St Brigids hosted Intercounty Handball Qualifier Series

Sunday 01st April, 2018

St Brigids hosted Intercounty Handball Qualifier Series:Boys 15 and UnderSome excellent qualifier matches were played at St Brigids handball facilities on Saturday 31st March. The juvenile handball pre-qualifiers are in general held in groups of four and matches took place all over the...

Great Win by St Brigids Eoin Kennedy in 60x30 Handball Nationals

Monday 24th July, 2017

Great Win by St Brigids Eoin Kennedy in 60x30 Handball Nationals Eoin Kennedy added the 2017 Nationals Singles title to his long list of handball credits overcoming Wexford’s Gavin Buggy in the final. Played over a single weekend the Nationals requires skill, concentration and stamina as...

St Brigid's 10th Memorial Julie Long/Shay O'Reilly Tournamen

Sunday 11th June, 2017

St Brigid’s 10th Memorial Julie Long/Shay O’Reilly TournamentOn last Saturday 10th June 2017, St Brigid’s GAA Club held a hugely successful 10th aniversary tournament to remember and honour two of its past handballing heros – Julie Long and Shay O’Reilly....

Kennedy defeated in tie-breaker in thrilling final

Monday 05th June, 2017

Kennedy defeated in tie-breakerSt Brigid’s Eoin Kennedy had to be satisfied with the silver medal in his All-Ireland Senior Singles hardball match held at Lahorna Tipperary on Sunday. Having won the first of his eight hardball senior singles as far back as 2003, Kennedy was attempting to...

Great Team Win for St Brigid's Handballers

Sunday 20th November, 2016

The St Brigid’s Junior team had a great win in the Leinster final against Kilkenny’s Winegap during the week. The scoring format for the inter-club competition requires a well balanced team as the first match is a singles over two 21 ace games, followed by a doubles over three 21 ace...

St Brigids GAA Handball Update

Monday 14th November, 2016

Congratulations to our Junior Team who have reached the Leinster Inter-Club Final.The team of Rob Farrelly, Brian Gardiner, Ciaran McCallan, James Smith and Jonny Westlake, have had a great series of wins against Leinster opposition.Following a win against Ballymore Eustace (Kildare) they...

Dublin Duo Defeated in Battle Royal

Sunday 09th October, 2016

In an enthralling All-Ireland Senior Doubles handball final at Croke Park on Saturday, the Meath players Tom Sheridan and Brian Carroll overcame St Brigidâs Eoin Kennedy and Carl Browne. Although the Dublin pair came into this match as reigning champions following their win in 2015, the...

Best of luck to Eoin Kennedy & Carl Browne in All Ireland Final

Monday 03rd October, 2016

Best of luck to Eoin Kennedy and Carl Browne as they play Meath in the 60x30 Doubles All-Ireland final this Saturday, 8th October in Croke Park. Last years champions, Eoin & Carl will look to retain their title and add to the 40x20 crown they won back in April. But standing in their way is the...

Sweet Revenge for St Brigid's Kennedy and Browne

Sunday 25th September, 2016

Just two weeks after losing a terrific singles final to Westmeathâs Robbie McCarthy, St Brigidâs Eoin Kennedy and McCarthy again came face to face in Croke Park, this time in the Senior Doubles Semi-final. As defending champions from 2015, the St Brigidâs pair of Kennedy and his...

Busy weekend for our Handball Section!!

Friday 23rd September, 2016

Best of luck to Rob Farrelly on Sunday when he plays the Junior B Final at Roscommon at 2pm.Rob will play Sligoâs Jason Earlis after good wins in Leinster and the semi-final. Best of luck to Eoin Kennedy and Carl Browne tomorrow (Saturday) at Croke ParkEoin and Carlâs Senior Doubles...

Handball Update

Wednesday 14th September, 2016

Handball Club MeetingThere will be a handball meeting held in the club on Monday 26th September at 8pm.Please make every effort to attend.Further details and agenda to follow nearer the date.Great Junior B Doubles Final last MondayCongratulations to Rob Farrelly and Cian O'Dalaigh on their...

Hard luck to Eoin Kennedy

Sunday 11th September, 2016

Hard luck to St Brigid's Eoin Kennedy in last nights All Ireland Senior Singles Handball Final.The final proved to be a terrific contest with Robbie McCarthy having to work very hard to earn his win. Both players displayed throughout what is best in 60x30 handball, with long rallies, superb...

St Brigid's Eoin Kennedy going for a perfect 10th!

