Author: Enda Mulcahy

May 15, 2021

Kells & District Darts League 2005-2009

Meath Darts Organisation Web Image {References: 1]

KDDL 2005-06

KDDL 2006-07	P	W	D	L	Pts
Dee Local (C)	14	12	1	1	25
Railway Bar	14	9	1	4	19
Cosy Corner	14	7	4	3	18
Maguires	14	7	2	5	16
Colwells	14	5	4	5	14
McCabes	14	2	6	6	10
The Chaser	14	3	4	7	10
Silver Tankard	14	0	0	14	0

[References: 2]

Playoff Champions 2005-06: Cosy Corner

KDDL 2006-07

KDDL 2006-07	P	W	D	L	Pts
Dee Local (C)	14	10	2	2	22
Colwells (P)	14	10	2	2	22
Cosyu Corner (P)	14	8	2	4	18
Maguires (P)	14	5	5	4	15
Railway Bar A	14	5	3	6	13
Silver Tankard	14	4	5	5	13
McCabes	14	2	3	9	7
Railway Bar B	14	0	2	12	2

[References: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	League Playoff
04.05.2007	Colwells	L	Dee Local	W
	League Semi-Finals
2007	Dee Local	4	Maguires	2
2007	Cosy Corner	4	Colwells	3
	League Final
25.05.2007	Dee Local	W	Cosy Corner	L

[References: 2-3]

KDDL 2007-08

Final Table Unknown at time of writing

2007-08 Kells & District Darts League Champions: Silver Tankard [References: 3]

KDDL 2008-09

KDDL 2008-09	P	W	D	L	Pts
Railway Bar (C)	14	7	7	0	21
Colwells	14	8	4	2	20
Silver Tankard	14	8	4	2	20
Dee Local	14	6	5	3	17
McCabes	14	7	1	6	15
Smyths	14	5	1	8	11
Maguires	14	0	4	10	4
Corbys	14	1	1	12	3

[References: 2]

Report

Dee Local were Kells & District Darts League Champions in 2005-06 but lost out in the Playoffs to Cosy Corner. The following year they made nom mistake, winning both League and Playoffs and in 2007-08 the Playoff title went to Silver Tankard. Railway Bar completed the League and Playoff double in 2008-09.

References

Logos

[1] Meath Darts Wayback Machine (2013) bullseye-126×102 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20131017164237im_/http://www.meathdarts.com/sitebuilder/images/bullseye-126×102.jpg [Accessed 21 November 2019]

Internet Archives

[2] Meath Darts Wayback Machine (2012) Index 3 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070708040719/http://www.meathdarts.com/index3.html [Accessed 21 November 2019]

[3] Meath Darts Wayback Machine (2013) Kells League [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20091122202243/http://www.meathdarts.com/kellsleague.html [Accessed 21 November 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Kane

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May 15, 2021

South Meath Darts League 2009-2014

Meath Darts Organisation Web Image [References: 1]

SMDL 2009-10

SMDL 2009-10	P	Pts
McHughs (C)	18	98
Judge N Jury	18	88
Bawn Inn	18	86
Lawless	18	84
Bective	18	80
Coachmans	18	75
Kielys	18	75
County Club	18	50
Longwood	18	50
Lenihens	18	14

[References: 3]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	League Quarter-Finals
2010	Lawless	3	Kielys	5
2010	Bawn Inn	5	Bective	2
	League Semi-Finals
2010	Kielys	2	McHughs	5
2010	Bawn Inn	5	Judge N Jury	2
	League Final
2010	McHughs	5	Bawn Inn	4

[Referencves: 2]

SMDL 2010-11

SMDL 2010-11	P	Pts
Kielys	19	109
Lawless	19	101
Judge N Jury	19	88
McHughs	19	88
Bawn Inn	19	87
Coachmans	19	82
County Club	19	75
Sallys	19	69
Mulvannys	19	48
Lenihens	19	34
Bective #	20	19

[References: 3]

Note: Bective did not compete in second half of season. All teams counted +8 Points for games versus Bective.

