Fermoy rivals face off in Mick Barry Cup final

Gary Daly and Arthur McDonagh face off in an all-Fermoy Mick Barry Cup final to fill the last spot in next month’s King of the Roads semi-final.

Daly was top class in his win over Killian Kingston at Ballincurrig on Sunday. Kingston shaded the first two tips towards Moore’s gate. Daly was very tight right with his third, but it won him the lead as Kingston’s bowl veered left. Kingston made the end of the green with a good fourth, but Daly played a magnificent bowl past the creamery.

Kingston looked to have levelled after a brilliant fifth to the pony’s gate. Daly was a shade wide with his, but it turned perfectly and beat the no-play line. That put him a full shot clear as Kingston didn’t make the play line with his next. They contested the bowl of odds in two more to light at O’Riordan’s.