Bernie O'Neill (bowls)

Bernie O'Neill
Personal information
NationalityNorthern Irish
BornNorthern Ireland
Sport
SportLawn bowls
ClubPortstewart BC
Medal record
Representing combined Ireland
World Outdoor Championships
2008 Christchurch pairs
2008 Christchurch fours
Atlantic Bowls Championships
2009 Johannesburg fours
2009 Johannesburg pairs
2015 Paphos triples
British Isles Championships
2005 pairs
Irish Nationals
1999 singles
2004 pairs
2014 singles
2016 singles
2024 triples

Bernadette O'Neill is a Northern Irish international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

International

O'Neill won the bronze medal in the fours and pairs at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch, New Zealand.[2] In addition she won a gold medal at the World Champion of Champions in the triples.[3]

In 2009, she won the fours and pairs bronze medals at the Atlantic Bowls Championships[4][5] and in 2015 she won the triples gold medal at the Atlantic Bowls Championships.[6]

National

O'Neill won three singles titles at the Irish National Bowls Championships bowling for the Portstewart Bowls Club, in 1999, 2014 and 2016.[7][8] She also won the pairs in 2004[7] and the triples in 2024.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Irish Team 2017". Provincial Town's Women's Bowling Association.
  2. ^ "Medallists". Burnside Bowling Club.
  3. ^ "Ireland, Scotland and South Africa win gold at Atlantic Games". Bowls International. Archived from the original on 7 January 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  4. ^ "2009 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls Ltd. Archived from the original on 14 March 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Bowls". The Times. 18 May 2009. p. 61. Retrieved 21 May 2021 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  6. ^ "2015 Atlantic Championships". World Bowls. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Irish Women's Bowling Association National Championships". Irish Women's Bowling Association.
  8. ^ "IWBA Championships". Ireland's Saturday Night. 28 August 1999. p. 22. Retrieved 17 September 2022 – via The British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Success for Portstewart bowlers at IWBA Championships in Dublin". Northern Ireland World. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 30 March 2025.