2023 Leo Molloy

2023 Leo Molloy winner Shane McGuirk with Aaron Molloy and Kenneth Kennedy

Monaghan’s Shane McGuirk is the 2023 Leo Molloy Champion following a 7-2 victory over Donegal county player and Irish international Adrian Butch Devine, this year’s final was played in John Joes Bar last Saturday (11^th March). McGuirk who is a regular on the PDC challenge tour and the MODUS Super Series was in top form and is a worthy champion and picked up €1,000 and the Leo Molloy Cup where he joins a list of fabulous players to have won this prestigious event. Beaten semi-finalists were Alan Hegarty and 2019 champion Gerard McGlynn, Gerard had the highest checkout of 140 on the day. The defending champion Stephen Harron was defeated in the board semi final by Dean Tierney from Galway 4-3 where Dean finished 102 to win, that was just one of many great matches over the course of the event.

We had a massive 89 entries in this year’s event with the youngest player being 11 and oldest 74 and the standard was brilliant as it has been these past few years.

Thanks to John Joes Bar and Kilcar House and staff for their hospitably and for hosting the event, to the Molloy family for their sponsorship, Floyds Mace Dunkineely, Fusion Music Festival 2023, Dineen Aviation, Carrick Meats, Kilcar Cabs, tuna.ie and of course Heineken Ireland for their continued sponsorship. Thanks to Declan Gallagher for setting up for the live streaming, to Paul Hegarty for sound and music, to Owen Carr and Michael Curran for checking and marking the final. And finally, to all the players who attended and helped the event run smoothly by marking matches thank you for your support and making this the biggest darts event in the county.

Final

Shane McGuirk 7-2 Adrian Devine

Semi Finals

Shane McGuirk 6-4 Gerard McGlynn

Adrian Devine 6-5 Alan Hegarty

Quarter Finals

Shane McGuirk 5-1 Joe Flood

Gerard McGlynn 5-0 Declan Rigby

Adrian Devine 5-3 Jordan Boyce

Alan Hegarty 5-4 Dean Tierney

Board Finals

Shane McGuirk 4-1 Clive Aitken

Joe Flood 4-2 John Byrne

Gerard McGlynn 4-1 Ciaran McGeady

Declan Rigby 4-0 Owen Carr

Adrian Devine 4-1 Derek Quinn

Jordan Boyce 4-3 Derek Gallagher

Alan Hegarty 4-2 Shaun Gallagher

Dean Tierney 4-2 Michael Curran

Last 32

Shane McGuirk 4-2 John Murray

Clive Aitken 4-3 Liam Gallagher (Galway)

Joe Flood 4-2 Johnny Clement

John Byrne 4-1 Mark Gracey

Gerard McGlynn 4-0 John Con McGinley (140 c/o Gerard)

Ciaran McGeady 4-1 Dean Gallagher

Declan Rigby 4-1 Des McGettigan

Owen Carr 4-1 Cartha Boyle

Adrian Devine 4-0 Jack Boyd

Derek Quinn 4-0 John McGuirk

Jordan Boyce 4-2 Colin Doherty

Derek Gallagher 4-1 Ryan Flood

Alan Hegarty 4-3 Andrew Gillespie

Shaun Gallagher 4-0 Anthony Whoriskey

Dean Tierney 4-3 Stephen Harron (102 c/o Dean)

Michael Curran 4-3 James Byrne 

Last 64

Shane McGuirk 4-1 Shaun McGlynn

John Murray 4-2 Hugh Doherty

Clive Aitken 4-0 Gary Doherty

Liam Gallagher (Galway) 4-0 Liam Melly (11 dart leg Liam)

Joe Flood 4-0 Aaron Molloy

Johnny Clement 4-0 Michael Molloy

John Byrne 4-0 Liam Donegan

Mark Gracey 4-2 David Harron

Gerard McGlynn 4-1 John Mulligan

John Con McGinley 4-2 Declan Quinn

Ciaran McGeady 4-1 Daniel McGrath

Dean Gallagher 4-3 Sean McGowan

Declan Rigby 4-1 Liam Gallagher (Ballyshannon)

Des McGettigan 4-1 Alan Laird

Owen Carr 4-0 Niall Cunningham

Cartha Boyle 4-0 Ciaran Kilgannon

Adrian Devine 4-0 Gerry Lyons

Jack Boyd 4-0 Edith Ward Tucker

Derek Quinn 4-2 Kenneth Kennedy

John McGuirk 4-0 Eoin McIntire

Jordan Boyce 4-1 Ryan Foley

Colin Doherty 4-1 John Holden

Derek Gallagher 4-0 David Fuller

Ryan Flood 4-0 Kevin Lyons

Alan Hegarty 4-2 Conor McKiverigan

Andrew Gillespie 4-0 Dermot Ward

Shaun Gallagher 4-1 Declan Cunningham

Anthony Whoriskey 4-1 Danny McDaid

Dean Tierney 4-0 Darragh McGinley

Stephen Harron 4-0 Eamonn Flood

Michael Curran 4-0 Gerard McLaughlin

James Byrne 4-0 Gary Molloy

Preliminary Round

Dean Tierney 4-0 Paddy Boyce

Eamonn Flood 4-1 Dermot Keane

Michael Curran 4-0 Rose Forde

Johnny Clement 4-2 James Weir

John Byrne 4-1 Sean Wilson

Mark Gracey 4-0 Sharon Cunningham

Adrian Devine 4-0 Michael Coll

Jack Boyd 4-0 Lorcan McGinley

Kenneth Kennedy 4-2 Martin McGinley

John Murray 4-0 Caomhin Bradshaw

Gary Doherty 4-1 Patrick McShane

Liam Gallagher (Galway) 4-0 John McHugh

Andrew Gillespie 4-0 Denis McDermott

Shaun Gallagher 4-1 Phil McGeehan

Anthony Whoriskey 4-1 Irwin Muirhead

Alan Hegarty 4-1 Brion Domican

Ryan Foley 4-0 Wilfie Milsop

Derek Gallagher 4-3 Gareth Moody

Ryan Flood 4-0 Michael O’Donnell

Declan Rigby 4-1 Conal Doherty

Alan Laird 4-3 Matthew Cunningham

Owen Carr 4-0 Barry McShane

John Con McGinley 4-1 Michael Nulty

Ciaran McGeady 4-0 Roma Byrne

Dean Gallagher 4-0 Conor McNelis

2023 Leo Molloy runner up Adrian Devine with Aaron Molloy and Kenneth Kennedy

2023 Leo Molloy semi finalists Gerard McGlynn and Alan Hegarty with Aaron Molloy

2023 Leo Molloy quarter finalists Declan Rigby, Joe Flood and Jordan Boyce (missing Dean Tierney)

2023 Leo Molloy board runners up Ciaran McGeady, Derek Gallagher, Shaun Gallagher, Owen Carr, Michael Curran and John Byrne

(missing Clive Aitkin and Derek Quinn)