Road Bowling: James O'Donovan and Michael Bohane big winners at Dowcha Boy Festival

Martin Coppinger officially withdrew from the 2025 Munster senior championship The reigning Munster champion has been haunted by a persistent hip injury. He nursed it to an All-Ireland final last year. Despite extensive rehabilitation over the winter, it flared up again on Saturday and ended his hopes of defending his title.
Road Bowling: James O'Donovan and Michael Bohane big winners at Dowcha Boy Festival

DOWCHA BOY FESTIVAL:James O’Donovan and Michael Bohane were the big winners at the Dowcha Boy festival at the Marsh Road, Skibbereen.   Pic:©INPHO/Tom Honan

James O’Donovan and Michael Bohane were the big winners at the Dowcha Boy festival at the Marsh Road, Skibbereen.

O’Donovan beat Gary Daly by just over a metre in a dramatic last shot finish. Bohane eliminated any possibility of last shot dramatics when he beat the line with a huge shot to deny Séamus Sexton.

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