James O’Donovan, Tim Young, Billy McAuliffe, and Aidan Murphy were the top four performers in Sunday’s senior men’s trials for the Irish road team at next year’s European championships in Germany.

The chief inspector overseeing the oral hearing into a proposed incinerator for Cork Harbour will provide an update on Monday over whether the meetings can continue amid claims the initial application is invalid.

David Murphy opened with six brilliant bowls at Bauravilla to send him on his way to an emphatic win over Martin Coppinger in the Mick Crowley Cup.

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