Golf Team Officially Selected For Team Ireland at Paris 2024
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially selected the golf team who are set to compete at the Olympic Games in Paris this summer. Replicating the team that competed in Tokyo 2020, the Paris 2024 team of Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Leona Maguire and Stephanie Meadow will once again represent Ireland in golf at the Olympic Games. The golf tournament …
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Sinéad McGrath: From Endometriosis Battle To Golf Enthusiast And Advocate
Sinéad McGrath, a Manchester-based Operations Executive on the Legends Tour, wasn’t your typical sports enthusiast growing up. In 2019, her dad persuaded her to take up golf, and now she thrives in the sport that now brings her joy. Sinéad grew up playing sports but was forced to give it up due to endometriosis. A condition affecting 1 in 10 …
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Emma Fleming Shines Bright In Bridgestone Race
By Daragh Small Elm Park golfer Emma Fleming says the experience of representing Ireland at Home Internationals capped off a brilliant season as she was crowned Bridgestone Order of Merit champion. The 18-year-old dominated the Scratch Cup scene earlier this year and that combined with her victory in the Connacht Girls’ Open Championship and third place finish in Ulster, ensured …
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Aideen Walsh Set For Irish Women’s Mid-Amateur
By Valerie Clancy Aideen Walsh is searching for success as she hopes to claim her first Mid-Am title at Portsalon Golf Club this week. The final Women’s Bridgestone Order of Merit event will take place at the Irish Mid-Amateur Women’s Open Championship from 6-8 October. Portsalon welcomes 114 men and women who will battle it out over 36 holes on …
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Want To Get Into Golf? Now’s Your Chance! Golf Ireland Have Started Chip & Chat
Golf Ireland have launched Ireland’s first Women’s Social Golf Community – Chip & Chat.
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Judithe Allen: From Battling Cancer To Winning Golf Silverware
By Daragh Small The risk of developing breast cancer is generally around 11 percent but those who carry the BRCA 2 gene are almost eight times more likely to get the disease. Royal Portrush golfer Judithe Allen knew her father possessed the gene, her grandmother had breast cancer as did her aunt and her mother has battled with it for …
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Irish Senior Ladies’ Team Narrowly Miss Gold At European Senior Ladies’ Team Championship
The Irish Women’s team came up just short of gold in the Flight A Final at the European Senior Ladies’ Team Championship on Saturday, 9 September 2023. Deirdre Walsh’s (Milltown) brilliant 4&2 win over Soledad Fernandez de Araoz wasn’t enough as Spain took control in three of the other matches at Parador El Saler Golf, Spain. Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna) and …
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Ulster Crowned Women’s 2023 Interprovincial Champions
By Daragh Small Ulster Women’s Captain Mary MacLaren said her team worked wonders as their fairytale finish came through and thanks to a favour from holders Leinster, Ulster were crowned Women’s Interprovincial champions for 2023. It was a drama-filled day in Moyvalley, with the Women’s event going right down to the wire while Leinster went back-to-back in the Men’s Championship …
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KPMG Teams Up With Irish Jewellery Brand Chupi To Design The KPMG Women’s Irish Open Trophy
Having previously participated in the KPMG-backed Going for Growth programme, this collaboration builds on CEO and Creative Director Chupi Sweetman’s long-standing relationship with KPMG. KPMG, a long-time supporter of female entrepreneurs and women in sport, has today announced an exciting collaboration with Ireland’s most loved fine jewellery brand Chupi. The project will see Chupi Sweetman, design the trophy for the …
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Irish Home Internationals Teams Have Been Announced
The Irish teams have been selected for the R&A Women’s and Men’s Home Internationals taking place in Wales next week. The action gets going at Machynys between 9-11 August with Emma Fleming (Elm Park) was selected automatically due to her Bridgestone Order of Merit ranking while Beth Coulter (Kirkistown Castle) and Anna Foster (Elm Park) were automatic selections via WAGR. …
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