WPH Press, Breacach HC (IRE), 1/9/22
Breacach HC hosted the first Mick Kerr Memorial, the first GAA National ranking event of 2022. The 2022 Mick featured many of the GAA’s top stars, including All Ireland champions and the Mick’s top two seeds Martin Mulkerrins and Charly Shanks.
Martin Mulkerrins put his three-game semifinal loss at last month’s 2021 USHA Four Wall Nationals behind him by defeating Ryan Mullan, Peter Funchion, Colin Crehan, and Charly Shanks to win the inaugural Mick Kerr Memorial. Mulkerrins also captured the delayed 2020 40×20 All Ireland title earlier this month. “I think I played well throughout the tournament,” stated Irish superstar Martin Mulkerrins. “The final was a very tough match which could have gone either way. Fortunately in the tiebreaker, I got a good run to give me a 9-3 lead, which was a big help. All players were delighted to be back in action and the tournament was hosted in a top class facility and the hospitality was amazing too.”
Round of 32:
David Walsh dft Caolán Daly 15-8, 15-14
Cian O Driscoll dft Shane O Neill 14-15, 15-7, 11-2
Gary McConnell dft Cahir Munroe 15-3, 15-3
Conor McElduff dft Kevin Diggins 15-4, 14-15, 11-8
Jack O Shea dft Sean Clarke 15-8, 9-15, 11-10
Gavin Buggy df Conor Walsh 15-11, 14-15, 11-8
Owen McKenna dft Caolán McCartan 15-5, 15-6
Ryan Mullan dft Mark Rainey 15-12, 10-15, 11-2
Round of 16:
Martin Mulkerrins dft Ryan Mullan 15-5, 15-8
Peter Funchion dft Gavin Buggy 15-2, 15-2
Sean Kerr dft Jack O’Shea 15-8, 15-14
Colin Crehan dft Gary McConnell 10-15, 15-7, 11-10
Diarmaid Nash dft Cian O’Driscoll 15-11, 15-1
Conor McElduff dft Dominick Lynch 15-4, 15-13
Niall O’Connor dft Owen McKenna 15-10, 15-9
Charly Shanks v David Walsh 15-3, 15-4
Quarterfinals:
Martin Mulkerrins dft Peter Funchion 15-13, 15-1
Colin Crehan dft Sean Kerr 15-11, 15-11
Diarmaid Nash dft Conor McElduff 8-15, 15-14, 4-3 ret inj
Charly Shanks dft Niall O’Connor 15-5, 15-11
Semifinals:
Martin Mulkerrins dft Colin Crehan 15-6, 15-7
Charly Shanks dft Diarmuid Nash 15-9, 15-6
Final: Martin Mulkerrins dft Charly Shanks 15-11, 12-15, 11-5.
Info & Scores from the 2022 GAA Mick Kerr Memorial obtained from GAA Handball on Facebook HERE
Watch the matches from the 2022 GAA Mick Kerr Memorial GAA Handball on Facebook HERE
For much more on the 2022 Mick Kerr Memorial and GAA Handball, visit GAA Handball’s homepage HERE
Photos courtesy of GAA Handball
David Fink
WPH Senior Writer