na hÉireann) is the governing body for the sport of Gaelic handball in all of its codes in Ireland.
[1] The national committee of GAA Handball is Ard Comhairle (the central council) on which the president sits as chairperson.
[4] Tom Moloney, who was appointed in an interim capacity in January 2022,[5] was succeeded by David Britton as manager in Autumn 2022.
[15] In 2012 Ireland hosted the World Handball Championships in the Citywest International Events Arena in Dublin, where a multi-court complex was erected to host the greatest International Handball event in history, with over 30 countries and 2,000+ competitors in attendance.
In the 2009 World Handball Championships, players from Ireland won the 40x20 Senior Men's Singles (Paul Brady), Ladies Senior Singles (Aisling Reilly) and Ladies Doubles competitions (Fiona Shannon, Sibeal Gallagher).
[23] The centre, located at the southeast corner of the stadium on Sackville Avenue,[24] was close to completion as of early 2021,[25] with the final minor stages of building delayed due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
[29][failed verification] The first competitive Four-wall handball matches to be played in the new centre are due to take place on Sunday, 2 April 2023 from 10am with the All-Ireland 4-Wall Senior Doubles semi-finals taking place in both Men's and Ladies codes.
[30][failed verification] In late 2010, GAA Handball announced that it was to launch a new TV show on TG4 featuring highlights of the biggest competitions that were held over the preceding months.
[citation needed] In mid to late December of that year, TG4 premiered the first ever edition of the GAA Handball show and it was followed by a six-part series that was broadcast in January 2011.