Crossakiel host successful Irish 60 x 30 Nationals weekend

Crossakiel host successful Irish 60 x 30 Nationals weekend

Crossakiel hosted the Jun B & B doubles divisions over the weekend. Crossakiel's Eugene O' Reilly & Peter Flanagan reached the quarter-finals of the Junior B Doubles narrowly going down to Kilkenny's Lawless & Hosey by 30-31. The U-17 doubles pairings of James Baugh/Johnny Reilly and Cormac Gilsenan & Conor Rice were beaten in the 1st round. Baugh & Reilly were then beaten in the U-17 doubles plate final.

Over the weekend players from Limerick, Kerry, Roscommon, Galway, Tyrone, Wexford all played in the Crosskiel court and all were very impressed with the facilities. McCabes provided refreshments to the players over the weekend. Eugene O' Reilly having had a marathon battle with Kilkenny in the quarters still somehow had the energy for a marathon day of refereering games from 9.30 am - 9.45 p.m. Eugene was ably assisted by Steven Quinn & Mark Farrell together with Vinny Farrell. Steven & Eugene were interviewed by the TG4 cameras outside the court on Saturday. Overall it was a very successful weekend for the Crossakiel handball club showcasing its handball facilities on the nationals stage. Hopefully it wont be too long before Crosakiel will be hosting All-Ireland handball finals.