2019/22 John Harkin

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John Harkin Darts Singles League Finals Night

Andrew Gillespie defeated Adrian Byrne 6-3 taking out 140 in style to win the 2020 John Harkin Singles League title, while Conor O’Donoghue won the shield final coming from 3-1 down to defeat David Gallagher 4-3, it was finally an end to a tournament that started in 2019 with 16 players taking part but was hit with restrictions weeks before the finals meaning the tournament resumed last month, this meant some players were not able to commit to the resumption of due to changes in circumstances.

On the finals night itself held on Wednesday 16^th March in Evelyn’s the above coupled with some players working and others unable to attend we ran both tournaments as a round robin format. In the cup tournament Andrew was a deserving winner as he topped the league ahead of Kenneth Kennedy, had 22 180s and three 12 dart finishes over the course of the league campaign (Kenneth Kennedy also had a 12 dart leg), the only trophy he did not win was the highest checkout which was a 170 check out by James Byrne away back in the opening night of fixtures.

Thanks to all players who entered it was disappointing that it could not finish with all players available but no night was going to suite and it needed to be played off, thanks to Evelyn’s, Kilcar House and O’Donnell’s for hosting the matches, to the Harkin family for the trophies and to LMC Fire Safety for sponsoring the finals night. Thanks to all who marked the games, we will be back in September/October with the same league format also players who played in this league have first option of entering.

John Harkin Cup

Final

Andrew Gillespie 6 Adrian Byrne 3

Round Robin Results

Andrew Gillespie 3 Irwin Muirhead 1

Adrian Byrne 4 John McHugh 0

Adrian Byrne 1 Andrew Gillespie 3

Irwin Muirhead 2 James Byrne 2

James Byrne 2 Adrian Byrne 2

Andrew Gillespie 4 John McHugh 0

John McHugh 2 James Byrne 2

Adrian Byrne 3 Irwin Muirhead 1

Irwin Muirhead 1 John McHugh 3

James Byrne 0 Andrew Gillespie 4

John Harkin Shield

Final

Conor O’Donoghue 4 David Gallagher 3

Round Robin Results

Aaron Doherty 2 Conor O’Donoghue 2

David Gallagher 4 Wilfie Milsop 0

Wilfie Milsop 2 Aaron Doherty 2

Conor O’Donoghue 3 David Gallagher 1

David Gallagher 2 Aaron Doherty 2

Wilfie Milsop 2 Donor O’Donoghue

Most 180s

Andrew Gillespie 22

Kenneth Kennedy 10

Adrian Byrne/James Byrne 9

Hugh Doherty 6

Highest Checkouts

170 James Byrne

160 Kenneth Kennedy

155 Irwin Muirhead

154 Philip Doherty

150 James Byrne

140 Andrew Gillespie

136 John Byrne

130 Aaron Doherty

130 Conor McKiverigan

Least Darts

12 (x3) Andrew Gillespie

12 Kenneth Kennedy

13 (x3) Andrew Gillespie

13 Adrian Byrne

14 (x3) Kenneth Kennedy, Adrian Byrne and James Byrne

14 Irwin Muirhead

2020 John Harkin runner up Adrian Byrne with John McHugh and Evelyn Byrne

2020 John Harkin Shield winner Conor O'Donoghue with Evelyn Byrne and John McHugh

2020 John Harkin shield runner up David Gallagher with Evelyn Byrne and John McHugh

2020 John Harkin highest checkout prize James Byrne

Final Table

Results Round 29

Friday 18^th Evelyn’s

Adrian Byrne 3 Andrew Gillespie 3 (Adrian 180, Andrew 12 dart leg)

John McHugh 4 Conor McKiverigan 2 (John 180)

Adrian Byrne 3 James Byrne 3

Kenneth Kennedy 1 Andrew Gillespie 5 (Kenneth 180 Andrew 180)

Conor O'Donoghue 0 David Gallagher 6

David Gallagher 3 Conor McKiverigan 3

James Byrne 1 Andrew Gillespie 5 (James 180, 100 c/o)

Conor O'Donoghue 1 Adrian Byrne 5 (Adrian 180, 14 dart leg, 115 c/o)

Conor McKiverigan 1 Adrian Byrne 5 (Adrian 180, 14 dart leg)

