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The Irish National Bowls Championships combines Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Traditionally, the game was played mainly in Northern Ireland, but the Kenilworth Bowling Club of Dublin joined the Irish Bowls Association in 1906, which prompted the merger into one team.
The Irish National Bowls Championships were inaugurated in 1908. [5] [6] The Irish Women's Bowling Association was formed in 1947 and as of 2024, Ireland was the only country from the leading bowls nations still to have separate associations for men and women.
In the 2004 World Championships he won a third gold medal for the combined Irish team, in the fours with Jonathan Ross, Noel Graham and Neil Booth [4] and a silver medal with Noel Graham in the pairs during the 2004 World Outdoor Bowls Championship. [5] In addition Baker has won two Commonwealth Games medals. [6] [7]
He won the 1979 pairs title and 1968 fours title at the Irish National Bowls Championships when bowling for the Falls Bowls Club. In addition he has won five National indoor titles and was Ireland's bowler of the year in 1965. [5] He was the runner-up in the 1979 World Indoor Bowls Championship, losing out to the legendary David Bryant.
The first Irish National Bowls Championships title came in 1983 and then she went from strength to strength creating an incredible record. [9] She turned back the clock in 2017 when she won the fours title at the Irish National Championships.
In 2009, she won the fours bronze medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships [2] [3] and in 2015 she won the triples gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. [4]She won the 2016 (pairs), 2012 & 2016 (triples) and 2008, 2011 & 2014 fours titles at the Irish National Bowls Championships bowling for the Knock Bowls Club.
McClure is a two time singles winner of the Irish National Bowls Championships (2008 & 2012) [12] and subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 2013. [13] [14] In 2022, just one month after winning Commonwealth Games gold he won his sixth national title when winning the triples at the Irish National Bowls ...
Craig won the Irish National Bowls Championships singles in 1998 [2] and subsequently won the singles at the British Isles Bowls Championships in 1999. [3] He also won the 1989 Irish triples title. In 2007 he won the pairs silver medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships. [4] [5]