Roscommon County Darts League Finals
March 2nd- Hannon's Hotel, Roscommon Town
4:30pm-Roscommon County Darts Shield Final.
Murray's, Knockcroghery v Creaton's, Loughlynn
Then @ 7:30pm- Roscommon County Darts League Cup Final for the Willie Tiernan Perpetual Cup.
McDermott's, Ballinaheglish v Spell's, Ballaghaderreen.
Cup Final Preview
Late next Sunday evening the Overall Winners of the 2007/2008 Hannon's Hotel Roscommon County Darts League will be decided. Since October 19th- 8 teams involving 80 players have played almost 1700 legs of darts between them. For the best part the standard has been outstanding- with the change in format being seen as a reason for that.There have been almost 100x 180 scores and 37x 100+ checkouts recorded to date and this weekends finals are nearly sure to add to that. McDermott's Gary Concannon holds the highest checkout with an effort of 160.
In one of the closest leagues in recent years no one team managed to dominate it from start to finish- but in terms of picking off the best results throughout the league it was the McDermott's team who done that most often. McDermott's lightning quick start to the league almost certainly garaunteed their qualification into the semi finals. A string of impressive results began in Round 1 (R1)with a 7-0 win over last years champions Flanagan's of Castleplunkett, followed by a 6-1 against Mac's (R2). Two 5-2 wins over Creaton's (R5) and Spell's (R6) kept them near the top at the Christmas break. Since the New Year McDermott's form dipped slightly on those highs losing five of their last nine matches. But more importantly they pulled off their best wins to date as they beat Murray's in the first leg of their semi final clash two weeks ago and completed their path to the final by beating them again after a dramatic playoff last Friday night. Luke Concannon, Joe Elliffe, Andy Fallon, and Gerry Fallon are the backbone of the McDermott's team and are well supported by some the best youths which Roscommon has to offer at the moment. They are Mark Finneran, brothers David and Gary Concannon and their cousin Thomas Concannon all of whom have been a credit to their team this year. McDermott's are the reigning Shield Champions but are now very happy to be one game away from making the transition from that- to becoming the best team in the county.
Spell's- who became League Champions in 2006 for the first time come into this final unbeaten since Round 8. It has been the steady darts from the Ballaghaderreen team which has got them this far. Denis Coffey, Jimmy Finn, Frank Duffy, Sean Fleming, Benji Hayden and Martin Fleming were all involved in the 2006 win while Patrick Tansey, Seamus Duffy, Aiden Tansey and Michael Waldron are all welcome additions since. All ten players played their part in reaching the final, with Patrick Tansey, Denis Coffey and Sean Fleming the most consistent throughout.
When Spell's and McDermott's played earlier in the league McDermott's came out on top in Round 6 on a 5-2 scoreline. Spell's were fortunate to win the return game 4-3 at Ballaghaderreen.
Murray's of Knockcroghery and Creaton's of Loughlynn go head to head in the Shield Final prior to the Cup Final. Murray's won 4-3 at Loughlynn in Round 7 but Creaton's had a 5-2 win at Knockcroghery only threee weeks ago.
Previous games and happenings count for nothing on final day. And it is for sure the winning team will deserve their honours.
Best of Luck to all teams!!
Monday, February 11, 2008
Roscommon's men fall just short of All Ireland Semi's.
Kilkenny are the Irish National Darts Organisation's (I.N.D.O's) Senior Mens Intercounty Darts Champions for 2008 after a 7-5 win over Kildare.
A 7-6 quarter final defeat to Mayo brought an end to Roscommon's outstanding run in the Championships- easily the best run for the county in recent years.
Held in The Breaffy House Hotel on Saturday and Sunday last, twenty-four counties took part in the mens event- with Roscommon topping a group consisting of Cavan, Meath and Wicklow. The progress made in this years Championships by the mens county team has been down to the massive effort put in by manager Tommy Beirne and all players from different areas of the county since last October and their dedication to improving darts within the county.
Roscommon 6 Cavan 6.