Aaron Doherty 3-3 Conor McKiverigan

Results Rounds 28

Friday 11^th February

Kilcar House

Andrew Gillespie 4-2 Conor McKiverigan (140 c/o and 12 darts Andrew)

John McHugh 4-2 Conor O'Donoghue

David Gallagher 2-4 Kenneth Kennedy (180 Kenneth)

Andrew Gillespie 6-0 John McHugh (180 Andrew)

Irwin Muirhead 3-3 Conor McKiverigan

Hugh Doherty 6-0 John McHugh

Kenneth Kennedy 4-2 James Byrne

David Gallagher 2-4 Irwin Muirhead

Conor O'Donoghue 1-5 Kenneth Kennedy

Conor McKiverigan 4-2 Wilfie Milsop

Round 27 Friday 4 February

O’Donnell’s

Wilfie Milsop 0-6 Andrew Gillespie (180 and 102 c/0 Andrew)

Hugh Doherty 5-1 Irwin Muirhead

James Byrne 6-0 Aaron Doherty (14 dart leg James)

Irwin Muirhead 6-0 Wilfie Milsop

Wilfie Milsop 3-3 David Gallagher

David Gallagher 0-6 Hugh Doherty

Round 25 O’Donnell’s 11 March

John McHugh 0-6 Kenneth Kennedy

Edward Cunnea 4-2 Wilfie Milsop

Liam Donegan 3-3 James Byrne (180 James)

Round 26

Kenneth Kennedy 5-1 John Byrne

Liam Donegan 5-1 Conor O'Donoghue

Back Games

Andrew Gillespie 6-0 Philip Doherty RD 19 (180 and 12 dart leg Andrew)

Philip Doherty 2-4 Conor O'Donoghue RD 22

Liam Donegan 4-2 Andrew Gillespie RD 23 (180 and 15 dart leg Liam and 180 x 2 Andrew)

Andrew Gillespie 6-0 Aaron Doherty RD 24 (180 Andrew)

Andrew Gillespie 6-0 John Byrne RD 28 (180 Andrew)

Liam Donegan 5-1 Edward Cunnea RD 28 (180 Liam)

Aaron Doherty 2-4 Hugh Doherty RD 28 (180 Aaron)

Aaron Doherty 3-3 Philip Doherty RD 30 (154 checkout Philip)

Round 27 Evelyn’s 18 March

John Byrne v Wilfie Milsop

Kenneth Kennedy v Andrew Gillespie

Philip Doherty v Irwin Muirhead

John McHugh v Conor McKiverigan

Edward Cunnea v David Gallagher

Adrian Byrne v James Byrne

Hugh Doherty v Liam Donegan

Aaron Doherty 4-2 Conor O'Donoghue

Round 28

Andrew Gillespie v John Byrne

Irwin Muirhead v Wilfie Milsop

Conor McKiverigan 1-5 Kenneth Kennedy

David Gallagher v Philip Doherty

James Byrne 3-3 John McHugh

Liam Donegan v Edward Cunnea

Conor O'Donoghue v Adrian Byrne

Aaron Doherty v Hugh Doherty

Back Games

Aaron Doherty v John Byrne RD 20

Wilfie Milsop v Andrew Gillespie RD 20

David Gallagher v Kenneth Kennedy RD 21

Conor McKiverigan v Wilfie Milsop RD 21

Irwin Muirhead v Conor McKiverigan RD 22

David Gallagher v Conor McKiverigan RD 23

John McHugh v John Byrne RD 24

Philip Doherty v Edward Cunnea RD 24

John Byrne v Philip Doherty RD 25

Adrian Byrne v Andrew Gillespie RD 25

Hugh Doherty v Irwin Muirhead RD 25

Aaron Doherty v Conor McKiverigan RD 25

Conor O'Donoghue v David Gallagher RD 25

Wilfie Milsop v Philip Doherty RD 26

Andrew Gillespie v John McHugh RD 26

Irwin Muirhead v Edward Cunnea RD 26

Conor McKiverigan v Adrian Byrne RD 26

David Gallagher v Hugh Doherty RD 26

James Byrne v Aaron Doherty RD 26

Results

Back Games

Hugh Doherty 2-4 Kenneth Kennedy RD 16 (180 Hugh and Kenneth)

