Rathdrum Rifle and Pistol Club

Alan Kelly of Hilltop won the Benchrest Pistol event today, closely follwed by Rex Ho also of Hilltop. Third place was taken by Kealan Symes of Rathdrum. The re-entries proved popular, but didn't affect the overall result.

In The Benchrest Rifle competition, the Unlimited Class was won by Patsy Tyrrell of Rathdrum, Custom and Sporter classes were both won by Paul Cassidy.

Thanks to everyone who turned up and we hope you all enjoyed yourselves as much as we did.

In a closely fought contest with Paul Flanagan of Rathdrum, the 25m Pistol match was won today by Alan Kelly of Hilltop. Third place went to John O'Brien of Rathdrum in his first competitive outing giving the experienced shooters a bit of a shock in the process.

Thanks to everyone who turned up, it was an enjoyable match and one we hope to repeat in the coming months. 

The new National 25 yard prone rifle champion is Ray Reilly of Rathdrum Rifle and Pistol Club and DURC. Ray went into the final in second place; two points behind Sandy Wilson of East Coast Shooting Club and overtook him on his seventh shot. Conor McDermottroe of DURC who started in fifth position overall was equally impressive in overcoming a two point deficit to take third place.

Turnout for the championship was the highest in recent years and scores were very good indeed with only eleven points separating the seven finalists. Special mention must be made of Richard Stapleton of Wilkinstown who couldn't be present for the final and had tied with Sandy Wilson in first place in the qualifying round.

The team of three shield was won by the Rathdrum team of Ray Reilly, Michael Madigan and Nick West who just pipped the DURC team by three points.

Paul Flanagan from Rathdrum Rifle & Pistol Club won the benchrest pistol competition today with a score of 289. Alan Kelly from Hilltop came second with a 286 and Joe Kinane from Rathdrum came third with a 282.

In the benchrest rifle competition, Patsy Tyrrell from Rathdrum Rifle & Pistol Club won the unlimited class followed by John Milbourne and Vincent White from Rathdrum. The Custom class was won by Declan Byrne of East Coast Sports Shooting Club and the Sporter class was won by Eamonn Dunne of Dublin Target Sports Club.

Thanks to everyone who helped with the running of this weekend's shooting and especially those who turned up to compete and make it such an enjoyable occasion. Keep an eye on our calendar for more of the same!

Rathdrum Rifle & Pistol Club was founded in 1961 and currently owns an indoor range situated at Brewery Place Rathdrum (Location Map) , which was built by the members in 1963.