TOP Irish ladies players Robyn Byrne and Denise Cassidy have boosted their chances of making it to the PDC World Matchplay in July after a strong showing from both at the Women's Series in Germany this weekend.
CARLOW darts star Steve Lennon has given himself every chance of qualifying for finals night at the Modus Super Series on his debut in the competition.
THE Cavan darts team have claimed the bragging rights after defeating Monaghan in a superb final to lift the Fairways Cup on Sunday.
IRISH darts star Shane McGuirk said he was proud to qualify for a major PDC TV event in his first week as a professional player - and has made him hungry to experience more.
IT'S been a big weekend for Cork at the Munster Championships as Ciaran Teehan was crowned the men's singles champion before then leading Cork to victory in the team event on Saturday.
IRISH darts star Stephen Rosney says he aims to "hit the ground running" as he starts his new life on the PDC Pro Tour at the Winmau World Masters qualifiers today.
Republic of Ireland team captains Gerard McGlynn and Robyn Byrne have expressed their pride at both Irish teams winning the Islands International tournament in Clare over the weekend.
IT was a weekend to remember for a host of counties who will be aiming to make their mark at the INDO Inter Counties championships next month.
STEVE Lennon and Dylan Dowling led the Irish charge on the first weekend of the PDC Challenge Tour in Milton Keynes.
IRISH darts star Robyn Byrne needs a near perfect day today if she is to advance from a tough Group C at the Modus Super Series.
STEPHEN Rosney is the third Irish player to secure his PDC Tour Card after he finished fourth overall in the Q School Order of Merit.
SHANE McGuirk has become the second Irish player in two days to secure his professional PDC Tour Card at Q School in the UK, and declared: "This is one of the best days of my life".
LOUTH darts star Dylan Quinn has vowed there is more to come from him after a brilliant year on the oche saw him excel at the PDC Development Tour and at other major ranking events.
IT'S hard to beat the class of a world cup winner, as Caroline Breen showed at an ADC Vault event this week.
THERE’S nothing like the buzz of hitting the winning throw in a game of darts.
TALK to any darts players now and they will tell you that the emergence of ADC Ireland is transforming the game for the better in this country.
THERE'S nothing like a bit of success to give any team the belief they can achieve some more.
ROBYN Byrne has made strong start to her opening PDC Women's Series campaign by making it as far as the last eight in Event 1.
SHANE McGuirk was in no mood for messing around as he stormed into tonight's Modus Super Series finals night by winning all four of his final Group B games.
ULTAN McDyer has given himself a fighting chance of making it to finals night on his Modus Super Series debut after picking up three Group C wins today.
ULTAN McDyer had his best day yet at the Modus Super Series as he picked up two wins today that keeps him in the mix with one day of Group A action still to go.
RECENTLY crowned WDF world darts champion Shane McGuirk has added to his growing list of honours after he received a Civic Reception from Monaghan County Council on Monday night to hail his incredible achievement.
MAYO'S Ultan McDyer got his debut Modus Super Series campaign underway today and picked up an impressive win over the WDF's number three ranked player Brandon Weening.
"I like to greet people with a friendly smile and a warm handshake to make them feel at ease and enjoy the competition."
IRISH darts star Ronan McDonagh has kept himself very much in the mix at the Modus Super Series following another excellent day of action from the Offaly man.
OFFALY'S Ronan McDonagh has made a decent start to his Modus Super Series debut as he picked up two wins that keeps him in contention on the first day of Group A action.
IT'S testament to the excellence of Donegal and Republic of Ireland darts player Gerard McGlynn that he is regularly name-checked by other top players as one of the team-mates or opponent they admire the most.
THERE'S nothing like a bit of confidence to give a darts player the boost they need to kick on in their career.
WILLIE O'CONNOR produced a sensational performance tonight at the Winmau World Masters to dump Rob Cross out in the first round.
LIMERICK'S Willie O'Connor was one of eight players to qualify for the Winmau World Masters today as he came through three stiff tests to set up a clash in the main event against Rob Cross.
IRELAND'S top ranked youth boys player, Charlie McDermott, says he's loving the pressure of trying to maintain his spot at the top.
THE growing strength of darts in Ireland can be measured by the conveyor belt of incredible talent coming through the youth ranks.
THE Republic of Ireland Men's and Women's teams have made impressive winning starts to their Islands International team competition in Jersey.
THE beautiful Leitrim town of Carrick-On-Shannon played host to one of the big darts events of the year as up to 500 players descended on the Landmark Hotel for a hotly contested West Coast Challenge tournament over the weekend.
