Killshots
World Champion 2009
In Portland USA Ger Coonan (Ballina) wins Worlds Mens A Doubles Partnered by Darragh Daly (Tyrone).
After some tough battles in the Mens A Doubles Ger & Darragh had to overcome Perez & Brown
in the Semi Final winning 21/14, 21/19.
In the Final they went down 21/12 in the first and in a very tight second game
they won narrowly 21/18.
In the Tie Break they worked hard and finally came out 11/6 winners over
Garner & Steele USA to take the World title.
Ger after a great run in Mens A Singles reached the Final but was beaten in the final
by Ruairí Kelly from
(Tyrone ) 21/14, 21/15
Tipperary
Players results:
Open: Q/F
Fergal Collins (Ballina) beaten by R.Mc Carthy
W/Meath 21/12, 21/12
Final - Brady V Garner Win for Brady 21/14,
18/21 11/7
Boys U19
Fergal Collins (Ballina) beaten in Q/F by Cordova
21/10, 5/21, 21/5
S/Finals
Bastidas USA V O Carroll (Lk) Win for O Carroll 21/15, 21/6
Cordova (USA) V Nash (Clare) Win for Cordova (11) 18, 0
Final: O Carroll Bt Cordova 21/9, 21/12
Mens A Final
G.Coonan (Ballina) V R.Kelly (Tyrone)-- Win for Kelly
21/14, 21/15
Mens A Doubles
Q/F G Coonan (Ballina) / D.Daly (Tyrone) Bt Mc Loughlin /Cooney 21/6, 9/21, 21/4
S/F Coonan/Daly Bt Perez/Brown 21/14, 21/19
Final V Garner /Steel (USA)
(Win for Coonan/Daly
12/21, 21/18, 11/6)
Mens C :
Denis White (Cashel) beaten by C. Neary (KK) 21/15, 21/10
Q/Finals
Hedderman (Lk) V Farrelly (Dub)
Mc Cartan (Tyrone) V C Neary (KK)
S.Hedigan (Ck) V S Hennelly (Ros)
D.Reid (Mayo) V J. Ferncombe (Cashel) (Win for Reid 21/16, 21/19)
Mens C Doubles:
D. White & J. Ferncombe beaten by Hedderman/O Connor (Lk)
60+ Singles
Jim Ryan (S/Mines) beaten by Alan
Sherrill USA 21/8, 21/19
60+ Doubles
Jim Ryan (S/Mines ) / Wayne Black USA
(Beaten in Q/F)
GMB Singles S/Finals
Pat Ryan (Ballyporeen) beaten by Liebman 21/4, 15/21,
21/5
Irish
World Title Winners So Far
Men’s
Open Paul
Brady Cavan
Mens
Open Doubles Eoin
Kennedy & M. Finnegan
One Wall Men's Singles B Singles James
Doyle Armagh
Men's Singles
A Ruairi
Kelly Tyrone
Mens
A Doubles
Ger Coonan/Darragh Daly
Men’s Singles
B Shane O
Neill Tyrone
Mens
Doubles B
S O Carroll / C.J Fitzpatrick
Men’s Singles
C Shane
Hedigan Cork
Mens
C Doubles
Ciaran Neary / M O Brien
Mens Singles Seniors
35+ Gavin
Buggy Wexford
Mens Singles Master
40+ Ducksy
Walsh Kilkenny
Men's Singles Golden Master B
(50+) Martin
Conneely
Womens
Open Singles
Fiona Shannon
Womens
Open Doubles
Fiona Shannon/Sibéal Gallagher
Womens A
Deirdre Donohoe
Womens
C
Sinead Hanley
Girls
19U Shauna
Hilley
Girls
17U Lorraine
Havern
Girls
15U Lauren O
Riordan
Girls
13U Ciana Ni
Churraoi
Boys
19U
Seamus O Carroll
Boys
17U
Martin Mulkerrins
Boys
15U
Padraig Mc Kenna
Boys
13U
Darren Doherty
Boys
11U
Daniel Curry
David Hickey & Noel Moroney Winners of Lahorna Tournament 2009
Beating Paul Maher & Martin Ryan 21/15, 21/3
Ballina Host Ladies All-Ireland SOFTBALL Finals 2009Saturday 15th August 2009:
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Michael Carroll Mens C 1 Wall Nationals Winner in Castlebar June 2009
Mike Carroll & Tony Hannon (Photo Mike McGee)

Mike Carroll in Action in one the Early Rounds in Mens C (Photo Mike Mc Gee)



The Ballina Handball Club was put on
the World Map when Clubmen Fergal Collins & Ger Coonan Put in some Great
displays in the USHA Handball Nationals in Los Caballeros, Orange County,
California. Against all odds the two Ballina Clubmen reached the final of the
Mens A Singles after coming through some
fierce opposition from the Home players. The Final was one of the best games of
the Championships and the players got a standing ovation from the huge crowd
after the game. Coonan got off to the better start and with some great serving
and all round skills took the first game 21/15. In the second game Collins had
to force the play and looked in full control leading 19-11. Coonan steadily
grew in confidence and with some great passing shots pulled back the aces and
suddenly there was only a 1 point gain. Collins made it to 20 but on 3
occasions missed the vital Kill shot and Coonan levelled at 20 all. In a
pulsating finish Collins finally got in to take the game 21/20. In the Tie
Break Coonan took control and went in to a lead of 8-3. With both players
tiring mistakes were being made and Collins took full advantage and in
determined fashion went on to win 11-8 to take the Mens A USHA Title.
