Edmond Sexton opened his 2017 campaign with an impressive win over James O’Donovan in the first score in the renewal of the Dennis McGarry Cup at Whitechurch.

ARTHUR McDONAGH will be a strong contender for next month’s All-Ireland Junior A title following an impressive two bowls-of-odds win over Michael Gould in the Munster final at Kilcorney.

THE Murphy tide is on the rise again as brothers David and Aidan Murphy gave five-star displays in the Munster Senior Championship at the weekend.

THE race for the Munster Junior A title intensified at the weekend with wins in the preliminary rounds by John O’Rourke and PJ Cooney.