The Offaly man has shot himself back in to contention for a good finish this weekend.
Shane Lowry finished his second round on 6 under par during his second round at the Scottish Open.
The Offaly man currently sits in a tie for 15th.
Padraig Harrington is just a few shots off the lead after following up a positive round yesterday with an even better performance this morning.
The 51 year old carded a 4 under, 66 to move in to the top five.
Tom Kim currently leads the field on 10 under.
Rory McIlroy is also going well on 6 under and has a lunchtime start.
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