Monaghan’s Eoghan McGinnity representing St. Macartan’s College, Monaghan captured the 2nd level colleges Boys Senior Singles title while Kilkenny’s Noelle Dowling, Presentation College, Kilkenny took home the Girls Senior Singles title.
Leinster clubs Clogh, Kilfane and Talbots Inch hosted the semi-finals and finals of this year’s Softball All Ireland Colleges. Titles went to the four corners of the country as the cream of the crop came to the top. Castlecomer CS from Kilkenny took home TWO titles while EIGHT other schools took home one titles a piece. It was a very good day for Kilkenny handball as they took home FOUR titles while Wexford won two with Limerick, Monaghan, Roscommon and Tyrone follow with one each.
In the Girls Junior Singles Final Kilkenny’s Amy Brennan of Castlecomer CS won this title for the second year in a row as she overcame Chloe Philpott St. Joseph’s Tulla 15-2, 15-5. The Girls Junior Doubles title went to Roscommon CC as Carragh Kennedy and Siobhan Treacy defeated Lauren Power and Holly Byrne of Heywood CS, Laois. In the Girls Blue Riband event the Senior Singles, Noelle Dowling of Presentation College Kilkenny was awarded the title as Laura Shinners Borrisokane CC and Cuileann Bourke Balla SS both could not play. While the Girls Senior Doubles title went to Limerick’s Ciara McCarthy and Aisling Shanahan (Hazelwood College) as they defeated Laois sisters Aoife and Una Brophy Coláiste Mhuire Johnstown 15-10, 15-8.
In the Boys competitions, the Junior Singles final was won by Kilkenny’s Kyle Jordan of Greenan College when he accounted for Rory Carthy of Roscommon CBS after two tight games. The Junior Doubles title went to Gary McAleer/Thomas Duff Dean Maguirc Carrickmore when they overcame Charlie Treen/Jack Power of St. Augustine’s Dungarvan. The Boys Intermediate Singles final was won by Mark Doyle of Wexford CBS after a tight three game victory over Mikey Kelly of Clarin College, Galway 4-15, 15-11, 15-13. While the Boys Intermediate Doubles was won by Joe Devereux/David Doyle representing St. Peter’s College, Wexford as they overcame St. Augustine’s partnership of William Beresford/Sean Callaghan.
The Boys Senior Doubles title went to the strong Kilkenny pairing of Kyle Dunne/Billy O’Neill of Castlecomer CS when they overcame Darragh Ducey/Evan Enright of Boherbue Comp. Cork 15-3, 15-11. Finally, the Boys Blue Riband event namely the Boys Senior Singles final went to Monaghan’s Eoghan McGinnity representing St. Macartan’s Monaghan where he overcame Dylan Hanley, Roscommon CBS after three tight games on a 13-15, 15-4, 15-4 score-line.
GAA Handball would like to thank all the venue official’s, referees, players, teachers, parents and coaches for making these finals such a success.
GAA Handball Softball All Ireland Colleges Championships 2019 – Results
Saturday 19th October
Clogh, Kilkenny
- GJS SF1: Amy Brennan (Castlecomer CS, Kilk.) dft Cloda McNamee (Dean Maguirc, Tyr.) 15-8, 15-5
- GJS SF2: Chloe Philpott (St Joseph’s, Tulla, Clare) dft Emma Kinane (HRC Mountbellew, Gal.) 15-1, 15-4
- GJS Final: Amy Brennan (Castlecomer CS, Kilk.) dft Chloe Philpott (St Joseph’s, Tulla, Clare) 15-2, 15-5
- GJD SF1: Lauren Power/Holly Byrne (Heywood CS, Laois) Bye
- GJD SF2: Carragh Kennedy/Siobhan Treacy (Roscommon CC) dft Jennifer Nicholas/Áine Lenihan (St Joseph’s, Tulla, Clare) 15-1, 15-1
- GJD Final: Carragh Kennedy/Siobhan Treacy (Roscommon CC) dft Lauren Power/Holly Byrne (Heywood CS, Laois) 15-1, 15-1
- BIS SF2: Mikey Kelly (Clarin College, Gal.) dft Kealan Murphy (Boherbue Comp, Cork) 15-3, 15-2
- BIS SF1: Mark Doyle (Wexford CBS) W/O Jack Darcy (Omagh CBS) scr.
