Irish Wallball Nationals


The Irish Wallball Nationals is a wallball/one-wall handball tournament held annually in Ireland in early July. The tournament is the main wallball/One-wall handball on the Irish handball calendar.

Events and venues

The Nationals feature men's and women's singles; with Senior/Open, B, C, 23 and under, 19 and under, Masters and Juvenile grades. Since 2009, the games are normally held in a 5-court venue in the Sports Arena at Breaffy House Hotel in Castlebar. For 2022, the Irish Wallball Nationals were planned for Roscommon venues as the Breaffy House Sports Arena was unavailable.

Management

The Irish Wallball Nationals is managed by GAA Handball, formerly the Irish Handball Council.

History

The event was first played in County Meath in 1997 before moving to Sligo where it was hosted for several years before moving to its current, multi-court venue, Breaffy House Hotel in County Mayo in 2009. The 2022 Nationals were scheduled to take place across three Roscommon venues - Kilglass GAC, Strokestown CS, and the Convent of Mercy Roscommon, as Breaffy House Arena is unavailable to host the tournament this year. The three-court venue in Kilglass was set as the main venue for finals / premier grades.

Champions

Men's Open:
YearChampionCounty
1997P. HallDublin
1998R. McCarthy SnrWestmeath
1999D. KingCarlow
2000D. KeeganMayo
2001D. KingCarlow
2002D. KingCarlow
2003C. BrowneMeath
2004D. KeeganMayo
2005D. KingCarlow
2006R. McCarthyWestmeath
2007C. ShanksArmagh
2008P. BradyCavan
2009C. ShanksArmagh
2010C. ShanksArmagh
2011H. MendezPuerto Rico
2012R. McCarthyWestmeath
2013H. MendezPuerto Rico
2014C. McElduffTyrone
2015C. McElduffTyrone
2016M. MulkerrinsGalway
2017C. McElduffTyrone
2018C. McElduffTyrone
2019M. MulkerrinsGalway
2020The competition did not take place in 2020 due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
2021The competition did not take place in 2021 due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
2022C. McElduffTyrone

Women's Open:
YearChampionCounty
1997F. MeeRoscommon
1998L. DoolanRoscommon
1999No Competition
2000No Competition
2001No Competition
2002No Competition
2003No Competition
2004M. KennedyGalway
2005F. O'ReillyLimerick
2006M. RusheRoscommon
2007A. PrendivilleKerry
2008M. RusheRoscommon
2009M. RusheRoscommon
2010L. HavernDown
2011K. McConneyUnited States
2012L. HavernDown
2013L. HavernDown
2014M. McMahonLimerick
2015C. CaseyCork
2016L. HavernDown
2017M. McMahonLimerick
2018M. McMahonLimerick
2019C. Ni ChurraoinGalway
2020The competition did not take place in 2020 due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
2021The competition did not take place in 2021 due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
2022C. CaseyCork