Coonan teamed up with Patrick Clerkin
in the Mens A Doubles and after a tough
battle against Americans Victor Perez & Pat Jarvis they took the doubles title winning 21/19,
21/17.
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April 2009: Ger Coonan Won the Mens A Title in the Irish Nationals played in Kingscourt beating Darragh Daly
from Tyrone 21/10, 18/21, 11/3
Chris Curran - Ger Coonan - Darragh Daly
In the Intermediate Doubles 40x20 Munster Final Ger Coonan & Mike Carroll Beat Brendan Fleming & Alan O Dwyer (Cork) 10/21, 21/19, 21/9
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In the 2009 40x20 Munster Championships Paddy Collins retained the Munster title in EMBS beating Denis Gleeson from the Silvermines 21/18, 21/10
He now Meets the Leinster Champion on March 8th. 2009
A Workshop for Handball Coaching takes place in the Handball Court on Grange road on Friday night 13th February @ 6.30 P.M. Eddie Corbett Senior All-Ireland Champion will conduct the course for Players, Parents and anybody interested in helping out with Juvenile Coaching in the Club. The Course is open to anybody over 18 and all are welcome to attend. Last Friday night saw the first of these sessions and it was very successful.
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The Following Committee was elected at the A.G.M. for 2009
President: Tom Ahern - Chairman : Paddy Collins - V.Chairman: Paddy Coleman - Secretary: Con Collins - A.Secretary: Gloria Mc Keogh - Treasurers: Michael Gleeson & Geddy Mc Keogh - P.R.O. : Paddy Collins - Youth Officer: Martin Monaghan
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Paddy Collins was on the winning team that won the Noel Collins Memorial tournament in O Callaghans Mills over the Christmas period. The Final was played on New Years Eve. Team: Paddy Collins, Cornelius Collins (OCM), Eoin Mc Grath & Niall Crehan.
Winners of Michael Monaghan Tournament : Noel Moroney & Michael Kelly.
Michael Monaghan Memorial Tournament Final takes place on Thursday 18th December 2008 @ 8 P.M.
John Mc Quaid & Willie Gleeson V Noel Moroney & Michael Kelly
Followed by Presentation function for 2008 All-Ireland Winners Ger Coonan -Martin Mc Inerney -Paddy Collins in Mollys Bar @ 9.30 P.M.
EMBS 40x20 -2009 Championships County Final Tues 16/12/08 - Paddy Collins Bt Denis Gleeson (S/Mines) 21/6, 21/16
EMBS 40x20 -2009 Championships County Semi-Final Tues. 9/12/08 - Paddy Collins Bt Andy Purcell (S/Mines) 21/6, 21/17
EMBS All-Ireland Final 60x30 in Mullingar - Paddy Collins Bt Michael Todd Monaghan 21/13, 21/14
In EMBS All-Ireland semi-Final Paddy Collins had a narrow victory over James Coughlan from Roscommon in Roscommon 18/21, 21/18, 21/18
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Ballina Juveniles on Tipperary Handball Team panels for Munster Final Clash with Clare
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Martin Mc Inerney & Ger Coonan All-Ireland Intermediate 60x30 Doubles Champions 2008 Bt Ian Griffin & Kerry Hennessy (Dublin)
ID s/f Tipperary (Ger Coonan, Martin McInerney) v
Mayo (Ollie
Cassidy, Paul Flynn) Win for Coonan & Mc.Inerney 17/21, 21/10. 21/10
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Minor Singles Munster final.
