Kilkenny Open
Kilkenny 24/25th May 2008
Mens Open Singles
Liam Hughes (Fermoy) def Noel O’Callaghan (O’Loughlins) 2-0
Mens B/C Singles
Sean Lyng (Ballyanne) def Billy Claire (Arklow) 2-0
Mens Novice Singles
Conor Skehan (Touraneena) def Mark Murphy (O’Loughlins) 2-1
Mens 40+ Singles
Michael Murphy (Arklow) def Noel Beggan (Clones)
Ladies Open Singles
Joan Kennedy (Templederry) def Geraldine Byrne (Arklow) 2-1
Girls Under 18
Rachel Byrne (Arklow) def Orla Byrne (Arklow) 2-1
Mens Open Doubles
Liam Hughes/Noel O’Callaghan (Fermoy/O’Loughlins) def Adam Neary/Patrick Hanley (Arklow/Fermoy) 2-0
Mens C/D/Novice Doubles
Sean Lyng/Patrick Cleary (Ballyanne) def Conor Skehan/Eoin Kearns (Touraneena) 2-0
Ladies Open Doubles
Geraldine Byrne/Toni Neary (Arklow) def Joan Kennedy/Donna Ryder (Templederry/Newport) 2-0
Posted on 29 May 2008 by Tournament Sec
24th Arklow Irish Open
Arklow 2- 5th May 2008
Men’s Open Singles
Carlos Oviedo (Catalonia) def Noel O’Callaghan (O’Loughlins) 2-1
Men’s B/C Singles
Johnny O’Keeney (Fermoy) def Seane Keane (Fermoy) 2-1
Men’s D Singles
Brian Byrne (Arklow) def Michael O’Loan (Queens) 2-0
Men’s Novice Singles
Thomas Fitzgerald (Arklow) def John Leonard (Arklow) 2-0
Men’s 40+ Singles
John Fitzgerald (Arklow) def Pat Cleary (Ballyanne) 2-1
Boys Under 18
Johnny O’Keeney (Fermoy) def Sean Keane (Fermoy) 2-1
Ladies Open Singles
Geraldine Byrne (Arklow) def Donna Ryder (Newport) 2-0
Ladies C/D/Novice Singles
Katie Kenny (Castlebar) def Rachel Byrne (Arklow) 2-1
Ladies Blue Division
Ciara McManamon (Newport) def Clodagh McManamon (Newport)
Men’s Open Doubles
Liam Hughes/Noel O’Callaghan (Fermoy/O’Loughlins) def Adam Neary/Stephen O’Loan (Arklow/Queens) 2-0
Men’s C/D/Novice Doubles
Michael Barnes Junr/Pa O’Donnell (Arklow) def John Fitzgerald/ Tony Neary (Arklow) 2-0
Ladies Open Doubles
Geraldine Byrne/Toni Neary (Arklow) def Ciara McManamon/Majella Haverty (Newport/Castlebar) 2-0
Posted on 06 May 2008 by Tournament Sec
8th Irish Junior Open
Fermoy 19/20th April 2008
Girls Under 9
Aisling Carey (Templederry) def Moira Kinane (Rossmore)
Boys Under 9
Conor Looby (Templederry) def Niall Slattery (Templderry)
Girls Under 11
Edel Coonan (O’Loughlins) def Eimear Murphy (Templderry)
Boys Under 11
Mike Kearns (Touraneena) def Darragh Carey (Templderry)
Girls Under 13
Kate Ryan (Rossmore) def Elaine Murphy (Templderry)
Boys Under 13
Dean Cliffe (Touraneena) def Patrick Bourke (Castlebar)
Girls Under 15
Aisling Hickey (Rossmore) def Katie Kenny (Castlebar)
Boys Under 15
Joe Dillon (Kingscourt) def Daire Gargan (Kingscourt)
Girls Under 17
Majella Haverty (Castlebar) def Toni Neary (Arklow)
Boys Under 17
Sean Keane (Fermoy) def Ruaidhri O’Rourke (Kingscourt)
Girls Under 21
Eithne Skehan (Touraneena) def Donna Ryder (Newport)
Boys Under 21
Johnny O’Keeney (Fermoy) def Arlen Aherne (Fermoy)
Posted on 23 Apr 2008 by Tournament Sec
Fermoy Open
Fermoy 29/30th March 2008
Mens Open Singles
Joe Farrell (Arklow) def Adam Neary (Arklow) 2-1
Mens B/C Singles
Sean Keane (Fermoy) def Ruaidhri O’Rourke (Kingscourt) 2-1
Mens D/Novice Singles
Chris Carey (Fermoy) def Brian Byrne (Arklow) 2-1
Boys U 18
Sean Keane (Fermoy) def Ruaidhri O’Rourke ( Kingscourt) 2-0
Womens Open Singles
Ciara McManamon (Newport) def Toni Neary (Arklow) 2-0
Girls U 18
Aisling Hickey (Touraneena) def Orla Byrne (Arklow) 2-0
