Donna McNally explained

Donna McCloy
née Donna McNally
Birth Name:Donna McNally
Nationality:Northern Irish
Birth Date:2 September 1972
Birth Place:Dundonald, Northern Ireland
Sport:Lawn bowls
Club:Ballymena BC

Donna McCloy (Donna McNally, born 2 September 1972) is a Northern Irish international lawn bowler.[1]

Bowls career

International

McNally won the triples gold medal at the 1999 Atlantic Bowls Championships with Margaret Johnston and Dorothy Kane.[2] [3] Six years later she won the fours bronze medal at the 2005 Atlantic Championships.[4]

She then won the bronze medal in the fours at the 2008 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Christchurch.[5]

After taking part in the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2014 Commonwealth Games[6] she was selected as part of the Northern Ireland team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Queensland.[7]

National

McNally won the 2000 pairs title at the Irish National Bowls Championships, bowling for the Comber Club. [8] Twelve years later she won the 2012 fours title at the National Championships bowling for the Ballymena Bowls Club.[9] A further ten years later in 2022, she won a third national title after winning the triples.[10]

Personal life

She is married to fellow Irish international bowler Gary McCloy and they run the Ballybrakes bowls shop within the Ballybrakes Community Bowls Club.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Donna McNally . . Commonwealth Games Federation . 2016-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220114222/http://m2006.thecgf.com/Participants/Participants?ID=100012 . 2016-12-20 . live.
  2. News: 'Johnston maintains dominance' (1999). 29 March 1999 . The Times . 25 May 2021. 31 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  3. News: 'For the Record' (1999). 25 March 1999 . The Times . 25 May 2021. 53 . The Times Digital Archive. subscription .
  4. Web site: 2005 Atlantic Rim Games. World Bowls Ltd. https://web.archive.org/web/20060111132351/http://www.worldbowlsltd.co.uk/results.html. 23 May 2021. 2006-01-11.
  5. Web site: Medallists . Burnside Bowling Club . 2016-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220105421/http://www.burnsidebowlingclub.com/worldbowls2008/wb2008homeOLD.html . 2016-12-20 . live.
  6. Web site: Donna McCloy . Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games . Commonwealth Games Federation . 2018-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180127084008/http://g2014results.thecgf.com/athlete/cycling_road/1034884/donna_mccloy.html . 2018-01-27 . live.
  7. News: Commonwealth Games 2018: Northern Ireland name 88-strong squad . BBC Sport . 2018-02-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180109230134/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/northern-ireland/42553177 . 2018-01-09 . live.
  8. News: Bowls . Sunday Life . 3 September 2000 . British Newspaper Archive . subscription . 3 September 2023.
  9. Web site: Irish Women's Bowling Association National Championships . Irish Women's Bowling Association . 2019-04-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161213024926/http://www.iwba.co.uk/Championships/IWBA-Championships.html . 2016-12-13 . live.
  10. Web site: 2022 IWBA National Championships. Northern Ireland Womens Private Greens League. 17 September 2022.
  11. Web site: Ballybrakes Community Bowls Club . Association Ireland Indoor Bowls . 2018-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180127085426/http://associationofirishindoorbowls.co.uk/?page_id=1219 . 2018-01-27 . live.

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