- BIS Final: Mark Doyle (Wexford CBS) dft Mikey Kelly (Clarin College, Gal.) 4-15, 15-11, 15-13
- BSD SF1: Kyle Dunne/Billy O’Neill (Castlecomer CS, Kilk) dft Justas Dambinskas/Niall McKenna (St. Macartan’s, Monaghan) 15-3, 15-12
- BSD SF2: Darragh Ducey/Evan Enright (Boherbue Comp, Cork) Bye
- BSD Final: Kyle Dunne/Billy O’Neill (Castlecomer CS, Kilk) dft Darragh Ducey/Evan Enright (Boherbue Comp, Cork) 15-3, 15-11
Kilfane, Kilkenny
- BJS SF1: Kyle Jordan (Greenan College, Kilk.) dft Fiarca O Dhuill (St. Paul’s, Arm.)
- BJS SF2: Rory Carthy (Roscommon CBS) W/O Hayden Supple (Coláiste Chraoibhin, Cork) inj.
- BJS Final: Kyle Jordan (Greenan College, Kilk.) dft Rory Carthy (Roscommon CBS) 15-8, 15-6
- BJD SF1: Gary McAleer/Thomas Duff (Dean Maguirc, Tyr) dft David Holden/Simon O’Keeffe (Greenan College, Kilk.)
- BJD SF2: Charlie Treen/Jack Power (St. Augustine’s, Wat.) W/O Conor Hession/Brian Walsh (Presentation College, Galway) inj.
- BJD Final: Gary McAleer/Thomas Duff (Dean Maguirc, Tyr) dft Charlie Treen/Jack Power (St. Augustine’s, Wat.) 15-9, 15-7
- GSS SF1: Noelle Dowling (Presentation College, Kilk.) Bye
- GSS SF2: Laura Shinners (Borrisokane CC, Tipp.) W/O Cuileann Bourke (Balla SS, Mayo) inj.
- GSS Final: Noelle Dowling (Presentation College, Kilk.) W/O Laura Shinners (Borrisokane CC, Tipp.) scr.
- GSD SF1: Aoife & Una Brophy (Coáiste Mhuire, Johnstown) Bye
- GSD SF2: Ciara McCarthy/Aisling Shanahan (Hazelwood College Dromcollogher, Lim.) Bye
- GSD Final: Ciara McCarthy/Aisling Shanahan (Hazelwood College Dromcollogher, Lim.) dft Aoife & Una Brophy (Coáiste Mhuire, Johnstown) 15-10, 15-8
Talbot’s Inch, Kilkenny
- BID SF1: Joe Devereux/David Doyle (St. Peter’s College, Wex.) dft Tiarnan O’Rourke/Aidan Cunningham (St. Macartan’s, Mon.) 15-6, 15-4
- BID SF2: William Beresford/Sean Callaghan (St. Augustine’s, Wat.) dft Cathal & Dara Ó Laoire (CCCM An Spidéal, Gal.) 15-11, 15-2
- BID Final: Joe Devereux/David Doyle (St. Peter’s College, Wex.) dft William Beresford/Sean Callaghan (St. Augustine’s, Wat.) 15-3, 15-5
- BSS SF1: Eoghan McGinnity (St. Macartan’s, Mon.) dft Michael Clifford (Kilkenny CBS) 15-3, 15-7
- BSS SF2: Dylan Hanley (Roscommon CBS) W/O Cormac Donehy (Borrisokane CC, Tipp.) No Show
- BSS Final: Eoghan McGinnity (St. Macartan’s, Mon.) dft Dylan Hanley (Roscommon CBS) 13-15, 15-4, 15-4