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European Wallball Pro Tour Euro1Wall Women’s Singles End-of-Season Rankings 2018-19

European 1-Wall Tour Logo [References: 1]

Top 10 and Irish Ranked Players After Italian Open 2019

Rank	Name	Country	Movement	Total Points
	Top 10
1	Siegersma, Harmke	Ned	+1	433.3
2	Scheffer, Miranda	Ned	+1	425
3	Gimenez, Mar	Esp	-2	383.3
4	Diez Victoria	Esp	0	241.6
5	Monfils, Anne	Ned	0	228.3
6	Clement, Sarah	Bel	+1	226.6
7	Zenistra, Marrit	Ned	-1	200
8	Van Der Schoot, Hendrieke	Ned	0	161.6
9	Potiez, Apolline	Bel	0	151.6
10	Broesrsma, Annelien	Ned	0	108.3
	Irish Ranked Outside Top 10
19	Havern, Lorraine	Irl	0	41.6
19	Prentice, Siobhan	Irl	0	41.6
24	McCoy, Michelle	Irl	+2	32
50	Mahon, Ciara	Irl	-1	8.3
50	Ni Mhathuna, Ciara	Irl	-1	8.3
52	Havern, Mary	Irl	-1	7.6
54	Dunne, Niamh	Irl	-1	6.6
57	Hanley, Barbara	Irl	0	3.3
57	Gallagher, Pauline	Irl	0	3.3
79	Connolly, Katleen	Irl	-7	0.6
79	Kelly, Catherine	Irl	-1	0.6
89	Choisdealbha, Bairbre	Irl	-1	0
90	Ni Dhuill, Cailiosa	Irl	-3	0
90	McElduff, Maeve	Irl	-3	0
90	Owens, Noleen	Irl	-3	0
90	Bhiadha	Irl	-3	0
90	McCarthy, Aoife	Irl	-3	0

European Wallball Pro Tour Euro1Wall Women’s Rankings End of Season 2018-19 [Reference: 2]

Report

Ireland’s Lorraine Havern and Siobhan Prentice finished in joint 19th on the European 1-Wall Tour in 2018-19. Dutch Handballers took up six of the top 10 places.

About Wallball

Handball was included as one of the four original Gaelic Games in the GAA charter of 1884. It is the only one to have become a genuine sport, with the game being played at a high level in USA, Canada, Australia, Mexico, France, Italy, Spain, Basque Country, Belgium, Netherlands and the UK.

Wallball is a version of the sport which attempts to unite the various versions of the sport played worldwide and the European Wallball Tour is a Pro Tour with events in Belgium, Spain, Netherlands and UK.

Logos

[1] European Pro Wallball (2020) Logo3-300×111 [Internet] Available from: https://prowallball.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Logo3-300×111.png [Accessed 18 November 2020]

Websites

[2] European Pro Wallball (2017) Women’s Rankings – rankings as they stand after the 2017 Dutch Open [Internet] Available from: http://www.prowallball.eu/rankings/womens-rankings/ [Accessed 12 August 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jillian Glynn.

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GAA World Games Football Irish Cup 2016

GAA World Games 2016 Logo [References: 1]

Grade	Winner		Runner-Up
	Men’s Football Irish Cup
2016	Middle East	1-12 (15)	Abu Dhabi Na Fianna	1-11 (14) aet

GAA World Games Football Irish Cup 2016 [References: 2]

Report

Middle East won the GAA World Games Football Irish Cup in 2016, defeating Abu Dhabi Na Fianna in the Final after extra-time. The World Games Irish Cup is like the Provincial Championship for the Irish players abroad in the World Counties. Mostly, it comprises teams from the Orient (Europe, Asia, Middle East, Australsia, South Africa)

About GAA World Games

There are two GAA Provincial Councils outside Ireland: the World Games comprising New York, United States, Canada, Australasia, Europe, Asia and Middle East GAA Councils; and the Britain GAA Provincial Council comprising the GAA Counties of London, Warwickshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire and Scotland. Both have County Championships and Provincial Championships in Gaelic Football, Hurling, Camogie and Ladies Gaelic, although not all as yet have Hurling, Camogie or Ladies Gaelic Football Championships. There are also Clubs in Argentina, Moscow, the Cayman Islands and South Africa.

