Report on the Galway Masters
5th & 6th Galway County Darts Ranking
🎯 Galway County Darts Rankings 6 & 7
Event Report – Men’s, Ladies, Under 23s & Youths
Claddagh Hall Galway Masters
Men’s, Ladies, Under 23s & Youths
📅 Saturday, 12th September 2026
📍 Ard Ri House Hotel, Tuam
Galway County Darts continued the 2026/2027 County Ranking Season with Ranking Events 5 & 6 on Saturday, 12th September at the Ard Ri House Hotel, Tuam.
The Galway Masters attracted a fantastic turnout, with 91 players competing across the four categories:
🎯 57 Men
🎯 8 Ladies
🎯 8 Under 23s
🎯 18 Youths
There was plenty of competitive action throughout the day, with players battling for valuable county ranking points as the race for selection to the 2026/2027 Galway County teams continues.
🎯 MEN’S GALWAY MASTERS
The Men’s Galway Masters produced an excellent final, with Gavin Murphy claiming the Main Cup after defeating James Joyce 2–0.
Murphy produced a strong run through the knockout stages, overcoming Dylan Dowling and Mark McLaughlin before defeating Joyce in the final.
🏆 Final
Gavin Murphy 2–0 James Joyce
Semi-Finals
- Gavin Murphy 2–1 Mark McLaughlin
- James Joyce 2–0 Adam Doran
Quarter-Finals
- Gavin Murphy 2–0 Dylan Dowling
- Mark McLaughlin 2–0 Paschal Lally
- James Joyce 2–1 Eddie Sweeney
- Adam Doran 2–1 David Brandley
Congratulations to Gavin Murphy on taking the Men’s Galway Masters Main Cup.
🏆 MEN’S GALWAY MASTERS SHIELD
The Men’s Shield was won by Pete Coen, who defeated Mark Skuce 2–1 in the final.
Final
Pete Coen 2–1 Mark Skuce
Semi-Finals
- Mark Skuce 2–0 Patrick Sweeney
- Pete Coen 2–0 John Taylor
Congratulations to Pete Coen on claiming the Men’s Shield title.
🎯 LADIES GALWAY MASTERS
The Ladies Galway Masters saw Caroline Breen claim the Main Cup after a convincing 2–0 victory over Sarah Skuce in the final.
🏆 Final
Caroline Breen 2–0 Sarah Skuce
Semi-Finals
- Sarah Skuce 2–0 Maria Vaughan
- Caroline Breen 2–0 Cess Lally
Congratulations to Caroline Breen on taking the Ladies Galway Masters title.
🏆 LADIES GALWAY MASTERS SHIELD
The Ladies Shield was won by Anne Connaughton, who defeated Catherine Glennon 2–0 in the final.
Final
Anne Connaughton 2–0 Catherine Glennon
Semi-Finals
- Catherine Glennon 2–1 Maureen Tiernan
- Anne Connaughton 2–0 Mary Taylor
Congratulations to Anne Connaughton on taking the Ladies Shield title.
🎯 UNDER 23’S GALWAY MASTERS
The Under 23 Galway Masters produced some excellent darts, with Adam Doran claiming the Main Cup after defeating Dylan Dowling 2–1 in the final.
Doran was in outstanding form during the group stages, producing a fantastic 103.93 average in his match against Ben Byrne, who himself recorded an impressive 90.93 average.
Doran then continued his strong run through the knockout stages, recording an 80.16 average in his semi-final victory over Daniel Whelan.
🏆 Final
Adam Doran 2–1 Dylan Dowling
Semi-Finals
- Adam Doran 2–0 Daniel Whelan
- Dylan Dowling 2–0 Martin Sweeney
Congratulations to Adam Doran on becoming the Under 23 Galway Masters champion.
🏆 UNDER 23’S GALWAY MASTERS SHIELD
Ben Byrne claimed the Under 23 Shield after defeating Daniel Cunningham 2–0 in the final.
