Congratulations to Stephen Murphy of Dublin University Rifle Club (DURC) who won today's Airgun final with a final score of 246.6 Stephen qualified for the final with a very impressive PB of 623.5 (with 44 inner tens).

The final was very close throughout and after 12 shots, Stephen was in joint first place with Jinxin Zhang (DURC). He took the lead after the 14th shot but was pushed all the way by Ciara Deevy (DURC) who claimed 2nd place with a score of 242.1. Jinxin went on the complete a top three for DURC winning the bronze medal.

In the Pistol competition, Tomas Jakubauskas of (WTSC) took the gold medal with a score of 555. 

Many thanks to all who competed on the day. It was great to see so many shooters (new and not so new). Hopefully we will see many more in future competitions. 

Full results are as follows:

Congratulations to Siobhan Scarlett of Dublin University Rifle Club (DURC) who won the Dave Cullen Memorial Shoot after a very close and interesting final. Siobhan scored a 247.2 to take the gold medal with a 0.4 point margin from Ray Kane of the Defence Force Shooting Team (DFST) who scored a 246.8. Sean Baldwin (DFST) claimed Bronze medal with a 224.9.

Not only did Siobhan win the gold but she was also presented with the Dave Cullen Memorial trophy. It was very special that Eileen Cullen presented the trophy and that other members of the Cullen family including Anne-Marie, Pat and Padraig presented the other prizes on the day. Unfortunately, Dave's son Seamus was in the USA and was unable to attend this year.

It was a great occasion in memory of a great man.

Full results are as follows

The Leinster Indoor Open was a clean sweep by the Defence Forces Shooting Team with Terry Wearen claiming first prize, Sean Baldwin, second and Ray Kane third. Results are as follows:

Congratulations to Siobhan Scarlett who is the Wicklow Open 2018 Champion. Siobhan (Dublin University Rifle Club) stormed into the final with a very impressive 621+ score in qualification with 39 inner 10s. In the final Siobhan took the lead at around the 12 shot and her consistency and accuracy resulted in a 5.7 point winning margin over Sean R Baldwin of the Defence Forces Shooting Team. Peter Daynes of Rathdrum Rifle & Pistol Club claimed Bronze.

RRPC were delighted to have a total of 3 finalist on the day with shooters Val Pierce and Nick West joining Peter. Afterwards a slow but very tasty BBQ was held with lots of food and craic had. A huge thanks to all that participated on the day, Kealan Symes for running the final and all those who helped with the BBQ.

Indoor (25 yard) classification list which is extracted from the results database every time it is updated. Classification is based on the last three results for each compeitor and is limited to results from the last two years. Class cut offs are roughly broken down to equal segments and class boundaries are adjusted accordingly. The current classification is based on the following criteria. Class A: 604 and above. Class B: Between 590 and 604. Class C: Between 570 and 590. Class D: Below 570. These are based on decimal scoring and include the latest results.

The 2018 April Open was won by Siobhan Scarlett of DURC. Siobhan led from the start followed by David Franklin of the Defence Forces until the 21st shot when Conor McDermottroe overtook him. The late charge from Conor wasn't enough to overcome the 4 point deficit and he eventually finished 4.1 points behind Siobhan's 250.6 final score. David Franklin came third with 225.4. Thanks to everyone for turning up and taking part and especially Shauna Sutton who ran a flawless final.