After four days of top-class racquetball at the World Singles & Doubles Racquetball Championships in Denver, the O’Callaghan family delivered a series of impressive results on the international stage.
Conor O’Callaghan secured two bronze medals, battling his way to the podium in both the Men’s B and Men’s C Singles divisions. His father, Noel O’Callaghan, added to the family success with a superb run to gold in the Men’s 45+A division, reaffirming his place among the sport’s top masters players.
Darragh O’Callaghan also produced excellent racquetball throughout the event, finishing second in his group after some tightly contested matches. Unfortunately, he narrowly missed out on a place in the knockout stages but gained valuable experience against world-class opposition.
The family effort was rounded out by Bernadette O’Callaghan, who travelled to Denver as a dedicated supporter. Her encouragement and presence throughout the tournament were a huge boost to the players.
Congratulations to Conor, Noel, Darragh, and Bernadette on representing Ireland with pride and passion on the world stage.

​The Annual General Meeting of the Association was held on Sunday 7 th September in the Bridge House Hotel, Tullamore, Co Offaly.

Clubs represented were Arklow, Ballinrobe, Castlebar, Cavan, Clogh/Moneenroe, Kilkenny and Templederry.

A number of motions were passed and a new committee (EXCO) was elected for the coming season.

One position remains vacant, that of Development Officer

Michael Kelly(Ballinrobe), Registrations Secretary and Patrick Hanley(Fermoy) Development Officer have stepped away from the EXCO.
We thank both for their hard work in promoting Irish racquetball.

• Gary Lynch(Belfast) was elected to new General Secretary.
• President (2 Year Term until 2026): Susan Farrell (Arklow)
• General Secretary (2 Year Term until 2027): Gary Lynch(Belfast)
• Registrations Secretary/Anti-Doping Officer: (1-year term): Jimmy Gannon(Arklow)
• Treasurer: (2 Year Term until 2026) Antonia Neary(Arklow)
• Communications & Media (1-year term): Kathleen Conway(Castlebar)
•  Tournament Secretary (2 Year Term until 2027): Michael Haverty(Castlebar)
• Junior Development Officer (2-year term until 2026): Thea Coleman(Mitchelstown)
• Development Officer (2-year term until 2027): Vacant
• Women's Officer (1-year term): Elaine Murphy(Templederry)
• Children’s Officer (1-year term): Sean Lyng(Ballyanne)
•  Designated Liaison Person (1-year term): Antonia Neary(Arklow)

Ireland had an incredible week at the European Racquetball Championships in Aesch, Switzerland (24th–30th August), with outstanding performances across all divisions.
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Team Competitions

• Women’s Team: Antonia Neary, Katie Kenny, Aisling Hickey, Thea Coleman (Gold)
• Men’s Team: Mark Murphy, Keelan O’Gorman, Dara McNamara, Reece Young (Silver)

Women’s Open

• Singles: Aisling Hickey (Gold), Antonia Neary (Silver), Katie Kenny (Bronze), Thea Coleman (Bronze)
• Doubles: Antonia Neary & Aisling Hickey (Gold), Majella Haverty & Katie Kenny (Silver), Niamh Murphy & Fiona Kyne (Bronze)

Men’s Open

• Singles: Keelan O’Gorman (Bronze), Mark Murphy (Bronze)
• Doubles: Reece Young & Dara McNamara (Silver), Keelan O’Gorman & Mark Murphy (Bronze)

Mixed Open Doubles

• Aisling Hickey & Keelan O’Gorman (Gold)
• Katie Kenny & Mark Murphy (Silver)
• Antonia Neary & Reece Young (Bronze)
• Thea Coleman & Dara McNamara (Bronze)

Juniors

• Boys U12: Patrick Murphy (Gold), Tommy Murphy (Silver)
• Boys U14: Patrick Murphy (Gold), Tommy Murphy (Bronze)
• Boys U16: Jack Carroll (Gold), Josh Lawlor (Silver)
• Girls U12: Lucy Murphy (Gold)
• Girls U14: Lucy Murphy (Gold), Anna Murphy (Silver)
• Girls U16: Anna Murphy (Gold), Hannah Walsh (Silver)

Masters

• Men’s 40+ Singles: Sean Lyng (Gold)
• Men's 40+ Doubles: Sean Lyng & Ken Cottrell (Gold), Jimmy Gannon & Don Lawlor (Silver)
• Men’s 50+: Ken Cottrell (Gold)
• Men's 50+ Doubles: Don Lawlor & Billy Walsh (Gold), Ken Cottrell & Jimmy Gannon (Silver)
• Men’s 60+: Jimmy Gannon (Gold), Billy Walsh (Silver)
• Men's 60+ Doubles: Jimmy Gannon & Billy Walsh Gold()
• Women’s 40+: Fiona Kyne (Gold)

 **25 Gold**
 **20 Silver**
 **13 Bronze**

 58 medals for Ireland!

What a phenomenal performance, huge congratulations to all players and coaches.