References

Images

[1] Ladies Gaelic Football Association (2016) World-Games [Internet] Available from: https://ladiesgaelic.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/World-Games.jpg [Accessed 12 November 2020]

Websites

[2] GAA (2016) GAA World Games Finals Round [Internet] http://www.gaa.ie/news/etihad-airways-gaa-world-games-finals-round/ [Accessed 21 Dec 2016]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Edmund Corrigan, Decy Maher, Anton “Pippo” O’Grady & Michael O’Callaghan

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Warwickshire GAA Senior Football Championship 2019

Warwickshire GAA Logo [References: 1]

Table

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Sean McDermott’s	4	4	0	0	63	37	8
John Mitchels GAA	4	3	1	0	34	40	6
Roger Casements	4	2	0	2	50	49	4
St. Brendan’s	4	1	0	3	52	59	2
Leicester Naomh Padraig	4	0	0	4	14	28	0

GAA Warwickshire Senior Football Championship 2019 [References: 1]

Report

Sean McDermott’s finished top of the GAA Warwickshire Gaelic Football Championship table in 2019 with four wins from four games. John Mitchells GAA came second, Roger Casements placed third, with St. Brendan’s and Leicester Naomh Padraig in fourth and fifth.

About Warwickshire GAA

Britain GAA

There are two GAA Provincial Councils outside Ireland: the World Games comprising New York, United States, Canada, Australasia, Europe, Asia and Middle East GAA Councils; and the Britain GAA Provincial Council comprising the GAA Counties of London, Warwickshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire, Hertfordshire, Gloucestershire and Scotland. Both have County Championships and Provincial Championships in Gaelic Football, Hurling, Camogie and Ladies Gaelic, although not all as yet have Hurling, Camogie or Ladies Gaelic Football Championships. Warwickshire GAA serves the Midlands area of Britain.

References

Images

[1] Warwickshire GAA (2020) crest [Internet] Available from: https://warwickshire.gaa.ie/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/crest.jpg [Accessed 18 November 2020]

Websites

[2] Warwickshire GAA (2019) Fixtures & Results | Senior Football Championship [Internet] Available from: http://warwickshire.gaa.ie/fixtures-results/ [Accessed 12 August 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Prof. Simon Perry (Northampton & Trinity College Dublin)

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GAA Football World Championship Cup 1967-1969

GAA Logo [Reference:

World Championship Cup 1967-1969

New York v All-Ireland Champions

Date	Venue	Home Team		Away Team
		1967
01.10.1967	Croke Park, Dublin	Meath	0-13	New York	1-6
		Meath won single-game series 13 Pts to 9 Pts
		1968
13.10.1968	Gaelic Park, NY	New York	1-9	Down	1-8
20.10.1968	Gaelic Park, NY	New York	1-9	Down	2-11
		Down won 3-19 (28) to 2-18 (24) on aggregate
		1969
25.10.1969	Croke Park, Dublin	Kerry	4-13	New York	0-7
		Kerry won single-game series 25 Pts to 7 Pts

GAA Football World Championship Cup 1967-1969 {References: 1

Report

Meath (1967), Down (1968) and Kerry (1969) won the GAA World Championship Cup in Gaelic Football, which was played between the All-Ireland Champions and New York in the late-1960s.

About The GAA World Championship Cup

New York played the All-Ireland Champions at Hurling and Gaelic Football for the World Championship Cup from 1967 to 1969. They now play in the All-Ireland Championship itself, and the other World Counties (United States, Canada, Australasia, Europe, Asia and Middle East) play in the GAA World Games, which is like a Provincial Championship for the World Counties.

