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Irish Examiner
6 days ago
- Business
- Irish Examiner
The K Club to host Women's Irish Open in 2026
Next year's KPMG Women's Irish Open is set to move across Kildare to The K Club, and also from early July to late August, organisers of the Ladies European Tour announced on Friday. The move to the club Leona Maguire represents comes after a successful two-year stand at Carton House, and before that a similar spell at Co. Clare's Dromoland Castle following the event's return to the LET schedule in 2022 after a 10-year hiatus. The K Club is set to host this year's Amgen Irish Open on the men's DP World Tour this September, playing the Palmer North Course which staged the 2006 Ryder Cup and Rory McIlroy's 2016 victory in his national Open, while the KPMG Women's Irish Open will be played on the property's Palmer South Course, which hosted three European Opens following its opening in 2003. Significantly, the move to August 27-30, 2026 places the LET's Ireland stop just two weeks out from next year's Solheim Cup, when Europe plays host to the USA in the Netherlands from September 7-13. The K Club director MJ Fetherston said: 'We are delighted to announce the KPMG Women's Irish Open is coming to The K Club in 2026. This is a tournament we want to support and elevate. 'There is so much brilliant talent in women's golf. We have been supporting Leona Maguire for the past few years and this is a terrific development on that. "The Palmer South course has been given a lot of love and energy over the past few years. We are excited to bring tournament golf back to this challenging course. Our family and the whole team at the resort want to make this the best Women's Irish Open yet.'
Irish Daily Mirror
6 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Donald Trump's Doonbeg linked with hosting Amgen Irish Open in 2026
DP World Tour organisers insist that they are still looking at several venues with a view to hosting next year's Amgen Irish Open but Donald Trump's Doonbeg could be in line to do so. It was previously speculated that The Island in Dublin, Druids Glen in Wicklow and County Sligo GC were in the running. However, according to one report Trump's course in Clare is now close to being announced as the venue. The K Club is hosting this year's Amgen Irish Open in the first week of September, with Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry spearheading the list of hopefuls competing, and will also do so in 2027. If Doonbeg is awarded the national Open it will come just a week after the Walker Cup takes place at nearby Lahinch. Meanwhile, Leona Maguire has continued the good form she produced at the Evian Championship by taking a share of the first round lead at the ISPS HANDA Scottish Women's Open. Maguire, who conjured a hole in one during the first round of the major in France, holed out on her first hole, the 10th, for an eagle two. Leona Maguire prepares to play her second shot on the 12th hole with her caddie Phil 'Wobbly' Morbey during the first round of the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open 2025 (Image:) The Cavan star went around Dundonald Links in 67 as she paired up with veteran caddie Phil Morbey for the first time to join newly-crowned Irish Open winner Lottie Woad - who turned pro this week - Rio Takeda and Nuria Iturrioz. Maguire will hope to continue her good form with next week's AIG Women's Open at Royal Porthcawl to come. Elsewhere, Tom McKibbin says he would relish playing The Open at Portmarnock if the R&A can greenlight a major being played in the Republic of Ireland for the first time. McKibbin was taken aback by the level of support he and the other Irish golfers received at Portrush last week. Tom Mckibbin of Northern Ireland tees off on day one of The 153rd Open Championship at Royal Portrush Golf Club (Image: Stuart Franklin/R&A/R&A via Getty Images) The 22-year-old played alongside Padraig Harrington for the first two days but McKibbin missed the cut and thus the weekend action, but saw enough of the reception Rory McIlroy in particular received to realise he was part of a special week in Northern Ireland. "I didn't see the stuff on Sunday," he said. "I obviously saw it the first couple days. On the Friday, I think he was finishing up when we were on the 12th or 13th, so you could obviously see them from very far away, and the crowds were incredible last week. "It was something I hadn't seen before, and it was really good, the support that they showed everyone. I think Portmarnock is a great links course, probably one of the best in the country, and it's a very special place, a special golf club with a lot of history. It's a very pure form of golf. "The Open there would be pretty cool, and to have two Open venues on the island would be pretty cool." Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email alerts.
