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The Annual General Meeting of the Association was held at the Bridge House Hotel, Tullamore, Co. Offaly on Sunday, 6th September 2026.

Newly Elected Executive Committee (EXCO):
President: Susan Farrell | [email protected]
General Secretary: Gary Lynch | [email protected]
Treasurer: Antonia Neary | [email protected]
Tournament Secretary: Michael Haverty | [email protected]
Junior Development Officer: Sean Lyng | [email protected]
Communications & Media Officer: Elaine Murphy | [email protected]
Registration Secretary: Milo Kearns | [email protected]
Children’s Officer: Kenneth Redmond | [email protected]
Women’s Officer: Niamh Murphy | [email protected]
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The Association's Operations Manager is Eoin O’Neill   operations@racquetball
Antonia Neary contines in the role of Designated Liaison Offcer
Jimmy Gannon (Arklow) continues in his role as Anti-Doping Officer and Garda Vetting Liaison Officer. [email protected]
A number of motions were passed during the meeting, including updates to the Disciplinary Code.

The Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held on Sunday 6th September in the Bridge House Hotel, Tullamore, Co Offaly starting at 11.30am.

Clubs are invited to submit motions for rule changes and nominations for positions on the Executive Committee of the Association by Friday 14th August.

​Clubs are also invited to send two delegates to the meeting,.

Please ensure you club has representation at the meeting.

Please register your attendance at https://www.racquetball.ie/registeragm.html

​Lunch will be provided to delegates free of charge.

After a brilliant day of racquetball at Clogh, Kilkenny for the 2026 60X30 Doubles All-Ireland Finals at which  Mark Murphy and Tom Morrisey retained their senior title again this year in producing high quality racquetball in the big court.  Playing outstandingly in the final, the Kilkenny pairing defeated Templeudigan's Paddy Boland and Sean O Neill 3-1. 

The ladies senior final was an entertaining final from start to finish with great rallies throughout between the Templeudigan pairings. Niamh Murphy/Ann Boland took the title 3-1 against Suzanne Fitzharris/ Sally Byrne. 
Kilkenny’s Don Lawlor/ Billy Walsh had a great win in the over 50’s final against their club mates Derek Fitzpatrick & Jim Doyle. 

The Clogh pairing of Jack Carroll & David Langton put on an excellent display in the novice final and were worthy winners. The runners-up were Shane O’Dowd/Darragh O’Callaghan(Clogh/Fermoy).

The U16 boys final was also an excellent spectacle. We got to see brilliant racquetball from start to finish and all four boys were killing great shots throughout. It was the Ballanne partnership of Danny Quigley and Joey Gaffney that prevailed in the end taking the title defeating  with a 3-1 win over Shane O’Dowd(Clogh) and Darragh O’Callaghan(Fermoy).​
Tournament Director for this event: Niamh Murphy


Photo: All Ireland 60x30 Senior Doubles Champions - Mark Murphy & Tom Morrissey(Kilkenny)

The 43rd Irish Open and 40th Arklow Open proved to be a fantastic weekend of racquetball, with a huge turnout, high-quality matches, and a brilliant atmosphere throughout the event. 
Players travelled from across Ireland and beyond to compete, making it a truly memorable tournament for all involved.
There was no shortage of thrilling action across the grades. In the Men’s Open Singles, Johnny O’Keeney (Fermoy) won a gripping 4-game battle against Mark Murphy (Kilkenny). 
In the Women’s Open Singles, Aisling Hickey (Rossmore) delivered a strong performance, defeating Arklow’s Antonia Neary in straight sets.
Arklow had plenty to celebrate across the weekend, with standout performances from Joseph Farrell, who claimed the Men’s B Singles title in dominant fashion, and Paddy Dodd, who secured victory in the Men’s C/D Singles. 
Tyler Young also impressed, winning the Men’s Novice Singles, and we are delighted to announce that this marks Tyler’s well-earned promotion out of the novice grade. A brilliant achievement and very well deserved.
Other notable winners included Daniel White (North Sligo) in the Men’s Novice B Singles, Robert Weber (USA) in a tightly contested Men’s 40+ final, Noel O’Callaghan (Fermoy) in the Men’s 50+, and Billy Walsh (Kilkenny) in the Men’s 60+.
The Junior final was an all-Arklow affair, with George Foley edging out Chris Neary in a thrilling 5-game match. George also went on to claim victory in the Men’s Novice Doubles alongside Ray Kehoe.
In doubles action, Johnny O’Keeney and Mark Murphy combined to win the Men’s Open Doubles after another 5-game classic, while Billy Walsh and Don Lawlor took the Men’s C/D Doubles title.
Off the court, the club was proud to host a civic reception to welcome three visiting international players: Robert Weber, Kelly Gremley, and Jessica Wei, whose presence added greatly to the tournament.
A special mention must go to Liam Og Cooke (Cavan), who was awarded the Michael Barnes Sportsperson of the Tournament Award, recognising not only his performances on court but his outstanding sportsmanship, attitude, and willingness to support others throughout the weekend.
We were also delighted to honour Mick Cunningham, who was formally inducted into the Racquetball Association Hall of Fame in recognition of his years of dedication, commitment, and invaluable contribution to the sport.
Finally, a massive thank you to the Arklow club whose hard work and organisation made the tournament such a success, as well as to our generous sponsors for their continued support.
Full Results

Congratulations to Mick Cunningham on his induction into the Racquetball Association of Ireland's Hall of Fame. The presentation took place during the 43rd Irish & 40th Arklow Open on Saturday, May 2nd.

