O’Donovan bags impressive success in Béal na mBláth

He opened with a good bowl, which Murphy missed by 30m. Murphy played his second bowl to the right and O’Donovan increased his lead to 60m.

Murphy was just at the water in three and O’Donovan went well around it to hold a substantial lead.

O’Donovan was at the bend before Shorten’s cross in two more where he had an even bowl of odds. He held that lead through the cross and onto Long’s lane, which he reached in eight throws. He had a bowl and 50m at Twohig’s farm and he held his bowl to the big corner.