Gary Daly bowled well at Fermoy to take the first win of the 2017 Munster senior championship at the expense of James Buckley.

Gavin Twohig bowled well at the Marsh Road to secure his place in the 2016 Munster intermediate final at the expense of Donal Riordan.

David Murphy created European sporting history in the Netherlands yesterday when he became the only player to ever win three successive road gold medals.

Donal Riordan was the big winner of the International Fund series played at eight venues over three days starting on St Patrick’s Day. He beat Michael Bohane by two bowls at the Marsh Road on Sunday.

Edmund Sexton had an exceptional weekend. On Saturday at Ballinagree he won the feature score of the Donagh Murphy-Kingston Fund and on Sunday he won the Dutch Moors European championship trials at Castletownkenneigh.

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.

Gary Daly reversed his Munster senior final defeat by beating David Murphy in the last shot of a thrilling Denis McGarry Cup final at Whitechurch .

David Murphy is back on top of the bowling world after winning his second All-Ireland senior title, for just under €50,000, with almost two shots to spare on Ulster’s Thomas Mackle at Port Mór-Blackwatertown on Sunday.

Several thousand spectators thronged the Portmore-Blackwatertown Road on the Armagh–Tyrone border to witness the clash of Ulster senior champion Thomas Mackle against his Munster counterpart David Murphy for the All-Ireland senior title.

David Murphy and Thomas Mackle meet in what promises to be a thrilling All-Ireland senior bowling final at Port Mór- Blackwatertown in County Armagh on Sunday.

Cian Boyle significantly enhanced his rising reputation by winning the Munster Junior B final against Pat Callanan at Killumney.

Thomas Mackle is Ulster senior champion following a last shot win over his uncle, Martin Toal, at Port Mór-Blackwatertown.

The tugboat Gerry O’Sullivan sprayed arcs of water, other Navy ships sounded their horns in salutem and families cheered and waved flags on the quayside as the LÉ Eithne pulled into base.

A West Cork town is set to introduce a unique bike hire scheme which is aimed at both tourists and locals.

Collette O’Toole hoped she would get a few hours with her baby after she was born. Sadly, Isabelle didn’t make it that far, writes Noel Baker

Cousins Aidan and Kieran Murphy beat Ulster pair Thomas Mackle and Sean Donnelly in the last shot of the Dunmanway Hospital and Daycare joint-benefit event at Derrinasafa on Sunday.

THERE are different versions of what exactly was said in the exchange between the US Air Force man setting foot on the soil of an unknown land and the local farmer, but this is the one most people agree on.

The history of the Irish Derby is laden with fairytales and invariably one or two such stories emerge each year as we approach the final.

Liam O’Sullivan is Munster Junior A champion following a comprehensive win over Patrick O’Donoghue at Templemartin on Sunday.

STILL wearing his overcoat and leaning forward on a chair in his somewhat chilly constituency office in Tralee town centre, battle-hardened TD Martin Ferris shakes his head and reveals that he has never before experienced a reaction quite like what he is encountering on the doorsteps.

HEAVY traffic generated by the building of a power station and an accompanying LNG (liquefied natural gas) importing terminal in Tarbert, Co Kerry, could cause serious congestion in the village, an oral planning hearing was told in Listowel yesterday.

SO we now effectively have a Fianna Fáil/Fine Gael/Labour president thanks to the main parties’ obedient county councillors and Oireachtas members (except for a brave few) who took dictation from Bertie, Enda and Pat.