To mark the occasion, Association President Susan Farrell presented Mick with a Mayo Crystal vase.

​A member of the Araglen club in Co Cork, Mick is highly regarded for his extensive administrative work, specifically in the areas of coaching and coach education.

A full resume of Mick's achievements will be published shortly in the Hall of Fame section of our website.

​Photo: Susan Farrell, President of the Racquetball Association of Ireland and Hall of Fame Inductee, Mick Cunningham

A great weekend of racquetball was had for the 60X30 All-Ireland Singles Championships which took place at the Wexford venues.
Paddy Boland from the Templeudigan club won his first 60X30 All-Ireland Singles title defeating his club-mate Sean O’Neill in an excellent final at Gusserane. 
Niamh Murphy(Templeudigan) claimed her third 60x30 senior title against an impressive and skilful Hannah Keating from Cloughbawn. 
Don Lawlor  from Clogh took the Men’s B final title this year in an outstanding final and impressive display against club-mate Enda Gannon. 
Well done to Noelie Kehoe who produced an impressive display in the Men's C Singles final against Paddy Whelan (Gusserane) in another great final at Gusserane. 
Bob Whitty(Cloughbawn) had an excellent 3-1 win against Jack Carroll from Clogh in the D Singles Final.
The Men's Novice singles was won by Jason O’Grady (Gusserane) who defeated Michael Kelly (Templeudigan) in a close final by 3 games to 2.
In the Women's competitions,  Annie Greene (Templeudigan) and Fiona Kyne played a thrilling final at Templeudigan with Annie taking the Ladies Intermediate title  on a scoreline of 3-1. 
The Novice Singles ladies final was very entertaining with sisters Amanda & Tracey Power, both from the Gusserane club involved. An excellent tie-breaker again with Tracey winning the title.  
Shane O’Dowd from Clogh who took the boys U16 title in a superb final at Ballyanne with a nail biting 12-10 tie-breaker against Joey Gaffney. 
Congratulations also to Sophie Kehoe(Ballyanne) on winning the U16 girls final against her cousin Aoife Ryan. 
45 players participated in the 60X30 All-Irelands over the weekend. Well done to all involved! 

Photo: 60x30 All Ireland Senior Singles Champions 2026 - Niamh Murphy(Templeudigan) & Paddy Boland(Templeudigan)

Double joy for Joseph Farrell

Rossmore's Aisling Hickey captured her 14th National Open Singles title at the 2026 All Ireland Singles & Doubles Championships held in Kingscourt Handball & Racquetball Club. The record breaking Tipperary woman defeated Antonia Neary of Arklow in the final.

The Men's Singles title was retained by Joe Dillon of Kingscourt. Playing at his home venue, Dillon defeated Kilkenny's Mark Murphy in a close final by 3 games to 2.

The only player to win two singles title was Joseph Farrell. The seventeen year old Arklow student won both the C Singles title and the B Singles title. He now becomes one of the youngest players to join the top ranks in Irish Racquetball.

The Women's B Singles won by Niamh Murphy(Templeudigan) who will play in the Open ranks next season. Promoted to the B  grade for her win the Women's C Singles is Abbie O'Meara from Fermoy.

​In the other Singles divisions, there were wins for Billy Nolan(Clogh/Moneenroe) in Men's D Singles while Fiona Kyne from Castlebar was the winner of the Women's D Singles.
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​The Novice divisions were highly competitive with Dan Coogan from the Clogh/Moneenroe club winning the title. Sophie O'Flynn (Fermoy) made up for her loss in the Novice Singles at last years Championships defeating the youngest competitor at the Championships 13-yerar-old Lucy Murphy(Castlebar)
All the Doubles division saw competitive matches and the full results of the championships can be viewed on R2Sports

Johnny O'Keeney wins at 33rd Mayo Crystal Castlebar Open.

Fermoy's Johnny O'Keeney won the Mens Open Singles at the 33rd Castlebar Open at the weekend. He defeated clubmate Noel O'Callaghan to  win 5 of the 7 Open tournaments held this year.

Other singles winner were Alan O'Meara(Mitchelstown) Mens B Singles, Billy Nolan(Clogh) Men's C/D Singles. Women's CD Singles was won by Hannah Noonan(Fermoy) while the Novice Singles in mens & womens went to Josh Lawlor(Clogh) and Belle O'Meara(Mitchelstown) who are now promoted to the D grade.

​40 players took part in the 33rd Open in courts at De la Salle and An Sportlann, Castlebar.
Full results on R2Sports 

Photo: Johnny O'Keeney(Fermoy), Noel O'Callaghan(Fermoy)