References

Crests

[1] Wikipedia (2020) Gaelic_Athletic_Association [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/ga/a/ad/Gaelic_Athletic_Association.png [Accessed 11 November 2020]

Bibliography

[1] GAA (2017) – “The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games – Full GAA Records from 1887 to 2017 Inclusive DBA Publications Limted, Dublin. Pg. 405

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Edmund Corrigan, Decy Maher, Pippo O’Grady & Michael O’Callaghan

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GAA Hurling Christy Ring Cup 2015

GAA Logo [Reference: 1]

Christy Ring Cup 2015

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Round 1
02.05.2016	Kerry	2-17 (23)	Down	2-10 (16)
02.05.2015	Derry	0-13 (13)	Mayo	0-11 (11)
02.05.2015	London	2-23 (29)	Kildare	2-23 (29)
02.05,2015	Meath	1-21 (24)	Wicklow	1-5 (8)
	Round 1		Replay
09.05.2015	Kildare	0-19 (19)	London	3-16 (25)
	Round 2A		R1 Winners
09.05.2015	Kerry	1-23 (26)	Meath	2-18 (24)
16.05.2015	Derry	1-12 (15)	London	2-8 (14)
	Round 2B		R1 Losers
09.05.2015	Down	1-19 (22)	Wicklow	0-13 (13)
16.05.2015	Mayo	1-16 (19)	Kildare	2-18 (24)
	Relegation Playoff		2B Losers
23.05.2015	Wicklow	1-18 (21)	Mayo	1-11 (14)
	Quarter-Finals		2A Losers v 2B Winners
23.05.2015	Meath	2-18 (24)	Kildare	3-23 (32)
23.05.2015	Down	1-22 (25)	London	1-13 (16)
	Semi-Finals		2A Winners v QF Winners
30.05.2015	Kildare	0-9 (9)	Kerry	6-27 (45)
30.05.2015	Derry	0-23 (23)	Down	2-12 (18)
	Promotion / Relegation
14.06.2015	Mayo	0-13 (13)	Roscommon	2-14 (20)
	Christy Ring Cup Final
06.06.2015	Derry	0-12 (12)	Kerry	1-20 (23)

GAA Hurling Christy Ring Cup 2015 [Reference: 2]

Report

Kerry won the 2015 Christy Ring Cup, defeating Derry by 1-20 (23 Points) to 0-12 (12 Points) in the Final. They had earlier defeated Down and Meath, and had a comprehensive victory over Kildare in the Semi-Finals (6-27 to 0-9).

In all eight counties were eligible for the Christy Ring Cup (Division 2 All Ireland Hurling) – 3 from Leinster (Kildare, Meath and Wicklow), two each from Connacht (Mayo and Roscommon) and Ulster (Down and Derry) and one from Munster (Kerry).

About Hurling

Hurling is an ancient Gaelic Irish Sport, and one of the four Charter GAA Sports of 1884. It is played with a Hurl or Hurley (stick) and a sliotar (ball) and is one of the fastest team sports in the world. It is 15-a-side and Goals (worth 3 points) are scored as well as points (over the bar – worth one point). It is organised on a Club and County basis like most GAA Sports and has County, Provncial and All-Ireland Championships. Within both Club and County Championships there is the Hurling League (usually run over winter) and the Hurling Championship (usually run over summer). There are about 12 Top Level (Division 1) Counties that play for the Liam McCarthy Cup, as well as the Christy Ring Cup (Division 2), and Nicky Rackard (Division 3) and Lory Meaghar Cups (Division 4). Outside of Ireland there are 14 Counties that also play Gaelic Football and sometimes Hurling, with London, Warwickshire and Lancashire taking part in the lower levels of the All-Ireland Championships.

About

The Christy Ring Cup is the Tier 2 All-Ireland County Championship in Hurling, named after the great Cork player.

From its inception to 2018 it was a Double-Elimination Cup (dubbed the “Back Door” by the Press) and in 2019 was changed to two groups of 4, playing a Single Round-Robin with Semi-Finals & Final.