Philip Doherty 0-6 Kenneth Kennedy RD 19

John Byrne 2-4 Conor O'Donoghue RD 19

Irwin Muirhead 4-2 John McHugh RD 19

David Gallagher 1-5 Adrian Byrne RD 19

John McHugh 2-4 David Gallagher RD 20 (117 c/o John)

Conor O'Donoghue 4-2 Edward Cunnea RD 21

Liam Donegan 4-2 John McHugh RD 21

James Byrne 6-0 Philip Doherty RD 21

Adrian Byrne 6-0 John Byrne RD 22 (180 Adrian)

John Byrne 2-4 Edward Cunnea RD 23

Hugh Doherty 6-0 Philip Doherty RD 23

Conor O'Donoghue 5-1 Wilfie Milsop RD 23

James Byrne 3-3 Irwin Muirhead RD 23(105 c/o James)

Philip Doherty v Edward Cunnea RD 24

Wilfie Milsop 2-4 Hugh Doherty RD 24

Irwin Muirhead 4-2 Conor O'Donoghue RD 24

Results

Round 23 Evelyn’s 26 February

Adrian Byrne 5-1 John McHugh

Aaron Doherty 2-4 Kenneth Kennedy (130 c/o Aaron)

Round 24
Kenneth Kennedy 5-1 Adrian Byrne

Conor McKiverigan 3-3 Liam Donegan

Back Games

Adrian Byrne 3-3 Liam Donegan RD 20

John McHugh 1-5 Aaron Doherty RD 22 (120 c/o Aaron)

Kenneth Kennedy 6-0 Liam Donegan RD 22 (15 dart leg Ken and 180 Ken and Liam)

Liam Donegan 5-1 Conor O’Donoghue RD 26

Aaron Doherty 4-2 Conor O’Donoghue RD 27

Conor McKiverigan 1-5 Kenneth Kennedy RD 28

James Byrne 3-3 John McHugh RD 28

Results

Round 21 O’Donnell’s 19 February

John Byrne 0-6 Hugh Doherty

Aaron Doherty 0-6 Adrian Byrne

Irwin Muirhead 2-4 Andrew Gillespie (180 and 14 dart leg Andrew)

Round 22

Edward Cunnea 0-6 Hugh Doherty

Wilfie Milsop 0-6 James Byrne (14 dart leg x 2 and 150 c/o James)

David Gallagher 1-5 Andrew Gillespie

John McHugh 1-5 Aaron Doherty (120 c/o Aaron)

Kenneth Kennedy 6-0 Liam Donegan (15 dart leg Ken and 180s Ken and Liam)

Back Games

Aaron Doherty 4-2 John Byrne RD 20

Wilfie Milsop 0-6 Andrew Gillespie RD 20 (180 Andrew)

Other games played:

David Gallagher 0-6 James Byrne RD 24 (15 dart leg James)

John Byrne 0-6 Irwin Muirhead (16 dart leg Irwin) RD 29

Edward Cunnea 3-3 Aaron Doherty RD 29

Results

Round 19 Kilcar House 12 February

John Byrne v Conor O'Donoghue

Liam Donegan 4-2 Aaron Doherty (180 Aaron)

Conor McKiverigan 5-1 Edward Cunnea

James Byrne 3-3 Hugh Doherty (180 Hugh 110 c/o James)

Irwin Muirhead v John McHugh

David Gallagher v Adrian Byrne

Wilfie Milsop 1-5 Kenneth Kennedy (180 and 12 dart leg Kenneth)

Andrew Gillespie v Philip Doherty

Round 20

Aaron Doherty v John Byrne

Hugh Doherty 3-3 Conor O'Donoghue

Adrian Byrne 3-3 Liam Donegan

Edward Cunnea 1-5 James Byrne (180 v 2 James)

John McHugh v David Gallagher

Kenneth Kennedy 4-2 Irwin Muirhead

Wilfie Milsop v Andrew Gillespie

Philip Doherty 1-5 Conor McKiverigan

Round 17 Evelyns 5 February

John Byrne 1-5 James Byrne

David Gallagher 2-4 Liam Donegan (180 Liam)

Conor McKiverigan 2-4 Conor O'Donoghue (112 c/o Conor O’D)

