls 17&U. Check out the full tournament scores at the link below, with the finlas scorelines also listed on this page.

Full Tournament Results

GAA Handball Wall Ball Nationals 2016

  • Mens Open: Martin Mulkerrins (Gal) dft Conor McElduff (Tyr) 15-6, 8-15, 11-2 
  • Ladies Open: Lorraine Havern (Down) dft Martina McMahon (Lim) 15-6, 15-13
  • Mens B: Patrick Mc Crory (Tyr) dft Galen Riordan (Wex) 14-10 
  • Mens C: Jack O’Shea (Ker) dft Conor O’Gorman (Mon) 17-12 
  • Mens Challenger: Mike Dillon (Gal) dft Graham Casburn (Gal) 20-15 
  • Ladies B: Avril McNamee (Don) dft Michelle Warren (Tyr) 25-9 
  • Ladies Challenger: Annie Havern (Down) dft Bronagh Alison (Tyr) 22-8
  • 40+: Michael “Ducksy” Walsh (Kilk) dft Eddie Bourke (Kilk) 26-8 
  • 45+: Niall Kerr (Tyr) dft Matthew Paterson (Wick) 21-12
  • 55+: John Herlihy (Cor) dft Paul Cassidy (Mon) 25-9 
  • 55+: Brian Havern (Down) dft Frank Macken (Mayo) 18-14 
  • 65+: Eugene Kennedy (Dub) dft Sean Devlin (Louth) 26-11
  • B13&U: Billy Drennan (Kilk) dft Josh Kavanagh (Wex) 31-14 
  • B13&UB: Kyle Jordan (Kilk) dft Jake O’Kelly (Wick) 28-11 
  • B15&U: Antoin Fox (Tyr) dft Conor Drennan (Kilk) 25-14 
  • B15&UB: Fionn Cusack (Ros) dft Anthony O’Connell (Cork) 19-9 
  • B17&U: Daniel Kavanagh (Wex) dft Sean Kerr (Tyr) 14-11 
  • B17&UB: Daniel Lydon (Gal) dft Caolan Smith (Cav) 16-14
  • B19&U: Keith Armstrong (Wex) dft Niall Joyce (Mayo) 23-12 
  • G13&U: Mairead Fox (Tyr) dft Sadhbh Ni Fhlaithearta (Gal) 24-10
  • G13&UB: Skylyn O’Malley Walsh (Gal) dft Éadaoin Nic Dhonncha (Gal) 24-14 
  • G15&U: Niamh Heffernan (Gal) dft Dearbhla Coleman (Arm) 26-8 
  • G15&UB: Edel Mulholland (Kilk) dft Claire Reynolds (Mayo) 14-7 
  • G17&U: Fiona Tully (Ros) dft Hannah Dagg (Kild) 20-14