BAURAVILLA wrapped up the Mikie Hourihane Cup on Sunday when Kevin Ó Crualaoí beat David O’Brien and Kevin Minihane, playing for a total stake of €6,000 a-side.
O’Brien enjoyed the better start to this final, making Robins cross in two good bowls. He increased his odds in two more to the nettings and raised a bowl on Minihane and two bowls on Ó Crualaoí at Deckers. From here Ó Crualaoí got down to business. At the rock he reduced the odds to one bowl with Minihane still trailing by a big bowl of odds.
Minihane fell further behind at the double gates and Ó Crualaoi was keeping O’Brien’s odds at the bowl. Ó Crualaoí unleashed a huge bowl to the bridge that O’Brien only beat by 20 metres in two shots to level up the score. The eventual winner took his first lead with another huge bowl towards the line, and had big odds for the last shot. O’Brien missed the line and Ó Crualaoí took home the Mikie Hourihane Cup for 2025.
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Kieran Murphy booked his place in the Dan Joe Holland Cup final where he will play Denis Wilmot. On Sunday he beat Noel O’Donovan by the last shot for €1,250 a-side. Both were across the main road in four shots with Murphy just ahead by four metres. O’Donovan took the lead with a big bowl to Foley’s. Reaching Brinny House in three more, O’Donovan had odds of 30 metres, but Murphy reduced this to a metre at the crush. Murphy was back in front with a very well-played tenth bowl to sight for the bridge and two more out of full sight for the line, Murphy just missed the finish line with his 13th and O’Donovan missed this tip.
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Carrignavar ran off their annual Christmas and new-year tournaments. All preliminary rounds were played in Carrignavar and the finals in Bottlehill, culminating in victories for Liam Walsh, TJ Homan and Jake Bowen over Jack O’Leary, Martin Daly and Kieran Daly for €3,200 a-side in the A final. There was a win for Patrick Connolly, Pat Scanlon and Cormac Murphy, beating Joe Walsh, Denis Murphy and Donie Connolly for €2,000 as in the B final.
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Conor Lucey booked his place in the semi-final of the Hancy Hubbard Cup – Hancy being his grandmother – when he beat Eoin O’Riordan at Beal na Marbh for a total stake of €3,000. Lucey led from trap-to-line in this one.
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Many clubs held fundraising days to alleviate the cost of club insurance. At Caheragh Alan Keane and Triona Murphy beat Gavin Crowley and Natalie Dempsey, last shot, for €1,650 a-sides. Finbarr Coughlan and Brendan Crowley beat Alan Brickley and Eoin Hurley for €2,500 a-sides. Colm Crowley beat Jonathon Deane last shot for €2,400 a-side.
At Drimoleague, Cornelius/Joe O’Mahony beat Darragh McCarthy/Cian Young, last shot, €1,420 a-side. Denis Murphy beat John O’Regan, last shot, for €2,000 a-side. Denis O’Driscoll beat Liam Hurley, two bowls, €2,050 a-side. Alan Keane beat Peter Kelly, last shot, €1,450 a-side.
At the Marsh Road where they held some double scores, Kieran O’Sullivan/Cian Minihane defeated Denis Murphy/Michael O’Leary by one bowl for €350 a-side. Matthew Limerick/Sean O’Neill beat Kieran/Eoin O’Sullivan by two bowls for €600 a-side. Pat and Luke Nolan beat Niall and Jerry O’Sullivan by one bowl for €500 a-side. Michael O’Leary/Damien Daly beat Cian Young/Niall O’Driscoll for €2,000 a-side.
At The Clubhouse, Eoin Hurley (K) beat Alan Keane, one bowl, €1,600 a-side. Brian Horgan beat Padraigh O’Sullivan, one bowl, €1,900 a-side. Alan Brickley beat James O’Driscoll, one bowl, €2,150 a-side. David Deane beat Andy McCarthy, two bowls, €2,400 a-side.
At Bauravilla, Shane and Eileen McCarthy beat Gavin and Aisling Crowley, one bowl, €250 a-side. Natalie Dempsey beat Triona Murphy, last shot, €500 a-side.
At Leap, Kieran O’Sullivan (L) beat Kieran Hurley by the last shot for €600 a-side, Martin Collins beat Cornelius O’Mahony by one bowl for €900 a-side, David and Cian Minihane beat Alan Keane and Jimmy O’Regan by one bowl for €700 a-side.
At Bantry, Jimmy O’Driscoll and Donal Riordan had one each for stakes of €3,500 a-side in both and Denis O’Driscoll by Murish Buttimer by one bowl for €1,000 a-side.
At Schull, Patrick Hodnett beat Cornelius Donegan, €370 a-side. Kieran Sheehan beat John O’Sullivan, €420 a-side, David O’Callaghan/Aaron Barry beat Jason Nyhan/Michael Sheehan, €600 a-side. Jimmy O’Regan beat Michael O’Mahony, €600 a-side.