Roscommon made a bright start with Mick Egan beating Irish International Aodhagen O Neill 2-1. Padraig Kearney was then beaten 2-1 in game 2- but Sean Fleming restored a 2-1 overall lead. Cavan then took advantage of some slack Roscommon darts and in a matter of moments took five games on the trot to build up a 6-2. However Paul Carton,Jimmy Reilly,Matthew Hynes and Martin Fleming took the last four games to secure the hard earned draw. Scores:-(M.Egan 2 A.O'Neill 1; P.Kearney 1 S.Tormey 2;S.Fleming 2 D.Skelton 0;T.Concannon 0 S.Dunne 2;S.Finan 0 F.O'Brien 2;P.Tansey 1 B.McGurk 2;M.Murphy 1 O.Grealin 2;M.Kilroe 1 S.Devins 2;J.Reilly 2 P.Reilly 0;P.Carton 2 R.Fenton 0;M.Hynes 2 T.Gilleran 0;M.Fleming 2 E.Tormey 1).
Roscommon 7 Meath 5.
Mick Egan was beaten by Paddy O' Rourke as Meath took an early lead. They went two up when Tony Thacker was beaten 2-1. But a superb mid-match burst for Roscommon began with Martin Fleming's best performance of the weekend which included 2x180 scores. Patrick Tansey, Sean Finan, Thomas Concannon, Padraig Kearney, Mick Kilroe, and the outstanding Jimmy Reilly made it 7-3. Meath took the last two games- but the win put Roscommon in a great position going in against Wicklow who were not having a good day. Scores-(M.Egan 1 P.O'Rourke 2; T.Thacker 1 M.Flannely 2;M.Fleming 2 P.Hand 1;P.Tansey 2 R.Walshe;S.Finan 2 J.Muldowney 1; T.Concannon 2 J.McGinnity 1;S.Fleming 0 A.Doherty 2;P.Kearney 2 D.O'Connor 0;M.Kilroe 2 K.Blane 0;J.Reilly 2 S.McDonald 0;P.Carton 0 D.McGuire 2;M.Hynes 0 S.Reid 2).
Roscommon 10 Wicklow 2.
Wicklow had struggled in the group upto the point of the third round-having been beaten 8-4 by Meath and Cavan respectively. The Wicklow men proved difficult in the early stages with Mick Egan using a 154 checkout when scraping through in a tough clash with Laurence Collins. David Concannon extended the lead- before Martin Fleming made his impressive previous round win a distant memory by producing his worst performance of the weekend. Nevertheless Padraig Kearney and Sean Finan to got the ball rolling again making it 4-1. Mick Kilroe was beaten in game 6 but a run of six straight games from Sean Fleming,Paul Carton, Jimmy Reilly, Patrick Tansey Thomas Concannon, and Matthew Hynes secured a very impressive win. Meath beat Cavan 7-5- a result which left Roscommon clear at the top of the group and into the Quarter finals.
Mayo 7 Roscommon 6.
When Roscommon and Mayo met in the West Coast Challenge three weeks ago in Limerick, Mayo had a 10-2 win. Last weekend, Roscommon fell just short of a remarkable victory. There were few moments of individual brilliance in this match but that was made up for in terms of determination and will to win. Mayo took a 2-0 lead- with Mick Egan and Mick Kilroe beaten. Sean Fleming and Sean Finan recovered the situation to make it 2-2. Games were swapped until it was 5-5. Matthew Hynes gave Roscommon the lead for the first time in his 2-1 win over James McLoughlin- a nervy contest in which the Elphin man left until late to hit form. The batton was passed to his Elf Inn team mate Martin Murphy and in turn to Creaton's Joe Crawley- both of whom never got a chance at a hitting the winning double in either of their games. Scores- (M.Egan 1 P.J.Kavanagh 2;M.Kilroe 1 D.O'Neill 2;S.Fleming 2 A.Peyton 0;S.Finan 2 T.McNulty 1;T.Concannon 0 M.Heneghan 2;P.Kearney 2 M.Murray 1;J.Reilly 1 R.Staunton 2;M.Fleming 2 J.J.Ormsby 1;P.Tansey 0 S.Ormsby 2;P.Carton 2 J.McGann 0;M.Hynes 2 J.McLoughlin 1;M.Murphy 0 T.Lynch 2;J.Crawley 0 N.Philbin 2).
