It's a New York win for Longford athlete Thomas!

Longford handballer Thomas Finn will need to find a little extra room in his suitcase for some silverware, after an epic victory at the World Wallball Championships in New York yesterday.

Thomas, alongside his doubles partner Kevin McGrath, have been crowned U19 World Doubles champions.

The talented duo claimed victory after an outstanding performance.

In addition to being the first Longford handballer to represent Ireland, the Abbeylara man is also stepping into senior inter-county hurling.

In this interview with Paul Fitzpatrick for the current issue of the Longford Leader, “I'm gone from the minors now. I'm playing with the seniors. I was sort of training with them last year, but I'll be playing with them properly this year now I'm old enough to.”

“I'm a dual player. It's good to be competitive in both and it's good to see that Longford are finally succeeding in the hurling. They finally won so I'm trying to keep Longford winning now. We'll be up a division next year.”

Yesterday’s victory with doubles partner Kevin McGrath marks a fantastic achievement for Thomas and a proud moment for his family and his club, the Abbeylara Handball Club.

Whether it’s handball or hurling, there’s no doubt Thomas will soon be building quite the collection of silverware.