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Brendan Dolan was beaten in the final by Nathan Aspinall

Brendan Dolan earns runner-up finish in Barnsley

Fermanagh's Brendan Dolan finished as runner-up in the PDC's Player Championship 7 in Barnsley today.

O'Connor wins but defeats for Dolan, Barry, Lennon

Willie O'Connor is through to a second round meeting with Gerwyn Price, while Steve Lennon, Keane Barry and Brendan Dolan lost their World Darts Championship matches.

Darts • 16 Dec 19

Keane Barry won the Irish Matchplay to qualify

Full Irish session in store as Barry prepares for debut

Keane Barry is hoping that he wins over the Ally Pally crowd when he steps up the oche for his World Championship debut this evening.

Darts • 16 Dec 19

Cork's Teehan smashes Smith for debut Ally Pally win

Cork's Ciaran Teehan announced himself to the darts world with a stunning 3-0 upset victory over Ross Smith in the first round at Alexandra Palace, while Brendan Dolan beat Nitin Kumar.

Darts • 15 Dec 19

Ciaran Teehan is to make his debut at the World Championships

Teehan and Dolan set for double Irish lunchtime session

Cork's Ciaran Teehan reckons he has a shot to nothing when he takes on Ross Smith at the World Darts Championship at Alexandra Palace this afternoon.

Darts • 15 Dec 19

The action gets under way at 7pm with Down's Kevin Burness opening the tournament

Large Irish field primed for Ally Pally showpiece

No fewer than eight players from Ireland will step up to the oche for the World Darts Championship, which starts tonight in London's Alexandra Palace.

Darts • 13 Dec 19

Keane Barry will make his debut in the World Championships

Barry 'can't wait' for Ally Pally debut v Van der Voort

Meath teenager Keane Barry will face Vincent van der Voort of the Netherlands when he makes his World Championship debut at Alexandra Palace next month.

Darts • 26 Nov 19

Dolan's upturn continues with victory in Barnsley

Brendan Dolan continued his resurgence by winning Players Championship 29 in Barnsley on Monday

Darts • 14 Oct 19

'Wise up!' - Text from Dolan's wife inspires title win

Brendan Dolan won his first ranking darts title for almost five years by defeating Jermaine Wattimena 8-5 in the Players Championship 22 final.

Darts • 05 Aug 19

Michael Van Gerwen proved too strong for Ryan Joyce in the quarter-final

Van Gerwen sets up semi-final showdown with Anderson

Tournament favourite Michael Van Gerwen overcame a mid-match wobble to beat Ryan Joyce 5-1, while Nathan Aspinall, Gary Anderson and Michael Smith all booked their place in the last four.

Darts • 29 Dec 18

Dolan marches into World 1/4s to keep the dream alive

Fermanagh man Brendan Dolan swept past Benito van de Pas 4-1 to book a place in the PDC World Darts Championship quarter-finals.

Darts • 28 Dec 18

Brendan Dolan is taking his darts more seriously these days

Dolan reaping rewards after ditching 'scatter-brain'

Brendan Dolan says he has ditched his "scatter-brained" attitude and is reaping the rewards by reaching the last 16 of the World Darts Championship.

Darts • 25 Dec 18

Brendan Dolan is through to the last 16 of the PDC World Championship

Dolan reigns over King to march on in World C'ship

Brendan Dolan beat Mervyn King 4-2 in the second match of the afternoon session.

Darts • 23 Dec 18

Wade sorry for outburst at World Darts Championship

James Wade has apologised for his post-match comments following his PDC World Darts Championship second-round victory over Seigo Asada when he said he "wanted to really hurt" the Japanese player.

Darts • 20 Dec 18

Wins for Dolan and O'Connor at Ally Pally

Brendan Dolan smashed his way into the last 32 of the World Darts Championship with a stunning 3-0 win over Joe Cullen at Alexandra Palace.

Darts • 19 Dec 18

Game on - The 2019 World Darts Championship starts tonight

Game On - World darts title up for grabs at Ally Pally

The 2019 World Championship kicks off tonight at Alexandra Palace and it begins as probably the most wide open tournament in PDC history.

Darts • 13 Dec 18

Germany dump Irish out of World Cup

Hosts Germany dumped Northern Ireland out of the World Cup of Darts for a second consecutive year as they came from behind to record a 2-1 win

Darts • 03 Jun 18

Darly Gurney and Brendan Dolan celebrate their win

Mixed fortunes for Irish in World Cup in Germany

There were mixed fortunes for the Irish at the World Cup of Darts with the Republic losing out in a thriller to Belgium, while Northern Ireland scraped through against Poland.

Darts • 02 Jun 18

Brendan Dolan (r) was appearing at the Worlds for the tenth year in a row

Dolan dumped out by the Thorn as King exits Palace

Fermanagh's Brendan Dolan is out of the World Darts Championship after losing his first-round tie against Robert Thornton at the Alexandra Palace.

Darts • 17 Dec 17

Steve Lennon will make his World Championship debut later this month

Two debutants among four Irish Ally Pally contenders

Ireland will have four representatives at the World Darts Championship later this month.

Darts • 01 Dec 17

Brendan Dolan (l) is an international team-mate of Daryl Gurney

Champ Gurney thanks 'History Maker' for paving the way

World Grand Prix champion Daryl Gurney has paid tribute to 'History Maker' Brendan Dolan, the Fermanagh man who put Irish darts "on the map".

Darts • 08 Oct 17

Gary Anderson is bidding for a third consecutive world title

Anderson and Van Barneveld advance at Ally Pally

Defending champion Gary Anderson booked his place in the quarter-finals of the William Hill World Darts Championship with a 4-2 win over Benito van de Pas at Alexandra Palace, while Raymond van Barneveld edged out Adrian Lewis in a thriller at the London venue.

Darts • 29 Dec 16

Wins for Barney, Whitlock and Dolan at Ally Pally

There were wins for Raymond van Barneveld, Simon Whitlock and Ireland's Brendan Dolan in the first round of the World Darts Championship on Tuesday night.

Darts • 20 Dec 16

Michael van Gerwen (l) says only Gary Anderson (r) or Phil Taylor can stop him (pic: Lawrence Lustig/PDC)

MVG raising darts bar to create own legend

As Michael van Gerwen sets out to complete a near-perfect season at the World Championships, he says he is intent on creating his own legacy.

Darts • 15 Dec 16

Anderson starts PDC title defence against Frost

Back-to-back world champion Gary Anderson will start the defence of his PDC title against Mark Frost.

Darts • 28 Nov 16