Martin Coppinger rides his luck in the Mick Barry Cup

Bantry's Martin Coppinger in full flight.

The race to the Fenor All-Ireland series and King of the Roads and a four day cancer research support series at Shannonvale provided no end of attractions for bowling fans this past week.

Martin Coppinger, Patrick Flood and Gary Daly are the current frontrunners to reach the knockout stages of the Mick Barry Cup and a place in King of the Roads. Denis Murphy, Kevin Cotter and David Hegarty secured places in the Munster Junior C semi-finals. Cotter and Murphy play in one semi-final, Hegarty plays either Jim Coffey or Tom O’Callaghan in the other.