References

Images

[1] Donegal Daily (2017) GAA Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.donegaldaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/gaa-logo.png [Accessed 2 December 2017]

Internet Archive

[2] GAA | Wayback Machine (2015) Christy Ring [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20151201080427/http://www.gaa.ie/fixtures-and-results/national-fixtures/christy-ring-nicky-rackard-lory-meagher/ [Accessed 16 September 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Gabriel McCloyne & Tom Dunne.

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GAA Rounders All-Ireland Championship Senior Men’s 2013-2019

GAA Rounders Logo [Reference: 1]

GAA Rounders All-Ireland Senior Mens Championship 2013

	P	W	D	L	GWO	FP	Pts
The Heath	5	5	0	0	–	15	25
Limekiln	5	3	0	2	–	15	21
Erne Eagles	5	4	0	1	–	15	20
Cuchulainn	5	2	0	3	–	15	18
Portmarnock	5	1	0	4	–	15	17
Naomh Mhicil	0	0	0	0	5	0	0

GAA Rounders All-Ireland Senior Mens Championship 2013 [References: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
2013	The Heath	11	Cuchulainn	8
2013	Erne Eagles	5	Limekiln	8
	Final
2013	The Heath	14	Limekiln	24

GAA Rounders All-Ireland Senior Mens Championship 2013 [References: 2]

GAA Rounders All-Ireland Senior Mens Championship 2014

	P	W	D	L	GWO	FP	Pts
The Heath	3	3	0	0	–	9	15
Erne Eagles	3	2	0	1	–	9	12
Cuchulainn	3	1	0	2	–	9	11
Limekiln	3	0	0	3	–	9	9

GAA Rounders All-Ireland Senior Mens Championship 2014 [References: 3

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
2014	The Heath	15	Limekiln	18
2014	Erne Eagles	12	Cuchulainn	25
	Final
2014	Limekiln	47	Cuchulainn	14

GAA Rounders All-Ireland Senior Mens Championship 2014 [References: 3]

GAA Rounders All-Ireland Senior Mens Championship 2015

	P	W	D	L	GWO	FP	Pts
The Heath	10	9	1	0	–	30	49
Limekiln	10	7	2	1	–	30	46
Greenhills	10	5	1	4	–	30	41
Cuchulainn	10	4	0	6	–	30	38
Carrickmacross	10	2	0	8	–	30	34
Erne Eagles	10	2	0	5	3	21	10

GAA Rounders All-Ireland Senior Mens Championship 2015 [References: 4]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
2015	The Heath	40	Cuchulainn	21
2015	Limekiln	28	Greenhills	16
	Final
2015	The Heath	26	Limekiln	12

GAA Rounders All-Ireland Senior Mens Championship 2015 [References: 4]

GAA Rounders All-Ireland Senior Mens Championship 2016

	P	W	D	L	GWO	FP	Pts
*The Heath (Laois)	6	5	0	1	–	18	28
*Greenhills (Dublin)	6	5	0	1	–	18	28
*Carrickmacross Emmets (Mon)	6	4	0	2	–	18	26
*Limekiln (Dublin)	6	4	0	2	–	18	26
Na Fianna (Dublin)	6	2	0	4	–	18	22
Cork #	1	0	0	1	1	0	-3
Cuchulainn (Carlow)	0	0	0	0	0	–	–

GAA Rounders All-Ireland Senior Mens Championship 2016 [References: 5]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
14.08.2016	The Heath	17	Limekiln	16
14.08.2016	Carrickmacross Emmets	25	Greenhills	24
	All-Ireland Final
28.08.2016	The Heath	13	Carrickmacross Emmets	12

GAA Rounders All-Ireland Senior Mens Championship 2016 [References: 5]

