Fuelling the handball passion in Moyross
June 25, 2008
Handball in Limerick City received a major boost yesterday (Wednesday) when the first official tournament was held in the new state-of-the-art ball alley in Moyross. Following months of coaching in primary schools around the city, four schools - St Munchin's CBS, Corpus Christi NS, St Marys Boys NS and An Módh Scoil took part in the finals, which provided the first competitive action hosted in Moyross for decades.
The event, attended by Deputy Major, Gerry McLoughlin, was coordinated by the Irish Handball Council (IHC), in conjunction with the Limerick City Sports Partnership (LCSP) and the Limerick Regeneration Agency (LRA) and all three bodies were fully supportive of the day's proceedings.
"We are delighted to be involved in reigniting the handball passion in Limerick City, said IHC National Promotion Administrator, Niamh Egan, launching the blitz.
"There is a strong tradition of the game of handball in the city, a particularly Moyross, and many of the children in the schools had already had some introduction to the game.
"This is the start of what will hopefully be a massive future for handball in the city, and with many strong clubs in the county, there could be future All-Ireland champions grown here in Moyross," she said.
The Limerick Regeneration Agency, who provided funding for the provision of the new handball facility are delighted to see the new ball alley kick off and are hoping that it will lead to bigger and brighter things in the coming months and years. Eddie Price of the Limerick City Sports Partnership was heavily involved in orchestrating the schools coaching with the IHC and said that handball has a massive future in the city.
"The Limerick Regeneration Agency and ourselves were anxious to get handball up and running in the city, and judging by the initial reaction, the game of handball is here to stay," he said.
The IHC has submitted a development plan for handball as part of the regeneration in Limerick and hopes are high that facilities will now be developed in other parts of the city.
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