Competitors set for world championships

Starting this Thursday, the World Handball Championships will take place in Ireland over the next 10 days at the City West Hotel, Dublin, the championships and will continue until October 21, with 1,850 entries.

Clare has 55 competitors in the championship in the one-wall competition and the 40 x 20 singles and doubles.

It is expected there will be over 3,000 matches played over the 10 days, with many Clare competitors hoping to bring home a title.

The following is a list of the entrants, including adults and juveniles, who are taking part. In total, there are 55 participants, with 23 adult men and three adult women; six underage girls and 22 underage boys.

Tuamgraney: Diarmaid Nash, U-23 singles and doubles; Barry Nash, U-17 singles and doubles; Clodagh Nash, U-15 singles and doubles; Paddy Fitzgerald, U-17 singles and doubles; Niall Malone, U-23 singles and doubles; Ciaran Malone, U-19 singles and Mark Rodgers, U-11 singles and doubles.
Tulla: Cathal Hannon, men’s B Singles; Alan Leamy, men’s C singles; Evan Corbett, U-19 singles; Colin Corbett, U-17 singles and doubles; Niall Bolton, U-17 singles and doubles; Mark Lynch, U-17 singles; Brian Fahy, U-15 singles and doubles; Shane Hunt, U-15 singles and doubles.
Kilkishen: Colin Creehan, U-17 single and doubles; Gary Cooney, U-13 singles and doubles; Tiernan Agnew, U-13 singles and doubles; Ella Donnellan, U-13 singles and doubles; Laura Philpot, U-13 singles; Áine Lynch, U-13 singles; Christy Philpot, men’s C singles and doubles; John Cooney, men’s C singles and doubles; Cathair Agnew, U-15 singles and doubles; Mike Baker, men’s C singles and doubles; Jim Close, men’s C doubles; Sean Cotter, U-15 singles; Pat Donnellan, golden masters B singles and doubles; Barry McMahon, men’s C doubles; Conor Cooney, men’s C doubles; Sean Donnellan, U-17 singles and doubles; Kevin McNamara, master B singles and doubles; Seamus McNamara, master B singles and doubles.
Clarecastle: Doireann Murphy, U-13 singles and doubles; Jake Kearney, U-15 singles and doubles; Jack Hayes, U-15 singles and doubles; Declan Frawley, U-35 singles and Open men’s  doubles.
Newmarket: Colin Kelly, U17 singles; Mike Kelly, golden masters B doubles.
Shannon: John Cawley, golden masters B doubles.
Clooney/Quin: Luke Keane, U-15 singles and doubles; Barry Loughnane, U-15 singles and doubles; Sean Coughlan, U-11 singles and doubles; Sarah Loughnane, women’s C singles and doubles; Paula Loughnane, women’s C singles and doubles; Lisa Loughnane, women’s B singles and doubles; Fergal Coughlin, U-15 singles and doubles; Natasha Coughlan, U-17 singles and doubles; Fergal Coughlan, senior men’s  masters singles and doubles; David Sheehy, U-15 singles; John Nihill, golden masters B singles; Shane Hayes, men’s C singles and doubles; John Kennedy, men’s C singles and doubles; Fiachra Hayes, men’s  C singles and doubles and Gerard Coughlan O-45 singles and doubles.