The Christmas competition is the premier event in the Gleneagle Squash Club calendar and is kindly sponsored by Kerry Airport and supported by their CEO John Mulhern.

Over 50 players took part across four divisions in a straight knock out championship format.
The Finals were played on Thursday December 16.
The Division 4 final took place between Paula McElligott and Niall O’Connor. Niall is new to the club and did very well to reach a final in his first year but was beaten 3:1 by Paula who has been putting a lot of work into her game recently.
The Division 3 final was between the veteran Mike Crowley and the up-and-coming Mike McCarthy. Youth won the day with McCarthy edging a close encounter 3:1 and it was clear he was ready to move up a division next month.
The Division 2 final between Neil Kavanagh and Tom Murphy was edge of the seat stuff. Bothmen had taken the lead at some point and it stood 2:2 heading into the decider. It was nip
and tuck and could have went either way before Neil came out on top after a tie breaker.
The Division 1 final was played between Donnagh Crowley and Paul O’Brien. These are the top two players in the County at the moment and the match did not disappoint.
“Some of the squash and rallies on display were out of the very top drawer. Donnagh and Paul have both put their names on the cup six times now which is a credit to both players. Their level of squash, sportsmanship and manners is an example to all players,” said a club official.

Paul took the lead after a hard fought first match before Donnagh took the second to tie things up. Paul edged Donnagh in the final two games to win 3:1 in what was a very tight affair. Some of the squash and rallies on display were out of the very top drawer. Donnagh