Irish Independent
7 days ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
Donald Trump's Doonbeg links an Irish Open candidate
A deal is believed to be close, though the DP World Tour had no advance on its stance in May. 'We are looking at a number of venues for the 2026 Amgen Irish Open and will make any announcement on that in due course,' a spokesperson reiterated. Doonbeg is understood to be making plans to build several new tees over the winter that would add yardage to the links. The DP World Tour is on a two-week break before returning for the Nexo Championship at Trump International Golf Links, Aberdeen from August 7-10. US President Trump is making a private trip to Scotland on Friday to visit Trump Turnberry and his Aberdeenshire course. Doonbeg is just 20 miles from Lahinch, where Royal Portrush's Adam Buchanan and Royal Dublin's Seán Downes opened with six-under par 66s to lead the Pierse Motor Group South of Ireland Amateur Open Championship. They lead by a shot from Westport's Conor Stapleton and Castleknock's Quentin Carew in the battle to make the top 64 who qualify for the matchplay stages from tomorrow. On the PGA Tour, Séamus Power tees it up in the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in Minnesota, looking to move closer to the top 100 in the FedEx Cup standings who will have full membership for 2026. Power is ranked 133rd after picking up points in just two of his last seven starts. He will be making just his third appearance at TPC Twin Cities, where he was tied 37th last year, and faces stiff opposition from Chris Gotterup and Wyndham Clark, third and tied fourth in The Open, for his third PGA Tour victory. There's just a week to go before the AIG Women's Open at Royal Porthcawl, and Leona Maguire and Lauren Walsh will be looking to hone their games for that test in the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open at Dundonald Links. The Scottish event marks the professional debut of England's Lottie Woad, the former world amateur No 1 who won the KPMG Women's Irish Open by six shots at Carton House before going to finish third in the Amundi Evian Championship. 'I am obviously very excited,' she said. 'I have been thinking about making my professional debut for a long time. Excited to do it more on home soil, as well. It's going to be really fun.' It's also a Major week for Darren Clarke, Paul McGinley and Pádraig Harrington, who play the ISPS HANDA Senior Open at Sunningdale.
Sunday World
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sunday World
GAA star Jarly Óg Burns and girlfriend Tara Donagh announce engagement
The couple, who met while in college at St Mary's University College in Belfast, have been together ever since With four short words Armagh's Jarlath Óg Burns and girlfriend, Tara Donagh, announced their engagement. 'And so it begins' the happy couple posted on social media alongside an engagement ring emoji. In pictures the midfielder and bride-to-be are seen standing on a beach as Tara shows off her engagement ring. Friends, family and fans flocked to the comments section to congratulate them on their big news. One said: "Congratulations Tara" and a second commented: "Aww congratulations Tara" A third said: "Amazing!! Congrats to you both" and a fourth posted: "Aw Tara, big congratulations to you". President of the GAA Jarlath Burns celebrates with his son Jarlath Og Burns at the Senior All-Ireland Football Final One of those who left a message is his brother, Lorcan, who wrote: "Stag?" to which Jarly Og reacted with a laughing face emoji Jarly Og Burns is the son of GAA President Jarlath Burns, and is one of five children. At last year's Amgen Irish Open in Co Down, Jarlath spoke about Tara and the support she has shown him over the years they have been together. 'She's a Tyrone woman for my sins,' he told EVOKE. 'She puts up with a lot from me now in fairness.' One of the first people Jarlath went to when the final whistle blew for this year's All-Ireland was Tara. 'I saw her up in the stand and hugged a very good girlfriend.' The couple, who met while in college at St Mary's University College in Belfast, have been together ever since. 'She's in her final year now of medicine and will be a doctor in March,' Jarlath said. Speaking about embracing his father when the final whistle sounded on the 1-11 to 0-13 win over Galway in the All-Ireland last July son Jarly said: 'Maybe it was an outburst of emotion for that moment. 'It's a completely freakish thing. I'm sure if someone wrote the story like that, someone would say, 'You can't, that's too unrealistic'. 'He's the second president from Armagh and it is our second All-Ireland, and to be in his first year is insane. 'And people saying to him, 'Jeez, wouldn't it be great to be handing Sam over' and for that to happen is nuts. 'I just caught eyes with him and I thought I would go up and share this moment with him. "He said he was very proud of me and it was father-son stuff. It was a great moment.' Jarlath Óg Burns and Tara announce their engagement News in 90 Seconds - May 28th
