League Table
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
| x – Dublin City | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 323 | 270 | 18 |
| x – Dublin International | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 281 | 255 | 12 |
| x – Dublin Wings | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 303 | 257 | 10 |
| x – Astra HC | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 281 | 286 | 10 |
| UC Cork | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 239 | 251 | 6 |
| UC Dublin | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 203 | 311 | 2 |
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Playoff Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Semi-Finals (DCU) | ||||
| 21.04.2018 | Dublin City | 30 | Astra | 26 |
| 21.04.2018 | Dublin International | 41 | Dublin Wings | 30 |
| Final (DCU) | ||||
| 28.04.2018 | Dublin City HC | 26 | Dublin International HC | 28 |
Regular Season Results
| Date | Home Team | Away Team | ||
| Week 1 | ||||
| 12.09.2017 | Dublin City | 38 | Astra HC | 27 |
| Week 2 | ||||
| 21.10.2017 | Dublin Wings | 37 | Astra | 25 |
| 22.10.2017 | Dublin City | 26 | Dublin International | 29 |
| Week 3 | ||||
| 05.11.2017 | UC Dublin | 26 | UC Cork | 36 |
| Week 4 | ||||
| 11.11.2017 | Dublin International | 25 | UC Cork | 19 |
| 11.11.2017 | Dublin Wings | 25 | Dublin City | 30 |
| 12.11.2017 | Astra | 24 | UC Dublin | 25 |
| Week 5 | ||||
| 19.11.2017 | UC Dublin | 17 | Dublin International | 38 |
| Week 6 | ||||
| 26.11.2017 | UC Dublin | 18 | Dublin Wings | 33 |
| Week 7 | ||||
| 02.12.2016 | Dublin International | 38 | Dublin City | 39 |
| 03.12.2016 | UC Cork | 23 | Astra | 20 |
| Week 8 | ||||
| 09.12.2016 | Dublin Wings | 31 | Dublin International | 33 |
| 09.12.2016 | Dublin City | Astra | ||
| Week 9 | ||||
| 14.01.2017 | Astra | 32 | Dublin Wings | 31 |
| Week 10 | ||||
| 20.01.2017 | UC Cork | 24 | Dublin City | 26 |
| 21.01.2017 | UC Dublin | 22 | Astra | 33 |
| Week 11 | ||||
| 28.01.2017 | UC Cork | 26 | Dublin International | 30 |
| Week 12 | ||||
| 04.02.2017 | Astra | 36 | Dublin International | 29 |
| Week 13 | ||||
| 10.02.2017 | Dublin City | 38 | UC Dublin | 19 |
| 10.02.2017 | Dublin Wings | 32 | UC Cork | 21 |
| Week 14 | ||||
| 25.02.2017 | Astra | 28 | Dubllin City | 32 |
| 25.02.2017 | Dublin International | 31 | Dublin Wings | 29 |
| 25.02.2017 | UC Cork | 29 | UC Dublin | 17 |
| Week 16 | ||||
| 10.03.2017 | Dublin International | c | UC Dublin | c |
| 11.03.2017 | UC Cork | 17 | Dublin Wings | 25 |
| Week 17 | ||||
| 07.04.2017 | Astra | 24 | UC Cork | 21 |
| 08.04.2017 | Dublin City | 26 | Dublin Wings | 22 |
| 09.04.2017 | UC Dublin | 35 | Dublin City | 42 |
| Week 18 | ||||
| 14.04.2017 | Dublin Wings | 38 | UC Dublin | 24 |
| 14.04.2017 | Dublin International | 28 | Astra | 32 |
| 14.04.2017 | Dublin City | 26 | UC Cork | 23 |
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Report
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Regular Season
Defending Champions Dublin City won the regular season dropping only one match to Dublin International at the start of the season. also qualifying for the semi-finals were Dublin International, newcomers Dublin Wings, and Astra, who put up a good new year’s run. [2][3]
Semi-Finals
Dublin City 30 Astra 26: Astra’s good post-new year run ended in the playoffs as time ran out as they closed in on the defending champions, losing in the end by a narrow four-goal margin.[3]
Dublin International 41 Dublin Wings 30: Experience told over youth as the league’s newcomers were no match for Dublin International, who pulled away from a 19-18 halftime lead to win comfortably.[3]
Final
Dublin City 26 Dublin International 28: Dublin International returned to dominance in the IOHA Men’s league after missing out on the Final in 2017. Despite a strong performance from Dublin City, and home-court advantage in DCU, they failed to prevent Dublin International bringing the title back to Phibblestown, where it has an almost permanent place. The final scoreline was extremely close, ending 28-26 in DIHC’s favour.[4]
Clubs and Awards
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Venues
| Team | Venue |
| Astra Handball Club | Ballinteer Community Centre, D16, Co. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown |
| Dublin City Handball | St. Laurence O’Toole Recreation Centre, Sheriff St. Lower, D1, Dublin City |
| Dublin International HC | Phibblestown Community College, D15, Co. Fingal |
| Dublin Wings | Tallaght Sports Complex, D24, Co. South Dublin |
| University College Cork | UCC, Cork City |
| University College Dublin | UCD Sports Centre, Belfield, D4, Co. Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown |
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References
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Websites
[1] Irish Olympic Handball Association Facebook Page (2017) Facebook Photo 2017 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IrelandHandball/photos/a.130457087021594.25309.130456927021610/704450462955584/?type=1&theater [Accessed 18 February 2017]
[2] Irish Olympic Handball Association (2018) IOHA 2017-18 Senior Leagues [Internet] Available from: http://www.olympichandball.org/competitions/ioha-2017-18-senior-leagues/ [Accessed 30 April 2018]
[3] Irish Olympic Handball Association (2018) Cream rises to top after semi final Saturday [Internet] Available from: http://www.olympichandball.org/2018/04/23/cream-rises-to-the-top-after-semi-final-saturday/ [Accessed 30 April 2018]
[4] Irish Olympic Handball Association (2018) DI men rise to summit- Astra ladies complete perfect season [Internet] Available from: http://www.olympichandball.org/2018/05/04/di-men-return-to-summit-astra-ladies-complete-perfect-season/ [Accessed 14 May 2018]
[5] Astra Handball Club – Dublin Facebook Page (2018) About [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/ASTRAHANDBALL/about/?ref=page_internal [Accessed 15 February 2018]
[6] Dublin City Handball Facebook Page (2018) About [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/DublinCityHandball/about/?ref=page_internal [Accessed 15 February 2018]
[7] Dublin International HC Facebook Page (2018) About [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/Dublin-International-HC-356697794348555/about/?ref=page_internal [Accessed 15 February 2018]
[8] Dublin Wings Handball Club Facebook Page (2018) About [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/DublinWingsHC/about/?ref=page_internal [Accessed 15 February 2018]
[9] UCD Olympic Handball Club Facebook Page (2018) About [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/ucdohc/about/?ref=page_internal [Accessed 15 February 2018]
[10] UCC Olympic Handball Club Facebook Page (2018) About [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/pg/UCCOHC/about/?ref=page_internal [Accessed 15 February 2018]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Alan Delaney, Ballinteer Community School
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