Galway Handball Report

Heffernan
among Galway players to win Connacht Titles

Galway won six Connacht titles on a busy weekend of
handball. Niamh Heffernan claimed Galway’s first title on Friday evening when
she produced a dominant performance to beat Mayo’s Clare Reynolds 21-2 21-1.

Kieran Hanley, Martin Conneely, Seamus Conneely, Morgan
Darcy and Brendan McNeela all claimed Connacht titles and now progress to
All-Ireland semi-finals alongside Diarmuid Mulkerrins and Ian McLoughlin who
both received byes.

FRIDAY
22nd February

ST COMANS

Ladies
Minor Singles: Clare Reynolds (Mayo) lost to Niamh
Heffernan (Galway) 2-21 1-21

Over
35 A Singles: Joe McCann (Mayo) dft Ollie Conway
(Galway) 21-13 21-6

LISACUL

Silver
Masters B Singles: Martin McAndrew (Mayo) lost to Kieran
Hanley (Galway) 12-21 6-21

Junior
B Singles: Johnathon Conroy (Mayo) dft John Lalor (Galway)
21-15 21-20

CLAREGALWAY

Masters
B Singles: Joe O’Connell (Galway) lost to Sean Jennings
(Roscommon) 12-21 9-21

SATURDAY
23rd February

LISACUL

Diamond
Masters A Singles: Martin Conneely (Galway) dft Kevin
Geraghty (Mayo) 21-5 6-1 inj

Minor
Singles: Lorcan Conlon (Mayo) dft Jason O’Toole (Galway)
21-20 21-20

CLAREMORRIS

Over 35 B Singles: Pat Murphy (Galway) lost to Glen
Walsh (Roscommon) 3-21 2-21

Junior
Singles: Denis Creaton (Roscommon) lost to Seamus Conneely
(Galway) 16-21 20-21

Junior
C Singles: Barry Nolan (Roscommon) dft Mike Dillon (Galway)
21-15 21-20

SUNDAY
24th February

CLAREMORRIS

Over
70 Singles: Michael Brennan (Sligo) lost to Morgan
Darcy (Galway) 12-21 2-21

CURRAGHBOY

Emerald
Masters B Singles: Seamus Hughes (Mayo) lost to Brendan
McNeela (Galway) 12-21 13-21

Ruby
Masters Singles: Padraig Gillard (Mayo) dft Gerry Ó
Fátharta (Galway) 21-10 21-8

Saturday
2^nd March

ST COMANS

Ladies
Junior Singles: Siobhan Tully (Roscommon) v Eimear
NíBhiadha (Galway)

Byes
to All Ireland Semi Finals: 

Under
21S:
Diarmuid Mulkerrins; 

Intermediate Singles: Ian McLoughlin

40x20 Connacht Juvenile Singles Finals

Mikey Kelly and Emma Kinane were among 10 Galway
players who claimed Connacht titles in a successful weekend. Galway players
competed in thirteen different finals in two different venues in Leitrim. Mikey
Kelly, Feidhlim O’Diolluin, Mark Gillespie, Grace NíAinlí, Sadhbh Ni
Fhlaithearta and Emma Kinane all claimed singles titles.

Gavin Kelly/Caleb Donnellan won the U12 doubles,
David Donohue/Liam Davoren claimed the U16 doubles title, Cathal and Dara
O’Laoire earned a deserved U15 doubles victory while Eadaoin Nic Dhonnacha/Skylyn Ni Mhaille won the U16
girls title.

Galway will be
represented in eight different age grades in the All-Ireland semi-finals.

Drumshanbo

U12 Doubles: Gavin Kelly/Caleb Donnellan (Galway) dft Keith
Mellet/Sean Mannion (Mayo) 15-5 15-7

U13 Singles: Feidhlim O Diolluin (Galway) dft Eoghan Carthy (Roscommon) 15-1 15-3

U15 Singles: Carragh Kennedy (Ross) dft Niamh Burke (Galway) 15-4 15-12

U16 Singles: Mikey Kelly (Galway) dft Niall Fleming (Mayo) 21-6 21-6

U16 Doubles: David Donohoe/Liam Davoren (Galway) dft Noah
Corbett/Cillian Joyce (Mayo) 21-10 21-3

U17 Singles: Liam Egan (Roscommon) dft Cathal Curran (Galway)21-14 21-8

Fenagh

U12 Singles: Mark Gillespie (Galway) dft Tiernan Brady (Mayo) 15-2
15-5

U13 Singles: Grace Ni Ainli (Galway) dft Shauna Corrigan
(Ross)15-7 11-15 15-3

U15 Doubles: Cathal /Dara O Laoire (Galway) dft Darragh Fox/Darragh
Sweeney (Mayo) 15-4 15-9

U16 Singles: Sadhbh Ni Fhlaithearta (Galway) dft Siobhan Treacy (Roscommon)
21-5 21-4

U16 Doubles:
Eadaoin Nic Dhonnacha/Skylyn Ni Mhaille (Galway) dft Lucy Brennan/Amy Shannon (Mayo)
21-3 21-6

U17 Doubles: Michael Gilmartin/Eoin Fox (Mayo) dft Jack O Domhnaill/Cian
O Domhnaill (Galway) 21-10 16-21 11-1

U14Singles: Emma Kinane (Galway) dft Karley Cooney (Sligo) 15-5
15-2 

Through to all Ireland semi finals

Boys

U14 Doubles Sean Stafford/Ewan Hynes (Galway)

U15 Doubles: Cathal /Dara O Laoire (Galway)

U16 Singles: Mikey Kelly(Galway)

Girls

U14 Singles: Emma Kinane (Galway) 

U14 Doubles: Ciara Geraghty/Saoirse Flynn (Mayo) or Leah Ni
Mhainnin/Cliodhna Ni Chonghaile (Galway)

U15 Doubles: Amanda Ni Bhradaigh/Méabh Ni Chualáin (Galway)

U16Singles: Sadhbh Ni Fhlaithearta (Galway)

U16 Doubles: Eadaoin Nic Dhonnacha/Skylyn Ni Mhaille (Galway)