GAA Rounders All-Ireland Senior Mens Championship 2017

	P	W	D	L	GWO	FP	Pts
Limekiln (Dublin)	6	5	0	1	–	18	28
The Heath (Laois)	6	4	0	2	–	18	26
Carrickmacross (Mon)	6	3	0	3	–	18	24
Na Fianna (Dublin)	6	0	0	6	1	15	12

GAA Rounders All-Ireland Senior Mens Championship 2017 [References: 7

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
13.08.2017	Limekiln	43	Na Fianna	6
13.08.2017	The Heath	19	Carrickmacross	9
	All-Ireland Final
27.08.2017	Limekiln	22	The Heath	45

GAA Rounders All-Ireland Senior Mens Championship 2017 [References: 6]

GAA Rounders All-Ireland Senior Mens Championship 2018

	P	W	D	L	GWO	FP	Pts
Erne Eagles (Cavan)	5	5	0	0	0	15	25
Limekiln (Dublin)	5	4	0	1	0	15	23
The Heath (Laois)	5	3	0	2	0	15	21
Breaffy (Mayo)	5	2	0	3	0	15	19
Sean Connollys (Longford)	5	1	0	4	0	15	17
Na Fianna (Dublin)	5	0	0	5	0	15	15

GAA Rounders All-Ireland Senior Mens Championship 2018 [References: 8]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals		Portlaoise GAA, Laois
29.07.2018	Erne Eagles	46	Breaffy	26
29.07.2018	Limekiln	11	The Heath	47
	All-Ireland Final		NSC Abbotstown, Dublin
18.08.2018	Erne Eagles	16	The Heath	15

GAA Rounders All-Ireland Senior Mens Championship 2018 [References: 8]

Report

Limekiln, based in Tymon Park, Co. Dublin, won the 2013 and 2014 GAA Rounders All-Ireland Championship Senior Men’s Finals. The Heath, from Co. Laois won the next three in 2015, 2016 and 2017, before they were dethroned by Cavan’s Erne Eagles 16-15 in a close 2018 Final.

GAA Rounders

Rounders is an Irish and British version of Softball and Baseball, and thought to be the ancestor of both. It was first codified in Ireland as part of the Original GAA Charter of 1884, but not organised until 1958. It is a Bat and Ball (also known as Safe Haven) sport whereby the batter attempts to hit a ball thrown at him or her by a pitcher or bowler and then attempts to run around the bases back home.

References / Further Reading

Images

[1] Rebel Og Coaching (2017) Rounders Logo [Internet] Available from: https://i2.wp.com/rebelogcoaching.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/rounders-logo.jpg [Accessed 22 March 2018]

Internet Archive

[2] Wayback Machine Web Archive – GAA Rounders (2013)Senior Mens Standings [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20130928230224/http://gaarounders.ie/senior-mens-standings [Accessed 30 March 2017]

[3] Wayback Machine Web Archive – GAA Rounders (2014)Senior Mens Standings [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20141018040255/http://gaarounders.ie/fixtures-results-standing/seniormen [Accessed 30 March 2017]

[4] Wayback Machine Web Archive – GAA Rounders (2016)Senior Mens Standings [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20160114041829/http://gaarounders.ie/fixtures-results-standing/seniormen [Accessed 30 March 2017]

Websites

[5] GAA Rounders (2016) Senior Mens Standings [Internet] Available from: http://www.gaarounders.ie/fixtures-results-standing/senioomen
[Accessed 30 September 2016]

[6] GAA Rounders (2017) Fixtures and Results – Senior Men [Internet] http://www.gaarounders.ie/fixtures-results-standing/fixturesseniormen [Accessed 12 August 2017]

[7] GAA Rounders (2017) Senior Standings 2017 – Senior Men Standings [Internet] http://www.gaarounders.ie/fixtures-results-standing/seniormen [Accessed 31 August 2017]

[8] GAA Rounders (2018) Senior Standings 2018 – Senior Mixed Standings [Internet] http://www.gaarounders.ie/fixtures-results-standing-ssenior/seniormixed [Accessed 4 June 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Richard Mulcahy.

