Darts & Target Sports

This is the Eirball.life Landing Page for the All-Time Archive of Irish Darts and Target Sports. It is an ongoing project and part of the Eirball.sport – Irish All-Sports Archives

Darts

Darts has a 500-year history in Ireland. A small dart is thrown at a target which has 20 numbers segments (scoring 1-20), with double and triple points scored for hitting smaller zones in each segment nearer the centre of the Dart board. The centre (the Bull’s Eye) scores 50. players must finish on a double. Points are scored downwards from 501 to zero.

There is a League in most counties with pubs entering teams. There is also a Pro Circuit in Britain which Irish players can enter.

dart on bullseye
dart on bullseye

dart on bullseye
dart on bullseye
dart on bullseye

Curling

Curling
unrecognizable team playing curling on ice

Archery

An ancient sport, with clubs in Ireland promoting Archery and Crossbow.

Target Shooting

A small number of Olympic Target Shooting Clubs exist in Ireland. Pistols, Rifles, and Crossbows are among the weapons used. It is governed by Target Shooting Ireland, and is the Olympic Sport.

Below you will find the Results and Tables of various competitions in Ireland: