DURC sent a squad to Rathdrum for the Leinster Indoor Open. The early start took it's toll on some - I shot the worst score I have shoot indoors since I began competing eight years ago. John Keeney, however, proved far more resiliant and despite having travelled from Kildare only the night before, shot a 581 to take second place overall, beaten only by Dave Cullen, a 40-year veteran of target shooting, by a mere 5 points and on Dave's home range too! John also took the first place prize in class B.
In fact, DURC swept the boards in the classification prizes - first place in Classes B, C and D went to DURC shooters John Keeney, Alan Smyth and Deirdre Ninaber. Deirdre was competing in her second competition ever - having only ever shot before in the 25yd Nationals, scoring a 491. Therefore in one competition she has improved by 77 points - an incredible leap in performance which hasn't been seen in DURC in many years.
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