The Irish Sun
29-04-2025
- General
- The Irish Sun
Make-A-Wish grants 200+ meaningful milestones annually to kids with life-threatening illnesses – here's how you can help
TODAY is World Wish Day. And children's charity Make-A-Wish Ireland has revealed that it has granted over 3,500 wishes since it was founded 33 years ago. With some 650 children diagnosed with a life-threatening condition every year, the public is being urged to help make more dreams come true. 3 Make-A-Wish Ireland CEO, Susan McQuaid O'Dwyer, is calling for public support Credit: PR Handout 3 The Breen brothers, from Arklow, completed a transatlantic row to help raise funds for the charity Credit: PR Handout 3 Padraig Harrington has been granting wishes since September 2006 Credit: PR Handout Here, Susan McQuaid O'Dwyer, CEO of THIS World Wish Day, as communities across the globe come together on April 29 to celebrate the life-changing work of In the 18 years I've had the privilege to lead Make-A-Wish Ireland — and the 30 years I've spent in the charity sector — I've witnessed thousands of stories that show how a single wish can lift a family from trauma to hope, and from fear to joy. Whether it's meeting a sporting hero, becoming a firefighter for a day, or taking a magical trip with family, a wish offers more than a moment of happiness — it offers strength, it provides hope and it allows the child to be seen in a new light, away from talk of treatment and illness, providing a new talking point based on positivity. Read more on Charity Since our founding in 1992, Make-A-Wish Ireland has granted over 3,350 wishes, each tailored uniquely to a child's imagination. Today, we deliver over 200 wishes each year. These are not just 'nice-to-haves'. They are deeply meaningful milestones for children navigating the most difficult diagnoses and treatments. And yet, we do this without any government funding. That's why days like World Wish Day are so important. They remind us that our work is only possible because of people like you — our donors, volunteers, and partners. Most read in The Irish Sun The public's trust and generosity are what allow us to keep granting wishes, year after year. From small change donated in a shop to national campaigns like Wish Week and initiatives like Return For Children (our collaboration with five other national children's charities and Re-turn Ireland), every euro helps deliver hope. The charity sector in Ireland has undergone significant changes over the past few decades. Increased transparency, accountability, and the need for sustainable funding have become paramount. SPARK JOY Make-A-Wish Ireland exemplifies these values, operating without government funding and relying solely on the generosity of the public and corporate partners. Events like Wish Week and the Amgen Irish Open have been instrumental, and showcase the power of community and corporate collaboration. While tools and tactics evolve, our mission remains constant: to grant the wish of every eligible child in Ireland. With an estimated 650 children diagnosed annually with life-threatening conditions, we are determined to grow in reach, scale, and sustainability. POWER OF A WISH I'm often asked what makes a wish so powerful. The answer is simple. It's not the celebrity, the gift, or the destination — it's the experience of being seen, heard, and uplifted. It's reminding a child that in the midst of medical appointments and uncertainty, there's still magic in the world. And that they deserve it. I'm proud of how far we've come. I'm prouder still of the stories we've helped write, and the joy we've sparked — not just in children, but in families, communities, and in all of us who believe in something bigger. HELP NEEDED This World Wish Day, I invite you to be part of that story. Help us grant more wishes. Help us bring more light to children who need it most. Because sometimes, all it takes is one wish to change everything. To donate, visit
