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Tuesday 20th September 2022: Renowned golfer Catriona Matthew has flown into Shannon Airport today ahead of the KPMG Women’s Irish Open.   The defending champion makes her long awaited returning after a decade, to compete at the event, set in the acclaimed Dromoland Castle in County Clare.    It will be the first time for a Ladies European Tour event to be played in Ireland since 2012. The competition will see 126 of the best professionals on the Ladies...

A group of top golf journalists from the United States is visiting the island of Ireland this week, as guests of Tourism Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and Tourism NI. The group – which includes journalists from popular golf magazines, TV shows, radio stations and online publications – has a combined audience of millions of readers, viewers and listeners. The journalists are...

Ireland’s premium golf offering goes far beyond its fabulous fairways to encompass exclusive, tailored, VIP experiences. This July the spotlight will again be on Ireland’s spectacular golf courses as Royal Portrush on the famous Causeway Coast swings into action to host The 153rd Open. The links course is considered to be one of the world’s best and is among...

  07 August 2025 Portmarnock Resort, home of the acclaimed and recently redeveloped Jameson Golf Links, has partnered with a selection of the best golf courses and attractions in Ireland to offer the ultimate one-of-a-kind experience for travelling golfers. The ‘Ultimate Irish Jameson Golf Links Experience’ combines golf at world number one-ranked course Royal County Down and additional rounds at a selection of...

THIS IS OPEN COUNTRY The Open Championship is the oldest and greatest of golf’s four Major Championships – the very biggest tournaments in the sport - and probably the hardest one to win, played on amazingly nuanced courses in astonishingly varied weather conditions. One might say it’s a bit of lottery, except for the fact that it requires incredible skill...

  Ryder Cup Europe announced that the 2027 Junior Ryder Cup will take place at Ballyneety Golf Club in Limerick, Ireland. Ballyneety Golf Club will be the venue for the first two days of foursomes and fourballs between male and female juniors from Europe and the United States in 2027, before the decisive single matches are held at Adare Manor, the...

Lahinch Golf Club, Co. Clare The Irish are passionate about sport – watching, playing or just talking about it is a favourite national pastime. Avid golfers will tell you it’s one of the best places in the world to play golf, rugby enthusiasts will say there is nowhere with more passionate fans, and that’s before we even mention Gaelic games,...