@ BALLINACARRIGA Finnian Hurley bt Michael McAuliffe ls 250 as. Pat Daly bt Padraigh O’Sullivan 650 as. @ BALLINACURRA Andrew O’Callaghan bt Denis Wilmot 1bl bt David Hegarty 2bls 3 x 3,700 as. Darren Oliver bt Kenneth Murphy 2,000 as. @ BAURAVILLA Sidney Shannon bt Shane McCarthy 500 as. Brendan O’Driscoll bt Mark Shamnnon Cachmans Inn Cup 1bl 850 as. @ BEAL NA BLATH Kieran Kelly bt Peter Walsh 1bl 250 as. Conor Desmon/Leon Waugh bt Eugene Courtney/Gus Kelleher ls 750 as.

Bowling Report - Week ending 11th January ¦ Denis Wilmot overcame wet conditions in Ballinacurra to defeat Kieran Murphy and win the Dan Joe Holland Memorial Cup final for €2,000 a-side. Elsewhere, Cathal Hanlon edged Tomas Barrett by the last shot which completed the North Cork Novice E championship at Béal na Marbh, while Flood and O’Brien prevailed in a dramatic €3,000 a-side contest at Whitechurch. In Ballinacurra’s Novice D action, Eoin Delaney proved too strong for Clem

@ BALLINACURRA Eoin Delaney bt Clement Deane 1bl €2,850 as. Kevin Walsh bt Darragh Lordan ls €1,450 as. Denis Wilmot bt Kieran Murphy ls €2,000 as (Dan Joe Holland Cup Final). @ BEAL NA MARBH Cathal Hanlon bt Tomas Barrett (Nov-E Final) ls €900 as. Dave Harrington bt Ross Lynch €500 as. @ CURRAHEEN Mark Bourke bt Craig Moynahan twice ls & 2bls both €700 as. @ THE BOG ROAD Willie O’Donnell/Ross Lynch bt Jack O’Leary/Stephen Bowen ls €250 as. @ WHITECHURCH Patrick Flood/Mich

Christmas/New Year Bowling Report - Week ending 04th January ¦ A bowling period that proved hugely successful across the county, with packed schedules of tournament semi-finals, finals, challenge matches and fund-raising scores played daily. Major highlights included record RNLI fund-raising at Castletownbere, where stakes reached €110,000, alongside dramatic tournament victories for players such as David Hegarty, Denis Wilmot and Kevin Ó’Crualaoi. Clubs reported strong atte

@ BALLINACURRA Shane Healy bt Darren O’Driscoll ls €1,770 as. Sean Galvin bt Tim Allen €1,550 as. Darren Oliver bt John A.Murphy ls €500 as. Shane O’Mahony bt Alan Keane ls €1,600 as. Kieran Murphy bt Noel O’Donovan ls (Dan Joe Holland Cup SF) €1,250 as. @ BANTRY Donal O’Riordan bt Jimmy O’Driscoll ls €3,500 as. Jimmy O’Driscoll bt Donal O’Riordan 1bl €3,500 as. Denis O’Driscoll bt Murish Buttimer 1bl €1,100 as. @ BAURAVILLA Kevin Ó’Crualaoi ls bt David O’Brien bt Kevin Mini

Results from Castletownbere, Christmas tournament finals and club benefit scores

Micháel Desmond continued his fine form with a strong Junior B victory over John A. Murphy at Ballinacurra, while Denis Wilmot won in the Dan Joe Holland Memorial Cup Junior A contest.Cillian Kelleher delivered a dominant performance in Caheragh to win his Bill Barrett Cup score. Notable wins were also recorded by Alan McMahon, Darragh Murphy, Katie Moynahan, Paddy Kent and the Skibbereen doubles pairing of Denis Murphy and Brendan O’Driscoll. Reenascreena bowling club host t

@ BAILE BHUIRNE Darragh Murphy bt Mark O’Callaghan €1,300 as Nov-E FINAL. Katie Moynahan bt Louise Desmond Nov-Ladies FINAL @ BALLINACURRA Micháel Desmond bt John A.Murphy 1bl €1,070 as. Brian Murphy bt Paul Welsh ls €300 as. Denis Wilmot bt Sean Murphy ls €1,270 as. Tom O’donovan bt Mark Coleman ls €500 as. @ BALLYDEHOB (Tadhg O’Driscoll Mem Cup FINAL) Denis Murphy/Brendan O’Driscoll bt James McNulty/Gavin Harrington 2bls €1,850 as.Daniel McNulty bt Niall O’Driscoll 1bl €1,3

A packed Christmas–New Year schedule offers punters a feast of tournament finals, benefit scores and traditional club clashes.  Highlights include Ballinacurra’s Junior A tournament, Grange’s St Stephen’s Day feature, and the marquee RNLI benefit weekend in Castletownbere. Recent action saw Kevin Ó’Crualaoi, Louise Desmond and James O’Donovan record victorie

O' Mahony Bowls to Novice D success in Schull, vintage player David Walsh takes tournament final in Shannovale, Desmond & O' Driscoll proceed in Murray Cup and Hegarty wins with a blistering performance at Ballinacurra