Fergal Collins beaten by Seamus O Carroll (Lk) in Thurles 5th. August 17/21, 21/18 21/13 (Full report on Tipperary Handball website)
I.D. Munster Final win.
Ger Coonan & Martin Mc.Inerney had a good win in the Munster Intermediate final in Cashel Beating Paul Hedderman & Tom O Brien (Lk) 21/15, 21/17
Club Tournament Finals on this Saturday 19th. July at 6.30 in Ballcourt:
John Mc Quaid-John O Neill-Con Collins-Paddy Collins-Martin Kennedy
Final: John O Neill & Martin Kennedy Bt Ger Monaghan & Eoin Collins
Final: John Mc Quaid & Paddy Collins Bt Michael Gleeson & Alfie Monaghan
Junior: Ger Monaghan & Eoin Collins V John O Neill & Martin Kennedy
Masters: Michael Gleeson & Alfie Monaghan V John Mc Quaid & Paddy Collins
JBS Tues 15th July in Lahorna- Declan Gleeson Bt Kevin Timmons (S/Mines) 21-13, 9-21, 21-8
Monday 14th July Juvenile Tournament Presentation (See Juvenile Page)
Monday 14th July: Martin Kennedy & John O Neill Bt Michael Monaghan & Willie Gleeson 21/14, 21/10 in Junior T/Ment S/Final.
After a great run Ballina JB team beaten in All-Ireland Final 125-74 By Coolgraney (Wexford)
Declan Gleeson-Kevin Kennedy-Paddy Collins-Mike Carroll
Junior B Club All-Ireland Final at Garryhill (Carlow) on Sat. July 12th. @ 5 P.M.
Ballina,
Coolgreany, Wexford (Darren O�Toole, Damien Kelly, Ned Connor, Peter McGrath, Jimmy O�Rourke)
OIC S Ryan Referee A Ryan
At Mullingar,
Saturday 5 th. Open Club All-Ireland S/F
Ballaghaderreen, Mayo
(Paul Flynn, Dessie Keegan, Joe McCann, Vinnie Moran) dft
Ballina, Tipperary (Ger Coonan, Martin McInerney, Fergal Collins,
John McQuaid) 99 -81
Scores Ballagh
first McCann v Coonan 21-10, 16-21, Moran/Flynn v Mc Quaid/McInerney 21-12,
21-13 Keegan v Collins 17-21, 3-4
Ballina Junior B Team through to All-Ireland Final after a good win over Ballymoe Roscommon 124-51 in S/F on Thurs 3rd July in Crinkle
JB Club Munster Final on Mon 30th June in Thurles @ 8 P.M. -- Big win for Ballina by 105-45
Open Club Munster Final on Saturday 28th June
Ballina now meet Ballaghdereen in All-Ireland S/F in Mullingar on Saturday 5th July at 5 P.M.Jul 12-13 All-Ireland 60 x 30 Club Finals
Open Club : Ballina V Ballyporeen in Cashel on Friday /20th June
Team from: John Mc Quaid,Martin Mc Inerney, Ger Coonan, Fergal Collins, John Lee
Ballina DoublesTournament 2008:
June 2008:
A Division :
We are now down to a final between John Mc Quaid & P. Collins (Sub for C. Collins)
V Michael Gleeson & Alfie Monaghan
B. Division: Semi Finals on Friday 6th June @ 8 P.M.
Ger Monaghan & Eoin Collins V Edward Fitzgerald & David Collins (Winners)
Michael Monaghan & Willie Gleeson V Martin Kennedy & John O Neill
Master A Doubles All-Ireland Semi -Finalists 05/04/08

Pat O Flaherty & John Mc Quaid
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All-Ireland Semi Final Win in EMBS for Paddy Collins
In Clarecastle 21/16, 21/9 29/04/08
John Kelehan (Galway) Paddy Collins (Ballina)
Munster Final win in EMBS:
Paddy Collins beat Andy Purcell
in the Munster Final in Nenagh
21/14, 21/20 after both had great wins over
Corks Dave Stack & Jim O Rourke in the Semi-Finals.
Andy & Paddy Munster Final March 11th 2008 in Nenagh
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Membership for 2008 now Due:
ICHA All-Ireland 40x20 singles - Mens Open 2008
Ger Coonan (UL) beaten by Brian Carroll (DIT) 21/12, 21/1
Doubles T/Ment Commencing Shortly
See Fixture page
Cumann na mBunscoil Munster Championships this w/e
In Limerick --U13 D - Boys & Girls Ballina N.S.