Final
Ben Byrne 2–0 Daniel Cunningham
Semi-Finals
- Daniel Cunningham 2–0 Sam Brooks
- Ben Byrne 2–0 Eoin O'Flaherty
Congratulations to Ben Byrne on taking the Under 23 Shield title.
🎯 YOUTHS GALWAY MASTERS
The Youths Galway Masters produced some excellent performances from Galway's young players, with Eddie Sweeney claiming the Main Cup.
Sweeney defeated Conor Walsh 2–0 in the final after an impressive run through the knockout stages.
🏆 Final
Eddie Sweeney 2–0 Conor Walsh
Semi-Finals
- Eddie Sweeney 2–0 Max Kennedy
- Conor Walsh 2–1 Jonathan Ruane
Quarter-Finals
- Max Kennedy 2–0 Shay Burke
- Eddie Sweeney 2–0 Jack Hannon
- Jonathan Ruane 2–1 Matthew Davis
- Conor Walsh 2–0 Steven Higgins
Congratulations to Eddie Sweeney on winning the Youths Galway Masters Main Cup, and well done to all 18 Youths who competed.
🏆 YOUTHS GALWAY MASTERS SHIELD
The Youths Shield was won by Gavin Murphy, who defeated Conor Feery 2–1 in the final.
Final
Gavin Murphy 2–1 Conor Feery
Semi-Finals
- Conor Feery 2–0 Andrew Goldbey
- Gavin Murphy 2–0 Jesse Keena
Congratulations to Gavin Murphy on taking the Youths Shield title. 👏
🔥 GALWAY MASTERS – SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENTS
There were some excellent individual performances throughout Ranking Events 5 & 6.
🎯 Most 180s
- Men: Gavin Murphy – 8 x 180s 🔥
- Ladies: Caroline Breen – 1 x 180
- Under 23s: Adam Doran – 2 x 180s
- Youths: Dylan Coogan & Conor Walsh – 1 x 180 each
💥 Highest Checkouts
- Men: Mark McLaughlin – 156
- Ladies: Maria Vaughan – 107
- Under 23s: Adam Doran – 144
- Youths: Eddie Sweeney – 148
A HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Galway County Darts would like to extend a massive thank you to our Title Sponsor, Claddagh Hall, for their continued support of Galway County Darts and the Galway Masters.
We would also like to sincerely thank all of our Board Sponsors for their fantastic support.
Your sponsorship and continued backing play a vital role in allowing Galway County Darts to continue running and developing ranking events across Men’s, Ladies, Under 23s and Youths categories.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO HELPED
A special thank you to everyone who helped with the set-up and take-down of the Galway Masters. Your time, hard work and support behind the scenes is greatly appreciated.
THANK YOU TO THE ARD RI HOUSE HOTEL
Galway County Darts would also like to extend a huge thank you to the Ard Ri House Hotel, Tuam, for hosting Ranking Events 5 & 6.
The Ard Ri House Hotel provided an excellent venue for another important day in the Galway County Darts calendar, and we greatly appreciate their support.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE INVOLVED
Finally, Galway County Darts would like to thank all the players, markers, committee members, parents and sponsors who contributed to another successful ranking event.
With 91 players competing across four categories, the Galway Masters once again demonstrated the strength and depth of darts throughout County Galway.
Congratulations to all our winners, finalists and semi-finalists, and well done to every player who competed.
The race for the 2026/2027 Galway County teams is becoming increasingly competitive, with every ranking point now counting.
Report on the 3rd & 4th Galway County Darts Ranking
🎯 Galway County Darts Rankings 3 & 4
Event Report – Men’s, Ladies, Under 23s & Youths
Galway County Darts continued the 2026/2027 County Ranking Season with Ranking Events 3 & 4 at Bradleys Pub, Ardrahan, with players once again battling through the competitions in the race for valuable county ranking points and places on the Galway County teams.
There was plenty of competitive action across the Men’s, Ladies, Under 23s and Youths competitions, with some excellent performances and closely fought matches throughout the knockout stages.
