Martin Coppinger won the Noel Phair Cup at Shannonvale, ending James O’Donovan’s fantastic run of wins.

Martin Coppinger opened the 2015 Munster senior championship with a bowl of odds win over Séamus Sexton at Clondrohid.

Raymond Ryan was the pick of the weekend Munster Intermediate championship winners after beating Denis O’Driscoll by almost three bowls at the Marsh Road.

Martin Coppinger beat Thomas Mackle by a bowl in the semi-final of the Kealkill Cup.

The Irish history I was taught in school differs considerably from Professor Paul MacCotter’s version (Irish Examiner, Dec 30).

Wayne Callanan is the Hughie Desmond Cup champion following an impressive two bowls of odds win over Seamus Sexton at Curraheen on Saturday.

Martin Coppinger was handed a difficult route to defend his Munster and All-Ireland senior titles at last Wednesday’s Munster championship draws.

John Creedon maintained his perfect record in 2013 when he beat Edmund Sexton by a bowl of odds at Baile Mhuirne on Sunday to complete an early season three-in-a-row.

John Creedon led all the way to a two bowls of odds win over Éamon Bowen Jnr in the first roundof the O’Flynn Cup at Timoleague.

David Murphy is bidding to reach his sixth consecutive final and join Bill Daly at the top of the Hurley’s of Midleton King of the Roads roll of honour this weekend at Ballincurrig.

Gary Daly secured his place in the Munster senior quarter-final draw with a good win over Bill Daly at Clashmore on Sunday.

WILLIAM O’Donnell leads the Munster contingent in next month’s All-Ireland final series at Westport following a comprehensive win over Tony O’Sullivan in the Junior C final at Jagoes Mills.

EXECUTIVES from HBO, Warner Bros and Bloomberg will attend an Innovation in Entertainment event organised by the Southern California chapter of the Irish Technology Leaders Group at the Sony Pictures Studios on September 13.

PAT BUTLER finished with three sensational bowls at Bauravilla on Sunday to win the Mick Crowley Cup final from Eamon Bowen Jnr and Gary Daly.

CHRISTY Mullins and James Buckley got valuable wins in the Munster Senior Championship at the weekend. Mullins beat Bill Daly in the last throw at Shannonvale and Buckley edged Nicholas Carey at Carraig na bhFear.

GARY DALY’S senior career came of age on Sunday when he beat All-Ireland champion Martin Coppinger in the last shot of a pulsating Joe O’Sullivan Acorn Life Cup final at Castletownbere.

JOHN CREEDON bowled well to beat Aidan Murphy and Eamon Bowen Jnr in the Kealkill Cup final on Sunday.

All the major fixtures in last weekend’s bowling programme were abandoned because of the continuing severe weather. The massive calendar of events planned for the Christmas period could also fall by the way unless a quick and sustained thaw sets in.

A PROPOSAL by a Killarney hotel to demolish 108 bedrooms and, instead, build shops and restaurants has been turned down by An Bord Pleanála.

PADDY O’DONOGHUE and Killian Kingston were the big championship winners last weekend.

A MIDDLE-AGED man who stepped outside in the early hours of the morning to see who was causing mayhem outside his front door was slapped in the head with a claw-hammer.

Massive snowfall and strong winds again blasted Washington and much of the US east coast as the US capital struggled with the latest storm in its most difficult winter in memory.

David Murphy, from mid-Cork, is the new King of the Road.

The TG4 Ladies Football All-Star awards were announced last night at an awards ceremony in Citywest.

CHAMPIONS Leinster are favourites to retain the Ladies Inter-provincial football title in Mullingar this weekend, but Munster are gunning for revenge after losing last year’s final.

ICE HOCKEY’S NHL in America is on the brink of becoming the first American sports league to lose an entire season due to a labour dispute.

PAT BUTLER produced a dramatic last shot win over Bill Daly in the Murphy’s Stout Munster senior championship tie at Templemartin on Sunday. Butler looked to be making his exit from the 2004 race before redeeming himself with a make or break last shot.

GARDAÍ have asked Cork County Council to erect a crash barrier alongside an estuary to prevent further tragedies, following an accident earlier this month which claimed the life of a mother and daughter.