SMDL 2011-12

SMDL 2011-12	P	W	Pts
Kielys	15	11	80
Gaffneys	15	11	79
McHughs	15	7	70
Judge N Jury	15	5	66
Coachmans	15	5	64
County Club	15	4	63
Lawless	15	5	61
Mulvannys	15	0	43
Lenihens #	15	0	21

[References: 3]

Note: # Lenihens did not compete in second half of season. Points in table reflect +8 Points awarded to each team for that match.

SMDL 2012-13

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	Quarter-Finals
25.02.2013	Judge N Jury	5	McLaughlins	4
25.02.2013	McHughs	5	County Club	1
	Semi-Finals
04.03.2013	Kielys	4	Judge N Jury	5
04.03.2013	Lawless	1	McHughs	5
	Final
24.03.2013	Judge N Jury	L	McHughs	W

[References: 4]

SMDL 2013-14

SMDL 2013-14	P	W	Pts
Kielys (C)	14	7	69
Bridge House	14	7	64
Judge N Jury	14	8	64
McHughs	14	8	61
County Club	14	6	60
Mulvannys	14	5	49
Lawless	14	2	45
McLaughlins	14	2	36

[References: 5]

Report

McHughs won both the League and League playoffs in the South Meath Darts League in 2009-10. The next two years belonged to Kielys, winners in 2010-11 and 2011-12. In 2012-13 McHughs were again Champions, defeating Judge N Jury in the Final. the 2013-14 Championship went back to Kielys again.

For 2009-10 the Points system became based on total games won rather that 2 points for a match won and 1 point for a match drawn. i.e. If a match finished 5 games to 3 the winning team would gain 5 points and the losing team 3 points.

References

Logos

[1] South Meath Darts League Wayback Machine (2007) bullseye-126×102 [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20131017164237im_/http://www.meathdarts.com/sitebuilder/images/bullseye-126×102.jpg [Accessed 21 November 2019]

Internet Archives

[2] South Meath Darts League Wayback Machine (2012) Tables [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20120501020421/http://www.meathdarts.com/tables.html [Accessed 21 November 2019]

[3] South Meath Darts League Wayback Machine (2013) Results [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20131017164237/http://www.meathdarts.com/smdlresults.html [Accessed 21 November 2019]

[4] South Meath Darts League Wayback Machine (2013) Index [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20130613160315/http://www.meathdarts.com/ [Accessed 21 November 2019]

[5] South Meath Darts League Wayback Machine (2016) Tables [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20160321073452/http://meathdarts.com/tables.html [Accessed 21 November 2019]

[6] South Meath Darts League Wayback Machine (2016) Fixtures [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20160321073453/http://meathdarts.com/fixtures.html [Accessed 15 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Kane

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May 15, 2021

South Meath Darts League 2005-2009

Meath Darts Organisation Logo Image [References: 1]

SMDL 2005-06

SMDL 2005-06	P	W	D	L	Pts
Blue League
Geraghty’s (C)	12	9	2	1	20
McHugh’s (P)	12	7	4	1	18
Coachmans (P)	12	4	6	2	14
Kielys	12	5	4	3	14
Jack Quinns	12	2	5	5	9
County Club	12	3	2	7	8
Balreask	12	0	1	11	1
Red League
Village Inn	8	7	1	0	15
Warrenstown	8	6	0	2	12
Longwood	8	3	1	4	7
Priory Inn	8	3	0	5	6
Gilsenans	8	0	0	8	0

[References: 2]

Date	Home Team		Away Team
	League Quarter-Finals
27.03.2006	Warrenstown	6	Coachmans	2
27.03.2006	McHughs	5	Longwood	2
	League Semi-Finals
03.04.2006	Geraghty’s	4	Warrenstown	4
03.04.2006	Village Inn	4	McHughs	4
	League Semi-Finals Replays
10.04.2006	Geraghty’s	W	Warrenstown	L
10.04.2006	Village Inn	W	McHughs	L
	League Final
23.04.2006	Geraghty’s	1	Village Inn	5

