John Harkin Eight Week Competition

Details: Last Updated: 26 February 2026

Des McGettigan is player five through to finals night following an impressive night of darts where he only lost one leg, James took the first leg on double 10, then Des made it 1-1 with the help of two 140s and took out double 16, double 16 was the finish again in leg three. In leg four with James on a double Des took out 85 on the bull before wrapping it up hitting double 7 in the final leg. In the semis Lorcan McGinley got some good shield ranking points by making it to the last four, James hit the only 180 of the night in that match, Eoin McIntire on his first night in was impressive in his quarter final win over James Bracken but Des was too strong for him in the semi. Numbers were low this week due to a number of factors but regardless it was another enjoyable night of darts.

Final

Des McGettigan 4 James Byrne 1

Semi Finals

James Byrne 4 Lorcan McGinley 0 (180 James)

Des McGettigan 4 Eoin McIntire 1

Quarter Finals

James Byrne 3 Conor McKiverigan 2

Lorcan McGinley 3 David Gillespie 2

Des McGettigan 3 Paidi Cunningham 0

Eoin McIntire 3 James Bracken 2

First Round

James Byrne 3 Christopher Byrne 0 (100 c/o James)

Conor McKiverigan 3 Darragh McGinley 1

Des McGettigan 3 Adrian Byrne 0

James Bracken 3 Charlie McLaughlin 0

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Kenneth Kennedy is the week four winner of the John Harkin following a 4-1 win over Declan Quinn on night where he was deadly on the finishing from start to finish dropping just two legs in his five matches, Declan took the opening leg with a 90 checkout, Ken then took out 58, 60, double 8 and a 16 dart final leg on double 16 to take the match he also had a 150 check out in the quarter final against Paidi Cunningham.

Former league player Francis Curran made it to the semi-final on his first appearance in this year’s event, while Adrian Hamilton also made his first appearance.

There were four 180s and checkouts of 153 and 115 by James Byrne and a 150 from Kenneth. 19 players entered on the night with some great games throughout.

Final

Kenneth Kennedy 4 Declan Quinn 1 (16 dart leg Ken)

Semi Finals

Kenneth Kennedy 4 James Byrne 1 (180 James)

Declan Quinn 4 Francis Curran 0 (16 dart leg Declan)

Quarter Finals

Kenneth Kennedy 3 James Bracken 0

James Byrne 3 Gary Gillespie 2 (17 dart leg James)

Declan Quinn 3 Adrian Byrne 1 (180 Adrian)

Francis Curran 3 Adrian Hamilton 0

Second Round

Kenneth Kennedy 3 Paidi Cunningham 0 (150 c/o Kenneth)

James Bracken 3 Josh Donnelly 1 (80 c/o Josh)

James Byrne 3 Declan Ellis 0 (153 and 115 c/o James)

Gary Gillespie 3 Charlie McLaughlin 0

Declan Quinn 3 Michael Curran 1

Adrian Byrne 3 Mark Donnelly 0

Francis Curran 3 Christopher Byrne 1

Adrian Hamilton 3 Conor McKiverigan 1

First Round

Adrian Hamilton 3 Seamus Curran 1 (180 Adrian)

Kenneth Kennedy 3 Gary Doherty 0 (180 and 2 x 18 dart legs Ken)

Paidi Cunningham 3 Darragh McGinley 0 (80 c/o Paidi)

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Cartha Boyle is the third player trough to finals night after a 4-2 win over Des McGettigan in a great finals with all legs 17 darts or less with Cartha doing a 13 dart leg in the opening match and 15 in the second. Conor McKiverigan had a 14 dart leg in round one, while there were 180s from Des (2), Cartha, Adrian and James Byrne. There were 16 players on the night.

Final

Cartha Boyle 4 Des McGettigan 0 (13, 15, 16, 17 darts Cartha, 16 and 17 Des)

Semi Finals

Cartha Boyle 4 James Byrne 0 (180 Cartha)

Des McGettigan 4 Adrian Byrne 0 (180 Des)

Quarter Finals

Cartha Boyle 3 Philip Doherty 1

James Byrne 3 Conor McKiverigan 1 (180 James)

Des McGettigan 3 Michael Curran 2 (180 Des)

Adrian Byrne 3 John McGilloway 0

First Round

Cartha Boyle 3 Darragh Gallagher 0

Philip Doherty 3 Lorcan McGinley 1

James Byrne 3 Christopher Byrne 1

Conor McKiverigan 3 Paidi Cunningham 1 (14 darts Conor)

Des McGettigan 3 Gary Gillespie 0

Michael Curran 3 Darragh McGinley 0

Adrian Byrne 3 Eddie Cunnea 1 (180 Adrian)

John McGilloway 3 Charlie McLaughlin 1

Andrew Gillespie is the second player tough to the John Harkin Cup finals night following a 4-2 win over Conor McKiverigan in the final, Andrew had 16, 17 and two 18 dart legs in the final and a 119 checkout while Conor put up a good display including a 180 he also had a 156 checkout to win the deciding leg in the semis.

Final

Andrew Gillespie 4 Conor McKiverigan 2 (119 c/o, 16, 17 dart legs Andrew, 180 Conor)

Semi Finals

Andrew Gillespie 4 James Byrne 2

Conor McKiverigan 4 Paidi Cunningham 3 (156 c/o Conor)

Quarter Finals

Andrew Gillespie 3 Charlie McLaughlin 0

James Byrne 3 Mark Donnelly 0

Conor McKiverigan 3 Christopher Byrne 0

Paidi Cunningham 3 David Gillespie 2

First Round

Andrew Gillespie 3 Lorcan McGinley 0 (16 dart leg Andrew)

James Byrne 3 Adrian Byrne 0

Mark Donnelly 3 Paul McNern 2

Conor McKiverigan 3 Gary Gillespie 0

Christopher Byrne 3 Shane Mooney 2

Paidi Cunningham 3 Eddie Cunnea 0

John Meencha is the week one winner of the John Harkin, the defending champion won an epic final 4-3 against Andrew Gillespie. We had 20 throwers and a great night of darts, with 13 dart legs from Andrew and Kenneth and a 14 from Meencha.

Final

John Meencha 4 Andrew Gillespie 3 (15 dart leg and 180 John)

Semi Finals

John Meencha 4 Cartha Boyle 1 (180 John)

Andrew Gillespie 4 James Bracken 2 (13 dart leg Andrew)

Quarter Finals

John Meencha 3 Kenneth Kennedy 2 (13 dart leg Ken, 14 dart leg John)

Cartha Boyle 3 Paul McNern 0

Andrew Gillespie 3 Michael Curran 2 (17, 18 dart legs Michael)

James Bracken 3 Peter Mascenik 1

Second Round

John Meencha 3 Lorcan McGinley 0