Tramore Darts Festivals

ANNOUNCEMENT !!
We regret that due to the COVID-19 VIRUS outbreak the 2020 Tramore Spring Festival in April has been cancelled !!

' SPRING IS HERE ' !!
2020 TRAMORE SPRING DARTS FESTIVAL
At O'Shea's Hotel, Tramore, Co. Waterford.
On April 17th./18th./19th.
Programme of Events:
Friday @ 8.00pm - Men's & Ladies' Doubles Competitions.
Entries on the night between 6.00pm & 7.00pm.

Saturday - Men's 7-a-side & Ladies' 5-a-side
Inter-Counties Invitational Challenge Competitions.

Saturday @7.00pm - Tramore Youths' Cup Singles.
Youths aged 18years or under on January 1st.
Entries between 5.00pm & 6.00pm on the day.

Sunday - O'Shea Cup Men's Singles
Sunday @ 1.00pm - Sharon Rafter Memorial Ladies' Singles
NO ENTRIES ON THE DAY - - CLOSING DATE APRIL 3RD.

Tramore Darts Festivals 2020
At O'Shea's Hotel
Spring Festival April 17/18/19
Autumn Festival Sept. 4/5/6

Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay Championship

KEANE BARRY WINS TOM KIRBY MEMORIAL IRISH MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP AT THE CITYWEST !!

Congratulations to Keane Barry from Meath who defeated Liam Gallagher from Galway to capture the 2019 Tom Kirby Memorial Matchplay title at a packed Citywest Convention Centre in Dublin yesterday.
Keane hit five maximum 180's in the match and came from 2-5 legs down to win the match 6-5 in a fantastic contest.
He will now compete in the PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace in London next December.
https://www.pdc.tv/news/2019/10/12/comeback-kid-barrys-irish-matchplay-glory

Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay Championship

BREAKING NEWS !!!
The final of the 2019 Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay Championship between Keane Barry and Liam Gallagher at the City West Convention Centre will be televised live by Sky Sports at 7.15pm on Saturday, October 12th.
BEST OF LUCK IS EXTENDED TO BOTH PLAYERS !!!

" HAT TRICK FOR NIALL "
Congratulations to Niall Culleton who completed a Hat Trick of victories in the Men's Open Singles competitions at the three Tramore Darts Festivals in 2019 at O'Shea's Hotel !
WINTER DARTS GALA IN JANUARY:-
Defeated Andrew Ryan 6 - 5 in the final of the O'Shea Cup.
SPRING DARTS FESTIVAL IN APRIL:-
Defeated Jason Cullen 6 - 3 in the final of the Ireland Players Championship.
AUTUMN DARTS FESTIVAL IN SEPTEMBER:-
Defeated Mick Flynn 6 - 2 in the final of the Damian Connolly Memorial Trophy.

WELL DONE NIALL - GREAT ACHIEVEMENT !!!

2019 Lily Connolly Memorial Ladies' Singles Trophy at O'Shea's Hotel on Sunday, September 8th.
Q/finals:
Katie O'Dea 3 - 1 Ann Connolly
Sharon O'Brien 3 - 2 Ann Murphy
Donna Graham 3 - 1 Dawn Kelly
Katie Sheldon 0 - 3 Robyn Byrne
S/finals:
Katie O'Dea 2 - 3 Sharon O'Brien
Donna Graham 1 - 3 Robyn Byrne
Final:
Sharon O'Brien 4 - 1 Robyn Byrne

2019 Damian Connolly Memorial Men's Singles Trophy at O'Shea's Hotel on Sunday, September 8th.
Q/finals:
Keith Geraghty 4 - 1 Damian O'Driscoll
Niall Culleton 4 - 0 Paul Irving
Keane Barry 2 - 4 Roy Bailie
Mick Flynn 4 -1 Cormac Foley
S/finals:
Keith Geraghty 2 - 5 Niall Culleton
Roy Bailie 4 - 5 Mick Flynn
Final:
Niall Culleton 6 - 2 Mick Flynn

