CONNIE FINNAN and Colin McGarry will contest the final of the Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay championship next month at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.
The pair won through Saturday's early rounds of the event at O'Shea's Hotel in Tramore, which featured over 120 players, to earn their places in the final, which will precede the partypoker.com World Grand Prix final on Sunday October 13.
Finnan is bidding to win the tournament for a second time, having won the 2011 event with a 6-4 defeat of Shane O'Connor in the final.
Finnan went on to join the PDC circuit full-time following that triumph, with the winner progressing to play in the Ladbrokes World Darts Championship.
McGarry, meanwhile, is bidding to earn his first win in the event, which see him earn a return to the World Championship, having competed in the 2004 event where he defeated Rory Orvis and Mark Holden before losing to Phil Taylor.
2012 runner-up Campbell Jackson and 2008 finalist Garrett Gray were losing semi-finalists in Tramore, with Paul Boyle, Darrell Hodgson, Martin Carvill and Philip Boyce reaching the last eight.
Tickets for the partypoker.com World Grand Prix are still available, either online through http://pdc.seetickets.com or by calling 0844 871 8807 (UK) or 0044 114 223 9817.
Colin McGarry and Connie Finnan are pictured with Noreen O'Shea from O'Shea's Hotel and Anne Kirby, Tom Kirby's widow.
Tom Kirby Memorial Irish Matchplay
Last 16
Paul Boyle 5–4 John Seagrave
Connie Finnan 5–3 Trevor Vallely
Campbell Jackson 5–2 Glenn Spearing
Darrell Hodgson 5–3 Shane O’Connor
Martin Carvill 5–2 Joe Kirk
Colin McGarry 5-0 Shane Lennon
Philip Boyce 5-3 Andrew Kavanagh
Garrett Gray 5-3 Michael Meaney
Quarter-Finals
Connie Finnan 5-1 Paul Boyle
Campbell Jackson 5–3 Darrell Hodgson
Colin McGarry 5-3 Martin Carvill
Garrett Gray 5-0 Philip Boyce
Semi-Finals
Connie Finnan 6–5 Campbell Jackson
Colin McGarry 6–3 Garrett Gray
Final
Connie Finnan v Colin McGarry
Sunday October 13 (6pm) Citywest Hotel
Best of 11 legs