Mens Open Doubles
Adam Neary/ Triston Hickey (Arklow/Touraneena) def Liam Hughes/ Patrick Hanley (Fermoy) 2-0
Mens C/D/Novice Doubles
Tony Neary/Michael Murphy (Arklow) def Eoin Kearns/ Conor Skehan (Touraneena) 2-1
Womens Open Doubles
Ciara/ Clodagh McManamon (Newport) def Elma Gibney/ Katie Kenny (Moylagh/ Castlebar) 2-0
Posted on 31 Mar 2008 by Tournament Sec
All Ireland National Singles 2008
Kingscourt 8/9th March 2008
Men’s Open
Liam Hughes (Fermoy) def Triston Hickey (Touraneena)
Women’s Open
Ciara McManamon (Newport) def Elma Gibney (Moylagh)
Men’s B
Daniel Shanahan (Templederry) def Michael Murphy (Arklow)
Women’s B
Eithne Skehan (Touraneena) def Julie Skehan (Touraneena)
Men’s C
Johnny O’Keeney (Fermoy) def Keith Smith (Cavan)
Men’s D
Ruaidhri O’Rourke (Kingscourt) def Michael Barnes Jun (Arklow)
Men’s Novice
Eoin Kearns (Touraneena) def Michael O’Loan (Queens)
Women’s Novice
Katie Kenny (Castlebar) def Gemma Cliffe (Touraneena)
Boys Under 18
Ruaidhri O’Rourke (Kingscourt) def Johnny O’Keeney (Fermoy)
Girls Under 18
Donna Ryder (Newport) def Majella Haverty (Castlebar)
Boys Under 16
Joe Dillon Jun (Kingscourt) def Sean Keane (Fermoy)
Girls Under 16
Clodagh McManamon (Newport) def Gemma Cliffe (Touraneena)
Boys Under 14
Eoin Kearns (Touraneena) def Dean Cliffe (Touraneena)
Girls Under 14
Elaine Murphy (Templederry) def Gillian Curtis (Kingscourt)
Boys Under 12
Darragh Carey (Templederry) def Stephen Quinn (Rossmore)
Girls Under 12
Edel Conan (O’Loughlins) def Sally Keogan (Kingscourt)
Boys Under 10
Jack Skehan (Touraneena) def Padraig Carew (Rossmore)
Girls Under 10
Aisling Carey (Templederry) def Feena McManamon (Newport)
Posted on 11 Mar 2008 by Tournament Sec
All Ireland National Doubles & Overage Singles
23/24th February Arklow 2008
Open Women’s Doubles
Majella Haverty (Castlebar) & Dona Ryder (Newport) def Geraldine Byrne (Arklow) & Joan Kennedy (Templederry)
Intermediate Women’s DoublesMajella Haverty (Castlebar) & Dona Ryder (Newport) def Eithne Skehan (Touraneena) & Katie Walsh (Ballinrobe)
Novice Women’s Doubles
Orla & Rachel Byrne (Arklow) def Vanessa Barnes & Jacinta Kinch (Arklow)
Girl’s Under 13 Doubles
Edel Conan & Kelley Comerford (O’Loughlins) def Dayna Lawlor & Clodagh Kearns (Touraneena)
Open Men’s Doubles
Noel O’Callaghan (O’Loughlins) & Christy Slattery (Templederry)
Intermediate Men’s Doubles
Michael Barnes Junr and Pa O’Donnell (Arklow) def Daniel Shanahan & Paddy Kennedy (Templederry)
Novice Men’s Doubles
Conor Skehan & Eoin Kearns (Touraneena) def John Breen & Thomas Fitzgerald (Arklow)
Boy’s Under 13 Doubles
Dean Cliffe & Shane Organ (Touraneena) def Adrian Farrell & Stephen Walsh (O’Loughlins)
Boy’s Under 16 Doubles
Daire Gargan & Joe Dillon (Kingscourt) def Conor Skehan & Eoin Kearns (Touraneena)
Singles Men’s 30+
Noel O’Callaghan (O’Loughlins) def Joe Farrell (Arklow)
Singles Men’s 40+
Stephen O’Loan (Queens) def Jimmy Gannon (Arklow)
Singles Men’s 50+
Michael Murphy (Arklow) def Vincent Fitzgerald (Arklow)
Posted on 26 Feb 2008 by Tournament Sec
Moylagh Open
Moylagh 9/10th February 2008
Open Men’s Singles
Noel O’Callaghan (O’Loughlins) def Liam Hughes (Fermoy) 2-0
B/C Men’s Singles
Ricky Sheridan (Moylagh) def Arlen Ahearne (Fermoy) 2-1
D Men’s Singles
Ruaidhri O’Rourke (Kingscourt) def Tony Neary (Arklow) 2-0