Round 1
Meath 8 Wicklow 4
Roscommon 6 Cavan 6
Round 2
Roscommon 7 Meath 5
Cavan 8 Wicklow 4
Round 3
Roscommon 10 Wicklow 2
Meath 7 Cavan 5
Group Standings
Roscommon 23 points
Meath 21
Cavan 19
Wicklow 10
I.N.D.O. All Ireland Mens Intercounty Championships Results
Quarter Finals
Mayo 7 Roscommon 6
Kildare 7 Donegal 5
Dublin 7 Cork 5
Kilkenny 7 Limerick 2
Semi Finals
Kildare 7 Mayo 2
Kilkenny 7 Dublin 5
Final
Kilkenny 7 Kildare 5
Entire Roscommon Mens Panel; Manager Tommy Beirne- Elf Inn.
Mick Egan, Jimmy Reilly, Paul Carton (Murray's). Patrick Tansey, Frank Duffy, Sean Fleming, Martin Fleming (Spel's). Sean Finan, Padraig Finan,Tony Thacker,Joe Crawley (Creaton's). Thomas Concannon,David Concannon (McDermott's). Mick Kilroe, Krystof Wesolowski (Mac's).Matthew Hynes, Martin Murphy (The Elf Inn).Padraig Kearney (Flanagan's).
While the men enjoyed one of their better years- Roscommon's ladies had a very dissappointing Championships suffering 5-1 defeats to Carlow, Limerick, Galway bringing their participation to a premature end. Dublin made it back to back titles beating Carlow in the final on a 4-1 scoreline.
Kilkenny are the Irish National Darts Organisation's (I.N.D.O's) Senior Mens Intercounty Darts Champions for 2008 after a 7-5 win over Kildare.
A 7-6 quarter final defeat to Mayo brought an end to Roscommon's outstanding run in the Championships- easily the best run for the county in recent years.
Held in The Breaffy House Hotel on Saturday and Sunday last, twenty-four counties took part in the mens event- with Roscommon topping a group consisting of Cavan, Meath and Wicklow. The progress made in this years Championships by the mens county team has been down to the massive effort put in by manager Tommy Beirne and all players from different areas of the county since last October and their dedication to improving darts within the county.
Roscommon 6 Cavan 6.
Roscommon made a bright start with Mick Egan beating Irish International Aodhagen O Neill 2-1. Padraig Kearney was then beaten 2-1 in game 2- but Sean Fleming restored a 2-1 overall lead. Cavan then took advantage of some slack Roscommon darts and in a matter of moments took five games on the trot to build up a 6-2. However Paul Carton,Jimmy Reilly,Matthew Hynes and Martin Fleming took the last four games to secure the hard earned draw. Scores:-(M.Egan 2 A.O'Neill 1; P.Kearney 1 S.Tormey 2;S.Fleming 2 D.Skelton 0;T.Concannon 0 S.Dunne 2;S.Finan 0 F.O'Brien 2;P.Tansey 1 B.McGurk 2;M.Murphy 1 O.Grealin 2;M.Kilroe 1 S.Devins 2;J.Reilly 2 P.Reilly 0;P.Carton 2 R.Fenton 0;M.Hynes 2 T.Gilleran 0;M.Fleming 2 E.Tormey 1).
Roscommon 7 Meath 5.
Mick Egan was beaten by Paddy O' Rourke as Meath took an early lead. They went two up when Tony Thacker was beaten 2-1. But a superb mid-match burst for Roscommon began with Martin Fleming's best performance of the weekend which included 2x180 scores. Patrick Tansey, Sean Finan, Thomas Concannon, Padraig Kearney, Mick Kilroe, and the outstanding Jimmy Reilly made it 7-3. Meath took the last two games- but the win put Roscommon in a great position going in against Wicklow who were not having a good day. Scores-(M.Egan 1 P.O'Rourke 2; T.Thacker 1 M.Flannely 2;M.Fleming 2 P.Hand 1;P.Tansey 2 R.Walshe;S.Finan 2 J.Muldowney 1; T.Concannon 2 J.McGinnity 1;S.Fleming 0 A.Doherty 2;P.Kearney 2 D.O'Connor 0;M.Kilroe 2 K.Blane 0;J.Reilly 2 S.McDonald 0;P.Carton 0 D.McGuire 2;M.Hynes 0 S.Reid 2).
