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Murphy shows that class is permanent with vintage win
Bowling Report - Week ending 01 November ¦ Mick Murphy, won the Vintage C title at Lyre, edging Michael O’Leary as Dee Dee Carroll saved the bowl of odds. He will contest the overall final at Beal na Marbh on 14 November. Noel O’Donovan beat Sean Murphy to claim the Dan Joe Holland Memorial Cup. Cillian Kelleher won a last-shot thriller over Liam Murphy and Conor Creedon to reach the Gaeltacht Junior A final. Carrignavar’s fundraiser for baby Jade raised over €1,000.
4 days ago4 min read


Maria Immaculata College finish top of the class
Bowling Report - Week ending 26 October ¦ Maria Immaculata, Dunmanway, topped the annual secondary schools’ bowling day, winning the senior girls’, junior boys’ and junior girls’ cycles; Coláiste Pobail Bheanntraí took the senior boys’ title. Noel Gould won Vintage A, while David Walsh claimed Vintage B and advanced to the overall final. West Cork’s annual fundraiser featured several high-stakes scores. AGM's have began to be held across various regions
Oct 303 min read


Dennehy Takes Wolf Memorial Tournament Title
Bowling Report - Week ending 18 October ¦ Dennehy beat favourite O’Leary by a bowl of odds in the William Wolf Memorial final. Other winners: O’Meara, Bowen, David Hegarty, Lisa Hegarty and Cellie Spillane, and Jack O’Leary. Sean Murphy will meet Noel O’Donovan in the Dan Joe Holland Cup final; Coppinger advanced in the Teegan Cup and McDonagh won the Jerry Desmond Cup opener. Mallow and Glanmire–Watergrasshill will host 2028 European events, and Helfried Goetz is the new IBA
Oct 244 min read


Murphy Back on top in Castletownbere
Bowling Report - Week ending 11 October ¦ Aidan Murphy ended a 16-year wait to win the Joe O’Sullivan/Acorn Life Cup for the third time, beating Gary Daly in an €8,500-a-side thriller. Other Castletownbere winners were David Hegarty, Gearóid Lucy, Wayne Parkes, Cian Young and Thomas Maloney.
Mick Murphy reached the Vintage C final, with the Vintage A and B finals also set for this weekend.
Attention now turns to Waterloo for the William Wolf Memorial.
Oct 166 min read


A dramatic finish for Twohig at Ballinacurra
Bowling Report - Week ending 04 October ¦ Gavin Twohig beat Wayne Callanan by one metre in a dramatic Ballinacurra finish. Ballydehob’s Féile na nGael weekend featured a road bowling demonstration and a busy programme of scores. Mark Bourke’s winning run ended at Firmount, Martin Coppinger claimed the Phair Cup, Gary Daly won the Whelton Cup, and John O’Donoghue took the East Cork Junior A title.
Oct 85 min read


Vintage fare around county Cork
Bowling Report - Week ending 27 September ¦ Vintage championship finals continued as David Walsh, Pat Callanan and Michael O’Leary claimed wins, while Tom O’Donovan and Mick Murphy advanced to the Pool B Vintage C final. O’Donovan also won the Dan Joe Holland tournament score. Rosscarbery hosted a full day of bowling, with wins for Cillian Kelleher, Thomas Maloney, Mark Bourke and Kieran O’Sullivan. North Cork held U10 and U8 tournament finals
Oct 24 min read


Report: MCDONAGH AND KLOPPER CLAIM KING AND QUEEN CROWNS AT BALLINCURRIG
Bowling Report - Week ending 20 September ¦ King & Queen of the Roads 2026 (18-20 September). Arthur McDonagh regained the King of the Roads title, while Anke Klopper claimed her first Queen crown. Hannah Sexton pushed Klopper all the way in a thrilling final. Tim Young won the Jim O’Driscoll Cup, Lilly O’Rourke took the Dairypower Trophy, and Eoin Hurley beat Diarmuid Grimley in the Charlie McCarthy Cup. Youth and invitational scores added to a memorable weekend at Ballincur
Sep 2412 min read


