Eoin Brennan - Minor All-Ireland Singles Finalist.

14 March 2018

Eoin Brennan from the Kells Handball Club Kilkenny this past weekend qualified for the blue ribbond GAA Handball Minor Singles All Ireland Final for the second successive year. This previous weekend Eoin made the long journey to Beragh, Co. Tyrone to take on Ulster Champion Cormac Munroe. Eoin won in two games 21-6, 21-8 to qualify for this weekends final. 



Eoin has got 2018 of to a good start to 2018 picking up the Leinster Young Male Player of the year award for 2017 in January, winning the Leinster Senior 40x20 Colleges title and the Minor Leinster Singles title. Eoin is also involved in the Kilkenny County Championships at present and is competing in Intermediate singles and doubles and in senior doubles where he and partner Dan Breen will meet either the Funchion or Burke brothers in what will be an all Kells final. Eoin is also a a member of the Danesfort GAA Club where he hurls Minor and U21 for them. 



He takes on Clare dual athlete Tiernan Agnew in what promises to be a great final. The game precides the Men’s and Ladies Open All Ireland singles finals.



Eoin had a phenomenal 2017 winning 5 National titles and reaching the Minor 40x20 Singles Final despite being underage again this year. Eoin impressively beat 19 & Under Nationals Champion Diarmuid Mulkerrins from Galway in the All Ireland Minor semi final. In the final he came up against recent Men’s Open Nationals semi finalist Tadgh O Neill from Cork. Despite a good showing from Eoin the Cork player won the title but Eoin is currently underage again this year and has reached the final again.



In the first ever Junior Golden Gloves run by the St. Paul’s club in Belfast. The prestigious Boys 17 & Under grade winner would be presented with the inaugural Ducksy Walsh memorial trophy as Ducksy was always a great supporter of the golden gloves tournament. Tournament officially Seamus O Tuama spoke after the game and said it was fitting the inaugural title would be coming to KIlkenny.



Eoin struck up a partnership with young Windgap and fellow Kilkenny player Jack Doyle and went undefeated throughout the season. Together they won the Minor Hardball Doubles All Ireland, 60x30 Nationals 17& Under doubles and then finished off 2017 on a high picking up second level Leinster and All Ireland titles in Boys Senior Doubles for their school St. Kierans College.



These titles were all in top class grades against the best young handball players in the country. One of the most successful seasons from an Irish underage player across all codes and competitions ever. 



Eoin’s achievements for the 2017 year



• Leinster GAA Handball Young Male player of the year


• GAA Handball Young player of the year nominee 



Nationals


• 40x20 Junior Nationals Boys U17 Singles


• 60x30 Junior Nationals Boys U17 Doubles with Jack Doyle 


• One Wall Nationals Boys U17 Singles 



All Ireland


• Minor Hardball Doubles with Jack Doyle 


• 60x30 2nd Level Colleges Senior Doubles with Jack Doyle 


• Minor 40x20 Singles r/up


• One Wall U17 Singles r/up



Leinster 


• 40x20 2nd Level Colleges Intermediate Singles 


• Minor 40x20 Singles 


• One Wall U17 Singles 


• 60x30 2nd Level Colleges Senior Doubles with Jack Doyle 


• 40x20 Minor Doubles r/up with Conor Condon 


• 60x30 Minor Doubles r/up with Conor Condon 


• 40x20 Junior Interclub r/up



County 


• Minor 40x20 Singles


• Minor 40x20 Doubles with Conor Murphy


• Junior 40x20 Singles


• Junior 40x20 Doubles with Dan Breen 


• Junior 60x30 Doubles with Dan Breen 



• Kells Handball Club tournament team champion



• inaugural Junior Golden Gloves Boys 17 & Under 40x20 Singles Champion