The Nissan Irish Open could be forced into a fifth day after heavy rain caused play to be suspended during today's final round.

Play has begun on the final day of the Nissan Irish Open. The first pairings teed off at 7.30am today as organisers are expecting poor weather to hit the Carton House course again today.

Munster’s Heineken Cup victory over Biarritz cost Darren Clarke a share of the lead going into the final round of the Nissan Irish Open.

Paul Casey was back in contention for another European Tour title today, just six days after letting the British Masters slip from his grasp.

Colin Montgomerie today missed his seventh halfway cut in nine events – on a course he designed.

Ireland’s Paul McGinley hopes to be back in action at next month’s US Open after undergoing a knee operation yesterday.

Ireland’s Paul McGinley underwent knee surgery today after finding himself embroiled in a gamesmanship row at the Nissan Irish Open.

Ireland’s Paul McGinley underwent knee surgery today after finding himself embroiled in a gamesmanship storm at the Nissan Irish Open.

Ireland’s Paul McGinley today pulled out of the Nissan Irish Open and went straight to hospital for a knee operation.

Irish players Pádraig Harrington and Michael Hoey shared the lead at one under par with Ian Poulter and Holland’s Robert-Jan Derksen at the Nissan Irish Open today.

Ryder Cup hopeful Paul Broadhurst enjoyed a rollercoaster start to the first round of the Nissan Irish Open today.

US Open champion Michael Campbell believes half the field in the Nissan Irish Open, which gets underway today, have already talked themselves out of contention.

Stephen Dodd, who played 165 events before he won his first European Tour title last November, did it again tonight in the Nissan Irish Open at Carton House.

Play has resumed at the Nissan Irish Open after hailstones suspended today's action earlier.

A hailstorm halted the final round of the Nissan Irish Open today just before the leaders teed off.

There was a smile on Colin Montgomerie’s face as he flew out of Dublin today - even though he still has to earn himself a place in next month’s US Open.

Nick Dougherty, a Liverpudlian who supports Manchester United, grabbed the lead in the Nissan Irish Open today – and then seconds later saw Paul Scholes’ penalty miss in the FA Cup final.

Just a week after winning a Jaguar car European Tour rookie Oliver Wilson put the spotlight back on himself with two more spectacular shots today – and now has a great chance to win the Nissan Irish Open.

Just a week after winning a Jaguar car for one shot, European Tour rookie Oliver Wilson put the spotlight on himself again today – and now has a great chance to win the Nissan Irish Open.

The best weather of the tournament so far was reflected in the early scoring on the third day of the Nissan Irish Open at Carton House near Dublin.

Colin Montgomerie’s first European Tour course is doing exactly what he hoped it would – stretching the best.

Welshman Stephen Dodd continued what is already the best season of his golfing career today by taking the half-way lead in the Nissan Irish Open at Carton House.

Darren Clarke has started strongly in the Nissan Irish Open today. After a brief stint in a share of the lead, he is now on -3 after five holes.

David Howell put the latest in a long line of near misses behind him today to get right into the thick of things again at the Nissan Irish Open.

Athlone's Colm Moriarty shot a 69 at Carton House today to lie just one shot off the lead of the Nissan Irish Open this evening.

Sweden’s Klas Eriksson is now the sole leader of the Nissan Irish Open at Carton House Golf Club in Maynooth.

Klas Eriksson has provisionally made it a three-way tie at the head of the Nissan Irish Open at Carton House.

Darren Clarke turned in a brilliant 32 on the back nine of the "inland links" he yesterday described as "stunningly difficult" to make a fine start to the Nissan Irish Open.

England’s Simon Khan took the lead in the Nissan Irish Open at Carton House today – and then was given a whopping £8,000 (€11,600) fine for slow play.

Steve Webster, one of the European Tour’s most in-form players, was a non-starter at the Nissan Irish Open today – because of severely blistered feet.

The chances of Jose Maria Olazabal ever playing the Ryder Cup again did not look good last summer when he failed to qualify for the British Open and fell to 163rd in the world.

Darren Clarke confidently predicted the halfway cut at this week’s Nissan Irish Open will be the highest of the European Tour year so far.

Even without the neck injury which he feared would rule him out of contention, Padraig Harrington is playing down his chances of becoming the first home winner of the Irish Open since 1982.

European golf stars have been given a special incentive to pay particular attention to the last five holes of their rounds in this week’s Nissan Irish Open at Carton House near Dublin.

Padraig Harrington has said he is confident that he will be fit to play in the Irish Open, which gets underway tomorrow.

Irish Ryder Cup stars Padraig Harrington, Darren Clarke and Paul McGinley will all be trying to bridge a 23-year gap this week.

Padraig Harrington is finally going to listen to what his body – and his physiotherapist – has been telling him - up to a point, anyway.

Brett Rumford birdied three of the first four holes to turn a one-stroke deficit into a two-stroke lead over fellow Australian Peter Lonard in the final round of the Nissan Irish Open at County Louth today.

The failure of David Howell and Ian Poulter to survive the cut in the Nissan Irish Open presented a golden opportunity for other Ryder Cup hopefuls to make a move this weekend.

Paul McGinley and Darren Clarke went in opposite directions in the Nissan Irish Open at a windswept Co Louth today.

Darren Clarke and Padraig Harrington have both had poor starts to their third round in the Nissan Irish Open.

Ryder Cup hero Paul McGinley produced the score he has been waiting for today and hopes it is the start of something big.

Australian Peter Lonard tomorrow hopes to celebrate his first European Tour title – thanks to his American good life.

Ever since beating Tiger Woods back in 1995 – one at the Walker Cup, the other at the Open – Stephen Gallacher and Steve Webster have lived with the knowledge that much is expected of them in their European Tour careers.