This year’s Irish Open will be a feast for spectators as well as the players, predicts Fota Island Resort director of golf, Kevin Morris.

As parting shots go, Gary McDermott’s pitch onto the 18th green at Royal Tara was pretty special as the 2013 AIG All-Ireland Cups & Shields National Finals reached their climax in Meath on Saturday.

The Golfing Union of Ireland confirmed it is to break with tradition and stage its annual All-Ireland Cups & Shields national finals at one venue, Carton House, for the next four years.