[References: 2]

SMDL 2006-07

SMDL 2006-07	P	W	D	L	Pts
Caffreys (C)	20	17	1	2	35
Village Inn	19	15	1	3	31
Geraghty’s	19	11	4	4	26
McHughs	19	11	3	5	25
Kielys	20	9	4	7	22
Jack Quinns	19	9	1	9	19
County Club	19	4	3	12	11
Priory Inn	19	2	7	10	11
Coachmans	19	3	5	11	11
Balreask Arms	19	4	2	13	10
Klondyke	19	2	5	12	9

[References: 3]

SMDL 2007-08

SMDL 2007-08	P	W	D	L	Pts
Lawless (C)	20	15	4	1	34
McHughs	21	15	3	3	33
Bawn Inn	20	12	6	2	30
Bective	20	10	7	3	27
Geraghty’s	21	12	3	6	27
Klondyke	21	8	6	7	22
Coachmans	21	8	5	8	21
Kielys	21	5	9	7	19
County Club	21	7	5	9	19
Priory Inn	22	2	6	14	10
Balreask	21	3	3	15	9
Crowinstown	22	0	0	22	0

[References: 3]

SMDL 2008-09

SMDL 2008-09	P	W	D	L	Pts
McHughs (C)	16				22
Bective	16				22
Lawless	16				22
Bawn Inn	16				21
Coachmans	16				19
Kielys	16				16
Longwood	16				11
County Club	16				7
Judge N Jury	16				4

[References: 3]

Report

The South Meath Darts League was won by Village Inn 5-1 in the Final versus Geraghty’s in 2005-06. From 2006-07 the SMDL became a League-only competition which was won by Caffreys by four points from the holders Village Inn. Lawless won on 33 points in 2007-08, one point ahead of McHughs. In 2008-09 McHughs, Bective and Lawless all finished on 22 points.

References

Logos

Internet Archives

[2] South Meath Darts League Wayback Machine (2007) Tables [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20070303130401/http://www.meathdarts.com/tables2.html [Accessed 21 November 2019]

[3] South Meath Darts League Wayback Machine (2009) Tables [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20091122202736/http://www.meathdarts.com/tables.html [Accessed 21 November 2019]

[4] South Meath Darts League Wayback Machine (2012) Tables [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20120501020421/http://www.meathdarts.com/tables.html [Accessed 21 November 2019]

[5] South Meath Darts League Wayback Machine (2009) Results [Internet] Available from: http://web.archive.org/web/20131017164237/http://www.meathdarts.com/smdlresults.html [Accessed 21 November 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Kane

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May 11, 2021

Women’s Arena Football League 2013

Women’s Arena Football League {References: 1]

Standings

WAFL 2021	P	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pct
American League
New Orleans Bayou Queens
Houston Lady Oilers
Dallas Darlings
San Antonio Extrellas
National League
Atlanta Archers
Orlando Eclipse
Tampa Bay Duchess
Jacksonville Cougars

[References: 2]

Report

Women’s Arena Football League was a Southern USA based Women’s Arena Football League which rivalled the Legends Football League. It had 8 teams scheduled to start in 2013 but there is no evidence it started at all.

Dallas Darlings Logo [References: 3]

References

Images

[1] Women’s Arena Football League (2021) X-League Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.wafleague.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/wafl-logo.png [Accessed 11 May 2021]

Websites

[2] Women’s Arena Football League (2021) Schedule [Internet] Available from: http://www.wafleague.com/about/ [Accessed 11 May 2021]

Images

[3] Women’s Arena Football League (2021) Dallas Darlings Logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.wafleague.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Dallas.jpg [Accessed 11 May 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Larrisa McCloyne.

