this is currently held annually in Breaffy House Hotel, Castlebar. There are also many competitions during the year held by various handball clubs around the country. Notable players Paul Brady, five times World Handball Champion Tom Jones (handball champion), Irish Professional Champion Eoin Kennedy, winner of Irish and international singles and doubles championships John Lawlor, American and Irish Professional Champion, first president of the Irish Amateur Handball Association (1924–25) Michael (Ducksy) Walsh, multiple All-Ireland and World Handball Champion See also Gaelic Senior Softball Singles Gaelic Senior Hardball Singles Irish Collegiate Handball Association Other modalities American handball Australian handball Basque Pelota International fronton Pêl-Law (Welsh handball) Valencian frontó Fives References External links GAA Handball World Handball Council Handball Wall and ball games Sports originating in Ireland