James O’Donovan finished with five brilliant bowls at Templemartin to dethrone All-Ireland senior champion Aidan Murphy in the Munster quarter-final on Sunday.

Donal Riordan is the first player through to the Munster Intermediate championship semi-final after defeating Gavin Twohig by two bowls at the Marsh Road on Sunday.

Tony O’Sullivan led all the way against Declan O’Donovan in the Carbery Junior A final at the Marsh Road.

Aidan Murphy and Christy Mullins will contest the Munster senior final on Sunday July 6 at Ballygurteen.

Aidan Murphy is Joe McVeigh Cup champion following his bowl of odds win over Ulster champion Eddie Carr on the Markethill Road in Keady yesterday.

David Murphy has his Munster senior championship campaign back on track after a last-shot win over John Creedon at Kealkill.

Edmund Sexton had an astonishing last shot win over Éamon Bowen in the Mick Barry Cup at Ballincurrig, with Raymond Ryan off the pace in third.

Martin Coppinger led all the way in his last shot win over David Murphy in the Munster senior semi-final in front of a huge gallery at Ballygurteen on Sunday.

The clash of Martin Coppinger and David Murphy in Sunday’s Munster senior semi-final at Ballygurteen has quickly shifted bowling fans’ attention towards next month’s second All-Ireland series in Port Mór-Blackwatertown.

He opened with a good bowl, which Murphy missed by 30m. Murphy played his second bowl to the right and O’Donovan increased his lead to 60m.

GARY DALY had two important wins in three days when he beat Christy Mullins in the feature score of the West and Mid Festival at Ballinacurra on Sunday, hot on the heels of his last-shot win over Eamon Bowen Snr in the Mick Barry Cup at Ballincurrig on Thursday.