A man has been jailed for two and a half years for the “insidious and frightening” harassment of a woman at her workplace.

The most eagerly-awaited ‘big alley’ doubles match in many years serves off this evening Croke Park as Dublin meet Meath in the MyClubShop.ie All-Ireland 60x30 Senior Doubles final.

Tributes have poured in for Michael ‘Ducksie’ Walsh following the sudden passing of handball’s greatest icon yesterday.

The Menu couldn’t be happier than to hymn the praises of the Cork Coffee Weekend.

Eoin Kennedy’s legacy as one of the greatest handballers in the history of the sport has long been secured but the manner of his extraordinary win over Robbie McCarthy last Saturday may nudge him up a spot or two in the all-time rankings.

Tipperary’s may pull out of the All-Ireland Senior Camogie championship after Eoin Kennedy was axed as manager following a series of run-ins with the county board.

Westmeath’s defending champion, Robbie McCarthy, has retained his All-Ireland Softball (60x30) Men’s Open Senior Singles title, defeating second-ranked Eoin Kennedy (St. Brigid’s, Blanchardstown), in two games at Abbeylara in Co. Longford.

ROBBIE McCARTHY created another piece of history on Saturday evening in Mullingar when he became the first Westmeath handballer to secure the All-Ireland senior softball championship crown.

Eoin Kennedy's bid for an eighth successive M Donnelly All-Ireland Senior Singles Handball title was derailed by Westmeath's Robbie McCarthy yesterday.

CHAMPIONS Kilmallock have one foot in the quarter-finals of the Limerick senior hurling championship after defeating Garryspillane in a repeat of the 2005 final.

THE oldest form of GAA Handball, the traditional game of Hardball, saw a first on Saturday evening in Roscommon as Westmeath’s Robbie McCarthy continued his impressive 2011 run of form when he added a first All-Ireland Senior Championship crown (Hardball) to the Irish 40x20 Nationals win in Wexford last month.

RESIDENTS in the Croke Park area are contemplating the possibility of taking a class action against the GAA as a result of the ongoing dispute over the handball and community centre beside the Dublin stadium.

Five in-a-row All-Ireland 60 x 30 handball winner Eoin Kennedy says authorities have missed out on a 'glorious opportunity' to promote the game by not including a representative from the GAA sport as one of the Grand Marshals for this year's St. Patrick's Day Parade in Dublin.

Kilkenny handball legend Michael 'Ducksy' Walsh has announced his retirement from the senior handball stage, following his defeat to Dubliner Eoin Kennedy in the M Donnelly 60x30 Senior Singles final yesterday.

Ducksy Walsh opened his M Donnelly Senior Singles Championship with intent when he defeated Dublin’s Ian Griffin 21-2, 21-4 in two straight games.

CORK’S Tony Healy cemented his place as top seed when defeating Dublin’s Eoin Kennedy to take his third consecutive senior men’s crown at the Envirogreen Resource Nationals in Kilkenny yesterday.

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

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.

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.

Just a fortnight after he captured the Senior Singles Softball Handball title after beating Kilkenny legend Michael 'Ducksy' Walsh, Dublin's Eoin Kennedy is back searching for All-Ireland glory in the Handball centre at Croke Park tomorrow where he is paired with Egin Jensen in the Senior Doubles decider.

For the first time in the 79-year history of the competition, the M Donnelly 60 x 30 Singles Handball finals have been announced as a sell-out.

Galway qualified for their first All-Ireland minor football final since 1994 thanks to a three-point win over Kerry at Croke Park today.

Dr. Crokes clubman Jamie Doolan has been drafted into the Kerry team for Sunday's All-Ireland minor football semi-final against Galway (Croke Park, throw-in 1.45pm).

IRELAND’S chances of keeping the men’s world handball singles title will become clearer in Canada tonight as the quarter-finals get under way in Edmonton.

Kerry 0-09 Roscommon 1-10

Kerry 0-15 Roscommon 0-15

Roscommon will boast an unchanged side when they go head-to-head with Munster champions Kerry in Sunday's All-Ireland MFC final (Croke Park, throw-in 1.30pm).

Team captain Paddy Curran led by example as Kerry qualified for next month’s ESB All-Ireland minor football final at Croke Park.

Cavan man Paul Brady is well used to blazing a trail in the handball world, but he could notch another milestone at the 2006 Waterford World Handball Championships in Edmonton next month.

It’s a family matter for a trio of Kerry football greats this weekend, says Michael Moynihan.

ARMAGH have made two changes for Sunday’s Bank of Ireland Ulster SFC final clash with Donegal at Croke Park.

Eoin Kennedy picked up his third Vodafone Handballer of the Year award yesterday and GAA President Sean Kelly hailed the Dubliner's achievements as "extraordinary".

IRELAND’S handball ‘compromise rules’ squad head to a major tournament in the Basque town of Azkoitia in Spain today.

DUBLIN’S Eoin Kennedy was crowned Coca-Cola All-Ireland Senior Singles 60 x 30 Handball champion on Saturday night when he defeated Wexford’s Barry Goff 21-17, 21-16 in front of a capacity crowd at the Croke Park Handball Centre.

ROSCOMMON manager Tommy Carr has surprisingly omitted star forward Frankie Dolan from his team for tomorrow's All-Ireland football qualifier against Dublin at Croke Park.