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GAA Poc Fada Hurling All-Ireland Championships 2008

Poc Fada Logo [References: 1]

Results

Place	Name	Pocs	Metres
1	Brendan Cummins	54
2	Ruairi Convery	56
3	Brendan McNamara	57	90
4	James Skehill	57	35
5	Damien Fitzhenry	57	24
6	Shane O’Connor	58
7	Adrian Power	60
8	John Garrett	61	52
9	Davy Fitzgerald	61	48
10	David McManus	61	30
11	Fintan O’Brien	62
12	Dan McAuliffe	64

GAA Poc Fada All-Ireland Hurling Championships Results 2008 [Ref; 2]

Report

Brendan Cummins won his third GAA Poc Fada All-Ireland Championship in-a-row, and his fourth in five years, in 2008, beating Ruairi convery by two Pocs. The Championship was held on Annaverna Mountain, Cooley in Co. Louth on Saturday, August 2, 2008.

About Poc Fada

Poc Fada is the Irish equivalent of Golf, and the two sports have the same origins in the times of the Gaelic Celtic myths and legends. According to early Irish literature, Setanta used his Hurley to hit a ball from his home in Co. Louth, while travelling, all the way to the feast of the Ulster king in Armagh, and Poc Fada is the modern equivalent, whereby a player uses their Hurley to hit a ball up the side of a mountain and down the other side in as few Pocs, or hits as possible. The All-Ireland Championships are held in the Cooley Mountains in Co. Louth every August.

References

Images

[1] GAA Poc Fada Twitter Account (2018) GAA Poc Fada Logo [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/975524662636613632/-7z4rlL3_400x400.jpg [Accessed 9 June 2018]

Newspapers

[2] Anon. (2008) “Cummins wins third Poc Fada title” Nenagh Guardian. Saturday, August 9, 2008. Pg. 8. [Past copies of the Nenagh Guardian are available to view online at the Irish Newspaper Archive at: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Tom Dunne, Kilkenny

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GAA Handball 40×20 Inter-Club Championships 2017

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Open (Mullingar, Westmeath)

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Semi-Finals
02.12.17	Breacach (Tyrone)	87	Mallow (Cork)	60
02.12.17	Kells (Meath)		bye
	Final
02.12.17	Kells (Meath)	70	Breachach (Tyrone)	49

GAA Handball 40×20 Inter-Club Championships Open 2017 [References: 2]

Junior (Leixlip, Kildare)

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Semi-Finals
02.12.17	Kilworth (Cork)	W	Saval (Down)	L
02.12.17	Tinryland (Carlow)	71	St. Brigids (Roscommon)	52
	Final
02.12.17	Tinryland (Carlow)	74	Kilworth (Cork)	61

GAA Handball 40×20 Inter-Club Championships Junior 2017 [References: 2]

Junior B (Curraghboy, Roscommon)

Date	Team 1		Team 2
	Semi-Finals
02.12.17	Ballydesmond (Cork)	90	Breacach (Tyrone)	50
02.12.17	Ballymore Eustace (Kildare)	60	Newport (Mayo)	28
	Final
02.12.17	Balllymore Eustace (Kildare)	60	Ballydesmond (Cork)	22

GAA Handball 40×20 Inter-Club Championships Junior B 2017 [References: 2]

Report

Kells of Co. Meath won the GAA Handball All-Ireland Inter-Club Championships Open in 2017, Tinryland of Carlow the Junior, and Ballymore Eustace of Kildare the Junior B.

About Handball

Handball was first played in Ireland according to the World Handball Council website and the GAA Handball website describes it as the GAA’s only real World Sport. It is organised along the same lines as the rest of the Gaelic Games which come under the authority of the GAA – with County, Provincial and All-Ireland Championships, in both Men’s and Women’s, Team and Individual, Boys and Girls and also in Softball and Hardball versions. Some players compete in the European Pro Wallball Tour (Wallball is a unified version of Handball in Europe, bringing together the Handball of Ireland, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Catalonia, Basque Country, Belgium, Wallonia, Flanders and Netherlands. Others play on the US circuit or in Canada and Australia. It is also played in Japan and Latin America.

