First-time handball champion McCarthy denies Kennedy eight in-a-row

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

It was third time lucky for the 23-year-old McCarthy as he took a 21-19, 21-13 victory in a hard-fought final at Abbeylara. He had lost out to Dubliner Kennedy in the decider in each of the last two years.