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Big guns advance to handball All-Ireland finals

The O’Neill’s All-Ireland Senior Singles finals will have a familiar look to them after Saturday’s semis saw four of the big guns advance.

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Mulkerrins: It’s ‘kill’ or be killed at the worlds

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Catriona Casey and Charly Shanks claim top awards at Handball All-Stars

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Robbie McCarthy claims hat-trick of All-Ireland titles

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Top Irish pair seeded to meet at Handball World Champs

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Handball: Catriona Casey on final revenge mission

Brady, Moreno on course

World handball champion Paul Brady is still on course for a final rematch with American Luis Moreno after both men advanced to the US Open semi-finals in Los Angeles yesterday.

Sat, 27 Oct, 2012

Irish outclassed by overseas stars

MORE THAN 1,000 handball enthusiasts gathered in Breaffy House Sports Arena in Castlebar, to witness breathtaking contests in all grades but sadly it was the travelling international stars who dominated.

Mon, 04 Jul, 2011

Brilliant Brady’s game in hand

IT’S one thing breaking records, it’s quite another to break the record of a legend. Paul Brady is a three-time world champion in handball, which by itself should be enough to put him on a sporting pedestal in Ireland.

Thu, 21 Apr, 2011

Cavan get timely boost with Brady award

Cavan GAA received a timely boost ahead of their Cadbury Ulster U-21 football final tonight, with the news that Paul Brady was today named the Vodafone GAA Handballer of the Year.

Wed, 07 Apr, 2010

Brady reaches World Handball semi-finals

Cavan's Paul Brady is through to the semi-finals of the Men's Open at the World Handball Championships in Portland, Oregon.

Fri, 09 Oct, 2009

Healy bids for three in-a-row

THE courts of Kilkenny and Carlow come alive today when the top handballers go to battle in the Envirogreen Resource Irish National Finals.

Sat, 15 Mar, 2008

Handball action goes according to script

The weekend’s handball action went according to the script, as all the top seeds survived their respective DALKIA Senior Singles Championship clashes to confirm quarter-final spots.

Mon, 03 Mar, 2008

Brady back in action in handball this weekend

Following a three-month break from the game, Cavan’s Paul Brady returns to competitive handball action this weekend where he takes on Antrim’s Owen McKenna in the DALKIA Senior Singles quarter-final.

Wed, 27 Feb, 2008

Fistful of dollars the lure as top handballers head for US

AS the GPA and the GAA are at loggerheads over the distribution of funding for players, a number of Ireland’s top handballers head to the US for a cash rich tournament.

Wed, 10 Oct, 2007