Michael Monaghan Memorial tournament December 2007
Winners - Paul Maher & Kevin Spain
Ballina Players through to All-Ireland 60x30 Finals 2007.
Fixtures Below
Andy Purcell & Paddy Collins (beaten 21/16, 21/6)
GMBD Wicklow (Gerry McGrath, Tom O�Malley) v
Tipperary (Paddy Collins, Andy Purcell)
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Michael Gleeson & Gerry Spillane (Beaten 21/9 21/9)
GMAD Mayo (Kevin Geraghty, Martin Cronin) v
Tipperary (Michael Gleeson, Gerry Spillane)
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At Ballina, Sunday 21 October, 2.00 p.m.
Official-in-Charge: Paddy Collins
LJBD Clare (Anne Marie Fitzgerald, Sarah Loughnane) v
Laois (Aisling Behan, Ciara Dowling)
LJD Kerry (Caitr�ona Casey, Lisa Falvey) v
Mayo (Eithne McHale, Olivia Kilbane)
LSD Maria Daly, Ashley Prendiville (Kerry) v
Patricia Doyle, Shauna Hilley (Wicklow)
Juvenile 60x30 Munster Championships Tipperary V Clare in Ballina on Sat.8th September @ 12 noon
North Tipperary
U10S � Aiden O Flaherty (Youghalarra)
U10D - William Ryan & Niall Shinnors (Lahorna).
U11S � Daniel Mc Daid (Ballina)
U11D � Ronan Burke & David Bradshaw (Ballina)
U12S � Kieran Monaghan (Ballina)
U12D � Tony Gleeson & Bill O Flaherty (Youghalarra)
U13S � Kieran Cahill (Lahorna)
U14S � None
U14D � None
U15S �Martin Kennedy (Ballina)
U15D � Michael O Connor & Shane Lenihan (
U16S � Kevin Walsh (Ballina)
U16D � None
U17S � Mark Kennedy (Ballina)
U17D � Sean Harte & Frankie Foley (
Munster Minor Doubles Final Limerick (S O Carroll & C.J Fitzpatrick) Bt Clares (D.Nash & Niall Malone)in Ballina .Aug.13th.
Minor Doubles in Tuamgraney Tues. 7th. August : Fergal Collins & Declan Gleeson beaten by Diarmuid Nash & Niall Malone 21/14, 21/15.
Intermediate Singles Munster S/f in Cashel Mon. 6th August : Ger Coonan Bt Paul Hedderman 21/5, 21/12 . Ger now meets Paul Mullins in the final who beat Colm Jordan 21/5, 12/21, 21/14
Intermediate Doubles Munster final in Thurles: Ger Coonan & Martin Mc Inerney beaten by Paul mullins & Adrian Johnson 21/11, 21/15
Intermediate Doubles in Cashel: Ger Coonan & Martin Mc. Inerney Bt. Paul Hedderman & Tom O Brien (Lk) 21/7, 15/21, 21/20
Tues 31st August in Hospital-Minor Singles Munster S/F - Fergal Collins bows out of minor singles beaten in thriller by Seamus O Carroll from Limerick 21/15, 14/21, 21/15
Fri. July 27th in Garryhill SS Q/F Ger Coonan Beaten by Ducksie Walsh 21/3, 21/10
July 26th. Minor Singles (Tipp 1) Fergal Collins Bt Clare 1 D Nash 21/8, 21/3
(Tipp 2) Declan Gleeson Beaten by Clare 2 N Malone 21/13, 21/19
All-Ireland Open Club Final in Mullingar on Tuesday 24th July -Ballaghaderreen (Mayo) dft Ballina 105 to 70
McCann dft Coonan 20,11 Moran & Flynn dft McInerney & McQuaide 16,15 Keegan dft Fergal Collins 21-7.
In the Paddy Kelly Memorial Tournament in Div.2 Michael Gleeson & Eric Monaghan Defeat Geddy Mc Keogh & Ger Monaghan in the Final on Friday 13th July in Lahorna.
Ballina Reach All-Ireland Final of Open Club Competition Beating Brackey from Tyrone in Semi-Final : Team Ger Coonan, Martin Mc Inerney , John Mc Quaid & Fergal Collins.
