Sarah Kelly (bowls)

Kelly has won seven National championships after winning one singles, four pairs titles and two fours titles at the Irish National Bowls Championships. Six of the titles were won with her mother Noeleen Kelly (Kelly being a member of the fours team and the partner in the pairs). Sarah has also captained Ireland.^[1]

In 2020, she was selected for the 2020 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Australia but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2][1] In 2022, she won pairs silver at the European Bowls Championships.^[3]

In 2023, she won her fifth national title, after winning the singles at the Irish national finals.^[4]

Shortly afterwards in 2023, she was selected as part of the team to represent Ireland at the 2023 World Outdoor Bowls Championship.^[5] She participated in the women's pairs and the women's fours events.^[6][7]

In 2024, she won the singles title at the British Isles Bowls Championships.^[8] She then successfully retained her Irish pairs title at the 2025 nationals in Lurgan.^[9]