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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. With the exception of the Commonwealth Games, players continue to represent a combined Ireland team at all major international championships. [1]
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.
The Irish National Bowls Championships were inaugurated in 1908. [5] [6] The Irish Women's Bowling Association was formed on 17 October 1947 and had eight founder member clubs. This grew to 56 by 1972 and the Irish Women's Bowling League was created in 1952, followed by the Junior League in 1964.
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 represented Northern Ireland at the 1982 Commonwealth Games and 1990 Commonwealth Games and the combined Irish team at the World Bowls Championships. He earned 108 caps for Ireland playing indoors. He was a former Chairperson of the Professional Bowls Association [5] and was a Director for World Bowls from 2002-2006.
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.
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 ...
Wilson is a three time National Champion, winning a singles and two pairs titles at the Irish National Bowls Championships. [1] [3] In 2017, he won three medals at the European Bowls Championships, he had previously won a bronze in 2013 at the Championships.