Tom was a true gentleman and was Ireland's
greatest ambassador on the International scene.
He represented his country with pride at many world events and when he
joined the WDC/PDC
in the early 90's he graced the Sky Sports TV events with distinction.
Tom was a great character who was ever-present at darts tournaments all over
the country and he was always one of the first names on the entry list at these events.
The winner of the Irish Matchplay will be invited to compete in the
Ladbrokes.com World Darts
Championship in London next December and Matt Porter, Chief Executive of the
PDC, has described
it as very fitting that legendary Tom Kirby's name should be associated with
such a prestigious event.
Entry forms for the Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay Championship
will be available shortly
and full details of the event are available from either Michasel O'Sullivan
{087-2648291} or Joe Coyne
{085-1596550}.
Republic of Ireland Play Hosts to Youth Friendship Trophy
The annual Youth Friendship Trophy with teams representing the Republic of
Ireland, Northern
Ireland, Scotland and England will take place in Dublin on the weekend of
May 22nd/ 23rd/ 24th.
at the Green Isle Hotel and it promises to be a great weekend of darts with
the stars of the future.
The Irish panels are as follows :-
Republic of Ireland: Gemma Keogh, Aoife Ryan,
Jessie Keogh, Jason Cullen, Paddy Meaney,
Martin Heneghan, Sean Fleming, Michael Meaney, Sean McArdle, Shane Nolan,
Mark Finneran,
David Concannon, James O'Connor, Ryan Courtney, David Coyne, Thomas
Concannon, John McKenna, Gary Concannon and James Gearon.
Northern Ireland: Nicole Dillon, Kayleigh O'Neill,
Beverley Rainey, Tony Murray, Mark McCurdy,
James Doone, Ashley Rainey, Darnell McCrory, Niall Logue, Stefan McCusker,
Jack Moore, Ashley
Dobson, Enda Mullen, Martin McCormack, Patrick McGeown and Richard Hassan.
Full details of the event are available from Tom Keogh {087-6552909}
Irish Matchplay Dedicated to Tom Kirby
