Thomas Mackle sees off David Murphy in McVeigh final

Thomas Mackle beat David Murphy by almost a bowl in the Joe McVeigh Cup final at the Ból-Fada festival in Keady, Co Armagh yesterday.

There was little sparkle in the early exchanges, with Murphy taking the first and Mackle the second and third. Murphy got a nice brush with his fourth.

Mackle missed that tip and ran into more trouble when his bowl from Twynam’s was accidently blocked.