2019 Mixed Pairs Championship at O'Shea's Hotel on Saturday, September 7th.
Q/finals:
Katie O'Dea/Niall Culleton 1 - 3 Martin Heneghan/Donna Graham
Jason Waters/Liz Ingram 1 - 3 Stephen Byrne/Gemma Kearon
Dean Finn/Katie Sheldon 3 - 0 Michael Meaney/Linda Harte
Ciaran Teehan/Robyn Byrne 1 - 3 Valerie Rooney/Colin Brady
S/finals:
Martin Heneghan/Donna Graham 3 - 1 Stephen Byrne/ Donna Graham
Dean Finn/Katie Sheldon 3 - 1 Valerie Rooney/Colin Brady
Final:
Martin Heneghan/Donna Graham 3 - 4 Dean Finn/Katie Sheldon

2019 Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay Championship at O'Shea's Hotel on Saturday,September 7th.
Last 16:
Ciaran Teehan 1 - 5 John O'Shea
Shane Nolan 4 - 5 Keith Turner
Cormac Foley 2 - 5 Dean Forde
Trevor Vallely 3 - 5 Liam Gallagher
Shane Byrne 5 - 3 Patrick Meaney
Sean McGowan 5 - 0 Joe Byrne
Marty O'Boyle 5 - 1 Devon Allen
Keane Barry 5 - 2 Mick Flynn
Q/finals:
John O'Shea 5 - 4 Keith Turner
Dean Forde 3 - 5 Liam Gallagher
Shane Byrne 3 - 5 Sean McGowan
Marty O'Boyle 4 - 5 Keane Barry
S/finals:
John O'Shea 3 - 6 Liam Gallagher
Sean McGowan 3 - 6 Keane Barry

Liam Gallagher and Keane Barry will contest the final at the CityWest Hotel on October 12th. and the winner will be invited to compete in the PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace in London in December.

Photo: Ann Kirby with Keane Barry and Liam Gallagher.

2019 Open Doubles at O'Shea's Hotel on Friday, September 6th.
Q/finals:
Cormac Foley/Jason Waters 2 - 3 Dean Forde/Dave O'Donovan
Andrew Ryan/Niall Culleton 1 - 3 Glenn Fitzpatrick/Shane Byrne
John McKenna/Shane Nolan 0 - 3 Martin Heneghan/John O'Shea
Ciaran Teehan/Damian O'Driscoll 3 - 2 Dean Finn/Killian Heffernan
S/finals:
Dean Forde/Dave O'Donovan 0 - 4 Glenn Fitzpatrick/Shane Byrne
Martin Heneghan/John O'Shea 4 - 0 Ciaran Teehan/Damien O'Driscoll
Final:
Glenn Fitzpatrick/Shane Byrne 2 - 5 Martin Heneghan/John O'Shea

2019 Irish Youth Matchplay Championship at O'Shea's Hotel.
Q/finals:
Cian McCormack 2 - 4 Liam Gallagher
Killian Heffernan 4 - 1 Podge Balfe
Kieran Guina 4 - 3 Wayne Dunne
Conor Heneghan 4 - 1 Dean Finn
S/finals:
Liam Gallagher 5 - 1 Killian Heffernan
Kieran Guina 5 - 4 Conor Heneghan
Final:
Liam Gallagher 4 - 5 Kieran Guina

Liam Gallagher and Kiera Guina are invited to compete in the World Youth Championship in Wigan in November.

CHECK - OUT PDC Website - - -

https://www.pdc.tv/news/2019/09/10/gallagher-barry-set-irish-matchplay-decider

WOW !!! WHAT A WEEKEND OF DARTS !!!
A super weekend of darts at the 32nd. Annual Tramore Autumn Darts Festival at O'Shea's Hotel, Tramore, Co. Waterford.
Sincere thanks to everybody who supported, competed and who helped out over the weekend !!!

