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

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

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

The Munster senior championship will dominate bowling for the next few weeks, starting with both semi-finals at the weekend.

Martin Coppinger is back on track to regain the Munster senior title after securing the top spot in Pool D with an emphatic win over Christy Mullins on the Creamery Road in Bantry.

Patrick O’Donoghue just edged PJ Cooney in the last shot of their Munster intermediate championship clash at Templemichael on Saturday. 

Martin Coppinger beat Thomas Mackle by a bowl in the semi-final of the Kealkill Cup.

Armagh bowlers had a double in the Mick Barry Cup when Thomas Mackle beat Christy Mullins and Bryan O’Reilly beat Trevor O’Meara at Ballincurrig on Sunday.

Following last weekend’s All-Ireland series in Armagh the 13 premier titles of 2014 have been decided with Ulster ending the series on seven wins to Munster’s six.

The Munster senior championship semi-final pairings were finalised at the weekend after wins for 2013 champion Martin Coppinger, Christy Mullins and Gary Daly. Aidan Murphy had already qualified.

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.

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

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

Gary Daly kept his Munster championship dreams alive when he beat James Buckley with a huge last shot at Ballincurrig on Sunday in the last score of Pool C.

David Murphy continued his march to the Munster senior championship quarter-final with a bowl-of-odds win over Nicholas Carey at Templemichael on Sunday.

Donal Riordan and William O’Driscoll had good wins in the Munster intermediate championship, beating brothers Anthony and Noel Gould respectively.

Martin Coppinger was handed a difficult route to defend his Munster and All-Ireland senior titles at last Wednesday’s Munster championship draws.

John Creedon led all the way to a two bowls of odds win over Éamon Bowen Jnr in the first roundof the O’Flynn Cup at Timoleague.

JAMES O’Donovan took thefinal honours of 2012 when he beat Christy Mullins by a bowl in the RNLI benefit at Castletownbere for €24,400 on Friday.

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.

Sisters Caitriona and Aileen Murphy enjoyed a very successful weekend.

Raymond Ryan beat John Shorten by a bowl in the Flor Crowley Cup final at Ballinacurra on Saturday.

Catriona O’Farrell-Kidney is All-Ireland senior champion for the first time since 2001 following a determined and focused finish that denied Kelly Mallon the three-in-a-row at Markethill Road in Tassagh.

Munster bowlers will be hoping to show a better return of titles in next weekend’s second All-Ireland series over the Markethill road in Tassagh than they did last month in Derrinasafa.

Trevor O’Meara led from line to line in his bowl-of-odds win over Raymond Ryan in the Munster Intermediate final at Donoughmore on Sunday.

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

Liam O’Sullivan was an impressive winner over John O’Rourke in the Munster junior A semi-final on the Bantry road at Togher Cross.

Derrinasafa’s two-year stint as an All-Ireland final venue ended on a high note on Sunday with an enthralling All-Ireland senior final in which Martin Coppinger regained the title he won in 2010.

Terry Sexton completed an amazing three-in-a-row for East Cork when he beat Jerry Murphy in the Munster Junior B final at Waterfall on Sunday.

Martin Coppinger beat Aidan Murphy in the last shot of a brilliant three-way Munster championship play-off at Skibbereen on Sunday — with James O’Donovan third.

JAMES Buckley turned what looked like certain defeat into a convincing win in the last quarter of his Pool B Munster Senior Championship clash with Pat Butler at Whitechurch on Sunday.

Brian Wilmot’s senior career continues its upward trajectory following a hard earned Munster championship win over Eamon Bowen Snr at Waterfall on Saturday He opened with a brilliant bowl past the Glasha.

Trevor O’Meara won the Hughie Desmond Cup final at Curraheen on Saturday where he beat Raymond Ryan by two bowls.

LEONARD BOWEN won the Dan Herlihy Cup final at Waterfall where he had a comprehensive bowl of odds win over Mick Murphy (Innishannon).

CHRISTY MULLINS brought a memorable 2011 to a perfect conclusion with a convincing win over Gary Daly in the feature score of the RNLI Benefit Day at Castletownbere.

THOMAS MACKLE finished with three exceptional bowls to beat Eamon Bowen Jnr by well over a bowl at Carraig na bhFear on Sunday.

WAYNE Callanan led all the way to a bowl of odds win over Trevor O’Meara in the Mother Hegarty Cup final at Lyre.

FERMOY bowling had a bumper weekend with wins for Gary Daly in the Mick Barry Cup semi-final at Ballincurrig and Andrew O’Leary in the O’Connell-Dullea Cup final at Ballygurteen.

CHRISTY MULLINS will contest the Hurley’s of Midleton King of the Roads for the first time following his bowl of odds win over Éamon Bowen in the Mick Barry Cup semi-final at Ballincurrig on Saturday.

WILLIAM O’Donnell leads the Munster contingent in next month’s All-Ireland final series at Westport following a comprehensive win over Tony O’Sullivan in the Junior C final at Jagoes Mills.

ÉAMON BOWEN earned a place in the Mick Barry Cup semi-final after a comfortable last shot win over Edmund Sexton at Ballincurrig.

EDMUND SEXTON reached the Mick Barry Cup quarter- final when he beat Aidan Murphy in the last shot at Ballincurrig on Saturday.