2020 All-Ireland Softball Singles Finals – Success for Limerick’s Martina McMahon

The 2020 All-Ireland Softball Singles Finals took place on Saturday October 3rd at Crinkle Handball Club, Offaly.

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Martina McMahon is a joy to watch when she is in full flow & today she was just that in defeating Ciara Mahon 21-2, 21-8 to win her 3rd consecutive All-Ire Senior Softball title today.

Her 4th title in total, it's hard to argue against her adding many more in the coming years! pic.twitter.com/MDRp6Rn15j

— GAA Handball Ireland (@GAA_Handball) October 3, 2020

Limerick’s Martina McMahon is a real joy to watch when she is in full flow, and today was one of those days as she won her 3rd consecutive All-Ireland Ladies Softball Singles title in Crinkle HC, Offaly.

It was a shame no spectators were allowed in to watch Softball’s biggest day of the year, but a free GAA Handball Stream Service enabled Handball fans all over the world to watch from the comfort of their own homes.

So often over the last few years, Cork’s Catriona Casey has been McMahon’s Final opponent. In fact the duo have met in the last three 4-Wall Finals, last 6 Softball Finals, and last World Final. In doing so they have forged a remarkable rivalry that has brought ladies Handball to new heights. But Casey’s shock QF defeat to Aoife McCarthy (Westmeath), who is turn lost her SF bout, saw Kilkenny’s Ciara Mahon emerge as the last remaining challenger to Martina’s dominance.

Mahon was appearing in her first Senior Final having regularly made Senior SF’s. The Clogh club woman couldn’t get to grips with Martina’s power in the opener, falling 21-2, but with scores tied at 6-6 in the second, things were looking up for Mahon, who showed showed great courage and fight, chasing down every ball.

But in the end it was Broadford’s McMahon who was able to make points at greater ease as she closed out the match 21-8 to seal her 4th title in all.

GAA Handball Uachtaran Dessie Keegan commented in his post match speech that “Martina McMahon is a once in a generation handball player” and that opinion is widely held across the Handball community.

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What a performance that was! 👏@KilkennyCLG star Billy Drennan played some exquisite Handball today to defeat Tipperary's Rory Grace 21-12, 21-5 to seal the All-Ireland Minor Softball Title. pic.twitter.com/YYWU9yqRIM

— GAA Handball Ireland (@GAA_Handball) October 3, 2020

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Noelle Dowling celebrates as she becomes the first @KilkennyCLG woman to win the All-Ireland Ladies Minor Softball Singles title, defeating Clare's Chloe Philpott 21-11, 21-12 in today's final at Crinkle.#20×20 #CantSeeCantBe pic.twitter.com/75z4gMdA9b

— GAA Handball Ireland (@GAA_Handball) October 3, 2020

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Four Premier Softball Singles Finals streamed LIVE & FREE this Saturday by GAA Handball.

This is the first time all 4 of these grades will be played on the same day, so make sure to tune in and not miss out a great days Handball from.the comfort of your own home! pic.twitter.com/yhAPtOz2Og

— GAA Handball Ireland (@GAA_Handball) September 30, 2020

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🗣 𝗤&𝗔 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗹𝗼𝗲 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘁

On Saturday Kilkishen's Chloe Philpott bids to become Clare's first winner of an All-Ireland Minor Softball title when she faces Kilkenny's Noelle Dowling. pic.twitter.com/C7Sj1nnaAv

— GAA Handball Ireland (@GAA_Handball) October 2, 2020

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📰 𝗠𝗰𝗠𝗮𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮

Limerick's Martina McMahon bids for a 3 in a row of Senior Softball titles on Saturday and is sticking to her usual trusted training routine.

𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄 ➡️ https://t.co/WAzC80BQMv pic.twitter.com/hLyQGXngev

— GAA Handball Ireland (@GAA_Handball) October 2, 2020

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Q&A with @TipperaryGAA & Lahorna man Rory Grace ahead of Saturday's All-Ireland Minor Softball Final. pic.twitter.com/FHS1lEdHZu

— GAA Handball Ireland (@GAA_Handball) October 1, 2020