ROLL OF HONOR :-
FRIDAY:
Kieran Guina and Liam Gallagher qualified to compete in the World Youth Championship in Wigan in November.
John O'Shea and Martin Heneghan won the Open Doubles.
SATURDAY:
Liam Gallagher and Keane Barry reached the final of the Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay Championship which will be held on October 12th. on stage at the CityWest Hotel in Dublin.
The winner of the Tom Kirby event will be invited to contest the PDC World Championship at Alexandra Palace.
Dean Finn and Katie Sheldon won the annual Mixed Pairs Championship.
SUNDAY:
Niall Culleton won the Damian Connolly Memorial Men's Singles Championship and Sharon O'Brien won the inaugural Lily Connolly Memorial Ladies' Singles Championship.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FULL DETAILS AND PHOTOS OF ALL OF THE WEEKEND'S EVENTS.

TONY 'MR. DARTS' HICKEY WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE AT THE 32ND. TRAMORE AUTUMN DARTS FESTIVAL AT O'SHEA'S HOTEL NEXT WEEKEND, SEPTEMBER 6/7/8TH. WITH A FULL RANGE OF DARTS ACCESSORIES AND EQUIPMENT.
IF YOU HAVE ANY REQUIREMENTS GIVE TONY A CALL @ 087-2752406 AND HE WILL SORT YOU OUT !

ENTRIES CLOSED !!
Please note that entries are now closed for the Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay and the Irish Youth Matchplay Championships which will be held at the Tramore Autumn Festival at O'Shea's Hotel next weekend !!
Also please note that a STRICT DRESS CODE will apply to all players competing in these events.
DRESS CODE - - - COLLARED SHIRT - BLACK TROUSERS - BLACK SHOES !!
NO T-SHIRTS - TRACK SUITS - JEANS - RUNNERS ETC.
NO EXCEPTIONS !!

LILY CONNOLLY MEMORIAL LADIES' OPEN SINGLES DARTS CHAMPIONSHIP.
We are delighted to announce that this competition will be held on Sunday, September 8th., at O'Shea's Hotel in memory of a lovely lady, Lily Connolly RIP, who with her family have supported Tramore Festival Darts down through the years.
Entries for the event will be accepted at the hotel up to 8.00pm on Saturday, September 7th.

REMINDER: O'Shea's Hotel, Tramore, is the venue for the 2019 Irish Youth Matchplay Championship on Friday, September 6th., at 6.00pm and the 2019 Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay Championship on Saturday, September 7th., at 11.00am
A STRICT DRESS CODE WILL APPLY ON BOTH DAYS FOR THESE EVENTS !!!
ENTRIES MUST BE PRE-PAID AND NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED ON THE DAYS OF THE EVENTS !!!
Completed entry forms and entry fees must be sent before the closing date to Michael O'Sullivan, 29 Mervue Crescent, Ballyvolane, Cork.
Cheques/postal orders payable to O'Shea's Hotel.
Entry forms may be downloaded from this page.

SIMPLY THE BEST DARTS IN IRELAND !!!

REMINDER: The 2019 Irish Youth Matchplay Championship will be held at O'Shea's Hotel, Tramore, Co. Waterford, on Friday, September 6th., at 6.00pm.
A STRICT DRESS CODE WILL APPLY ON THE DAY !!!
ENTRIES MUST BE PRE-PAID AND NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT !!!
Completed entry forms and entry fees must be sent before the closing date to Michael O'Sullivan, 29 Mervue Crescent, Ballyvolane, Cork.
Entry forms may be downloaded from this page.
Two players will qualify on the day to compete in the PDC World Youth Championship which will be held in Wigan on November 4th., 2019.
Last year's Champion was Keane Barry.
WHO WILL FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS ???

REMINDER: The 2019 Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay Championship will be held at O'Shea's Hotel, Tramore, Co. Waterford, on Saturday, September 7th., at 11.00am.
A STRICT DRESS CODE WILL APPLY ON THE DAY !!!
ENTRIES MUST BE PRE-PAID AND NO ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT !!!
Completed entry forms and entry fees must be sent before the closing date to Michael O'Sullivan, 29 Mervue Crescent, Ballyvolane, Cork.
Entry forms may be downloaded from this page.
The Championship will be played down to the last two players on the day and the final will be played on stage at the City West Hotel, Dublin, on Saturday, October 12th.
Last year's Champion was Kevin Burness.
WHO WILL FOLLOW IN HIS FOOTSTEPS ???

