Archive | September, 2024
Bowls saved my life’ says Irish para bowler once housebound for three decades
Liz Thompson plays bowls for Ireland. The Shankill woman pinches herself every time she says it, to check if she’s dreaming. The brand new navy and green Team Ireland tracksuit she is wearing to meet UTV at Grove Visually Impaired Bowling Club practice is a tell-tale sign that it’s really true. Liz turned 66 on […]
British Bowls U 25 Internationals
The British Bowls U 25 Internationals will take place this Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th September at Belmont BC. Come along and see some excellent bowling from Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. As before each team comprises of three Mens rinks and three ladies rinks playing simultaneously. There are three competitions running together, namely Mens, […]
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – Final update
MORE MEDAL SUCCESS FOR IRELAND Ireland secured 3 further medals at Northfield Ayr with Gold in the Men’s Fours and silver in the Ladies Pairs and Men’s Para Pairs. This was an historic moment in Irish Bowls history with Glenn Kaufmann and Brian Smyth winning the first ever Para medal. Gold Medal Matches Men’s Fours […]
European Championships – Day 5
DAY 5 SESSION1 8.30am Ladies Pairs (H.Cochrane & S.O’Neill) v Turkey won 25-6 Ladies Triples (R.Cochrane, L.Reaney & C.Wilson) v Guernsey won 32-11 History will be made in the 11.15 session when Ireland compete in their first ever Para International Competition with the VI Mixed Pair of Billy Finnegan & Liz Thompson taking on Israel. […]
European Championships – Day 4 Results
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 4 Session 1 Ireland began the second set of disciplines with a mixed bag of results. Wins for the Women’s Triples and Men’s Singles and narrow defeats for the Women’s Pairs and Men’s Fours 8.30am Womens Pairs (H.Cochrane & S.O’Neill) v Israel lost 17-19 Womens Triples (R.Cochrane, L.Reaney & C.Wilson) v Switzerland […]
European Championships – Finals day
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS – FINALS DAY MEDAL GLORY FOR IRELAND Ireland secured 2 gold and 1 bronze in the first 4 disciplines of the European Championships at Northfield Complex Ayr. The Ladies Four of Hannah Cochrane, Rachel Cochrane, Lara Reaney & Chloe Wilson recovered from a 9-2 deficit against Scotland to secure the Gold by 7 […]
European Championship update
EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS TABLES AFTER DAY 1 Ireland started their campaign at the European Championships with 9 games and recording 8 wins and 1 draw.