Ian Woosnan of Wales has shot up the leader board today scoring six under after six holes

Scotland's Colin Montgomerie takes a three-shot lead into the final round of the Murphy's Irish Open in Fota Island, Cork today.

Colin Montgomerie made three birdies in-a-row from the fourth hole to move to 13 under but he slipped up at the short seventh and is currently 12 under.

Darren Clarke, one of only four Irish players to make the cut, moved up the leaderboard with a six under par 65, to equal the best score of the tournament apart from Colin Montgomerie's course record of 63.

Darren Clarke stepped up a gear to charge through the field in the third round of the Murphy's Irish Open in Cork.

Darren Clarke four under after 12 holes.

Clarke four under after 11 holes.

Clarke one under after seven holes in round three of the Irish Open at Fota.

Colin Montgomerie has been presented with a golden chance to play his way into Europe’s Ryder Cup side.

It has been a bad afternoon for Eamon Darcy as he has gone bogey, bogey, double-bogey from the eleventh hole to fall back to one under par for the tournament after being in among the leaders at the start of the day.

Thomas Bjorn has now moved to nine under par after 32 holes, having made birdie four at his fourteenth hole today.

Colin Montgomerie lost both his magic and his lead when the Murphy’s Irish Open went into its second round today at Fota Island near Cork.

Colin Montgomerie, who dropped two shots in his first eight holes this morning, birdied his long ninth and now is seven under par after 11 holes.

Colin Montgomerie failed to pick up where he left off when the Murphy's Irish Open second round began at Fota Island near Cork.

Ireland's Philip Walton has finished his first round of the Murphy's Irish Open at Fota on one over par.

Ireland's Paul McGinley has finished the first round of the Murphy's Irish Open at Fota on two under. He shot a round of 69.

Colin Montgomerie is back to six under after 16 holes of the Murphy's Irish Open at Fota.

Scotland's Colin Montgomerie leads the Murphy's Irish Open first round by a shot from Ireland's Eamonn Darcy.

Irish Open's latest leaderboard.

Ireland's Eamonn Darcy has been joined at the top of the leaderboard by Fredrik Henge from Sweden 6 under par, 65.

Latest scores from Fota.

Lee bogeyed the 17th to drop alongside Clarke and Casey on one under, but Swindon’s David Howell, beaten in a play-off for the British Masters four weeks ago, and Australian left-hander Richard Green improved to three under.