Colm Rafferty win the All-Ireland senior bowling championship

BOWLING: It was a busy weekend with All-Ireland finals across all age groups. Picture: ©INPHO/Tom Honan

Colm Rafferty is the latest hero in this golden year for Armagh sport. He won the All-Ireland senior bowling championship by a bowl of odds over Munster champion, Martin Coppinger, at Eglish county Tyrone.

His aunt Dervla Toal-Mallon won the senior women’s crown last month at Castletownkenneigh in Cork on the same weekend his brother Ethan won the intermediate men’s title. The Armagh footballers, that include Ethan Rafferty, claimed the All-Ireland football and Daniel Wiffen added Olympic gold. The Orchard county seem to be swapping gold for orange in 2024.