Majella Haverty is the new European Womens Singles Champion after the completion on the 20th European Championships in Hamburg, Germany. She defeated Antonia Neary of Arklow 15-3, 15-5 in the final. 
Mark Murphy after a slow start in the first game put in a great performce in the 2nd game and tiebreaker but the effort did not succeed as Germany's Marcel Czempisz ran out the winner
Women's Singles Final
M Haverty(IRL) def A Neary(IRL) 15-3, 15-5
Men's Singles Final
M Czempisz(GER) def M Murphy(IRL) 15-1, 14-15, 11-6

Ireland continues to dominate European Women's racquetball with Majella Haverty & Katie Kenny winning the Women's Doubles. They defeated Antonia Neary and Olivia Downey 15-7, 15-4 in the final.

​In the Men's Doubles, Johnny O'Kenny and Mark Murphy were denied the gold by Germany's Joachim Loof and Marcel Czempisz.

​Women's Doubles  Final
Haverty/Kenny(IRL) def Neary/Downey(IRL) 15-7, 15-4
Men's Doubles Final
Czempisz/Loof(GER) def Murphy/O'Keeney(IRL) 15-13, 15-13 

​The 40+ Final at the 20th European Championships was another all Irish contest between Eoin Tynan and Kenny Cottrell but it was Tynan who prevailed in the highly contested match winning by 2 games to 1 in the tie-breaker.

Men's 40+ Singles Final
E Tynan(IRL) def K Cottrell(IRL) 15-13 5-15, 11-6     

Team Ireland have retained both the Men's & Womens Team titles at the 20th European Championships held in Hamburg, Germany.
​Ireland faced hosts Germany in the finals matches to decide the Nations Champions of Europe.
Results
Mens Team
IRL #1 M. Murphy def. GER #1 M. Czempisz 15-4, 5-15, 11-10
IRL #2 E. Tynan def. GER #2 M. Klippel 15-5, 15-9
IRL Doubles Keeney/Cottrell def. GER  Bertels/Schmitz 15-14, 15-8
Women's  Team
IRL #1  M. Haverty def. GER #1 Y. Mesecke 15-2, 15-0
IRL #2 O. Downey def. GER #2 R. Hartmann 15-1, 15-3
IRL Dbls Neary/Kenny V GER Dbls Mesecke/Hartmann  

The Irish Team to compete in the European Championships in The Hague, Netherlands has been announced.
Men`s Team:  Johnny O`Keeney(Fermoy), Joe Devenney(Ballinrobe). Padraic Ryder(Newport) Darragh O`Donoghue(Araglen)
Women`s Team: Donna Ryder(Newport), Katie Kenny(Castlebar), Ailbhe Gill(Ballinrobe), Olivia Downwy(Moycullen)
​The European Championships will be held from the 13th - 16th September 2017