Galway’s Ciana Ní Churraoin and Niamh Heffernan won the Ladies final while Cork’s Daniel Relihan and Michael Hedigan captured the Men’s title.
HANDBALL IS ENJOYING a moment at present and further evidence was provided at Croke Park yesterday when Galway and Cork produced two sizeable upsets in a pair of thrilling oneills.com All-Ireland Senior Doubles finals.
The novelty factor of senior deciders finally returning to HQ was great but nothing generates a buzz like upsets and young pretenders taking on the dominant champions. But if that was missing in 2023, handball fans got it yesterday as Ní Churraoin and Heffernan and Relihan and Hedigan dethroned Casey and O’Keeffe and Nash and Crehan respectively.
Advertisement “In my opinion we should have won that as well. Aishling and Catriona are very good players and there’s a reason why they have won it the last good few years. For me personally, it has haunted me ever since,” admitted the 22-year-old. Meanwhile, Clare and Cork served up an absolute humdinger in the Men’s final, with Cork winning 17-21, 14-21, 11-10 in a game instantly recognised as a classic.
A spectacular left-handed kill by Hedigan at 9 was a highlight as the Rebels managed to close it out for their first 4-wall senior title amid joyous scenes.
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