Boyle beat Denis O’Driscoll in the last shot of an exciting semi-final at Templemartin.

O’Driscoll won the opening shot by 20m and extended his lead with a super second shot through the cross. Boyle was slow to settle and missed that with his third to concede a bowl of odds. O’Driscoll just shaded the next exchange to hold an even bowl.

He lost momentum with his next and Boyle capitalised with a super shot to sight at Slyne’s corner to get back in contention.

Boyle then won the lead with a great bowl on the straight, but O’Driscoll regained it immediately with his next. They contested the lead up past Collins’ and Boyle was leading at the schoolhouse cross. Boyle increased his lead from the cross. O’Driscoll hit back with a great bowl to light at the stone-field bend to go in front again.

The pendulum now looked to be swinging back to O’Driscoll, but Boyle countered strongly and won the lead with a big shot towards the monument. O’Driscoll missed the line with his last shot and Boyle beat it to take his place in the final.

The All-Ireland series leaves Grenagh after two outstandingly successful years. The local community really got behind the event as did the wider bowling community. Munster emerged from last weekend with four wins against three for Ulster. David Murphy gave an outstanding performance against Thomas Mackle in the senior final.

The South Armagh club, Keady, had an emotional double. On Sunday, Joe Shortt, won the Veteran final little over a day after being released from hospital. The previous afternoon Malachy Lappin had won the Junior B final. Shannon Maguire was the other Ulster winner.

She beat Hannah Sexton in a dramatic girls under-16 final. Although Sexton hadn’t hit her top form she kept control into the closing stages and looked set to retain the title she won in 2017.

She had almost a bowl, but her third last hit a culvert cover and stopped dead.

Maguire countered with a great bowl well into the footpath. Sexton replied with what looked a perfect bowl, but it hopped and hit a pole. Maguire missed the line giving Sexton another chance. She played well again, but her bowl caught a join in the tarmac and veered left. Maguire easily beat this with a big last shot.

Veronica O’Mahony franked her good Munster form with a two-shot win over Leah Grimley in the Intermediate women’s final. She was well clear at the three gates and increased her lead to almost two bowls at Magnier’s lane. She was 60m over a bowl clear at the playing fields and went on to win by over a bowl. It was Grimley’s fourth successive All-Ireland defeat.

Cathal Creedon started and finished strongly to beat Ulster champion Ciarán Corrigan in the Boys U12 final.

He was a bowl clear at Magnier’s lane, but Corrigan fought back and led at the s-bend. Creedon raised his game again, he had 50m odds at the playing field and won well.

Wayne Parkes gave Munster it’s first win of the weekend when he beat Patrick Carr in the Boys U16 final. Carr put it up to Parkes in the early stages and there was little between them at the bungalows. Parkes turned the score with two great bowls to Boula lane, where he was almost a bowl clear. Carr saved the bowl in the last shot.

James O’Donovan, who came close to contesting the All-Ireland senior final, had two good wins. At Peake, he teamed up with Michael Bohane to beat Gary Daly and Éamon Bowen by almost a bowl. They were cruising at the three-quarter stage, but Daly and Bowen fought back to save the bowl of odds.

He set a scorching early pace over the All-Ireland course in his win over Martin Coppinger at Grenagh. He was still in control after a good bowl past the junior line guaranteed him the the no-play line. Coppinger was too far back to make it, but saved the bowl.

Jordan O’Sullivan beat David O’Connor in the last shot in the Munster U18 championship at Ballinacarriga while at the same venue, 2016 All-Ireland winner, Darragh Dempsey, beat Tommy O’Sullivan by a bowl in the Munster U14 championship.