Irwin Muirhead 5-1 Aaron Doherty

Andrew Gillespie 4-2 Hugh Doherty

Wilfie Milsop 1-5 Adrian Byrne

Kenneth Kennedy 6-0 Edward Cunnea

Philip Doherty 0-6 John McHugh

Round 18

Liam Donegan 4-2 John Byrne

Conor O'Donoghue 1-5 James Byrne

Aaron Doherty 5-1 David Gallagher

Hugh Doherty 6-0 Conor McKiverigan (180 Hugh)

Adrian Byrne 5-1 Irwin Muirhead (120 c/o Adrian)

Edward Cunnea 0-6 Andrew Gillespie (180 Andrew and 13 dart leg)

John McHugh 5-1 Wilfie Milsop

Philip Doherty P-P Kenneth Kennedy

Round 16 O’Donnell’s 29 January

Back Games

Philip Doherty 0-6 Adrian Byrne RD 1

Edward Cunnea 0-6 Kenneth Kennedy RD 3

Edward Cunnea 5-1 Philip Doherty RD 9

Wilfie Milsop 2-4 John Byrne RD 12

Philip Doherty 2-4 David Gallagher RD 13

Liam Donegan 6-0 Philip Doherty RD 14

Aaron Doherty 6-0 Edward Cunnea RD 14

Philip Doherty 0-6 Aaron Doherty RD 15

John McHugh 0-6 Kenneth Kennedy RD 19

Edward Cunnea 4-2 Wilfie Milsop RD 19

Round 16
David Gallagher 2-4 John Byrne (136 c/o John)

James Byrne 5-1 Conor McKiverigan

Liam Donegan 2-4 Irwin Muirhead

Conor O'Donoghue 0-6 Andrew Gillespie

Aaron Doherty 3-3 Wilfie Milsop

Hugh Doherty P-P Kenneth Kennedy

Adrian Byrne 6-0 Philip Doherty

Edward Cunnea 1-5 John McHugh

Round 15 Kilcar House 22 January
John Byrne 2-4 Conor McKiverigan

Irwin Muirhead 4-2 David Gallagher

Andrew Gillespie 3-3 James Byrne (180 Andrew)

Wilfie Milsop 1-5 Liam Donegan

Kenneth Kennedy 6-0 Conor O'Donoghue

Philip Doherty 0-6 Aaron Doherty

John McHugh 2-4 Hugh Doherty

Edward Cunnea 1-5 Adrian Byrne (180 Edward, 14 dart leg and 113, 101 checkouts Adrian)

Also Played

John Byrne 2-4 David Gallagher (17 dart leg David)

Adrian Byrne 4-2 Kenneth Kennedy

John Byrne 0-6 Kenneth Kennedy (14 dart leg Kenneth)

John Byrne 0-6 Andrew Gillespie (180 x 2 Andrew)

Wilfie Milsop 0-6 Irwin Muirhead (14 dart leg and 180 Irwin)

Irwin Muirhead 5-1 John Byrne (17 dart leg Irwin)

David Gallagher 5-1 Wilfie Milsop

James Byrne 1-5 Kenneth Kennedy

Adrian Byrne 4-2 Hugh Doherty (13 dart leg Adrian and 180) RD 29

Round 13 Evelyn's 15 January
John Byrne 0-6 Andrew Gillespie (180 x 2 Andrew)

Wilfie Milsop 0-6 Irwin Muirhead (180 and

Kenneth Kennedy 5-1 Conor McKiverigan

Philip Doherty 2-4 David Gallagher

John McHugh 2-4 James Byrne

Edward Cunnea 1-5 Liam Donegan

Adrian Byrne 6-0 Conor O'Donoghue (180 Adrian, 180 Conor)

Hugh Doherty 6-0 Aaron Doherty (180 Hugh)

Round 14

Irwin Muirhead 5-1 John Byrne (17 dart leg Irwin)

Conor McKiverigan 0-6 Andrew Gillespie

David Gallagher 5-1 Wilfie Milsop

James Byrne 1-5 Kenneth Kennedy

Liam Donegan 6-0 Philip Doherty

Conor O'Donoghue 2-4 John McHugh (180 John McHugh)