REMINDER: ONE MONTH TO GO TO THE 32ND. ANNUAL AUTUMN DARTS FESTIVAL WHICH WILL BE HELD AT O'SHEA'S HOTEL, TRAMORE, CO.WATERFORD. ON THE WEEKEND OF SEPTEMBER 6TH./7TH./8TH.
'SIMPLY THE BEST DARTS IN IRELAND' !!!

ENTRY FORMS MAY BE DOWNLOADED FROM THIS PAGE !!!

REMINDER: The CLOSING DATE for the Tom Kirby Memorial and the Irish Youth Matchplay Championships is AUGUST 21ST.
Signed entry forms and entry fees must be sent to Michael O'Sullivan, 29 Mervue Crescent, Ballyvolane, Cork.

The following is the PDC's 'Eligibility Clarification' on the rules for these competitions :-

PDC Eligibility Clarification
In order to implement a consistent global position in respect of players' eligibility to enter events by virtue of nationality, the PDC would like to clarify its position on the matter as follows:

A player who wishes to participate in a PDC or PDC-affiliated event where nationality is a determining factor for eligibility must prove the following in order to satisfy the PDC's criteria for nationality:
* The player was born in that nation; OR
* The player holds a valid passport for that nation; OR
* The player has continuous residency (defined as their primary or permanent home in the nation) for five consecutive years immediately preceding the date of the relevant event;
* In cases where a player is holding dual citizenship, the player will be required to determine their primary nationality at the time of entering the relevant event and may not then change nationality for a period of five years;
* In cases where a qualifying event is being staged by a local PDC-affiliated organisation, the PDC's eligibility rules shall take precedence over those of the local organisation in respect of whether a player is permitted to enter the event or not. In contentious cases, the player's eligibility must be approved in writing by the PDC before the player is permitted to participate in the event. A player who enters an event and is subsequently denied permission to participate for reasons of eligibility of their nationality shall be entitled to a refund of their entry fee but no further liability shall be accepted by the PDC or its affiliate organisation.
This ruling has been implemented following consultation with the PDPA and both the PDC and PDPA are aware that there are a large number of unique and specific cases regarding player nationalities.

32ND. ANNUAL AUTUMN DARTS FESTIVAL.
AT O'SHEA'S HOTEL, TRAMORE, CO. WATERFORD.
ON SEPTEMBER 6TH/7TH/8TH., 2019.
DAY THREE - SUNDAY @ 12NOON :
2019 DAMIAN MEMORIAL MEN'S OPEN SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP - ENTRY €20.
DAY THREE - SUNDAY @ 1.00PM.
LADIES' OPEN SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP - ENTRY €10. ENTRIES FOR THE MEN'S & LADIES' OPEN SINGLES WILL BE ACCEPTED UP TO 8.00PM ON THE SATURDAY.

32ND. ANNUAL AUTUMN DARTS FESTIVAL.
AT O'SHEA'S HOTEL, TRAMORE, CO. WATERFORD.
ON SEPTEMBER 6TH/7TH/8TH., 2019.
DAY TWO - SATURDAY @ 11.00AM:
2019 TOM KIRBY MEMORIAL IRISH MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP - QUALIFYING COMPETITION FOR PDC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP.
ENTRY FEE: €20 - - CLOSING DATE AUGUST 21ST.
DAY TWO - SATURDAY @ 8.00PM:
MIXED PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP - ENTRY FEE €20 PER PAIR - ENTRIES BETWEEN 6.00PM & 7.00PM.

32ND. ANNUAL AUTUMN DARTS FESTIVAL.
AT O'SHEA'S HOTEL, TRAMORE, CO. WATERFORD.
ON SEPTEMBER 6TH/7TH/8TH., 2019.
DAY ONE - FRIDAY @ 6.00PM:
2019 IRISH YOUTH MATCHPLAY CHAMPIONSHIP.
QUALIFYING COMPETITION FOR WORLD YOUTH CHAMPIONSHIP.
ENTRY FEE: €10 - - CLOSING DATE AUGUST 21ST.
DAY ONE - FRIDAY @ 8.00PM:
OPEN DOUBLES COMPETITION - ENTRY FEE €10 PER PAIR - ENTRIES BETWEEN 5.00PM & 7.00PM.