Novice Men’s Singles
Michael O Loan (Queens) def Daire Gargan (Kingscourt) 2-1
40+ Men’s Singles
Noel Beggan (Clones) def Anthony Butler (Clones) 2-1
Boys Under 18 Singles
Ruaidhri O’Rourke (Kingscourt) def Joe Dillon (Kingscourt) 2-0
Open Men’s Doubles
Liam Hughes & Patrick Hanley (Fermoy) def Noel O’Callaghan (O’Loughlins) & Adam Neary (Arklow) 2-1
C/D/Novice Men’s Doubles
Tony Neary & John Fitzgerald (Arklow) def Seamus Watters& Pat Conathy (Cavan) 2-1
Open Ladies Singles
Julie Skehan (Touraneena) def Donna Ryder (Newport) 2-0
Girls Under 18 Singles
Majella Haverty (Castlebar) def Katie Kenny (Castlebar) 2-1
Open Women’s Doubles
Elma Gibney & Ailish Gibney (Moylagh) def Julie Skehan (Touraneena) & Toni Neary (Arklow) 2-0
Posted on 10 Feb 2008 by Tournament Sec
National Junior B Championships
Arklow 26th January 2008
Girls Under 10
1st Place Aisling Carey (Templederry)
2nd Place Eimear Murphy (Templederry)
3rd Place Emma Ryan (Rossmore)
3rd Place Eimear Loughman (Rossmore)
Girls Under 16
1st Place Toni Neary (Arklow)
2nd Place Sarah Murray (Templederry)
3rd Place Siobhan Corcoran (Templederry)
3rd Place Elaine Murphy (Templederry)
Boys Under 10
1st Place Jack Skehan (Touraneena)
2nd Place Padraig Carew (Rossmore)
3rd Place Reece Young (Arklow)
3rd Place Ryan Carey (Templederry)
Boys Under 12
1st Place Dylan Carey (Templederry)
2nd Place Odhran Murphy (Templederry)
3rd Place Ronan Heffernan (Rossmore)
3rd Place Caileam Loughman (Rossmore)
Boys Under 14
1st Place Graham Young (Arklow)
2nd Place Paddy Dodd (Arklow)
3rd Place Ciaran Carey (Templederry)
3rd Place Mark Gleeson (Templederry)
Boys Under 16
1st Place Padraic Ryder (Newport)
2nd Kevin O’Regan (Arklow)
3rd Joe Shanahan (Templederry)
3rd Place Curtis Young (Arklow)
Posted on 27 Jan 2008 by Tournament Sec
Leinster Open
Arklow 19/20th January 2008
Open Men’s Singles
Liam Hughes (Fermoy) def Joe Farrell (Arklow) 2-1
B/C Men’s Singles
Pa O’Donnell (Arklow) def Michael Murphy (Arklow) 2-1
D/Novice Men’s Singles
Michael Barnes Junr (Arklow) def Don Lawlor (O’Loughlins) 2-0
40+ Men’s Singles
Anthony Butler (Clones) def John Comerford (O’Loughlins) 2-0
Under 18 Boy’s Singles
Eoin Kearns (Touraneena) def Conor Skehan (Touraneena) 2-0
Open Men’s Doubles
Pa Hanley/Liam Hughes (Fermoy) def Joe Farrell/Adam Neary (Arklow) 2-0
C/D/Novice Men’s Doubles
Michael Barnes Junr/Pa O’Donnell (Arklow) def John Fitzgerald/Tony Neary (Arklow) 2-0
Open Women’s Singles
Toni Neary (Arklow) def Donna Ryder (Newport) 2-1
Posted on 20 Jan 2008 by Tournament Sec
National Club Championships
Kingscourt 24/25th November 2007
Open Men
1)Arklow (Adam Neary, Jimmy Gannon, Joe Farrell)
2)Fermoy (Don Lawlor, John Comerford, Noel O’Callaghan)
Intermediate Men
1)Newcastle (Padraic Benson, Joe Glynn, Martin Fitzpatrick, Owen Diviney)
2)Arklow (Billy Claire, Michael Barnes Junr, Pa O’Donnell, Tony Neary)
Novice Men
1)Touraneena (Conor Skehan, Dean Cliffe, Eoin Kearns)
2)Kingscourt (Daire Gargan, Jimmy Gargan, Michael Carolan)
Junior Boys
1) Touraneena 1 (Dean Cliffe, Eoin Kearns, Sean Dalton)
2) Touraneena 2 (Mike Kearns, Conor Skehan, Garvan Dunford)
Open Women
1)Arklow (Sheila Neary, Susan Farrell, Toni Neary)
2)Touraneena (Eithne Skehan, Jemma Cliffe, Julie Skehan)
Junior Girls
1) Touraneena (Clodagh Kearns, Gemma Cliffe, Eithne Skehan)