LIMERICK'S Michael Flynn capped off a fine few days for him at the PDC Challenge Tour by making it to the last four of event 5.
ONE of the hardest things to do in any sport is to retain a title.
MONAGHAN'S Shane McGuirk enjoyed his best run so far, winning four games on his way to a last 16 finish at PDC Challenge Tour 4.
CORK'S John O'Shea and Galway's Dylan Dowling both had good runs at PDC Challenge Tour 3 today as they picked up some crucial ranking money.
LIMERICK'S Michael Flynn was the best of the Irish in the second PDC Challenge Tour event today as he won four games on his way to a last 16 finish.
MAYO'S Conor Heneghan and Cork's John O'Shea impressed with some early wins in the opening event of this year's PDC Challenge Tour.
WATERFORD'S Dean Finn and Cork's John O'Shea fell just short of gaining a PDC Tour Card on the final day of action at Q School.
THE best way to prove your mettle in any sport is to come back winning in the face of adversity.
CORK'S John O'Shea remains the best placed of all the Irish to win a PDC Tour Card after another good day at Q school for him.
MONAGHAN'S Shane McGuirk has picked up his first point at PDC Q School final stage on an otherwise tough day for the Irish at the event.
THE Irish duo of Robyn Byrne and Katie Sheldon have put themselves in contention to qualify for finals night at Modus Super Series after picking up some crucial wins on their opening day.
CORK'S John O'Shea performed the best out of the eight Irish players vying for a PDC Tour Card on the first day of Q School final stage.
MAYO darts star Ultan McDyer has stormed through to the final stages of PDC Q school following a stunning final day of qualifying action from him.
WATERFORD'S Dean Finn is top of the PDC Q School Order of Merit following a second day of action that has seen two more Irish players qualify directly for the final stages.
MONAGHAN'S Shane McGuirk has qualified for the final stages of PDC Q School following a good first day for the Irish players at Milton Keynes.
The beauty about darts is that there is no age limit or timeframe for success.
IT'S that time of year again when a host of Irish players head off to Milton Keynes in the hope of winning a PDC Tour card at Q-School.
TYRONE'S Mickey Mansell suffered PDC World Championship heartache as he lost in a sudden death decider to Jonny Clayton in their second round clash.
FERMANAGH'S Brendan Dolan says he's really looking forward to his third round clash at the PDC World Championships with Michael van Gerwen after his whitewash win over Hong Kong youngster Lok Yin Lee.
Tipperary's Dylan Slevin has won the all Ireland battle over Limerick's Willie O'Connor to advance to the second round at the PDC World Championships.
IT was a night of doubles trouble for Keane Barry as he crashed out of the PDC World Darts championships in the second round. The Meath man fell to a 3-0 defeat to tenth seed Gerwyn Price as he missed a series of doubles that handed the game on a plate to his Welsh opponent.
Meath sharpshooper Keane Barry said he was "over the moon" to win his first round match at the PDC World Championships and set up a second round clash with 2021 champion Gerwyn Price.
SHANE McGuirk has created history by winning the WDF World Championship at Lakeside in stunning fashion.
NEW WDF world darts champion Shane McGuirk received a hero's homecoming in Monaghan on Monday night as he returned with the trophy.
MONAGHAN'S finest Shane McGuirk has fired his way into the WDF World Championships final at the Lakeside with another stunning performance.
SHANE McGuirk has stormed into the semi finals of the WDF World Championships at Lakeside, and is still yet to lose a set.
Shane McGuirk has continued his stunning run at the WDF World Championships at Lakeside with another straight sets victory to put him into the quarter finals.
IRELAND'S Shane McGuirk lit up the Lakeside for the second day in succession as he stormed into the last 16 of the WDF World Championships with an impressive 3-0 win over Sweden's Edwin Torbjörnsson.
Mayo's Conor Heneghan has just missed out on competing at the Modus Super Series finals night tonight after falling to an agonising last leg defeat in his final Group C match.
Monaghan darts player Shane McGuirk says his preparations have gone well and he is confident ahead of his WDF World Championship debut at Lakeside on Saturday.
It was only into the third leg of his opening game in an ADC finals event in Ballymena on Sunday that Donegal darts player Dean Gallagher started off with a 180.
Offaly darts star Ronan McDonagh has added to his growing list of achievements after qualifying for the next Modus Super Series by winning through the highly competitive ADC Ireland regional qualifier last weekend.
By Keith Falkiner
PDC star says young players in Ireland are getting better all the time
It was a big weekend at the Gleneagle Hotel for four days of action at the Killarney Darts Festival on November 7-10, which included two WDF ranked events.
