Bowling Report - Week ending 12th October

CUH Staff members accepting a cheque from Margaret Daly and the Shannonvale Bowling Club

Under-age Winners at Castletown, organised by the Ladies Bowling commitee

Players and supporters at Castletown for the Ladies Day bowling

Stephen Spillane, William Wolf Mem Tournament winne from Tony Dunlea

Novice 2 All-Ireland Finalists at Drogheda, Alan Long & Danny Carragher with reff Pat O'Hagen

Mid Cork Under-age morning at Castletown

Dan Riordan Cup semi-final at Bantry Gary Daly bt James O'Donovan

All Ireland Novice 2 Winner Danny Carragher at Drogheda

City-East-North East Vintage C Final at Carrignavar John Twohig bt Eddie Hoare bt Gene Hourihane

Margaret Daly makes her chequed presentation to the Cancer Research Unit of CUH

DALY THROUGH TO DAN RIORDAN CUP FINAL

There was no joy for Bandon bowler James O'Donovan who lost his Dan riordan cup semi-finalagainst Gary Daly at Bantry. Playing for a total stake of €17,600. O’Donovan had one of those off days where nothing ran right for him. At McSweeney’s farm in four shots Daly had almost a bowl of odds. After three more through Casey’s Cross Daly held a seventy meter advantage. A poor effort from O’Donovan when he missed Cronin’s bend with his eight. Daly still held the advantage, O’Donovan did have a chance if he played his ninth but he was too tight left, he made a good effort for the crush but it just fell short by thirty meters. Daly had a comfortable lead here and had a huge opportunity to go out sight at Connolly’s wall which he duly done. O’Donovan pulling left on the day got a big rub with his thirteenth to keep it under the bowl by forty meters at Connolly’s wall, Daly was very lucky with his thirteenth it looked very right but he was also pulling left on the day and this saved it and he went full sight and beat the line in two more to set up a final against either reigning holder Arthur McDonagh or Aidan Murphy.

SPILLANE TAKES WILLIAM WOLF TOURNAMENT

Waterloo was the venue for the annual William Wolf tournament, in the first semi-final Stephen Spillane beat Jimmy Connors beat Donnacha O’Donovan, playing for €1,600 a-side. Donovan was a bowl down early in this score and the battle was between Spillane and O’Connor. After eight shots Spillane was throwing his odds over forty meters on O’Connor and had almost two bowls on Donnellan. At the no-play line Spillane had a bowl on O’Connor and two bowls on Donnellan and held out to the end. In the second semi-final Tony Dunlea beat Michael O’Driscoll beat John Donnellan. Playing for €600 a-side with a further €1,000 a-side between O’Driscoll and Dunlea. At the half way line Donnellan was a bowl down and the score was between O’Driscoll and Dunlea, they battled it out and Donnellan fell further behind, Dunlea finished the stronger and booked his place in Sunday’s final. In Sunday’s final youth got the better of Tony Dunlea, Spillane was a trap to line winner. Spillane was a bowl up after two shots, Dunlea got it back to fifty meters at the long wall but Spillane raised the bowl again and powered on to a three bowls of odds win, there was a stake of €1,500 a-side.

In supporting scores to this tournament Myles Connors and Tom Cronin beat Michael Gould and Padriagh Scanlon for €2,500 a-side. Shane Crowley beat Anthony Crowley by the last shot for €3,300 a-side. Michael A. Cronin beat Paul Butler last shot €1,350 a-side. Ciara Buckley and Declan O’Leary beat Cellie Spillane and Hannah Cronin by the last shot for €1,200 a-side, James O’Sullivan beat Mark Bourke last shot €1,600 a-side.

CATHAL CREEDON GETS THE BETTER OF DAVID HEGARTY

Ballygurteen held another Paddy Murray memorial cup score between David Hegarty, Lyre and Cathal Creedon, Ballyvourney playing for a total stake of €7,000. Hegarty was on the back foot in this score from the word go as Creedon opened the first bend in two incredible bowls where he had an early bowl of odds. Hegarty had it well under the bowl at the women’s lane in five and six shots each but that was a good as it got for him as Creedon powered on to O’Mahony’s avenue in two more and restored the bowl of odds, he raised a second bowl between here and the Coffee dock and it was just under the two bowls at O’Donovan’s bend. He held this odds to John Burkes and progresses on to the next round. Cathal Creedon also won the return score against David Hegarty by the last shot for €2,250 a-side.

Meanwhile in Drogheda, the deferred Novice 2 All-Ireland was played between Danny Carragher Ulster and Alan Long Leinster for a stake of €1,030 a-side. This was a trap to line victory for the Ulster man, he was up a hundred meters after three shots and a bowl up after four at Delvin’s corner. At the end of the barrier Carragher had almost two bowls. He held this odds and raised almost another bowl at Snowman’s Wall. Long try as he might could not reel in the deficit and Carragher won out in the end by two bowls to be crowned the 2025 Novice two All-Ireland winner.

Margaret Daly and the Shannonvale club presented the proceeds of their recent fund-raiser for the Cancer Research Unit of the CUH, present on the night to accept the cheque were Morgan McCourt head consultant along with Joanne McCarthy, Anne Murphy & Elaine O’Mahony. They were extremely grateful to accept a cheque for €10, 430.

The Ladies Committee had a nice turnout for their first session of the season at Castletown where they did Moors and Lofting. The team of Rebecca O’Mahony, Alison Kelleher & Anne Young won the Moors event and Jean Walsh, Alicia Hurley & Clodagh Wilmot took the Lofting event.

MUNSTER BOWLING CHAMP JULIET TO ENTER THE LGFA HALL OF FAME

Munster intermediate road bowling champion Juliet Murphy will be inducted into the Ladies Gaelic Football Asscoiations Hall of Fame at the TG4 All-Star awards night on Saturday November 15th.

While Juliet is making headlines on the road these days, her exploits as a Cork footballer are the stuff of legends.

From the late 1990s untill 2013, she was a central figure in Cork's emergence as the dominant force in lades football.

In total, the Donoughmore lady collected eight All-Ireland senior medals, an achievement that places her firmly among the games greats.

Beyond All-Ireland glory her honours list is formidable, six TG4 All-star awards, a TG4 Players Player of the Year accolade in 2011, multiple National Legue crowns and countless Munster championship titles.

Juliet has also enjoyed sucess on the roads, winning the Munster intermediate crown this year, for the second time.

I have actually been bowling most of my life, just not successfully, and it was 18 years ago when I last won a Munster ladies bowling title. Murphy said after her victory this year. I was playiong with Cork at the time and was fortunamte to go on and win the All-Ireland intermediate bowling title that year as well. She added, bowling is part of my family, with my grandfather Paddy, first and foremost, and then my dad and uncles. It is a sport that they absolutely love and enjoy. It is something we have grown up with all our lives. My dad Mike, my Uncle Willie, my uncle Tade and Olan Sexton are all involved.