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Team Ireland’s Jonathan Caldwell wins on the European Tour

Team Ireland’s Jonathan Caldwell has won for the first time on the European Tour, after winning the Scandinavian Mixed, in Sweden on Sunday afternoon. The Team Ireland scheme, supported by Sport Ireland, supports Irish professional golfers in establishing themselves in their professional careers and in achieving their potential.  Speaking after Jonathan’s win, Golf Ireland CEO Mark […]

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International and Interprovincial Team Officials confirmed

The Golf Ireland Officials to captain, manage and select the International and Interprovincial teams in 2021 have been confirmed.  Twenty-four interprovincial and twenty-three international volunteer positions are required to oversee the preparation, performance and organisation of the various teams who will represent Ireland, Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster over the coming months.   The Underage Interprovincial Matches are set to take place at Mount Wolseley from July 19 – 22 while the Men’s and Women’s

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Olympic Weekly Update 21 Jan 21

The Tokyo Olympic qualification status of the athletes can be found AT THIS LINK which will be regularly updated. While many athletes are currently training from home, with little competition, see below a summary of relevant updates from sports to kick off the new year. To date 52 Olympic athletes have secured Olympic qualification spots

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Golf Ireland Appoints Neil Manchip as High Performance Director and National Coach

Golf Ireland has appointed Neil Manchip as its High Performance Director and National Coach. A recipient of the John Jacobs Award for Coaching and Teaching, awarded by the PGAs of Europe, in 2015, Manchip has presided over Ireland’s male amateur players during an unprecedented period of team and individual successes since 2005. Some highlights include

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Olympic Sport Update – 3 December 2020

This week’s update includes a number of activities across our Olympic community – with international competitions taking place in Taekwondo, Golf and Cycling, all detailed below. Also, this week’s interview is with Judoka Megan Fletcher, who is currently sitting inside Olympic qualification in 14th place – she talks about training in her parent’s garden centre

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Vacancy at Irish Ladies Golf Union

Championships & High Performance Administrator Role and Responsibilities: Responsible for all aspects related to the coordination, management and running of specific ILGU tournaments Responsible for teaching and supporting districts in the use of ILGU competition software Responsible for maintenance of the Golfnet website (member queries, tournament uploads, website upgrades etc.) Administration and maintenance of ILGU

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DAY NINE: BOXER DEARBHLA ROONEY QUALIFIES FOR WOMEN’S FEATHERWEIGHT SEMI FINAL

Dearbhla Rooney qualified for the Women’s Feather (54-57kg) semi-finals after a dominant win over Roma Linda Martinez from the USA. Manorhamilton’s Rooney had not met the American fighter previously and was relieved to progress to the next round.   Speaking after her fight she said, “I’m absolutely delighted with it. I was happy with how

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