TWO MONTHS TO GO TO THE 32ND. ANNUAL TRAMORE AUTUMN DARTS FESTIVAL !!
At O'Shea's Hotel, Tramore, Co. Waterford.
On September 6th/7th/8th., 2019.
Programme of Events:
Friday @ 6.00pm: Irish Youth Matchplay Championship.
Friday @ 8.00pm: Open Doubles Competition.
Saturday @ 11.00am: Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay Championship
Saturday @ 8.00pm: Mixed Pairs Championship.
Sunday @ 12noon: Damian Connolly Memorial Men's Open Singles Championship.
Sunday @ 1.00pm: Ladies' Open Singles Championship.

WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FULL DETAILS OF ALL EVENTS

Tramore Darts Festivals's cover photo

CONGRATULATIONS WILLIE AND STEVE !!
Well done to Team Ireland, William O'Connor and Steve Lennon, on reaching the final of the PDC World Cup of Darts in Hamburg.
They eliminated fancied teams from England and Netherlands en route to the final where they lost 3 - 1 to Gary Anderson and Peter Wright from Scotland.

WE TRAINED THEM WELL AT O'SHEA'S HOTEL !!
SIMPLY THE BEST DARTS IN IRELAND !!

The next big darts event at O'Shea's Hotel will be the 32nd. Annual Autumn Festival on the weekend of September 6/7/8th.
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FULL DETAILS !!

2019 TRAMORE SPRING FESTIVAL RESULTS - - -
Ireland Men's Players Championship.
Last 16:
John McKenna Jr 1 - 4 Trevor Vallely
Keith Geraghty 4 - 2 Michael Meaney
Niall Culleton 4 - 1 Billy O'Mahoney
Patrick Quinn Jr 4 - 1 Ken Murphy
Colin Hammond 0 - 4 Jason Cullen
Stephen Holland 4 - 2 Anthony Donohoe
Jerry Coughlan 2 - 4 Benny Grace
John Brennan 3 - 4 Mick McGowan
Q/finals:
Trever Vallely 3 - 4 Keith Geraghty
Niall Culleton 4 - 2 Patrick Quinn Jr
Jason Cullen 4 - 3 Stephen Holland
Benny Grace 1 - 4 Mick McGowan
S/finals:
Keith Geraghty 3 - 5 Niall Culleton
Jason Cullen 5 - 3 Mick McGowan
Final:
Niall Culleton 6 - 3 Jason Cullen

2019 TRAMORE SPRING FESTIVAL RESULTS - - -
Ireland Ladies' Players Championship.
Q/finals:
Liz Butler 0 - 3 Sharon O'Brien
Jennie Walsh 3 - 1 Lorraine Conlon
Mary Nugent 0 - 3 Linda Harte
Ann O'Brien 1 - 3 Teresa
S/finals:
Sharon O'Brien 3 - 0 Jennie Walsh
Linda Harte 3 - 1 Teresa Maher
Final:
Sharon O'Brien 4 - 1 Linda Harte

2019 TRAMORE SPRING FESTIVAL RESULTS - - -
Ireland Youths' Players Championship.
Q/finals:
Kevin Conneely 3 - 0 Caoimhe Purcell
Darra Keena 0 - 3 Luke Dooley
Paul Gray 0 - 3 Padraig O'Connor
Killian Heffernan 3 - 0 Lewis O'Regan
S/finals:
Kevin Conneely 0 - 3 Luke Dooley
Padraig O'Connor 0 - 3 Killian Heffernan
Final:
Luke Dooley 0 - 4 Killian Heffernan

2019 TRAMORE SPRING FESTIVAL RESULTS - - -
5-a-side Ladies' Inter-Counties Challenge.
Q/finals:
East Cork {3} 1 - 3 Kilkenny {1}
Laois 3 - 1 Kildare
Carlow 3 - 2 Mid-West Cork
Wexford 3 - 1 West Cork
S/finals:
Kilkenny {1} 3 - 2 Laois
Carlow 1 - 3 Wexford
Final:
Kilkenny {1} 2 - 3 Wexford

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