Stay In Touch With Us Coaching Videos

Mulkerrins & McMahon star with maiden All-Irelands

*(Full report to follow)

A thrilling night of Handball has ended with Limerick's Martina McMahon and Galway's Martin Mulkerrins winning their first O'Neills All-Ireland 40x20 Senior Singles Titles at Kingscourt HC, Cavan.

McMahon faced reigning champion Catriona Casey (Cork) in the Ladies Final, and having lost the first 21-12, fought back from 10-1 in the second to win 21-19 and force a tiebreak. The tiebreak proved to an epic, with McMahon finally sealing the win 21-20 at her third attempt at match point. This was genuinely a serious candidate for the most memorable and highest quality female match ever played.

In the Men's Final, questions were being asked if Martin Mulkerrins had what it takes to win an All-Ireland having narrowly lost in the previous two SF's. But the Galway man swatted aside such foolish doubts in a mesmerising performance to dethrone Armagh's Charly Shanks 21-9, 21-11 to become the first Galway man to lift the coveted All-Ireland Senior Singles crown.

Upon winning, both players were also confirmed as Team Ireland Captains for the upcoming 2018 World Championships in Minnesota in August.

Earlier in the day, Clare's Tiarnan Agnew put in a stylish showing to seal the Boys Minor title, defeating Kilkenny's Eoin Brennan 21-8, 21-9. Whilst in the Girls Minor Final, Kildare's Leah Doyle defeated Clare's Caitriona Millane 21-12, 21-16, having trailed 12-5 in the second game.