The Clara man is five under par heading into the weekend.
Shane Lowry is joint top of the leaderboard on day two of the Dubai Invitational.
The Offaly man signed off for a second round 68 to finish up 5 under par.
The Clara man shares top spot with Spain's Nacho Elvira.
Rory McIlroy meanwhile, let a decent position slip from being first, to drop back to joint 5th on 2 under par - With 5 bogeys in his round.
Padraig Harrington is way back on 4 over par.
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