Abbeyknockmoy

Handball Club

2018 World Champions!

Welcome to Abbeyknockmoy Handball Club

There has been a great tradition of handball in Abbeyknockmoy for many years, dating back to the 1930’s in the ‘old alley’ on the outskirts of the village. This alley is still in existence but thankfully the tradition is continued today in more comfortable surroundings at the nearby Hurling Club Centre. The centre boasts excellent facilities for all ages involved in the sport. These include a 1x40x20 court, a 1x60x30 court and a 1xOne-Wall court.

The parish is renowned for its for passion for sport especially all things GAA. It boasts hurling, football, camogie and handball clubs which cater for all ages and abilities. The entire village has a proud association with these clubs and through their participation and support keep enthusiasm at a high level.

60×30 All-Ireland title

On Sunday , 14th of October 2018 , Abbeyknockmoy Handbal Club in the form of Mikey Kelly created a unique record.In Lahorna Co. Tipperary . Mikey added the U14 60×30 All-Ireland title to the two others he won earlier in the year. He is now the 60×30 , 40×20 and One-Wall U14 All-Ireland Champion. This caps off a fantastic year for the young handballer having also won the National One-Wall championship in 15&Under , World Championship One-Wall 15&U and also 2 Silver medals at the World Championships.

It also caps of the year for the Abbeyknockmoy Handball Club as in 2018 they amassed no fewer than 16 titles at National and World level , 10 Golds at the World Championships , 3 All-Irelands and 3 National Championships. Not bad for a small West of Ireland Club.

World Champions !!!!!

On behalf of the Abbeyknockmoy Handball Club, we would like to invite you to join with us for an evening of celebration at our club.

Our club has achieved huge success in the recent World Handball Championships in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. In total our team won……10 Gold, 3 Silver & 1 Bronze medal! I think you will agree that this is quite a remarkable achievement for one club!

Needless to say we would like to show the team how proud we are of them. We have decided to have an evening of celebration on Saturday September 1st at our GAA club in Abbeyknockmoy.

We would love if you could join us.

We will begin with a tour of the parish at 7pm and meet back at the club at 8pm to officially congratulate the team.

Feile na nGael 2018 Champions!

Congratulations to our team who won the Boys Division 1 title becoming the first ever Galway team to win this event.A great day was had by all with all team members contributing to an epic win. Check out the winning point (or click here if your on your mobile).

Click here for the GAA official report.

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Fast..skillful..fun….

Handball is a fast paced, highly skilful, hugely entertaining, and fully inclusive sport. The fitness benefits of the game are vast. Speed, agility, endurance, flexibility, and bilateral coordination all come in to play in the sport that once you play for the first time, you wont ever want to stop. But what makes this game so great is that all you require to play is a ball and a wall…..it’s really that simple! Click here for all the latest handball news

Proposed amendments to competition structures.

GAA Handball has undertaken a Review group to revamp the National Clar which has taken place over the past 18 months. The report they produced proposes some major changes which affect all levels and ages of handball.

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Club Refurbishments

Over the last year we have been refurbishing our indoor alley including a brand new floor. We also have added new heaters, carpeting and an extractor fan to keep humidity down. We are also in the process of installing a kitchen. We hope that these refurbishments will attract new members and more national competitions to the club. Feel free to click on the pictures to see the work so far….