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County Cumann na mBunscoil Finals    Saturday January  11th 2025  Nenagh/Kilcoleman

North Tipperary Board Meeting  Eire Óg Complex Nenagh    Tuesday  January 14th

She's Ace  Clare Venues   W/E 17-19th January

December 2016

Pat Mc Kenna Stepped down from Chairman of the Tipperary Handball Board after serving for over 30 Years. In that time Pat has seen many great players representing Tipperary Handball bringing Provincial , National & International titles to the Premier County. Pat was never shy to speak his mind and availed of every opportunity to seek better support & facilities for our players . Pat O Flaherty from Youghalarra takes over as County Chairman and after the A.G.M. in the Sarsfield Club in Thurles the New Chairman made a presentation to the outgoing Chairman on behalf of the County Board. 

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Michael "Ducksie" Walsh who passed away early on Thursday 4th August 2016 following a short battle with illness.

Ducksie was a tremendous competitor, a sportsman par excellence and an iconic figure whose loss has left the entire handball community numb with grief. A winner of an incredible 38 Senior All-Ireland titles including a record 16 Senior Softball titles,winning 13 in a row from 1985-1997 - his name will forever be synonymous with the sport.

Walsh, who turned 50 in May  fell ill on the way home from a senior doubles tournament in Cavan last Saturday and passed away on Thursday  4th August 2016.

 Ducksie  was on top of his game to the end. Just a fortnight ago, in the inaugural Irish 60x30 Singles Nationals in his home court of Talbot’s Inch, Walsh defeated number one-ranked Eoin Kennedy of Dublin in the final of the Open Singles. 

        All Star Awards at Munster Convention Jan 21st. 2016

    Vincent O Shea with Robert Frost             Billy Mc Carthy with Robert Frost

       2014 Official of the Year                        2013 Hall of Fame

      John Cleary & Robert Frost                        Caitriona Casey & Pat O Brien

         2013 Hall of Fame                     2013 Player of the Year & 2013 Official of the Year

Killian Carroll 2014 Player of the Year

Billy Mc Carthy: Minor Hardball Douubles 1968 with Seanie Halley

                 Junior Hardball Singles 1977

                 Junior S.S. 1968

                 Senior Hardball Doubles with Noel Ryan

                 World 40 & over 40x20 with Tony Breen (Wex) 1994

                 Master A Doubles 60x30 with Billy Mullins 1995

                 SMBD 40x20 with Martin Maher 1999

                 GMAD 60x30 with Pakie Mullins 2002

                 EMAD 40x20 with Jim Ryan 2005

                 GMAD 60x30 with Pat Ryan 2008

John Cleary:  Minor Hardball Doubles with Connie Cleere 1959

              Junior Hardball Singles 1961

              Tailteann Senior Doubles with Paddy Hickey 1966

              Senior Hardball Doubles with Paddy Hickey 1975

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                                 2015

  SMAD Pat & Tony O Flaherty

   DMAS Billy Mullins & John Rossiter 

  MBD Davy Tobin & Eddie Farrell                                    SMBD Paul Maher & John Lee

                               All-Ireland 60x30 winners 2015

  Síle Spain                                               Daire Madden Conor Bourke

            Sinead Meagher                                Eleanor Percy Katie Gould

   Newport  U17S All-Ireland Silver Medals

 MBS Davy Tobin & John Roche          John Ferncombe & Michael Purcell                   

All-Ireland 60x30 2015

• MBS Tipperary (David Tobin) dft Wexford (John Roche) 21-16, 5-21, 21-16

• DMAS Tipperary (Billy Mullins) dft Carlow (John Rossiter) 21-20, 21-14

40x20 Irish World Trials/Junior Nationals 

in association with O'Neill’s  

(Saturday 18th - Sunday 19th April 2015, in Kingscourt, Cavan and surrounding venues) 

Qualifiers on Saturday 4 th April 2015 (Easter Saturday) in venues nationwide. 

Online entry for the 2015 Irish World Trials / Junior Nationals is now open and available by clicking the link at the bottom. 

ENTRY DEADLINE FRIDAY 20 th MARCH 2015 @ 12 MIDNIGHT 

World Trials 

The six grades which will decide the Official Irish Junior Team are as follows: 

Boys 19 & Under Singles 

Boys 17 & Under Singles 

Boys 15 & Under Singles 

Girls 19 & Under Singles 

Girls 15 & Under Singles   

Girls 17 & Under Singles 

Please note as these are the World Trials Grades, then the World Championship age limits applies, i.e. for 15 & Under players, the player must be 15 or Under on the last day of the tournament - 21st August 2015. 

