Irish Wallball Nationals
| Irish Wallball Nationals | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Various County Roscommon venues (2022-present) |
| Location | County Roscommon (2022-present) |
| Date | early July (Annual Tournament) |
| Competitors | 400 (2019) |
| Website | http://gaahandball.ie |
| Champions | |
| Men | Martin Mulkerrins (2019)[1] |
| Women | Ciana Ni Churraoin (2019)[1] |
The Irish Wallball Nationals is a wallball/one-wall handball tournament held annually in early July.[2][3][4] The tournament is the main wallball/One-wall handball on the Irish handball calendar, held each year. It features men's and women's singles; with Senior/Open, B, C, 23&U, 19&U, Masters & Juvenile grades on offer. The Irish Wallball Nationals are normally held in a 5-court venue in the Sports Arena at Breaffy House Hotel in Castlebar.[2][5][6] The 2022 Irish Wallball Nationals will be taking place in Roscommon venues this year[7] instead as Breaffy House Sports Arena is unavailable to host the tournament this year.[8]
History
The Irish Wallball Nationals is managed by GAA Handball, formerly the Irish Handball Council, and was first played in County Meath in 1997 before moving to Sligo where it was hosted[9][10] for several years before moving to its current, multi-court venue, Breaffy House Hotel in County Mayo in 2009.[2][11]. The 2022 Nationals will be taking place across three Roscommon venues - Kilglass GAC, Strokestown CS, and the Convent of Mercy Roscommon, as Breaffy House Arena is unavailable to host the tournament this year.[12] The three court venue in Kilglass will be the main venue for finals / premier grades.
Champions
Mens Open:
| Year | Champion | County |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | P. Hall | Dublin 
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| 1998 | R. McCarthy Snr | Westmeath 
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| 1999 | D. King | Carlow 
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| 2000 | D. Keegan | Mayo 
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| 2001 | D. King | Carlow
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| 2002 | D. King | Carlow
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| 2003 | C. Browne | Meath 
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| 2004 | D. Keegan | Mayo
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| 2005 | D. King | Carlow Error creating thumbnail: |
| 2006 | R. McCarthy | Westmeath Error creating thumbnail: |
| 2007 | C. Shanks | Armagh File:Colours of Armagh.svg |
| 2008 | P. Brady | Cavan File:Colours of Cavan.svg |
| 2009 | C. Shanks | Armagh File:Colours of Armagh.svg |
| 2010 | C. Shanks | Armagh File:Colours of Armagh.svg |
| 2011 | H. Mendez | Puerto Rico 
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| 2012 | R. McCarthy | Westmeath Error creating thumbnail: |
| 2013 | H. Mendez | Puerto Rico
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| 2014 | C. McElduff | Tyrone File:Colours of Tyrone.svg |
| 2015 | C. McElduff | Tyrone File:Colours of Tyrone.svg |
| 2016 | M. Mulkerrins | Galway Error creating thumbnail: |
| 2017 | C. McElduff[13] | Tyrone File:Colours of Tyrone.svg |
| 2018 | C. McElduff[14][15] | Tyrone File:Colours of Tyrone.svg |
| 2019 | M. Mulkerrins[1] | Galway Error creating thumbnail: |
| 2020 | The competition did not take place in 2020 due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. | |
| 2021 | The competition did not take place in 2021 due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. | |
| 2022 | C. McElduff[16] | Tyrone File:Colours of Tyrone.svg |
Women's Open:
| Year | Champion | County |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | F. Mee | Roscommon File:Colours of Roscommon.svg |
| 1998 | L. Doolan | Roscommon File:Colours of Roscommon.svg |
| 1999 | No Competition | |
| 2000 | No Competition | |
| 2001 | No Competition | |
| 2002 | No Competition | |
| 2003 | No Competition | |
| 2004 | M. Kennedy | Galway Error creating thumbnail: |
| 2005 | F. O'Reilly | Limerick File:Colours of Limerick.svg |
| 2006 | M. Rushe | Roscommon File:Colours of Roscommon.svg |
| 2007 | A. Prendiville | Kerry File:Colours of Kerry.svg |
| 2008 | M. Rushe | Roscommon File:Colours of Roscommon.svg |
| 2009 | M. Rushe | Roscommon File:Colours of Roscommon.svg |
| 2010 | L. Havern | Down File:Colours of Down.svg |
| 2011 | K. McConney | USA File:Flag of USA.svg |
| 2012 | L. Havern | Down File:Colours of Down.svg |
| 2013 | L. Havern | Down File:Colours of Down.svg |
| 2014 | M. McMahon | Limerick File:Colours of Limerick.svg |
| 2015 | C. Casey | Cork File:Colours of Cork.svg |
| 2016 | L. Havern[18] | Down File:Colours of Down.svg |
| 2017 | M. McMahon[19] | Limerick File:Colours of Limerick.svg |
| 2018 | M. McMahon[15] | Limerick File:Colours of Limerick.svg |
| 2019 | C. Ni Churraoin[1] | Galway Error creating thumbnail: |
| 2020 | The competition did not take place in 2020 due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. | |
| 2021 | The competition did not take place in 2021 due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. | |
| 2022 | C. Casey | Cork File:Colours of Cork.svg |
See also
- European 1-Wall Tour
- Handball International Championships
- GAA Handball
- UK Wallball
- United States Handball Association
- International Ball game Confederation (CIJB)
- Valencian Pilota Federation (Fedpival)
- Gaelic handball
- American handball
- Basque pelota
- Pêl-Law (Welsh handball)
- Valencian frontó
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 GBFM, Sport (9 July 2019). "Seven Gold Medals For Galway At One Wall Nationals". Galway Bay FM. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Fitzpatrick, Paul. "One Of The World's Fastest Growing Sports Is Taking Over Castlebar This Weekend". Balls.ie. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ Advertiser, Mayo. "Wallball nationals roll into Castlebar". Mayo Advertiser. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ↑ "Worlds best come to Ireland for Handball Nationals". Sport Ireland. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ↑ Advertiser, Mayo. "Wallball nationals roll into Castlebar". Mayo Advertiser. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ↑ "Worlds best come to Ireland for Handball Nationals". Sport Ireland. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ↑ Dooner, Dan (30 June 2022). "Kilglass and Roscommon to host Wallball Nationals". Roscommon People. Roscommon People. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ↑ "Irish Wallball Nationals 2022 - Entry Open". GAA Handball. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ↑ "Handball: One-wall nationals another great success". Independent.ie. MediaHuis. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ↑ "One wall handball nationals in Sligo - HoganStand". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ↑ "One-Wall Handball Nationals preview". RTE. 23 June 2009. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ↑ "Irish Wallball Nationals 2022 - Entry Open". GAA Handball. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ↑ "Open titles for McElduff and McMahon at Irish Wallball Nationals - HoganStand". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ↑ McGee, Tony (26 May 2018). "Conor McElduff hopes to cap great run with another handball victory". The Irish News. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "2019 Wallball Nationals - Entry Open". GAA Handball. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ↑ "Mc Elduff King Of The Court Again". TeamTalk Mag. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ↑ "Roll of Honour". GAA Handball. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
- ↑ McGee, Tony (5 July 2016). "Lorraine Havern wins ladies' open title at National Wall-Ball". The Irish News. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ↑ "Open titles for McElduff and McMahon at Irish Wallball Nationals - HoganStand". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
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