McMahon underlines handball dominance, McConnell shocks McCarthy

Meath’s Gary McConnell defeated 11-time champion Robbie McCarthy of Westmeath to get his hands on the Ducksy Walsh Cup for the first time.

GAA President Jarlath Burns and GAA Handball President Conor McDonnell with Ladies Senior Singles champion Martina McMahon of Limerick at Abbeylara, Longford. Photo by Stephen Marken

Martina McMahon once again underlined her dominance when she overcame Kilkenny’s Amy Brennan to win the All-Ireland Ladies Senior Softball Singles title in Abbeylara, Co Longford.

Limerick’s McMahon has battled adversity in recent years – after a freak soccer injury, she required an L5 S1 spinal fusion on her back and she revealed after her win over Amy Brennan that she was playing with a broken finger.