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It is on at 1pm on Saturday, August 16 as the eagerly anticipated action gets underway
The impressive Abbeylara Handball Club facilities will play host to the 2025 GAA All-Ireland Softball (60x30) Finals.
Handball enthusiasts from across county Longford and the country will converge on Abbeylara for 1pm on Saturday, August 16 as the eagerly anticipated action gets underway.
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First up is the Ladies Senior Final between Limerick’s Martina McMahon and Kilkenny’s Amy Brennan.
In last Saturday’s semi-finals at the National Handball Centre, Croke Park, Martina comfortably defeated Aoife McCarthy (Westmeath) 21-1, 21-4. While Amy had a much sterner test as she overcame her fellow Kilkenny competitor Aoife Holden by 21-19, 21-12.
The Men’s Senior decider is an all-Leinster affair and involves two fine players from neighbouring counties, Robbie McCarthy Jnr. (Westmeath) and Gary McConnell (Meath).
This pair were also in semi-final action at Croke Park last weekend. McCarthy defeated Meath’s Brian Carroll 21-20, 21-5 and in the second penultimate round tie McConnell got the better of Kilkenny’s Kyle Jordan 21-11, 21-12.
The Official In Charge at the venue on Saturday is Abbeylara’s Jenny Mahon and two great contests are in prospect as the curtain comes down on the GAA Handball All-Ireland Softball (60x30) Finals.
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Ticket information for the finals in Abbeylara will be released during the week, so keep an eye out on the GAA Handball Socials.
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