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April 28, 2021

Irish Taekwon-Do Association Irish Cup & National Championships 2016

Irish Taekwon-Do Association Logo [References: 1]

Results (UL Arena, Limerick, 11-12 November 2016)

Section	Gold	Silver
	Male
-57kg	Thomas Fogarty
-63kg	Ryan Shelley	Luke McGrath
-70kg Blackbelt	Adam Shelley	Luke Woods
-78kg	Colm Carroll
85kg	Ross Smith
	Female
-50kg	Katy Laffan
-62kg	Louise McCagh	Ellen Ince
-68kg	Maeve Magee	Sarah Barry
	Senior Female
1st Degree	Maeve Magee
2nd Degree	Skye Slattery
3rd Degree	Naomi Coonghe
	Senior Male
1st Dan	Philip O’Gorman
2nd Dan	Tiarnan Moriarty
3rd Dan	Eddie Dillon
4th Dan	Hong Looi
	Best Overall
Female Junior	Joanne Potter (2 Gold, 1 Bronze)
Male Junior	Luke Moriarty (2 Gold)
Female Senior	Maeve Magee (2 Gold, 1 Silver)
Male Senior	Philip O’Gorman

[References: 2]

Report

With some big match-ups on offer the Irish Taekwon-Do Association Irish Cup and National Championships 2016 they proved to be the biggest ever ITA tournament. In the Final of the Under 70 kg Blackbelt Division then World Champion (2016) Adam Shelley won Gold ahead of 2009 World Champion Luke Woods. 2016 World Cup winner Colm Carroll also took Gold in the Under 78kg section. The Female Divisions included members of the Gold & Bronze winning team at the 2016 ITF World Cup, with 2013 World Champion Louise McCagh taking Gold in the Under 62 Kg section. Maeve Magee won best overall Female Senior and Philip O’Gorman best overall Male Senior. The Championships took place in the University of Limerick Arena from 11th to 12th November 2016,

References:

Logos

[1] Irish Taekwon-Do Association (2016) ITA+Logo [Internet] Available from: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5de5132908114a27bbdd5250/t/5de51d89b93cc92d39dc8c9c/1618517334164/?format=1500w [Accessed 28 April 2021]

Websites

[2] Irish Taekwon-Do Association (2016) ITA Irish Cup & National Championships 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.taekwondo.ie/news/article/ita_irish_cup_&_national_championships_2016_-571.html [Accessed 15 January 2018]

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April 28, 2021

2nd I-Karate Global World Cup Budapest Hungary 2018

[References: 1]

Country Medals Table

Place	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1	Hungary	9	16	18
2	Belgium	9	10	9
3	*Ireland*	7	9	7
4	France	7	1	1
5	Ukraine	5	10	6
6	Italy	4	1	2
7	Slovakia	3	1	2
8	Netherlands	3	0	0
9	Romania	2	0	2
10	Russia	1	1	0
11	Slovenia	1	0	0
12	India	1	0	0
13	Latvia	0	2	1
14	Canada	0	1	1

[References: 2]

Irish Medal Winners

Competition	Classification	M/F	Medal	Name
ASD Kata	101 2004-2007	M-F	Silver	Sean Brittland
ASD Kumite	101 2004-2007	M-F	Silver	Sean Brittland
ASD Kata	101/103 2003 and older	F	Silver	Shauna O’Driscoll
ASD Kumite	101/103 2003 and older	F	Bronze	Kata Connolly
ASD Kata	101/103 2003 and older	M	Gold	Dillion McQuirk
ASD Kata	101/103 2003 and older	M	Silver	Alex Chan
ASD Kata	101/103 2003 and older	M	Bronze	Sam Pidgeon
ASD Kumite	101/103 2003 and older	M	Gold	Dillion McQuirk
ASD Kumite	101/103 2003 and older	M	Silver	Alex Chan
ASD Kata	102	M-F	Gold	Alex Spencer
ASD Kata	102	M-F	Silver	Sean Moran
ASD Kata	102	M-F	Bronze	Isabel Gallagher
ASD Kumite	102	M-F	Gold	Isabel Gallagher
ASD Kumite	102	M-F	Silver	Pauric Hooper
ASD Kumite	102	M-F	Bronze	Lee Caldwell
II Kata	202	F	Gold	Georgina Harte
II Kumite	202	F	Silver	Georgina Harte
II Kumite	202	F	Bronze	Faik Ivett Szabo Beata
PI Kata	301 2001-2003	M-F	Bronze	Ilya Foley
PI Kumite	301 2001-2003	M-F	Gold	Ilya Foley
PI Kumite	301 2000 and older	M-F	Bronze	Eoin Watters
PI Kumite	Kumite Open Pairs	M-F	Bronze	Ruairi Balley
Team Kata		M-F	Gold	Ireland Eoghan Caulfield Dillion McQuirk Alex Chan

