STEVE Lennon and Dylan Dowling led the Irish charge on the first weekend of the PDC Challenge Tour in Milton Keynes.

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".

IT was a great day for Irish darts as Carlow's Niall Culleton secured his professional PDC Tour Card at Q School in the UK.

UP to 12 Irish players have made it through to the final stages of PDC Q School following three brilliant days of action in Milton Keynes.

TOP Irish darts player Shane McGuirk has moved one step closer to gaining his professional PDC Tour Card after storming through the opening day of Q-School in the UK.

IRISH darts star Brendan Dolan says he is hoping for a "superb end" to what he admits has a been a difficult year after he advanced to the second round at the PDC World Darts Championships.

IRISH PDC star Dylan Slevin said he will be doing everything in his power to qualify for the World Championships in Ally Pally next month.

SHANE McGuirk came within a whisker of qualifying for the PDC World Championships at Alexandra Palace today as he fell at the final hurdle to Welshman David Davies.

DARTS sensation Josh Rock admits to being shocked at the amount of young fans he has across Ireland, but says he hopes to inspire the next generation of darting prodigies here.

IRELAND'S World Cup team-mates Keane Barry and Willie O'Connor finished off this year's PDC Players Championship in style by making it through to the latter stages today.