Aaron Doherty 6-0 Edward Cunnea

Hugh Doherty 2-4 Adrian Byrne (127 c/o and 15 darts Adrian)

Also Played

Philip Doherty 2-4 Hugh Doherty RD 2

Liam Donegan 0-6 Adrian Byrne RD 6 (180 and 14 dart leg Adrian)

Aaron Doherty 4-2 John McHugh RD 8 (115 checkout John)

Conor O'Donoghue 6-0 Philip Doherty RD 8

John Byrne 3-3 John McHugh RD 9

Philip Doherty 2-4 John Byrne RD 10

Liam Donegan 4 Aaron Doherty 2 RD 17 (180 Aaron)

Results Back Games in O’Donnell’s

8 January 2020

Andrew Gillespie 5-1 Wilfie Milsop RD 6

John McHugh 1-5 Liam Donegan RD 7

Andrew Gillespie 4-2 Irwin Muirhead RD 7 (180 Andrew)

Wilfie Milsop 6-0 Edward Cunnea RD 10

David Gallagher 1-5 Conor O'Donoghue RD 10

Edward Cunnea 0-6 Irwin Muirhead RD 11 (155 c/o Irwin)

Edward Cunnea 1-5 Liam Donegan RD 13

Conor McKirrivan 0-6 Andrew Gillespie RD 14

Wilfie Milsop 1-5 Liam Donegan RD 15

Irwin Muirhead 4-2 David Gallagher RD 15

Round 11 Kilcar House 18 December
Philip Doherty 1-5 Wilfie Milsop (180 Wilfie)

Hugh Doherty 4-2 David Gallagher

Aaron Doherty 4-2 James Byrne (180 x 2 James)

Conor O'Donoghue 1-5 Liam Donegan

John Byrne 0-6 Kenneth Kennedy (14 dart leg Kenneth)

John McHugh 0-6 Andrew Gillespie

Edward Cunnea 0-6 Irwin Muirhead
Round 12
Andrew Gillespie 4-2 Kenneth Kennedy (180 Andrew 180 and 160 c/o Kenneth)

Liam Donegan 2-4 Hugh Doherty

Conor O'Donoghue 3-3 Aaron Doherty

Wilfie Milsop 2-4 John Byrne

Conor McKirrivan 1-5 John McHugh

Also Played

Kenneth Kennedy 5-1 Conor McKiverigan Rd 13 (180 Kenneth)

James Byrne 5-1 Liam Donegan RD 11 (180 x 2 Liam)

Andrew Gillespie 6-0 David Gallagher RD 8

Conor O'Donoghue 1-5 Irwin Muirhead RD 10 (180 Conor)

Hugh Doherty 5-1 Wilfie Milsop RD 10 (117 c/o Hugh)

Aaron Doherty 0-6 Andrew Gillespie RD 10

Liam Donegan 2-4 Conor McKiverigan RD 10 (130 c/o Conor)

Irwin Muirhead 2-4 Hugh Doherty RD 11 (180 Hugh)

Philip Doherty 2-4 David Gallagher

Round 9 O’Donnell’s 11 December
John Byrne 3-3 John McHugh

Edward Cunnea 5-1 Philip Doherty

Adrian Byrne 4-2 Kenneth Kennedy

Hugh Doherty 5-1 Wilfie Milsop (117 c/o Hugh)

Aaron Doherty 0-6 Andrew Gillespie

Conor O'Donoghue 1-5 Irwin Muirhead (180 Conor)

Liam Donegan 2-4 Conor McKiverigan

James Byrne 6-0 David Gallagher

Round 10
Philip Doherty 2-4 John Byrne

Kenneth Kennedy 6-0 John McHugh

Wilfie Milsop 6-0 Edward Cunnea

Andrew Gillespie 5-1 Adrian Byrne (2 x 180 and 13 dart leg Andrew)

Irwin Muirhead 2-4 Hugh Doherty (180 Hugh)

Conor McKiverigan 2-4 Aaron Doherty

David Gallagher 5-1 Conor O'Donoghue

James Byrne 5-1 Liam Donegan (180 x 2 Liam)