[References: 2]

Legend / Key: ASD = Autism Spectrum Disorder; II = Intellectual Impairment; PI = Physical Impairment.

Report

The Irish Kenpo Karate Union, recognised by Sport Ireland, sent a team to the I-Karate Global 2nd Global World Cup in Budapest, Hungary on April 29th 2018, and Ireland came away with 23 medals: 7 gold, 9 silver and 7 bronze, finishing third in the countries medal table, including winning gold in the team event. I-Karate Global is the Inclusive Karate Federation and Categories included Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Impairment and Physical Impairment.

References:

Logos

[1] I-Karate Global Facebook (2020) Profile Picture, December 12, 2015 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/IKF.net/photos/a.403251783111478/649188898517764/ [Accessed 28 April 2021]

Websites

[2] IKKU (2020)2nd I-Karate Global World Cup Budapest 2018 [Internet] Available from: http://www.ikku.ie/results/budapest.pdf [Accessed 15 October 2019]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Wills, John Morahan, John Kane and Louise Wills (nee Kenny).

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April 28, 2021

Galway International Kickboxing Challenges 1998

Results (Westside Galway, 13 December 1998)

Date	Weight	Winners		Runners-Up
13.12.1998	62kg	L Wemyss (Kilkenny Black Dragons)	beat	G Hamilton (Pro Kick Gym Belfast)
13.12.1998	74kg	P Herridge (England)	beat	P Cummins (Kilkenny Black Dragon)	rsf 1st Round

[References: 1]

Legend / Key: rsf: Referee stopped fight.

Report

In the International Kickboxing Challenge in Westside, Galway in December 1998, L Wemyss of Kilkenny Black Dragon won the 62 kg Category defeating G Hamilton of Pro Kick Gym Belfast and in the 74 kg category, P Herridge of England beat P Cummins of Kilkenny Black Dragon after the Referee Stopped the Fight in the 1st Round.

References

Newspapers

[1] Anon. (1999) “A-Z of Weekend Sport: Kickboxing” Irish Independent. Monday. December 14, 1998. pg. 32

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March 20, 2021

Irish Kenpo Karate Union Invitational 2015

Irish Kenpo Karate Union Logo [References: 1]

