GAA aim to boost handball profile with appointment of administrator

THE GAA are to raise the national profile of handball with the appointment of a Promotional Administrator.

“Following the recent World championships which we hosted here in Ireland there has been a huge upsurge of interest in the game and we want to tap into that,” the Handball Association’s national secretary Lorcan O’Rourke said.

“For the first time ever Ireland won three of the four top events in singles and doubles. Equally important was the outstanding successes of our juveniles and masters teams.