Colm Doherty has withdrawn Liam Donegan takes his place and his points only

Round 7 Evelyn's 4 December
Edward Cunnea 5-1 Conor O'Donoghue (101 c/o Edward)
Hugh Doherty 5-1 John Byrne (106 c/o and 15 dart leg Hugh)
John McHugh 1-5 Liam Donegan
Philip Doherty 1-5 James Byrne
Kenneth Kennedy 6-0 David Gallagher
Wilfie Milsop 3-3 Conor McKiverigan
Andrew Gillespie 4-2 Irwin Muirhead (180 Andrew)
Edward Cunnea 4-2 John Byrne Rd 2
Adrian Byrne 6-0 Aaron Doherty
Round 8
John Byrne 1-5 Adrian Byrne (120 c/o Adrian)
Hugh Doherty 5-1 Edward Cunnea
Conor O'Donoghue 6-0 Philip Doherty
Colin Doherty 0-6 Kenneth Kennedy
James Byrne 5-1 Wilfie Milsop (180 James)
David Gallagher 0-6 Andrew Gillespie
Aaron Doherty 4-2 John McHugh (115 checkout John)
Conor McKiverigan 2-4 Irwin Muirhead (180 Irwin)

Round 5 Kilcar House 27 November
Aaron Doherty 2-4 Colin Doherty
Conor O'Donoghue 2-4 John Byrne
Hugh Doherty 2-4 James Byrne
Adrian Byrne 6-0 David Gallagher (15 darts leg Adrian)
John McHugh 4-2 Irwin Muirhead
Edward Cunnea 4-2 Conor McKiverigan (114 c/o Conor)
Philip Doherty 0-6 Andrew Gillespie
Kenneth Kennedy 6-0 Wilfie Milsop
Round 6
John Byrne 1-5 Aaron Doherty
Andrew Gillespie 5-1 Wilfie Milsop
Conor O'Donoghue 4-2 Hugh Doherty (2 x 180 Hugh)
Liam Donegan 0-6 Adrian Byrne (180 and 14 dart leg Adrian)
David Gallagher 3-3 John McHugh
Conor McKiverigan 3-3 Philip Doherty
Irwin Muirhead 0-6 Kenneth Kennedy
James Byrne 6-0 Edward Cunnea

Round 3 O’Donnell’s 20 November
James Byrne 6-0 John Byrne
Colin Doherty 4-2 David Gallagher
Conor O'Donoghue 3-3 Conor McKiverigan (180 Conor O’D)
Aaron Doherty 3-3 Irwin Muirhead
Hugh Doherty 1-5 Andrew Gillespie (113 c/o Andrew)
Adrian Byrne 5-1 Wilfie Milsop
Edward Cunnea 0-6 Kenneth Kennedy
John McHugh 4-2 Philip Doherty
Round 4
John Byrne 1-5 Colin Doherty (180 Colin)
James Byrne 4-2 Conor O'Donoghue
David Gallagher 2-4 Aaron Doherty
Conor McKiverigan 2-4 Hugh Doherty
Irwin Muirhead 2-4 Adrian Byrne (16 darts Irwin, 180 and a 122 c/o Adrian)
Andrew Gillespie 6-0 Edward Cunnea
Wilfie Milsop 1-5 John McHugh
Kenneth Kennedy 6-0 Philip Doherty

Round 1 Evelyn's 13 November
John Byrne 2-4 David Gallagher (17 dart leg David
Irwin Muirhead 2-4 Colin Doherty
Andrew Gillespie 5-1 Conor O'Donoghue (180, 16 dart leg Andrew)
Wilfie Milsop 4-2 Aaron Doherty
Conor McKiverigan 1-5 James Byrne (170 c/o James)
Kenneth Kennedy 4-2 Hugh Doherty
Philip Doherty 0-6 Adrian Byrne
John McHugh 5-1 Edward Cunnea
Round 2
Philip Doherty 2-4 Hugh Doherty
Kenneth Kennedy 6-0 Aaron Doherty (180 x 2 Kenneth)
Wilfie Milsop 3-3 Conor O'Donoghue
Edward Cunnea 4-2 John Byrne
Andrew Gillespie 5-1 Colin Doherty (180 and 13, 15 Legs)
John McHugh 4-2 Adrian Byrne (17 dart leg John)
Irwin Muirhead 2-4 James Byrne
Conor McKiverigan 2-4 David Gallagher