Roscommon 10 Wicklow 2.
Wicklow had struggled in the group upto the point of the third round-having been beaten 8-4 by Meath and Cavan respectively. The Wicklow men proved difficult in the early stages with Mick Egan using a 154 checkout when scraping through in a tough clash with Laurence Collins. David Concannon extended the lead- before Martin Fleming made his impressive previous round win a distant memory by producing his worst performance of the weekend. Nevertheless Padraig Kearney and Sean Finan to got the ball rolling again making it 4-1. Mick Kilroe was beaten in game 6 but a run of six straight games from Sean Fleming,Paul Carton, Jimmy Reilly, Patrick Tansey Thomas Concannon, and Matthew Hynes secured a very impressive win. Meath beat Cavan 7-5- a result which left Roscommon clear at the top of the group and into the Quarter finals.
Mayo 7 Roscommon 6.
When Roscommon and Mayo met in the West Coast Challenge three weeks ago in Limerick, Mayo had a 10-2 win. Last weekend, Roscommon fell just short of a remarkable victory. There were few moments of individual brilliance in this match but that was made up for in terms of determination and will to win. Mayo took a 2-0 lead- with Mick Egan and Mick Kilroe beaten. Sean Fleming and Sean Finan recovered the situation to make it 2-2. Games were swapped until it was 5-5. Matthew Hynes gave Roscommon the lead for the first time in his 2-1 win over James McLoughlin- a nervy contest in which the Elphin man left until late to hit form. The batton was passed to his Elf Inn team mate Martin Murphy and in turn to Creaton's Joe Crawley- both of whom never got a chance at a hitting the winning double in either of their games. Scores- (M.Egan 1 P.J.Kavanagh 2;M.Kilroe 1 D.O'Neill 2;S.Fleming 2 A.Peyton 0;S.Finan 2 T.McNulty 1;T.Concannon 0 M.Heneghan 2;P.Kearney 2 M.Murray 1;J.Reilly 1 R.Staunton 2;M.Fleming 2 J.J.Ormsby 1;P.Tansey 0 S.Ormsby 2;P.Carton 2 J.McGann 0;M.Hynes 2 J.McLoughlin 1;M.Murphy 0 T.Lynch 2;J.Crawley 0 N.Philbin 2).
Round 1
Meath 8 Wicklow 4
Roscommon 6 Cavan 6
Round 2
Roscommon 7 Meath 5
Cavan 8 Wicklow 4
Round 3
Roscommon 10 Wicklow 2
Meath 7 Cavan 5
Group Standings
Roscommon 23 points
Meath 21
Cavan 19
Wicklow 10
I.N.D.O. All Ireland Mens Intercounty Championships Results
Quarter Finals
Mayo 7 Roscommon 6
Kildare 7 Donegal 5
Dublin 7 Cork 5
Kilkenny 7 Limerick 2
Semi Finals
Kildare 7 Mayo 2
Kilkenny 7 Dublin 5
Final
Kilkenny 7 Kildare 5
Entire Roscommon Mens Panel; Manager Tommy Beirne- Elf Inn.
Mick Egan, Jimmy Reilly, Paul Carton (Murray's). Patrick Tansey, Frank Duffy, Sean Fleming, Martin Fleming (Spel's). Sean Finan, Padraig Finan,Tony Thacker,Joe Crawley (Creaton's). Thomas Concannon,David Concannon (McDermott's). Mick Kilroe, Krystof Wesolowski (Mac's).Matthew Hynes, Martin Murphy (The Elf Inn).Padraig Kearney (Flanagan's).
While the men enjoyed one of their better years- Roscommon's ladies had a very dissappointing Championships suffering 5-1 defeats to Carlow, Limerick, Galway bringing their participation to a premature end. Dublin made it back to back titles beating Carlow in the final on a 4-1 scoreline.
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