@ BALLINACURRA David Hegarty bt Cillian Kelleher 2bls €1,500 as. Michael O’Leary bt Tom Reaney 1bl €600 as. @ BALLYGURTEEN Micháel Desmond bt Kieran Murphy (Paddy Murray Cup) 2bls €2,000 as. Tim Cahalane bt Deckie O’Mahony ls €500 as. Jimmy O’Driscoll bt Liam Murphy (Paddy Murray Cup) 2bls €2,000 as. Donnacha Lucey bt Jack Cahalane ls €500 as. @ BEAL NA BLATH Mark Cahalane/Ciaran Hoey bt Dylan/Teddy Murphy FINAL €470 as, Paul Twomey/Tim Allen bt Ronan Hoey/Tim Delaney €400 as

Bantry’s Martin Coppinger captured his second Eamonn Bowen Memorial Cup after a commanding performance over Aidan Murphy and Gary Daly at Bottlehill.Across a highly competitive weekend, Coppinger, Murphy and Daly emerged from three hard-fought semi-finals to contest the €31,500 decider.Other scores saw strong victories for Eoin McCarthy, Micháel Desmond & Ciara Buckley, and Timmy McDonagh, while James McNulty claimed the inaugural Charlie O’Donovan Cup in Kilcrohane

@ BEAL NA BLATH Mick O’Callaghan bt Paul Twomey ls €260 as. @ BOTTLEHILL (Eamonn Bowen Mem Cup SF) Gary Daly bt Eugene McVeigh 1bl bt Brian Wilmot 2bls 3 x €1,020 as & €800 Daly/McVeigh. Aidan Murphy bt Arthur McDonagh 2bls €5,000 as. Martin Coppinger bt Thomas Mackle 2bls €2,050 as. Eoin McCarthy bt Jimmy O’Brien 1bl €4,000 as. Timmy McDonagh bt Pete Carr ls €7,000 as. Micháel Desmond/Ciara Buckley bt Edmund Sexton/Veronica O’Mahony ls €4,000 as. Martin Coppinger bt Aidan Mu

Conor Creedon produced a dominant display to win the Ferghal Beamish Cup, while Clement Deane clinched the Mid Cork Novice E Championship after a tense finish in Castletown.Junior A action saw standout wins from Brian O’Driscoll, Cathal Creedon and Shane Crowley, all delivering powerful performances in high-stakes contests.John Hickey also advanced to the Lyre Novice C final after a strong showing against P.J. O’Driscoll in their semifinal clash.

@ BALLINACURRA Brian O’Driscoll bt Anthony Crowley 2bls €2,100 as. Deckie O’Mahony bt Michael O’Leary ls €550 as. @ BEAL NA MARBH John Buckley bt Oran Manning bt James Roche 1b & 2bls 3 x €70 as Nov-E QF. @ CAHERAGH Shane Crowley bt Michael John O’Brien 2bls €5,000 as. Brian O’Driscoll bt Michael John O’Brien 1bl €2,800 as. @ CARRIGNAVAR Michael Barry/Jake Bowen bt Pat O’Donovan/Brian O’neill ls €750 as. Vincent O’leary bt Pat Bowles Vet B Final 1bl ns. @ CASTLETOWN Clement D

Michael O’Leary captured the Mick Flor O’Driscoll Cup in Schull. In Lyre, Michael John O’Brien returned from a year’s break to defeat Liam Murphy, while Cillian Kelleher booked his place in the Junior A final with a dominant showing over Noel O’ Regan. Elsewhere around the region, standout wins were recorded by Connor Creedon, Andrew O’Callaghan, Jerry Murphy, and Sean Kiely across a busy week of tournament action

@ BAILE BHUIRNE Louise Desmond bt Carmel O’Sullivan Jun-Ladies. @ BALLINACURRA Kieran Murphy bt Conor Creedon ls €2,000 as. Jerry Murphy bt Jim Coffey ls €3,100 as, Jerry Murphy bt Jim Coffey ls €4,000 as. @ BALLYCLOUGH Sean Kiely bt Kieran Kelleher €2,500 as FINAL. Jamie Carroll bt James Collins €380 as. @ BEAL NA BLATH Ciaran Hoey/Mark Cahalane bt Shane Healy/Barry Collins €550 as. Darragh Lordan bt Jerome Coholan €450 as. @ BERRINGS (Paddy Murphy Cup SF) Mark Bourke (Jnr)

@ BAILE BHUIRNE Alan Hoare bt Con Creedon 1bl Nov-E @ BALLINACURRA Eoin Delaney bt Teddy Murphy Nov-E SF €200 as Andrew O’Callaghan bt Donal Riordan 1bl €2,000 as. Tommy Maloney/Mike Casey bt John Hayes Holland/Michael O’Leary ls €2,000 as @ BALLYCLOUGH Pat Bowles bt Brian O'neill Nov-E FINAL @ BWEENG Cathal Hanlon bt Kieran Doody Nov-E QF ls €150 as. @ CASTLETOWN (Tuesday Club) Gene O’Callaghan bt Martin Duggan, Martin Duggan bt Gene O’Callaghan. @ CLONDROHID Katie Moynahan

MURPHY SNATCHES VICTORY IN NORTH EAST FINAL The North East Junior A final could not be classed as high standard for the grade but it kept the spectators entertained to the last shot. Played in Grenagh between Billy McAuliffe, Eamonn Bowen and Timmy Murphy for a total stake of 2300. Bowen trailed this score from the off, 3 shots each to the lollipops Murphy led McAuliffe with Bowen back in third place. McAuliffe took the lead with a good 4th and should have capitalise on a poo