Eoin Kennedy rolls back the years to claim All-Ireland crown

In sport, they say, fairytales don’t happen but Dublin’s newly-crowned All-Ireland Senior Softball Singles champion Eoin Kennedy might disagree.

In the last-ever singles match to be played at the iconic Irish Handball Centre in Croke Park, Kennedy (40) rolled back the years to see off five-in-a-row-seeking Robbie McCarthy in a 21-20, 21-18 thriller which had the capacity crowd on their feet.