Junior Nationals 

The grades that are being run this year are as follows: 

Boys 13 & Under Singles 

Girls 13 & Under Singles 

Boys 11 & Under Doubles 

Girls 11 & Under Doubles 

For players to be eligible for the above Junior Nationals grades then they must meet the age requirement on the day of the final, i.e. for 11 & Under players, the player must be 11 or Under on the 19th April 2015. 

Please note there are no B Grades this year as this is a Worlds Year and every player has a right to aim for the Worlds Team. Same applies for the 13 & Under grades. There will be plate competitions for all first round loser in all grades. 

Please note: 

    * Entries will only be accepted through the online system and can be paid for by credit card or laser card.   

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2015:

GAA Handball are delighted to confirm the recipient of Gradaim an Uachtaráin 2015 which was presented at a special banquet in Croke Park on Friday last was Tim Healy from the Liscarroll Handball Club in Cork

The awards, organized with the support of club championship sponsors AIB, are staged annually by the GAA and provide the GAA President with an opportunity to acknowledge outstanding commitment and long service across the club and county network from people whose highly valued contribution is seldom recognised nationally.

Tim Healy has been one of the true stalwarts of Cork handball for well over a quarter of a century. While the club, and what was good for the club always came first with Tim, at County and Provincial level over the years when the need to put your  shoulder to the wheel arose, the challenge was never shirked by Tim, you could always count on him. Men like him don’t come along every day. The same applied when Tim, as a hurler  always  gave Liscarroll club outstanding service and in addition Tim worked in Golden Vale Foods who were one of the powerhouses of Inter – Firm Hurling from the sixties to the Eighties, he was an ever present with those teams.

As Tim moved on in years he continued to play handball and is a committed member of the Liscarroll club, he was to the fore when it was decided to convert the old 60/30 Alley into a 40/20 court, contributing to the work and effort to complete the project. Secretary for many years he did Trojan work and night after night Tim would be found in the handball court refereeing and organising games. He is still very active in his club ensuring that things are done properly; no task has ever been too big or too small for him.

Tim excelled as an administrator and in 1993 he was elected Chairman of Cork Handball Board, a position he held until 2009. During his tenure as Chairman Handball made great strides in Cork. He also served as Munster Council Chairman from 1998 to 2000. He remains as one of the Cork delegates to Munster Council where his wise council is highly respected.      

He always had great interest in juvenile handball and was always encouraging young players at Club and County level. In the early 90s, the Munster Handball Council mooted the idea of organising a juvenile tournament over the Christmas/New Year and Tim volunteered to give it a go. Twenty years on and it is now among the best Juvenile Tournaments in the Country, with players from all Provinces competing over the 6 days. It now attracts over one hundred entries and runs from December 27th to January 1st each year. 

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Congress 2014

Tipperary Reps : Ken Conway - Paddy Collins - Billy Mc Carthy - Eamon Spillane:

Elections : Delegate to GAA Central Council :  Ken Conway   (Tipperary)

National PRO:    Niamh Egan  (Westmeath)

               Congress 2014                                                      Willie Roche                                               John Kelly                                        Willie Roche & Paddy Collins

  Donal Hayes & John Kelly

Congress Briefs on Motions/ Rules  & recommendations 2014

Motions Passed:

Juvenile Team Championships :  U12/13  & U14/15 - In the event of a tie a pair play Tie Break to 11 Aces

Girls Inter Provincial  60x30:     60x30 team consists of 6 players  2U13, 2 U15, & 2 U17     Beginning with U13Game. Teams named in writing before 1st game commences -- Each pair play 2 games to 15 aces --- Agg. score decides winner --- In the event of a tie any 2 players play tie break to 11.

Venues to be decided by CCC and depending on entries rotated around the provinces.

Rest Periods in 60x30.  :  For Golden Masters and upwards  3 time outs increased to 1 minute duration in 60x30 games.

Master Grades:  Qualifying age shall be based on reaching  age in year of the Championship.

Rule Changes:

Tournaments: All County Tournaments -Challenge matches etc must have sanction from the County CCC

All provincial Inter County Tournaments ,challenge matches must have sanction from Provincial CCC

All National Inter County Tournaments must have sanction from National CCC

Juvenile Team Competitions:

All Counties competing in Inter County Team Championships must submit the names not later than the Monday prior to the scheduled fixture.