Handball alleys Dublin

The Irish Riddler

Are there any handball alleys in Dublin City Centre? Indoor or outdoor.

Thanks.

nice_guy80

Green Street - outdoor alley

Mardy Bum

Croke Park Handball Centre on St. Josephs Avenue at the back of Hill 16. Its the closest small court and theres also a big one.

The Irish Riddler

Mardy Bum wrote: »

Croke Park Handball Centre on St. Josephs Avenue at the back of Hill 16. Its the closest small court and theres also a big one.

I had a look around the hill end and couldn't find the alley. Any directions coming from the direction of Quinns? Thanks.

Mardy Bum

Go down the street opposite Quinns its a five minute walk. Its just outside the entrance to Hill 16. Theres a big sign on the wall Irish Handball Centre.

The Irish Riddler

Thanks. Where is the nearest place to o'connell st to buy a handball?

Guitarplayinman

Hi, you can get them in elverys on jones road, or grafton st.

Dr_Colossus

Resurrecting an old thread but it's the most recent I could find.
Can anyone advise of the procedure in trying to get a court in Dublin for a game of handball? Not a member of any club etc so just looking for use of the court for a few games with a mate.

Mardy Bum

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

Resurrecting an old thread but it's the most recent I could find.
Can anyone advise of the procedure in trying to get a court in Dublin for a game of handball? Not a member of any club etc so just looking for use of the court for a few games with a mate.

In terms of 40X20 UCD has a public court. Pretty expensive though if you are not in the college. €6.50 pp for 45 minutes. UCD also has 1 wall courts.

Clubs are crying out for members though if you were interested. Na Fianna and Brian Borus are two clubs which play out of Croke Park which has 40X20, 60X30 and 1 wall. I doubt they are too expensive to join.

nice_guy80

It's a sad indictment of most GAA clubs in Dublin that most of them have a bar in the clubhouse but don't have a handball alley for members to use

Mardy Bum

nice_guy80 wrote: »

It's a sad indictment of most GAA clubs in Dublin that most of them have a bar in the clubhouse but don't have a handball alley for members to use

A few have 1 wall courts.

Dr_Colossus

Mardy Bum wrote: »

In terms of 40X20 UCD has a public court. Pretty expensive though if you are not in the college. €6.50 pp for 45 minutes. UCD also has 1 wall courts.

Clubs are crying out for members though if you were interested. Na Fianna and Brian Borus are two clubs which play out of Croke Park which has 40X20, 60X30 and 1 wall. I doubt they are too expensive to join.

Thanks for the response, I've used the UCD court before a few years ago last time I played but the cost is extortionate especially since when playing we'd generally go for a double session to make it worth our while.

Regarding the courts in Croke Park, can anyone book a slot(s) to play or do you have to be a member of one of the two above clubs? Handball is such a great sport working on all aspects of fitness and coordination but the GAA certainly don't make it easy on players to get involved with the lack of facilities and general advertisement. I think I've only seen handball on the TV twice which is a shame as it's a great game to watch also and quite unique.

Mardy Bum

Dr_Colossus wrote: »

Thanks for the response, I've used the UCD court before a few years ago last time I played but the cost is extortionate especially since when playing we'd generally go for a double session to make it worth our while.

Regarding the courts in Croke Park, can anyone book a slot(s) to play or do you have to be a member of one of the two above clubs? Handball is such a great sport working on all aspects of fitness and coordination but the GAA certainly don't make it easy on players to get involved with the lack of facilities and general advertisement. I think I've only seen handball on the TV twice which is a shame as it's a great game to watch also and quite unique.

There has been two 6 part series on tg4 in the past two years. Coverage of the recent World Championships is available on here. Just search through the sports section its on the third dot in. Not sure what the protocol with Croker is. Pop in and ask maybe in the evening sometime when the bar is open.

MoonStar005

Are there any handball clubs that teenagers can join?

Mardy Bum

Na Fianna and Brian Borus will take teenagers.

MoonStar005

Thank you, do you know where they train? Or how to get in touch with them?