The Clara man is 9 under par heading into day three.
Shane Lowry finished with a 6 under par round of 66 on day two of the Abu Dhabi Championship.
The Clara man is now 9 under par, 9 shots off the lead held by England's Paul Waring on 18 under.
Rory McIlroy is 1 shot ahead of Lowry on 10 under par following a back to back rounds of 67.
Tom McKibbin has dropped to 7 under par and is the first of the Irish out for round 3 tomorrow, teeing off at 9;28am.
Lowry tees off his third round at 10:44am, followed by Rory McIlroy at 11am.
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