References

Logos

[1] GAA Handball (2017) GAA Handball Logo Square [Internet] Available from: https://cache.gaahandball.ie/images/made/images/remote/http_gaahandball-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/1470913550-GAA-Handball-Logo-Square_394_394_85_c1.jpg [Accessed 11 December 2017]

Websites

[2] GAA Handball (2017) Results – 40×20 Inter-club Championships Results [Internet] Available from: https://www.gaahandball.ie/competitions/results [Accessed 11 December 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Jillian Glynn.

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Poc Fada Golf

About

Poc Fada is the Irish version of Golf, whereby a player uses a hurl or hurley to hit a sliotar of ball up the side of a mountain and down the other side in as few pucks or goes as possible. It is mentioned in the legend of Setanta, whereby the hero uses his hurl or hurley to hit the ball over the Cooley Mountains in Co. Louth on his way to a feast of the King of Ulster in Armagh.

Poc Fada Golf is the brainchild of Julian Gaisford-St. Lawrence, whose family built Howth Castle, and uses the same principle but on a golf course, with bigger holes. It is aimed more at families as a day out, and it doesn’t take as long as Golf to complete a round. Each hole has a par as in Golf.

It is in the tradition of other GAA Compromise or International rules sports, such as International Rules Football (Gaelic Football & Australian Football), Hurling-Shinty (Ireland v Scotland), Handball-Pelota (Ireland v Basque Country), Rounders-Baseball (Irish teams v American teams) and Hurlacrosse (Hurling teams v Lacrosse teams).

The course was opened in 2015 at Deer Park Golf, in Co. Fingal (North County Dublin), and is run under the stewardship of Humphrey Kelleher, the chairman of the National Poc Fada Committee.

Poc Fada Golf at Deer Park Poc Fada Golf Course [Reference: 2]

References

[1] Bailey, Ryan (2015) “Have you heard of Poc Fada Golf? It’s a sport now and Ireland’s first course has just opened” The 42.ie [Internet] Available from: https://www.the42.ie/poc-fada-golf-course-deer-park-2247353-Jul2015/ [Accessed 15 March 2020]

Images

[2] GAA Poc Fada Twitter Account (2018) GAA Poc Fada Logo [Internet] Available from: https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/975524662636613632/-7z4rlL3_400x400.jpg [Accessed 9 June 2018]

[3] YourDaysOut (2020) Deer Park Golf FootGolf and Poc Fada | Things to Do in DubliN [Internet] Available from: https://yourdaysout.com/uploads/articleimages/72/72ec62f4b80966f2e1ba46df14c6c1f9.JPG [Accessed 15 March 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Judith Burns, Jean-Paul O’Flynn and Rose McCabe.

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Confederacion Argentina de Cestoball Liga Nacional A 2014-2015

Confederacio Argentina de Cestoball Logo [Reference: 1]

CADC Liga Nacional A 2014

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Championship Group
Ciudad	7	7	0	0			14
APV	7	5	0	2			12
Ferro	7	5	0	2			12
Hacoaj	7	5	0	2			12
Judiciales	7	4	0	3			11
GEVP	7	4	0	3			11
Cultural	7	3	0	4			10
Quimsa	7	2	0	5			9
Relegtion Group
CEF2	7	3	0	4			10
Belgrano	7	3	0	4			10
Carib	7	1	0	6			8
Estudiantes (TUC)	7	0	0	7			7

Confederacion Atgentina de Cestoball Final standings 2014 [Reference: Compiled from Results & Standings in 1]

