Darts

This is the Eirball.life Landing Page for the All-Time Archive of Irish Darts. It is an ongoing project and part of the Eirball.ie – Irish, North American and World Sports Archives

Darts has a 500-year history in Ireland. A small dart is thrown at a target which has 20 numbers segments (scoring 1-20), with double and triple points scored for hitting smaller zones in each segment nearer the centre of the Dart board. The centre (the Bull’s Eye) scores 50. players must finish on a double. Points are scored downwards from 501 to zero.

There is a League in most counties with pubs entering teams. There is also a Pro Circuit in Britain which Irish players can enter.

dart on bullseye
dart on bullseye

dart on bullseye
dart on bullseye
dart on bullseye