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Kathy Burke,
Frosses,
Inver P.O.,
Co. Donegal
Mike Naulty & John Mc Ginley
PHOTO:
The two players that contested the final of the 2009 Bennie Gillespie Individual
Darts Cup.......LtoR: Mike Naulty (winner) and John Mc Ginley (runner-up).......
Mike Naulty who hails from Dungloe in Co. Donegal was crowned 2009 champion in
the annual Bennie Gillespie Individual Darts Cup which was held in Roarty’s and
Glenhead Co. Donegal over St. Patrick’s weekend.
Mike defeated 2005 champion Jon Mc Ginley on a 5-3 score-line in a entertaining
final which seen avery high standard of darts produced by both players
throughout the tournament but it was the Dungloe man who took the honours on
this occasion defeating the former champion.......
Last-16:
Mike Naulty 3-1 James Byrne
Paul Boyle 3-2 Barry Carr
Anthony Gallagher 3-1 Michael Byrne
Declan Cunningham 3-0 James P Byrne
John McGinley 3-0 Damien Carr
Dermot McGuire 3-2 Sharon Cunningham
Noel McDevitt 3-2 Richie Cunningham
Joe Mockler 3-1 John McHugh
¼-Finals:
Mike Naulty 3-0 Paul Boyle
Anthony Gallagher 3-2 Declan Cunningham
John McGinley 3-1 Dermot McGuire
Noel McDevitt 3-1 Joe Mockler
Semi-Finals:
Mike Naulty 4-2 Anthony Gallagher
John McGinley 4-0 Noel McDevitt
Final:
Mike Naulty 5-3 John Mc Ginley
2006 Benny Gillespie Darts
Tournament on Saturday, November 4th.
Photo: Attached
Donegal County player Declan Cunningham is the
2006 Benny Gillespie champion following a 5-0 victory over Andrew Gillespie
in the first local tournament of the season held in Cashel, with some great
matches played through out the day, holder of the cup John McGinley was
defeated in the first round by John Gallagher (who reached the Semis) on a
low note only 32 players entered, let’s hope the rest of the local
tournaments are better supported thanks to all who entered.
Final:
Declan Cunningham 5 Andrew Gillespie 0.
Semi Finals:
Declan Cunningham 4 John Gallagher 2,
Andrew Gillespie 4 Dermot McGuire 0
Board Finals:
Declan Cunningham 4 Francis McBrearty 1,
Andrew Gillespie 4 Kevin Squires 0,
John Gallagher 4 J P Byrne 0,
Dermot McGuire 4 Kieran Carr 1,
Board Semis:
Declan Cunningham (McIntires) bt Raymond
Hegerty (Bridge Bar)
Francis McBrearty bt Patrick McNelis (Glenhead),
JP Byrne (Roartys) bt Liam McShane,
John Gallagher (O’Donnells) bt Declan
McGettigan,
Kevin Squires (Glenhead) bt Josie Gillespie (O’Donnells),
Andrew Gillespie (O’Donnells) bt James Byrne
(Bridge Bar),
Dermot McGuire (Glenhead) bt Adrian Byrne
(Bridge Bar),
Kieran Carr (Glenhead) bt Tommy Feeney
(O’Donnells).
SW Donegal League Team Win Setanta 5 a
side.
At the Irish Open Classic last weekend in
The TF Hotel, Castlebar, Co. Mayo a 5 a side team representing the
Bridge Bar, Carrick won the 5 man team event which was sponsored by
Setanta Sports. The team consisted of John McGinley, Tommy Feeney, James
Byrne (all SW League), Chuck Lacock (Derry) and Barry Campbell (Dromore,
Co. Tyrone) among the teams they defeated on Friday were favourites
Rendezvous Bar, Balla in the semi final with Tommy Feeney winning the
deciding match. The final itself was played before the Singles Final on
Sunday evening on the main stage in front of the Setanta Sports cameras
(the singles final was won by Mick McGowan from Co. Louth he beat world
number 10 Kevin Painter 7-0), the opponents in the final were The
Believers from Co. Tyrone with the Bridge Bar coming out on top 5-2
winners, highlights from all the final days action will be shown on
Setanta in a few weeks time.
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Back
row: John McGinley, Chuck Lacock and Pat Jennings
(Proprietor TF Royal Hotel, Castlebar). -
Front row: Tommy Feeney, James Byrne (Captain) and Barry
Campbell. |
South West Donegal Darts League - Roll of Honour
Season 2005/06
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Ringfort Bar - League Winners |
Winners - Ringfort Bar
Runners-up - Bridge Bar
Knock-out Cup:
Winners - Glenhead Tavern
Runners-up - Fawlty’s
Shield:
Winners - Glenhead Taven
Runners-up - Bridge Bar
Highest check-out {164):
Gerard McBrearty {John Joe’s)
Most 180’s:
Gerry McBrearty {Fawlty’s)
Player of the Year:
John Con McKinley {Glenhead)
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League PRO, James Byrne, presenting the
Player of the Year Trophy to John Con McKinley {on the left). |
High Five for Donegal
Victorious Donegal team
Donegal completed a remarkable
5-in-row victory in the Irish Inter-Counties Men’s Championship at the West
County Hotel in Ennis on February 12th.
24 teams competed in this
year’s Championship and after easily qualifying on the Saturday for the last
eight they went on to defeat Mayo 7-3, Wexford 7-2 and Limerick 7-4 in the
final.
Kenneth Kennedy Wins Con Sean
Cup for Second Time
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Organiser James Byrne presenting the
Con Sean Cup
to Kenneth Kennedy with Conor McShane
on the right. |
The 2006 Con Sean Cup was won
by Kenneth Kennedy from Kildare when he defeated Tommy Feeney from Ardara 4-2 in
the final in the Bridge Bar, Carrick.
Kennedy, who won the inaugural
running of this competition back in 1999, was the first player to win this
prestigious event on two occasions.
The beaten semi-finalists were
Declan Cunningham and John Con McGinley and all of the proceeds of the
competition were donated to Killybegs Hospice.
John Con Wins Leo Molloy Cup
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John Con McGinley
receiving the Leo Mollow Cup from Aaron and Susan Molloy. |
Photo:
John Con McGinley from Cashel
won the Leo Molloy Cup at the 2006 Leo Molloy Memorial Tournament with an
exciting 4-3 victory against Northern Ireland International, Brendan Dolan, in
the final in Kilcar.
The beaten semi-finalists were
Bob Bramwell and Joe Byrne, both from Sligo.
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Angela Deward
with Aaron and Susan Molloy. |
The Ladies’ competition was won
the Republic of Ireland Number One, Angela Deward, while Conor McDaid won the
Youths’ competition.
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