Aidan Murphy’s early season form continues to impress following his late surge to deny Martin Coppinger in the Willie Whelton Cup at Grange.

Gavin Twohig beat Éamon Bowen by almost a bowl in the first round of the Munster senior championship in driving rain at Templemartin on Monday.

James Cooney was the star of the Munster Junior A action last weekend, beating Michael Murphy by three bowls after a scintillating 10 shot salvo at Whitechurch on Sunday.

Michael Harrington beat Seán Murphy by two bowls at Shannonvale to advance to the Munster Intermediate quarter-final.

Aidan Murphy beat Killian Kingston by a bowl in the feature score of the Mid-Cork fundraising weekend at Ballinacurra on Monday.

"It was a benchmark in underage rugby, you had to play well in the U20 interpros to play for Ireland. All its doing now is helping the pro game instead of the U20 game."

The first Cork County Board meeting of the year drew a large attendance to the Nemo complex at Trabeg last night, but much of the planned agenda suffered due to extended votes of sympathy.

A former British soldier is being questioned by detectives investigating the deaths of three civil rights demonstrators in Derry on Bloody Sunday.

Éamon Bowen eliminated hot favourite Gary Daly from the Mick Barry Cup at Ballincurrig and ended his interest in the Hurley’s of Midleton King of the Roads.

Declan O’Donovan beat John Young by almost a bowl in the Tim White Cup final at Rosscarbery.

Aidan Desmond was an impressive winner over Seán Twomey in the Munster Junior C semi-final at Templemichael on Sunday.

Michael Bohane will play Raymond Ryan in next Sunday’s Munster Intermediate final at Lyre.

John Shorten beat Wayne Callanan by almost a bowl in the Billy Molloy Cup at Whitechurch. 

MARTIN COPPINGER and Brian Daly beat Gary Daly and Thomas Boyle by well over a bowl at Grenagh, thanks mostly to Coppinger’s brilliance.

Christy Mullins had a decisive win over James O’Donovan at Shannonvale.

Seamus Sexton won the Connie Killarney Cup final on the Marsh Road where he beat Michael Bohane with his 18th shot past the line.

Christy Mullins beat the line in 17 shots from the town line at Skibbereen to record a bowl of odds win over Michael Toal in the CoAction Benefit on the Marsh Road.

John Donnellan beat Tom Browne by almost a bowl of odds in the William Wolfe Memorial trophy at the Waterloo revival festival on Sunday.

CLIMBERS on Everest reported distant sightings of a ghostly human-like ape high in the mountains, a nightmare creature, the Abominable Snowman.

Pfizer, the world’s biggest drugmaker, said it will split up its three major internal businesses and shuffle the management that leads them, part of the company’s preparation for a further breakup.

Aidan Murphy beat Brian Wilmot in the last shot at Newcestown to stay toe-to-toe with Martin Coppinger in Pool B of the Munster senior championship.

John Young got the most significant win so far in the Junior A championship when he beat Jerry Gibbons in the last shot of an enthralling contest at Drinagh on Monday.

British government ministers were warned in 2011 that horse meat was illegally entering the human food chain, it was claimed.

Two brilliant bowls from Corcoran’s bridge to the cottage secured Killian Kingston’s win over Gavin Twohig at Pouladuff on Sunday.

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Aidan Murphy beat Raymond Ryan comfortably in the last shot of a great score — they both beat the line in 14 throws — at Ballinacurra on Saturday.

James O’Donovan beat Arthur McDonagh in the last shot in the first round of the Josie Crean Cup at Whitechurch on Saturday.

Christy Mullins beat Gary Daly by almost a bowl in the Paddy Barry Cup final at Rosscarbery on Saturday.

Aidan Murphy completed the line-up for the 2012 Hurley’s of Midleton King of the Roads when he beat Christy Mullins by a bowl of odds in the Mick Barry Cup final at Ballincurrig on Sunday.

MICK HURLEY maintained his good form with a comfortable win over Martin Daly at Pouladuff.

MARTIN COPPINGER beat Aidan Murphy by almost a bowl in the Con Kelleher — Dan Hurley Cup at Drimoleague.

The British Ministry of Defence (MoD) is preparing to pay compensation to relatives of those killed or injured by soldiers on Bloody Sunday.

AIDAN MURPHY won a place in the Munster senior quarter-final when he beat Edmund Sexton by almost a bowl at Baile Bhuirne on Monday evening.

JAMES O’DONOVAN led from the start in his bowl of odds win over Eamon Bowen Snr in the Munster senior championship at Carrigaline on Sunday.

ANTHONY GOULD finished with two exceptional bowls to take the first big championship of 2011 when he beat David Hubbard in the last shot of their Munster Premier Intermediate tie at Ballinacurra, Upton on Sunday.

JAMES O’DONOVAN finished powerfully to beat David Hubbard by a over a bowl of odds in the Bill Barrett Cup final at Caheragh on Sunday.

WORLD CHAMPIONS Aidan Murphy and Eamon Bowen Jnr shared the limelight at the weekend, winning their opening rounds of the Pat Barry Cup and the Mick Crowley Cup respectively.

LOCAL politicians and businessmen have expressed their anger at groups spreading false rumours that convicted rapist Larry Murphy is in West Cork.

KILLIAN KINGSTON finished strongly to beat Vincent Kiely by well over a bowl in the semi-final of the Murphy’s Stout Munster Junior A championship at Whitechurch.