Tuesday 06th September, 2016

Eoin Kennedy continues to defy the years as he attempts next Saturday to win his 10th Senior Singles 60x30 softball title. Kennedy reached his first final as far back as 2001 when, despite winning the first game comfortably, he had to give way to the experience of the then champion, the legendary...

Kennedy through to Croke Park: Browne comes up just short!

Wednesday 24th August, 2016

St Brigidâs players Carl Browne and Eoin Kennedy were competing last weekend in the quarters of the Senior All-Ireland 60x30 singles championship.Both matches were played at the recently upgraded handball facility in Crinkle Offaly. Carl was first up against Limerickâs Seamus...

2016 Julie Long - Shay Reilly Tournament

Friday 01st July, 2016

St Brigidâs remembers Julie and Shay. On Saturday last players from far and wide came to St Brigidâs to play in the annual memorial tournament to remember Julie Long and Shay Reilly. Julie was a tremendous young St Brigidâs player who won Irish, US and World handball titles during...

Julie Long Handball Tournament

Thursday 23rd June, 2016

The Julie Long Handball tournament takes place this Saturday 25th June in the club.This is a handball doubles event and is a great opportunity to enjoy and appreciate the skills of one-wall and 40x20 games. The tournament is held annually in memory of Julie and her coach Shea O'Reilly both of...

Handball Update:

Friday 03rd June, 2016

The Julie Long Handball tournament takes place on Saturday 25th June in the club. It will have as usual a doubles format and should be highly enjoyable. This tournament is held in the memory of Julie and her coach Shea O'Reilly both were wonderful club members who sadly passed away some years ago.Best...

St Brigid's Kennedy and Browne Complete Golden Treble

Monday 30th May, 2016

Dublin's Eoin Kennedy and Carl Browne continued their successful partnership on Saturday as they captured their third major doubles title by defeating Limerick's CJ Fitzpatrick and Pat Murphy 21-16, 21-16 in the Senior Hardball Doubles Final in Thurles. This caps a remarkable period for the St...

St Brigid's players contest All-Ireland Senior Hardball Doubles

Thursday 26th May, 2016

This weekend sees the Doubles Finals in the GAA HARDBALL All Ireland Championships taking place in Thurles on Saturday 28th May. In the Senior decider in Thurles, Dublinâs Eoin Kennedy and Carl Browne will be going for a clean sweep of Open Doubles titles after last Octoberâs 60x30...

St Brigid's Carl Browne and Eoin Kennedy win thrilling All-Ire

Monday 25th April, 2016

After their exploits in winning a very competitive semi-final two weeks ago against Mayo, the St Brigidâs players Carl Browne and Eoin Kennedy had two weeks to prepare for a showdown against the 40x20 specialists Cavanâs Paul Brady and Michael Finnegan. Winners of ten of the last...

St Brigid's Ciaran McCallan wins Masters Doubles Title

Sunday 24th April, 2016

St Brigidâs player Ciaran McCallan made amends for his recent loss in the singles final by winning the All-Ireland Masters B Doubles final at the OâLoughlin Gaels handball venue. Partnered by Na Fiannaâs Christy Donnelly, Ciaran showed that he had learned from the singles...

Handball Feile Team

Thursday 21st April, 2016

St Brigids will enter a handball team in this yearâs Feile. Representing St Brigids are Conor Carolan, Eoin Leen, Tom Mohan and Andrew Waldron.The boys are pictured below with Carl Browne and Eoin Kennedy who play in the All Ireland Handball Doubles Final this weekend. Best of luck to all the...

Browne and Kennedy reach All-Ireland 40x20 Doubles Final

Wednesday 13th April, 2016

Last October, St Brigidâs Carl Browne partnered Eoin Kennedy to win an outstanding 60x30 Doubles final. It was Browneâs first senior title while Kennedy over a senior playing career spanning almost 14 years has accumulated an astonishing 29 senior titles between singles and...

St Brigid's Ciaran McCallan in Handball thriller!

Tuesday 22nd March, 2016

Competing in his first All-Ireland final in the Masters grade, Ciaran McCallan just lost out in a thrilling 2 hour marathon match to Sligoâs Shane Bruen. Played at the very impressive multi-court handball complex in Kingscourt, Cavan, Ciaran started slowly and it was clear that...

Maynooth GAA Juvenile Handballers come to St Brigid's GAA Club

Tuesday 08th March, 2016

On Tuesday 1st March a group of Under-11 and Under-12 handballers from Maynooth GAA Club came to the St Brigidâs handball facilities to play challenge matches against St Brigidâs juveniles. Encouraged by juvenile coaches Enda Timoney and Jim Leen, the St Brigidâs players have...