Results & Fixtures

Round-by-Round Report

Semi-Finals (2 April 2023)

Galway’s Ciana NíChurraoin and Niamh Heffernan defeated Tyrone’s Eilise McCrory and Aoife Kelly, winning the first game 21-11 and the second game 21-6. Tyrone took an early lead going 10-1 up in the first game [11:35 into video Reference 2], Galway taking time to settle into the match before taking 20 of the next 21 points to win the first game and then taking the second game comfortably. [Reference 2]

In the second Semi-Final Cork’s Catríona Casey and Aisling O’Keeffe raced into an early 6-0 lead in the first game versus Roscommon’s Fiona Tully and Siobhán Treacy before Fiona Tully’s killshot got Roscommon on the board [6:35 to 6:45 in Video Reference 3]. Cork took the next 10 shots [12:00 in VR-3], but despite Roscommon taking four shots in a row to bring the score back to 16-5 [14:15 in VR-3], the comeback stalled and Cork won out 21-7 in the first game. Cork took the second game 21-6. [Reference: 3]

All-Ireland Final (9 April 2023)

Cork took the first game of the All-Ireland Final 21-7 [30:35 at Video Reference 4], with Catríona O’Casey and Aisling O’Keeffe leading 10-5 at the first Galway Timeout [15:30 at VR-4] and 16-7 at the second Galway Timeout. Despite Cork taking a commanding 5-0 lead in the second game [37:46 at VR-4], Galway’s Ciana NíChurraoin and Niamh Heffernan were able to come into the game, leading the second game 8-5 [43:07 at VR-4] and 16-12 [57:55 at VR-4]. Cork levelled at 16-16, sending the Cork fans wild [1:02:21], but the Galway pair were able to close out the game 21-16 [1:06:19]. The Match went into a Tiebreak up to 11, with Galway leading 5-1 at the first timeout [1:18:43 at VR-4]. Cork won the serve back at 8-1 down [1:18:43 at VR-4], Galway missed two match points at 10-10 before a killshot to right corner gave the Cork pair the game and match at 11-10 [1:34:27 at VR-4]

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References

[1] GAA Handball Facebook (2023) Post, March 16, 2023 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=582527353907901&set=a.458143433012961&type=3 [Accessed 20 March 2023]

[VR-2] GAA Handball Facebook (2023) Video, April 2, 2023 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/officialgaahandball/videos/1190432398342527 [Accessed 29 June 2023][GAA Handball Comment at 35:49 left- Galway take first game 21-11][GAA Handball Comment at 17:31 left- Galway second game 21-6] 

[VR-3] GAA Handball Facebook (2023) Video, April 2, 2023 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/officialgaahandball/videos/545636454352692 [Accessed 29 June 2023][GAA Handball Comment at 4:01 Cork win first game 21-7][GAA Handball Comment at 26:23 – Cork win second 21-8]

[VR-4] GAA Handball Facebook (2023) Video, April 9, 2023 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/officialgaahandball/videos/588611263297466 [Accessed 5 July 2023][Score 5-10 to Cork at 15:30 First Galway Timeout][Score 7-16 at second Galway timeout][Game 1 7-21 Cork at 30:35][Score 0-5 at 37:46][Score 8-5 at 43:07][16-12 at 57:55][16-16 at 1:02:21][Game 2 21-16 to Galway at 1:06:19][Game 3 5-1 to Galway at the first timeout- 1:18:43 at VR-4].[8-1 to Galway at 1:18:43 at VR-4][11-10  Final to Cork at 1:34:27 at VR-4]

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to Jillian Glynn.

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