Male Kumite

Grade	1st	2nd	3rd	3rd
Boys 5/6 yrs	Davin Coleman (Larkhill)	David Drodz (Ash)	Callum Maguire (Navan)	William Greene (Larkhill) Conor Rogers (ISKG)
Boys 7 yrs	Aaron McKillen (WSKF Kai)	Rory Quill (Larkhill)	Alex Disney (ISKG)	Jack Dolphin (Bohermeen)
Boys 8 yrs	Luke Kane (MSKG)	Eoin Clynch (Navan)	Cillian Owens (Bohermeen)	Aidan Hanway (WSKF Kil) Lee Ainscough (Ash)
Boys 9 yrs	Ciaran Crawford (3 Rivers)	Dylan Wallace (WSKF Kil)	Louis Barham (Larkhill)	Abdurrham Benhadja (WSKF Kai)
Boys 10 yrs	Anthony Kelly (Glasnevin)	Anes Chaal (WSKF Kai)	Luke Victory (WKAI)	Rian Fitzpatrick (WSKF Kai)
Boys 11 yrs	Liam Griffin (WSKF Kai)	Harry Barham (Larkhill)	Jonathon Peppard (WSKG)	Jack Donaghey (Strabane)
Boys 12 yrs	David Gannon (WSKF Kai)	David Crilly (MSKG)	Victor Marikhin (Ash)	Reece Mabe (WKK)
Boys 13 yrs	Chris McCarthy (Cloghroe)	Sean McCarthy (Cloghroe)	Craig Farrell (MSKG)	Stephen Van Breda (WSKF Kai)
Boys 14/15 yrs Pool 1	Jordan Pender (Navan)	Ruadhri Collins (Navan)	Peter O’Carroll (WSKF Kai)	Niall Dunne (WKAI)
Boys 14/15 yrs Pool 2	Callum McDonald (Scotland)	Jack Cosgrave (Larkhill)	Ellis Gorton (WKK)	Kevin Staunton (Glasnevin)
Boys 16/17 yrs	Kevin Dunne (WKAI)	Adam Durning (Navan)	Darren Kavanagh (ISKG)	Tadhg Rogers (Navan)
Male HW	Gordon Smith (Glasnevin)	Neil McMahon (Newry)	David Redmond (Karate Do)	Dylan Walsh (WSKF Kai) Eamonn Yore (Kells)
Male LW	Aaron McLaughlin (Glasnevin)	Pierre Le Frappe (France)	Clayton Long (WKAI)	Christopher Gallagher (Strabane) Craig Marlow (MSKG)

[Reference: 2]

Female Kumite

Grade	1st	2nd	3rd	3rd
Girls 7 yrs	Lucy Mulhern (Navan)	Freya Hayes (Cork)	Tara Gibbons (Larkhill)	Kerry Gallagher (Ash) Danielle Reilly (Navan)
Girls 8/9 yrs	Megan Carolan (Navan)	Leah O’Sullivan (Cork)	Sadhb O’Brien (WKAI)	Caitlin Dunlevey (MASK)
Girls 10 yrs	Natasha Doherty (3 Rivers)	Zoe McDermott (WSKF Kil)	Kiera Flatley (MASK)	Jamie Lee-Simpson (3 Rivers)
Girls 11 yrs	Kelly Kenna (WSKF Kil)	Mabel Hayes (Cork)	Victoria Brence (Ash)	Lana Biesty (MASK)
Girls 12/13 yrs	Sarah McGarrigle (Strabane)	Ayla O’Sullivan (Cork)	Kate Mulhern (Navan)	Sinead Yale (Navan)
Girls 14/15 yrs	Shannon Nulty (WKAI)	Ellie Boggs (Strabane)	Shauna Kelly (WSKF Kil)	Seona Gannon (WSKF Kai)
Girls 16/17 yrs	Katarina Susko (Larkhill)	Shauna Mullaney (MASK)	Geri Friel (Srabane)	Lauren Duffy (Ash)
Female	Linda Wash (MASK)	Nicole Perry (WSKF Kai)	Emily Geraghty (Glasnevin)	Petya (Glasnevin)

[References: 2]

Medal Table

Club	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
IKKU	9	12	18	39
WSKF	4	4	8	16
WKAI	2	0	4	6
3 Rivers	2	0	1	3
Strabane	1	1	3	5
MASK	1	1	3	5
MSKG	1	1	3	5
Scotland	1	0	0	1
France	0	1	0	1
Newry	0	1	0	1
ISKG	0	0	3	3
Wales	0	0	2	2
Kells	0	0	1	1
Karate Do	0	0	1	1

[References: 2]

Report

The Irish Kenpo Karate Union took home 9 gold medals at the IKKU 2015 Invitational, with Glasnevin members Gordon Smith and Aaron McLaughlin taking top spot in the two Male Adult Grades. WSKF took four gold medals. MASK’s Linda Walsh won their only gold medal in the Adult Female Grade.

