Volunteers from the multinational tech company harvest food fresh from Fota Gardens, writes Peter Dowdall.

One year on from a whirlwind few days that ended with Rory McIlroy seeking his autograph, one promising young golfer is continuing to hit new highs as he prepares for the upcoming Irish Open.

FOTA Golf Club witnessed a prelude to the Ryder Cup yesterday as Americans and Irish fought it out on the course. The teams did contain a few bigs names, but they were from the world of policing.