CADC Liga Nacional A 2015

	P	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
Zona A
Ciudad (Capital)	3	3	0	0	364	154	6
CEF2 (Buenos Aires)	3	2	0	1	272	286	5
Higtus (San Luis)	3	1	0	2	202	315	4
Belgrano (La Pampa)	3	0	0	3	235	318	3
Zona B
Hacoaj (Capital)	3	3	0	0	334	272	6
Cultural (La Pampa)	3	2	0	1	366	282	5
Judiciales (Santiago)	3	1	0	2	307	363	4
CARIB (Cordoba)	3	0	0	3	273	353	3
Zona C
GEVP (Capital)	3	3	0	0	278	164	6
Quimsa (Santiago)	3	2	0	1	228	201	5
Hercules (Corrientes)	3	1	0	2	181	240	4
River (Capital)	3	0	0	3	156	238	3
Zona D
Ferro (La Pampa)	3	3	0	0	415	176	6
Velez (Capital)	3	2	0	1	322	278	5
Observatorio (Cordoba)	3	1	0	2	250	316	4
Estudiantes (Tucuman)	3	0	0	3	248	465	3

Confederacio Argentina de Cestoball Final Standings 2015 [Reference: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Semi-Finals
26.09.2015	Ciudad	98	Velez	88
26.09.2015	GEVP	100	Ferro	82
26.09.2015	Quimsa	98	Hacoaj	122
26.09.2015	Judiciales	96	Cultural	108
26.09.2015	CARIB	104	Observatario	100
26.09.2015	CEF 2	88	Hijitus	80
26.09.2015	Hercules	100	Belgrano	68
26.09.2015	Estudiantes	84	River	104
	15th Place
27.09.2015	Belgrano	110	Estudiantes	111
	13th Place
27.09.2015	Hercules	68	River	56
	11th Place
27.09.2015	Hijitus	90	Observatorio	54
	9th Place
27.09.2015	CEF 2	94	CARIB	80
	7th Place
27.09.2015	Judiciales	120	Quimsa	116
	5th Place
27.09.2015	Cultural	110	Hacoaj	114
	3rd Place
27.09.2015	Ferro	98	Velez	68
	Final
27.09.2015	GEVP	73	Ciudad	82

CADC Liga Nacional A Playoffs 2015 [Reference: 2]

Report

Ciudad, from the Capital District, were the Champions of the Confederacion Argentina de Cestoball Liga Nacional A in 2014 and 2015. Velez Sarsfield are named after Dalmacio Velez Sarsfield, whose Grandfather George Sarsfield left Ireland in the early 1700s. Dalmacio is a hugely important figure in Argentina, having written the country’s civil code in 1856. The Code remained in use until 2015. Velez Sarsfield are a multi-sport club based in the Capital Buenos Aires, and are most famous for their successful Soccer team.

About Cestoball

Cestoball is a version of Basketball Native to Argentina. The Liga Nacional A is the Top Men’s Division in the country.

References

Images

[1] Confederacion Argentina de Cestoball (2014) CADC Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.cadc.org.ar/images/torneos_00021.jpg%5BAccessed 19 October 2019]

Websites

[2] Confederacion Argentina de Cestoball (2014) Torneo [Internet] Available from: http://www.cadc.org.ar/torneo.php?id=9 [Accessed 19 October 2019]

[3] Confederacion Argentina de Cestoball (2014) Torneo [Internet] Available from: http://www.cadc.org.ar/torneo.php?id=21 [Accessed 19 October 2019]

Websites

[4] Balls.ie (2021) The Influence of the Irish – International Football clubs who owe their heritage to Ireland [Internet] Available from: https://www.balls.ie/football/clubs-with-irish-links-411046 [Accessed 30 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Dervla Mulcahy

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Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	Diff	Pts
1	Australasia	6	5	1	0	106	11
2	Middle East	6	4	2	0	79	10
3	Parnells LGAA London	6	4	1	1	106	9
4	Asia	6	3	0	3	-1	6
5	Round Towers	6	2	0	4	-28	4
6	Central & Eastern Europe	6	1	0	5	-48	2
7	Iberia	6	0	0	6	-214	0