Road bowling: McDonagh wins Dan O’Riordan Cup final by a bowl

It was close to a bowl approaching the junior line and Arthur McDonagh raised a full bowl with his shot out the last bend.

Arthur McDonagh from Fermoy.

Arthur McDonagh beat Michael Bohane by a bowl in the Dan O’Riordan Cup final at Bantry.

Bohane won the first exchange to McSweeney’s. McDonagh took over with a brilliant second, while Bohane was right with his second and third throws. Bohane regained ground with a big fourth shot to the farm. He might have anticipated closing the odds with his good fifth, but McDonagh hit back with an even better one to increase his lead.