🎯 MEN’S KNOCKOUT
The Men’s knockout produced an impressive performance from Eddie Sweeney, who claimed the ranking title after a strong run through a competitive field.
Sweeney defeated Declan Fuery 3–0 in the final, with both players producing solid match averages. Sweeney recorded a 77.74 average, while Fuery finished on 76.26.
Final
🏆 Eddie Sweeney 3–0 Declan Fuery
Semi-Finals
- Eddie Sweeney 3–0 Enda Divilly
- Declan Fuery 3–0 Darren Lally
Quarter-Finals
- Eddie Sweeney 3–2 Adrian Murphy
- Enda Divilly 3–2 Dylan Dowling
- Darren Lally 3–0 Gavin Murphy
- Declan Fuery 3–1 Conor Lowry
Sweeney's run to the title was particularly impressive, overcoming Adrian Murphy in a five-leg quarter-final before progressing through the semi-final and securing the title with a clean 3–0 victory in the final.
🎯 LADIES KNOCKOUT
The Ladies competition saw Anne Connaughton claim the knockout ranking title following an excellent run through the final stages.
Connaughton defeated Sarah Skuce 3–1 in the final, recording a 43.36 match average, with Skuce finishing on 40.09.
Final
🏆 Anne Connaughton 3–1 Sarah Skuce
Semi-Finals
- Anne Connaughton 3–1 Maria Vaughan
- Sarah Skuce 3–2 Maureen Tiernan
The final stages produced some closely contested matches, with Skuce having to come through a deciding fifth leg against Tiernan in the semi-final before reaching the final.
Congratulations to Anne Connaughton on taking the Ladies knockout title.
🎯 UNDER 23 KNOCKOUT
The Under 23 competition once again produced some excellent darts, with Ben Byrne coming through a closely fought final to claim the title.
Byrne defeated Kieran McDonagh 3–2 in the final. McDonagh recorded the higher match average in the final with 64.20, compared with Byrne's 63.62, but Byrne held his nerve to secure the deciding victory.
Final
🏆 Ben Byrne 3–2 Kieran McDonagh
Semi-Finals
- Ben Byrne 3–1 Daniel Cunningham
- Kieran McDonagh 3–1 Evan Doyle
It was another strong run from Byrne, who followed up his semi-final victory over Cunningham by edging McDonagh in a five-leg final.
Congratulations to Ben Byrne on claiming the Under 23 knockout title.
🎯 YOUTHS KNOCKOUT
The Youths competition produced some excellent performances from Galway's young players, with Max Kennedy taking the Youths knockout title.
Kennedy produced a strong performance throughout the final stages before defeating Jonathan Ruane 3–0 in the final.
Kennedy recorded a 62.63 average in the final, while Ruane finished on 54.79.
Final
🏆 Max Kennedy 3–0 Jonathan Ruane
Max Kennedy – 62.63 average
Jonathan Ruane – 54.79 average
Semi-Finals
- Max Kennedy 3–1 Steven Higgins
- Jonathan Ruane 3–1 Conor Walsh
Kennedy was particularly impressive in his semi-final, producing a 64.70 average in his 3–1 victory over Steven Higgins.
Ruane also produced a strong performance to reach the final, defeating Conor Walsh 3–1.
Congratulations to Max Kennedy on claiming the Youths knockout title, and well done to all the young players who competed.
🙌 A SPECIAL THANK YOU
Galway County Darts would like to extend a huge thank you to Bradleys Pub, Ardrahan, for providing an excellent venue for Ranking Events 3 & 4.
We would also like to thank the team at Bradleys for the great food and hospitality throughout the day. The support and welcome shown to Galway County Darts was greatly appreciated.
A special thank you also goes to Declan Fuery for his hard work in setting up the venue and helping to ensure everything was ready for the competitions.
Your support helps us continue to develop and grow county darts across Men’s, Ladies, Under 23 and Youths categories. 👏🎯
Thank you, Bradleys Pub & Declan! 🏆
👏 THANK YOU TO EVERYONE INVOLVED
Galway County Darts would also like to thank all the players, markers, committee members, supporters and sponsors who continue to support our county ranking events.
