KirkwoodGolf: IRELAND TEAM FOR WHIS

Friday, August 04, 2006

IRELAND TEAM FOR WHIS

IRELAND BLOOD DANIELLE IN
WOMEN'S HOME NATIONALS

Youngster Danielle McVeigh (Royal County Down Ladies) will make her adult debut for Ireland in the women's home internationals at Frilford Heath, Oxfordshire from September 13 to 15.
Both Danielle and Tara Delaney (Carlow) will return to their colleges in the United States later this month but have been given permission to come home to play in the WHIs.
The Ireland team is:
CLAIRE COUGHLAN (Cork).
TARA DELANEY (Carlow).
MARIA DUNNE (Skerries).
MARTINA GILLEN (Beaverstown).
TRICIA MANGAN (Ennis).
DANIELLE McVEIGH (Royal County Down Ladies).
MAURA MORRIN (The Curragh).
DEIRDRE SMITH (County Louth).
Reserves
1 Niamh Kitching (Claremorris), 2 Stephanie Meadow (Royal Portrush), 3 Marian Riordan (Tipperary), 4 Dawn Marie Conaty (Ashbourne).
The Ireland players whose scores will count towards the international team event at the British women's open amateur stroke-play at Princes, Kent from August 23 to 25 are:
Martina Gillen (Beaverstown), Tricia Mangan (Ennis), Deirdre Smith (County Louth).
Reserve: Maura Morrin (The Curragh).

LEINSTER COMPLETE HAT-TRICK OF
INTER-PROVINCIAL TITLE WINS

Leinster claimed their third successive win in the ILGU inter-provincial matches at Headfort Golf Club today.
Having recorded convincing victories over Connacht and Ulster on Wednesday and Thursday,
Leinster wrapped it all up by beating Munster 7-2 today. Ulster halved their closing match against a youth Connacht side and finished second in the final table with 1 1/2pt.
Connacht were third with one point and Munster last of four with half a point.