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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

Keane Barry - Dynamite ready for darts debut

Keane Barry talks to RTE Sport's Michael Glennon ahead of making his debut at the World Darts Championship in 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

Michael van Gerwen expects big things from Keane Barry

Van Gerwen hails 'phenomenally talented' Barry

Michael van Gerwen reckons rising Irish darts player Keane Barry could have a big future in the game but must "make the right decisions".

Darts • 18 Oct 19

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

Lewis feels he can deliver third world title

Adrian Lewis is convinced he can win a third PDC World Darts Championship after easing his way into the last 32 at Alexandra Palace.

Darts • 21 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

Daryl Gurney plays Ross Smith this evening

Gurney glad to be out of MVG slipstream

Daryl Gurney believes his statement win over world number one Michael van Gerwen can take his game to the next level, writes Michael Glennon

Darts • 18 Dec 18

Raymond van Barneveld failed to make an impression in his penultimate World Championship

Barney crashes out at Ally Pally

Raymond Van Barneveld crashed out of the PDC World Darts Championship in a shock 3-2 loss to Darius Labanauskas at the Alexandra Palace.

Darts • 18 Dec 18

Mickey Mansell is looking to enjoy a run of form at the World Championship

Mansell looking to right old wrongs at Ally Pally

Mickey Mansell's history at the World Championship doesn't make for easy reading.

Darts • 15 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

Anastasia Dobromyslova is a three-time Women's BDO champ

'A man doesn't want to get beaten by a woman'

Anastasia Dobromyslova believes that her experience at big events will be an advantage when she takes to the stage at Alexandra Palace for the first round of the World Darts Championship.

Darts • 07 Dec 18

Michael van Gerwen: "They all need to play their best to beat me and they know that, that's nothing new."

'Only one man can stop me - and that's Gary Anderson'

World number one Michael van Gerwen believes only Gary Anderson can stop him winning a third world title if he finds his best form.

Darts • 05 Dec 18

The World Darts Championship has grown every year

Women set to enter this year's World Darts Championship

The William Hill World Darts Championship has announced the 2018/19 tournament will include two women as part of an expansion.

Darts • 04 Jun 18

Jamie Lewis' run to the semi-finals has caused a shock

Lewis and Cross book Ally Pally semi-final spots

Jamie Lewis stormed into the semi-finals of the World Darts Championship with a 5-0 whitewash of Darren Webster at Alexandra Palace, while Rob Cross claimed a 5-4 win over Dimitri van den Bergh.

Darts • 29 Dec 17

Gurney powers past Huybrechts as Lim shocks Webster

Derry's Daryl Gurney sent out a statement of intent as he began his World Darts Championship bid with an impressive 3-1 win over Ronny Huybrechts.

Darts • 18 Dec 17

Steve Lennon is in bonus territory after qualifying for the World Championship in his first year on tour

Carlow's Lennon ready to stand up to the Bully Boy

Ahead of his World Darts Championship debut against Michael Smith, Carlow's Steve Lennon believes all the pressure is on his highly-ranked English opponent.

Darts • 20 Dec 17

'Chuck' Norris wins while Lewis finds way of the dragon

Australia's Kyle Anderson passed his first test in the World Championship, with England's Alan 'Chuck' Norris, who beat Finland's Kim Viljanen 3-0, joining him along with Jamie Lewis - who won an all-Wales encounter against Jonny Clayton.

Darts • 17 Dec 17

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

Dimitri van den Bergh overcame Stephen Bunting

Phil Taylor battles through, Van den Bergh makes mark

There was no PDC World Championship banana skin for Phil Taylor, although it was far from plain sailing as he navigated a first-round clash at his final ever tournament.

Darts • 16 Dec 17

Phil Taylor: 'I'm tired. I've never been like that before.'

'It's gone, the fire's gone'

Phil Taylor admitted he was relieved but feeling "a little bit bitter" after avoiding a first-round exit from his final PDC World Championship as he battled to victory against Chris Dobey.

Darts • 16 Dec 17

Willie O'Connor went down 3-1 to Steve Beaton

O'Connor out in the first round at Alexandra Palace

Ireland's Willie O'Connor bowed out of the 2018 World Darts Championship in the first round after suffering a 3-1 defeat to Steve Beaton at the Alexandra Palace in London.

Darts • 14 Dec 17