Congratulations to everyone who competed and represented Galway County Darts across all four categories.
The race for the 2026/2027 Galway County teams continues, with plenty more ranking points still to play for!
🎯 The road to Galway County selection continues...
Report on the 1st & 2nd Galway County Darts Ranking
Galway County Darts Rankings 1 & 2
Event Report – Men’s, Ladies, Youths & Under 23s
Galway County Darts got the 2026/2027 county ranking season underway on Saturday, 22nd August 2026 at the Claddagh Hall, Galway City, with the opening ranking events for the Men’s, Ladies, Youths and Under 23s.
After the Round Robin format used for Ranking Event 1, the players moved into the straight knockout competition for Ranking Event 2, with some excellent darts produced across all four categories.
🎯 MEN’S KNOCKOUT
The Men’s knockout produced a superb conclusion, with Jack Haugh taking the first knockout ranking title of the new season.
Haugh defeated Eddie Sweeney 3–1 in the final, averaging an impressive 93.81. Sweeney recorded a higher match average of 97.47, but Haugh took his opportunities to secure the victory and the Ranking Event 2 title.
Final
🏆 Jack Haugh 3–1 Eddie Sweeney
Semi-Finals
- Jack Haugh 3–1 Adam Doran
- Eddie Sweeney 3–2 Dylan Dowling
🎯 LADIES KNOCKOUT
Maria Vaughan claimed the Ladies Ranking Event 2 title following an excellent run through the knockout stages.
Vaughan defeated Christina Quinn 3–0 in the final, averaging 41.75 compared with Quinn's 37.08.
Final
🏆 Maria Vaughan 3–0 Christina Quinn
Semi-Finals
- Christina Quinn 3–1 Cora Maxwell
- Maria Vaughan 3–0 Mary Taylor
🎯 YOUTHS KNOCKOUT
The Youth knockout produced one of the standout performances of the entire day as Eddie Sweeney claimed the Youth Ranking Event 2 title.
Sweeney defeated Gavin Murphy 2–0 in the final, producing a brilliant 100.20 match average.
Final
🏆 Eddie Sweeney 2–0 Gavin Murphy
Semi-Finals
- Eddie Sweeney 2–0 Max Kennedy
- Gavin Murphy 2–0 Dylan Coogan
🎯 UNDER 23 KNOCKOUT
The Under 23 competition ended with Ben Byrne taking the title after an impressive run through a strong field.
Byrne defeated Kieran McDonagh 3–0 in the final, averaging 65.35, with McDonagh recording a 64.36 average.
Final
🏆 Ben Byrne 3–0 Kieran McDonagh
Semi-Finals
- Kieran McDonagh 3–0 Patrick Sweeney
- Ben Byrne 3–2 Dylan Dowling
Thank You – Claddagh Hall
Galway County Darts would like to extend a massive thank you to the Claddagh Hall for hosting the opening Galway County Darts Ranking Events.
A special thank you goes to the Claddagh Hall team for having the venue ready and set up for the day, ensuring the players had an excellent environment in which to compete.
We would also like to thank them for providing food throughout the event, which was greatly appreciated by players, officials and supporters during what was a long day of darts.
The support from the Claddagh Hall helped make the opening weekend a great success, and Galway County Darts is delighted to have had such a welcoming venue to begin the new ranking season.
A Great Start to the Season
It was a fantastic opening day for the 2026/2027 Galway County Darts ranking season, with competitive darts throughout all four sections.
A special mention must go to Eddie Sweeney for his outstanding 100.20 average in the Youth final, while the Men’s final also produced excellent darts, with Eddie averaging 97.47 and champion Jack Haugh averaging 93.81.
Congratulations to Jack Haugh, Maria Vaughan, Eddie Sweeney and Ben Byrne on becoming the first knockout ranking winners of the new season, and well done to everyone who competed.
A huge thank you also goes to all the players, markers, committee members, supporters and sponsors who helped make the day possible.
The race for places on the Galway County teams is now well and truly underway!
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