Skibbereen set to host Gold Cup of a different kind this weekend 

Skibbereen will host an alternative to Cheltenham for bowling fans with the two-day West Cork Distillers festival this weekend.

The Gold Cup is the feature involving Martin Coppinger and Claire O’Sullivan against Killian Kingston and Silke Tulk on Sunday. Coppinger comes into the score off a nice win over All-Ireland champion Arthur McDonagh at Corrin last weekend. He should be razor-sharp as he has been out virtually every weekend this spring.