Home advantage for Tyrone’s Ulster champions…

Friday 16.03.2012

Club

The young Tyrone players who recently conquered the province in a number of underage categories will all have home advantage for their respective All-Ireland semi-final assignments against the champions of Connacht.
The semi-final ties involving Tyrone players will be split between Loughmacrory and Beragh next Saturday and Sunday, 24th and 25th March, with the last semi-final taking place in Beragh on 31st March.
It has generally been a successful season so far for Tyrone’s juvenile handball squad, with the county picking up more provincial titles than any other county, although several strong title hopefuls bowed out of the championships at the Ulster final stage in Kingscourt last weekend.
Among the best prospects of All-Ireland glory are Sean Kerr (under-14 singles), plus the boys and girls under-16 doubles teams, comprising Johnny Woods and Ryan Mullan, and Maeve McElduff and Aoife Kelly.
Every challenge at this stage of the juvenile season promises to be formidable but by the end of March Tyrone should have a good representation preparing to take part in this year’s All-Ireland juvenile finals in O’Loughlins, Kilkenny, on Sunday 8th April.

GAA Handball All Ireland Juvenile 40×20 Championship Semi Finals

Ulster v Connacht
(Please note: only matches involving Tyrone players shown)

Saturday 24th March 2012, in Loughmacrory, Co Tyrone, 1.00pm

GU15 Doubles: Armagh (Meabh McMahon/Dearbhla Cooney) or Tyrone (Patricia McDonald/Lucy McGeary) v Galway (Heather Spelman/Elaine Mitchell)

GU16 Doubles: Tyrone (Maeve McElduff/Aoife Kelly) v Galway (Shannon Keady/Noreen Maloney)

GU17 Singles: Tyrone (Zara Girvan) v Sligo (Marianne Foody) or Galway (Adhna Ní Bhraonáin)

Sunday 25th March 2012, in Beragh, County Tyrone, 2.00pm

GU17 Doubles: Tyrone (Michaela McGuigan/Michaela McNamee) v Mayo (Shona Ruane/Clare Shannon)

BU14 Doubles: Tyrone (Matthew McCartan/Shane McCrystall) v Mayo (Declan Cosgrove/Michael Mulhern)

BU16 Doubles: Tyrone (Johnny Woods/Ryan Mullan) v Mayo (TJ Byrne Shane/Shane Walsh)

BU14 Singles: Tyrone (Sean Kerr) or Monaghan (Conor Leonard) v Galway (Cian Ó Conghaile)

Saturday 31st March 2012, in Beragh, County Tyrone, 2.00pm

BU15 Doubles: Tyrone (Jack Campbell/Pauric Mullan) v Galway (Jonathan Ó Diréan/Séan Ó Maoilchairáin)

Sunday 8th April 2012, in O’Loughlin’s, Kilkenny

All-Ireland JUVENILE 40×20 Championship Finals 2012