Road bowling: Academy sees biggest enrolment in the U8 class

What they will gain is an appreciation of the basic skills of the sport, low intensity competition, camaraderie, new friends, and a gift that keeps giving: An introduction to a sport that they could still be playing 80 years from now.

The U8 class has the biggest enrolment of 2023. Pic: ©INPHO/Tom Honan

What have European youth champions Darragh Dempsey and Rachel Kingston got in common?

Something they share with the 2023 All-Ireland U18 champions, Tommy O’Sullivan and Ellen Sexton. The answer is the Ted Hegarty academy.