McDonagh, Cronin and Murphy claim weekend honours
Bowling Report - Week ending 13 September ¦ Arthur McDonagh became the inaugural winner of the Johnny Creedon Memorial Cup at Clondrohid, defeating Patrick Flood in the final. Hannah Cronin produced a late comeback to win the Gretta Cormican Qualifiers Cup and book her Queen semi-final place. Aidan Murphy claimed the Mick Barry Cup, while Kieran Murphy advanced in the Mid Cork Junior A championship
Sep 178 min read


Wilmot holds off Flood in Ballygurteen senior clash
Bowling Report - Week ending 06 September ¦ (All Ireland Series 4 report is posted separately on the website). Brian Wilmot defeated Patrick Flood in an O’Connell/Dullea senior contest at Ballygurteen, with €4,050 a-side at stake.
Flood led by 50 metres early on, but Wilmot overturned the deficit and raised a bowl of odds approaching the closing stages.
Flood reduced the margin at the last bend, but Wilmot held on.
Sep 102 min read


Report: Hurley, Carr, O'Rourke and Kilcorney team claim All Ireland glory in the final series for 2026
05 & 06 September ¦ West Cork celebrated All Ireland success in Aghagower as Eoin Hurley of Kilronan, Dunmanway, defeated Diarmuid Grimley to claim the Novice 1 crown. Don O’Driscoll’s Novice 2 bid ended in the semi-final, with Mark O’Rourke later taking the title. Fergal Carr won Junior C, while Kilcorney edged Ballinacurra to win the Novice Team All Ireland.
Sep 96 min read


Focus switches to All Ireland Series in Mayo, Mick Barry Cup Finalists emerge and Shannonvale fundraiser raises over €7,000
Bowling Report - Week ending 30 August ¦ Week ending Eoin Hurley and Don O’Driscoll claimed the Novice-1 and Novice-2 titles respectively, booking their places in the All-Ireland semi finals in Mayo.
Aidan Murphy, Eugene McVeigh and Thomas Mackle advanced to the Mick Barry Cup final, while Denise Murphy won her Queen of the Roads qualifier.
Shannonvale’s tenth annual CUH Cancer Research fundraising weekend proved another major success, raising more than €7,000
Sep 28 min read


County Glory for Hurley and O'Driscoll
Bowling Report - Week ending 23 August ¦ Eoin Hurley dominated the Novice B final while Don O’Driscoll captured the Novice C crown, securing further county glory for West Cork.
Tommy O’Donoghue denied West Cork a clean sweep in the Novice A final, with Robert Coleman and Christy Stokes also claiming county titles.
Elsewhere, James O’Donovan defeated Gary Daly in the Noel Phair Cup and John Tringle advanced in the Vintage C championship.
Aug 267 min read


Report: Munster claim three team crowns as young stars make history at inaugural U12 & U14 All-Ireland finals in Armagh
15 & 16 August 2026 ¦ Munster claimed three of the four team titles at the inaugural U12 and U14 Boys’ and Girls’ All-Irelands in Madden, Armagh, with Ulster taking the Boys’ U14 crown.
West Cork enjoyed further success as Nicola Hurley and Fionán Twohig secured the Girls’ and Boys’ U14 individual All-Ireland titles.
Eva Mallon made history by winning the first Girls’ U12 title, while Phelim Rock took the Boys 12 title Charlie Callanan in a thrilling final.
Aug 215 min read


Twohig lifts Desmond Cup as Callanan and Twohig claim county underage titles
Bowling Report - Week ending 16 August ¦ (Underage All Ireland Series report is posted separately on the website). Charlie Callanan and Fionán Twohig claimed the Boys’ U12 and U14 county titles, bringing the 2026 County series to a close.
Eoin Hurley produced a dramatic last-shot comeback in the Novice C quarter-final, while Alan Brickley, John Hickey, Christy Stokes and Robert Coleman secured semi-final victories. Gavin Twohig defeated Johnny O’Driscoll at Grange to lift the
Aug 206 min read


Harrington and Hurley qualify for the inaugural Girls U12 & U14 All Ireland Finals at Madden
Bowling Report - Week ending 09 August ¦ A packed week of road bowling saw county championship quarter-finals decided across several grades, with Freddie Scannell, Conor Desmond, Dan O’Regan, Liam Kearney and others booking semi-final places.
Ciara Harrington and Nicola Hurley secured historic places in the inaugural Girls U12 and U14 All-Ireland finals. There was also Junior A and Paddy Murray Cup action, while Macroom honoured their All Ireland winners.
Aug 1411 min read
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