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Eoin Kennedy - All Ireland Handball Champion 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
& 2008
Eoin Kennedy & Egin Jenson - All-Ireland Doubles Champions 2005, 2006, 2007
Handball is very alive and active in Saint Brigid's G.A.A. Club. Eoin is the current All Ireland Singles Chmapion. The Clubhouse has two indoor handball alleys , 1 with a viewing gallery with seating capacity for 50 people. Two members of the Club have the distinction of achieving World champion status ...Julie Long and Eoin Kennedy. St. Brigid's had three representatives in America in October '02 competing in the World Championships. Julie Long , Maria McCarthy and Susan Ennis & Eoin Kennedy competed in the Open Singles and Doubles. Eoin Kennedy fought an epic 2 1/2 hour battle with the Canadian pro , Danny Bell to reach the last 16 in the Open Singles . Eoin won the All-Ireland singles title in Croke Park on September 7th. , defeating the legendary Duxie Walsh
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Eoin Kennedy in action |
Also Maria McCarthy won the Womens Junior All-Ireland Title in February 2003 . The World Championships were held in Dublin from 17th. to the 26th. of October 2003. Over 650 players participated from 10 different countries.This year there were 8 St. Brigid's players competing including Eoin Kennedy , Maria McCarthy and Julie Long.
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