Co-operation appreciated

[The Bottom Brick]

Lads there's a handball survey going on at present, I'd appreciate it if you could click the releveant option in the above box.

There are efforts in place at the minute to increase the profile and it would be beneficial to get an idea of the level of interest/knowledge out there

[Handball Ace]

Played the game competitively from U14 to adult

[David McKeown]

I have played a little but not in this country.  My university in Texas were big into it and I played it there

[BallyhaiseMan]

played it during my time in St Pats Cavan...No Competitions,just recreationally at Lunch and break times when we couldnt find a football.

[realredhandfan]

Id love to know the rules and from what I can see Handball could play a bigger part as a sport in the future and rounders actually as well.

[Rollout]

Took it up when i was in college. Play competitively now. Best sport I've ever played.

[The Bottom Brick]

It seems there are a lot of folks on here who have played handball or have a basic knowledge of the sport.

So what was it that stopped everyone keeping the game on?

[Lar Naparka]

I come from east Mayo, where handball was the dominant sport when I was growing up. Every town and major crossroads had at least a three-wall alley and it was the favourite gathering place for boys and girls on Sunday afternoons. The vast majority of us played the game for recreation and there was little or no an organised structure or games of a competitive nature.
I moved to Dublin in the late 60s and more or less gravitated to Croke Park and the famous old stone alley. I played with the Naomh Padraig handball club for many years and I really enjoyed them all. I managed to win a couple of Dublin Intermediates in the mid 80s and played on the Senior League side for a good few seasons as well but was never motivated enough to take the game too seriously.
I would still, at 57, be playing away quite happily but about a decade ago I began to be troubled with arthritis and had to lay off playing.
I really loved the game and would recommend it to any one both as a means of staying fit and for the craic I always enjoyed as part of the Dublin handball scene.

[lynchbhoy]

played it in school where I was rubbish at it.
There were no handball alleys in the locality I lived in - not that I know of anyhow
so I didnt play it any further.
There is an alley at my local club and indeed one of Irelands top handballers is from the club

[Handball Ace]

St Brigid's is it?

Kennedy is one of the best in the world, and the best Irish 60x30 player at the minute...

[lynchbhoy]

St Brigid's is it?
Kennedy is one of the best in the world, and the best Irish 60x30 player at the minute...

Yep - he's been very successful this past couple of years alright.

[Maximus Marillius]

played it in school where I was rubbish at it.
There were no handball alleys in the locality I lived in - not that I know of anyhow
so I didnt play it any further.

Not surprised to hear that you were crap at it Lynchboy....I suppose you were to yellow... to scared that hard ball would hurt your hand

[lynchbhoy]

played it in school where I was rubbish at it.
There were no handball alleys in the locality I lived in - not that I know of anyhow
so I didnt play it any further.

Not surprised to hear that you were crap at it Lynchboy....I suppose you were to yellow... to scared that hard ball would hurt your hand

probably !

[Handball Ace]

Would you ever go to watch him playing in one of the big matches in Croker or Kingscourt?

Him against Brady is one of the best matches there is, because Kennedy is a tactical genius, amazing defence while brady is just an all out attacking gunslinger - an immovable object meeting an irresistable force if ever there was one.

Kennedy used to get the upperhand but Brady has dragged the game to a new level in the last three years.

[lynchbhoy]

Would you ever go to watch him playing in one of the big matches in Croker or Kingscourt?

Him against Brady is one of the best matches there is, because Kennedy is a tactical genius, amazing defence while brady is just an all out attacking gunslinger - an immovable object meeting an irresistable force if ever there was one.

Kennedy used to get the upperhand but Brady has dragged the game to a new level in the last three years.

if time were my own, and I had enough notification about this - then yes I would.

right now the publicity is not there.