19th August 2000 Ballymacelligott Handball Club hosts All-Ireland Semi-Finals.

Ballymacelligott Handball Club hosted the All-Ireland juvenile and intermediate semi finals on Saturday 19th August. This is the first time that the Club has hosted All-Ireland semi Finals for over 20 years and the Club was honoured that Mr. Peter Carter, President Irish Handball Council attended both the juvenile and intermediate games.
All-Ireland 60 x 30 Juvenile Semi-Finals
Girls: U14 Doubles: Carlow (Miriam Ryan & Deirdre O Brien) defeated Tipperary (Hannah Simons & Karen Collins) 15/0, 7/15, 15/3.
Girls: U15 Singles: Kerry (Maria Daly) defeated Carlow (Ciara Mullins) 15/0, 15/2.
Boys U14 Singles: Tipperary ( Jerh Coonan) defeated Meath (Brian Carroll) 15/10, 15/9.
Girls U 16 Doubles: Meath (Joy Smith & Sinéad Tevlin) defeated Tipperary ( Marian Coleman & Tracey Coonan ) 21/16, 21/19.
GirlsU14S: Kerry ( Sandy McSwiney) defeated Westmeath (Triona McGuinness) 15/0 15/0.
Boys:U14 Doubles: Westmeath (John O Shaughnessy & Robert McCarthy) defeated Kerry ( Padraig McCarthy & Gene Griffin ) 15/7, 15/11.
Kerry has now two Juveniles players who will play in the All Ireland Finals at an Ulster Venue on 2nd. September: U15 Singles: Maria Daly and U14 Singles: Sandy McSwiney.
Later on Saturday evening the following games took place:
Emerald Master A Doubles between Kildare (John Browne & Eamon Deegan) defeated Cork (Tim Healy & Pat O Brien ) 21/9, 21/9.
The highlight of the evening was the game between Dominic Lynch of Glenbeigh and the Wexford hurler Barry Goff in the All Ireland Intermediate singles semi final.
Goff went on to win the Game 21/14, 21/14. It was an excellent game in which Dominic Lynch was unlucky to be beaten.