Cooney brothers into last eight
Cooney bowled brilliantly at Kilcorney where he dominated Terry Mallon from the off. He lead into Coleman’s bridge and pushed it to almost two bowls after three more to McKeering’s lane. He raised the second bowl at Cullinane’s to ease home.
John O’Rourke won the first two shots at Baile Mhúirne, but Raymond Ryan got a good third to go 50m clear but he missed a chance to extend his lead after O’Rourke got a poor shot to O’Donoghue’s. However, he still beat the tip by just five metres. O’Rourke regained the lead with his seventh. After they both missed the novice line in 14 O’Rourke got a brilliant bowl to Ullane’s bridge. Ryan’s reply hit a pothole and broke right 100m shy of that.
