The Republic of Ireland lost one of it’s great characters recently with the death of Tom Elliffe , former Chairman of the Irish National Darts Organisation.

Originally from Tullamore in County Offaly Tom moved to Cork many years ago and he made a big name for himself as a darts player in his adopted county.

He was an Area Champion of the News of the World Championship and he also won the Cork City Individual Championship.

He was a member of the great Cork County team that won the first Irish Inter-Counties Championship in 1982 and was the only member of the team to go through the campaign undefeated.

He was a very capable administrator in the local league and at National level and he will be sadly missed by his family and large circle of friends.