Waterford hurler named in Irish international wheelchair hurling squad

GAA president Larry McCarthy recently announced the players who will make up the international wheelchair hurling squad, with a Waterford man included.

Waterford's Alex Hennebry has been chosen to represent Ireland at the upcoming 2023 Prague Wheel Open Floorball International, which takes place from August 10th-12th. Hennebry is joined by 11 other players made up of wheelchair all-star hurlers from each of the four provinces. 

Floorball is a game being considered for addition to the list of sports in the Paralympics. It differs from wheelchair hurling in that players play on a field and use a stick, like those used in ice hockey.

The GAA team will represent the Association in competition against Floorball teams from the Czech Republic, The Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland.

The full squad is: James McCarthy (Capt) (Limerick), Melanie Griffith (Vice Capt)(Carlow), Sean Bennett (Laois), Ciaran Bradley (Down), Shane Curran (Galway), Paul Hannon (Armagh), Alex Hennebry (Waterford), Cian Horgan (Kerry), Damhan Hughes (Tyrone), Aidan Hynes (Sligo), Maurice Noonan (Limerick), Ellie Sheehy (Limerick).