Fergal Collins Winner of the first Leeuwarden Freisland Open Handball Tournament 2007
(See Leeuwarden page)
Ballina win open Club Munster title beating Cashel in the final in Cashel
on Tues 26th. June 2007 Score 101-94
(John Mc Quaid, Ger Coonan, Fergal Collins, Martin Mc Inerney)
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Ger Coonan wins Intermediate Hardball Singles Title 2007 beating Chris Doolin from Roscommon
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April 21st.
Ger Coonan, Con Collins & John Mc Quaid contest All-Ireland Finals this Weekend:
Ballina Club 60x30 Finals
March 25th. @ 3 P.M.
Final : Geddy Mc Keogh & Ger Monaghan V Eric Monaghan & John Hamilton
3rd/4th : Michael Monaghan & Paddy Collins V Michael Gleeson & Sean Wood
Plate Final : Karen Collins & Alfie Monaghan V Declan Gleeson & Pa Monaghan
Ger Coonan travelled to intervarsities Championships in
MBS-S/F -Liscarroll -Feb21-John Mc Quaid Bt D.Lenihan (Cork) 11/21,21/18,21/10
GMBS-Munster Q/F - Dolla Feb 21- Paddy Collins Bt jack Dillon (Lk) 21/16, 21/13
Semi-Final - G.Mc Keogh & Ger Monaghan Bt Michael Gleeson & Sean Wood 21/19, 14/21, 21/14
Semi_Final - John Hamilton & Eric Monaghan Bt John Mc Quaid & Willie Gleeson - 7/21, 21/17, 21/10
60x30 Tournament at Semi-Final Stage Fixtures
Juvenile B Forms posted out 16/2/07 to be returned by Wednesday 28th Feb Click use this form for boys /girls
Coaching has commenced for juvenilesfor 2007 and all registered members
have been assigned coaches & times --available
on coaching page & Club notice board.
At the 42nd Cidona Sports awards held
in Clonmel
on Saturday 27th. Jan. 2007
Fergal Collins received
an award for his achievements in Handball in 2006
Club Registration night for 2007 at Ballcourt on
Thursday 1st. February from 7.30
P.M. to 8.30 P.M. All membership must be paid
up for 2007 as names must go forward
to Croke Park. New members Welcome.
The Following Coaches will be coaching for 2007.
Fergal Collins, Paul
Coleman,Michael Gleeson,Geddy Mc. Keogh,
Paddy Collins,Paddy Coleman,Con
Collins, Margaret Coleman, Cliona Collins,
Karen Collins.
Times /Coaches will be posted up when
membership is in for 2007.
* Note that the Cumann na mBunscoil
Munster competition
has been brought forward
to Saturday March 3rd. at 12 Noon
(Cail�n� in Ballymacgelligot - Buachaill� in Tralee
sports complex.)
Cuman na mBunscoil County Final winners
David Bradshaw & Ronan Bourke Cumann na mBunscoil U11D 2007 County Champions.
2007 Adult & Juvenile 40x20 Fixtures up on
North Tipp website
(See link from this site)
Juvenile 40x20 North titles 2007 In U16 Singles for Kevin Walsh & U17Singles for Mark Kennedy
Well done to Kieran Monaghan who was part of the Clare National Schools team who won the Munster national School team Handball final beating Cork 82-33 in the final.
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All-Ireland 60x30 Champions 2006
MBS - John Mc Quaid
U16S _ Fergal Collins
U21S _ Ger Coonan
All-Ireland 40x20
U16 S 40x20 All-Ireland Champion 2006
Fergal Collins who beat Stephen Cooney (Mayo) in Clooney in Clare 21-3, 21-5
EMBD 40x20 All-Ireland Champions 2006
Con Collins & Pakie Mullins Beat Pat O Sullivan & Seamus Duffy (Sligo) 21-6, 21-12 in Kingscourt on Sun April 9th.
National Award for Ballina Chairman: Paddy Collins received a National Handball Special Achievement Award at the Awards Banquet in Kilkenny on Saturday night
18th. March.
I.S. Ger Coonan Bt John Frawley in Munster final in Nenagh Tues 14th. March 21-13, 21-19
Con Collins & Pakie Mullins win Munster EMBD final V John Frazer & J.J.Fahy Lk.
Fergal Collins wins U16S Munster final beating Dara O Suilleabhain 21-8, 21-16
Paddy Collins wins Munster GMBS Title beating Jack Dillon Lk. 21-17, 21-14
Ger Coonan wins Mens A in Irish Intervarsities . He represents UL in the World Collegiates in Texas
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See North Tipp Link for all Munster fixtures.
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