References:

Logos

[1] Irish Kenpo Karate Union Facebook (2020) Profile Picture, April 29, 2010 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/27966_117052458316629_1228939_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=pUsAvuOPlC8AX8lJves&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=132693c91df5082422f88b91de118a9b&oe=5FA0B128 [Accessed 5 October 2020]

Websites

[2] IKKU (2020) Invitational 2015 [Internet] Available from: http://www.ikku.ie/results/2015%20invitational.pdf [Accessed 20 March 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Wills, John Morahan, John Kane and Louise Wills (nee Kenny).

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Last Updated: 20 March 2021

March 10, 2021

Connaught Community Games Chess and Draughts 2019

Connaught Community Games Logo [References: 1]

Finals, 27th April 2019, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway

Date	Grade	Winners		Runners-Up
		Chess Grades
27.04.2019	U13 Mixed	Dunmore (Galway)	5	Kilteevan (Roscommon)	0
27.04.2019	U16 Mixed	Dunmore (Galway)	5	Manorhamilton (Leitrim)	3
		Draughts Grades
27.04.2019	U10 Mixed	CDC (Roscommon)	10	Coolaney (Sligo)	10 (cb)
27.04.2019	U12 Mixed	Elphin (Roscommon)	7	Easkey (Sligo)	3
27.04.2019	U14 Mixed	Coolaney (Sligo)	20	Kinvara (Roscommon)	0
27.04.2019	U16 Mixed	Elphin (Roscommon)	17	Lough Allen (Leitrim)	3

[References: 2]

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Dunmore from Co. Galway won both age categories in the Connaught Community Games Chess Finals held in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway on 27th April 2019. Elphin of Co. Roscommon won two of the Draughts competitions with CDC (also Roscommon) and Coolaney of Sligo winning the other two grades. The winners went on to represent Connaught in the ALDI National Finals in the University of Limerick from 24th to 26th May 2019.

References

Logos

[1] Connacht Community Games Facebook (2016) Profile Picture, April 15, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/1209766895707977/photos/a.1224627144221952/1224627150888618/ [Accessed 28 January 2021]

Websites

[2] Connacht Community Games Facebook(2018) Post, 28 April 2019 [Internet] Available from: http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=2978149015536414&id=1209766895707977 [Accessed 28 January 2021]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Mr. McGowan.

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Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 28 January 2021

March 9, 2021

Modified Rules Boxing – Floyd Mayweather Jr versus Conor McGregor

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Boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr (USA) defeated Conor McGregor of Ireland by a Technical Knockout in the 10th Round of a much-publicised fight between the All-Time winningest boxer (this was his 50th bout undefeated, surpassing Pacquiao’s record of 49), and the King of UFC – The Ultimate Fighting Championship in Las Vegas on 26th of August 2017.

On April 11th 2018, the Business Insider reported rumours that the two men were planning on a rematch using modified MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) rules such as those used in UFC.

References

[1] Bleacher Report (2017) Floyd Mayweather beats Conor McGregor by 10th Round TKO in Megafight [Internet] Available from: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2727620-floyd-mayweather-beats-conor-mcgregor-by-10th-round-tko-in-megafight [Accessed 9 March 2021]

[2] Business Insider (2018) Rumours suggest Floyd Mayweather will fight Conor McGregor with modified rules — but they’ll benefit only one man [Internet] Available from: https://www.businessinsider.com/floyd-mayweather-fight-conor-mcgregor-ufc-2018-4?r=US&IR=T [Accessed 9 March 2021]

Images

[3] Conor McGregor Facebook (2016) Profile Picture, March 26, 2016 [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/12472457_1241042205964076_2034147305309584757_n.jpg?_nc_cat=1&_nc_ohc=4wQ13WTaWjEAX-ggUS4&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=edec85652a3d5ab0f03ef43caa44ab94&oe=5E953CD5 [Accessed 1 February 2020]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Niall Brennan.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 9 March 2021