All-Ireland senior women’s champion Carmel Ryan secured a hard-fought victory over Sharon Russell in the first round of the Munster championship at Ballinacurra.

Martin Coppinger had a comfortable two bowls of odds win over James Buckley at Waterfall in the final pool score of the Munster senior championship on Sunday.

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 is strong favourite to lift the first classic of 2013 when he contests the Caledonian Inn Joe McVeigh Cup at next weekend’s Ból-Fada festival on the Markethill Road near Keady, Co. Armagh.

Sunday’s King and Queen of the Roads at Ballincurrig was one of sustained excellence and excitement.

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.

KIERAN MURPHY bowled with impressive speed and maturity in his Munster U18 final win over Scott Callanan at Baile Mhuirne.

DAVID MURPHY and Christy Mullins will contest a novel Munster senior final on Sunday, July 17.

JAMES O’DONOVAN made a spectacular return from injury to beat Edmund Sexton by over twobowls of odds at Whitechurch on Saturday.