GAA President Liam O'Neill was firm in his call to those responsible for getting the new Croke Park arena up and running without further delay, when he addressed the Handball Congress in Dromoland, Co Clare, last weekend.
O'Neill doesn't want any further delays in the project and let the delegates know that in no uncertain terms.
O'Neill reminded those in attendance that e 9 million was set aside for the completion of the new courts and that money was still available but the job must be got on with, without any further hold-ups.
The commitment to build a modern-day structure was taken five or six years ago but spanners have been thrown in the works with some people holding back the modernisation, despite the money being made available by the overall GAA treasury.
"Everyone from the under-eights to the over-80s wants to play in Croke Park and it is time the handball people got fully behind the completion
of the courts. It is time to get the finger out and get on with the job," the delegates were told.
President O'Neill spoke of the huge potential of One-Wall handball and reiterated that he would like to see handball played in every club in Ireland
The Congress marked the end of the three-year reign as President of Walter O'Connor (Meath) who handed over the chair to William Roche from Newmarket-on-Fergus.
He becomes the third Clare man to lead handball as President. Roche has a long career in the sport, first as a player and then as an administrator. Most recently, he was chairman of the Munster Handball Council.
There was good news from Finance Director Tom Ryan who, in his annual accounts, revealed that in 2013 there was a huge reduction in spending and, also, a slight increase in income.
He praised those responsible and pointed out that the previous level of spending couldn't be continued but GAA Handball was now on the right track with its finances.
Ken Conway (Tipperary) was elected as handball's delegate to the GAA and Niamh Egan (Westmeath) returns as Handball PRO.
Meanwhile, 'labour' problems within the Ulster Handball Council should be resolved within the next couple of weeks. Work has been going on to re-vitalise the provincial council with, hopefully, more people willing to put their shoulders to the wheel.
Despite shortage of helpers, however, Ulster is the first province to have its championships completed with some of the others only at the semi-final stages, at present.