It is difficult to keep the name of D J Carey off the sports pages these days. Tomorrow he is expected to add another All-Ireland medal to his vast collection, this time in handball, when he and his fellow Kilkennyman Michael "Duxie" Walsh, play in the final of the 40 X 20 senior doubles - a title which they won in 1994 and '95.
Their opponents are the Antrim pair of Paddy Crothers and John McGarry, from the Gort na Mona club in Belfast. The matches takes place on the home patch of the Kilkennymen, the O'Loughlin Gaels club. Their match will be the fourth on a programme which starts at 5.30. Carey already has a dozen All-Ireland handball medals to his credit in a number of different competitions, and has also represented Ireland internationally. "Duxie" Walsh is the most successful Irish handballer in history. In 1994, he won his 25th senior All-Ireland title, breaking the record set by his fellow countyman, John Joe Gilmartin, between 1936 and 1947. Walsh won his 34th senior medal last Saturday when he beat Ciaran Curran from Tyrone to win the 40 X 20 singles title.
All-Ireland Finals - Tomorrow (5.30): Minor Doubles - Paul and James Brady (Cavan) v Eoin and Brian Kennedy (Dublin); Under-21 Singles - Paul Flynn (Mayo) v Ricky McCann (Antrim); Women's Singles - Berni Hennessy (Limerick) v Fiona Mckenna (Antrim); Senior Doubles - DJ Carey and M Walsh (Kilkenny) v Paddy Crothers and John McGarry (Antrim).