It’s sociable. It’s fun. It’s a fast growing sport. And it’s a big pastime in Roundwood, as pickleball enthusiast Cindy Hayes explains
Cindy Hayes and Theresa Cowman of Wicklow Pickleball. Photo: Leigh Anderson
The chances are that most readers have barely heard of pickleball, let alone played it. Yet followers of the sport in the US
claim that more than 19 million people tried their hand at pickleball in that country last year. Not only is it a popular pastime for all ages in the States, but it has spawned a full-time professional circuit there for the top talents.