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Mayo was at the centre of the Irish handball world last weekend with not one but two major sporting events attracting large attendances and much to talk about. While the game’s top seniors did battle over two days at the second John Gaffney memorial tournament in Ballaghaderreen, girls of all ages had a weekend event all to themselves with the inaugural Go Handball Tournament at six Mayo venues on Saturday and Sunday.

The 30-strong squad of the All-Ireland winning Kilkenny hurling team, along with past players, and Ireland’s top handballers, are preparing to don a jersey of a different nature on March 6, taking to the road around Kilkenny City for a 12-stage cycle to raise money for Enable Ireland. Members and friends of the Kilkenny team were at the Enable Ireland O’Neill Centre in Kilkenny during the week to announce the final route for the cycle.