Padraig Harrington did not hide his disappointment after failing to make the most of Day 2 at the Irish Open.

The Dubliner could have gone into the weekend with the lead, but finished badly to go into tomorrow's action one off the leaders.

Speaking to Off The Ball's Nathan Murphy, he said: "If I'd started badly and finished my back nine in 3-under par, I would have been happy with my score. 2-over is not the worst score out there for sure. I did get a bad run coming home and I'm disappointed bogeying the last two holes and disappointed letting the rest of the field back into the event. But I'm still in a strong position going into the weekend. I need a big weekend but I certainly would have taken this at the start of the week."