Croker ruled out for handball world championship

CROKE PARK will be unavailable for next year’s prestigious World Handball Championships because of its handball centre’s protracted planning permission process.

The GAA’s handball national media and development officer Niamh Egan last night confirmed that the HQ handball centre was no longer being considered as a venue for the competition.

“Eleven months is not a realistic time to turn it around, so we have a list of alternative venues drawn up,” said Egan.