Tie hole drama was the order of the day when the Private Home Care All-Ireland ladies inter-club finals came to a thrilling climax at Monkstown Golf Club on Saturday.

While there was disappointment for East Cork in the Private Home Care Ladies Inter-Club Championships at Monkstown yesterday when they lost in the finals of the Minor and Intermediate Cups, there was glory for Killarney in the Senior Foursomes and for Wicklow and Edenmore, the clubs who put paid to East Cork’s hopes of a famous treble, in the other two finals decided on another day at the superbly presented Co Cork course.

Monkstown Golf Club will be a hive of activity this week as it plays host to the national finals of the Private Home Care inter-club women’s championships from tomorrowthrough to Saturday.

Brian Walsh has called for a referendum after becoming the first Fine Gael TD to state definitively that he will not vote for legislation that includes suicide as grounds for abortion.

The O’Sullivan family that owns the four-star 153-bed Galway Bay Hotel shared a dividend of €4.5m last year, new figures show.

Donnellan at his peak a joy to watch

Christy O’Connor Jr today oversees the official re-launch of the Galway Bay Golf Resort, keen to showcase the way his creation is bucking a miserable economic trend for the clubs in this country.

Carlow captured the first national title of the week The National Finals of the AA Insurance take place at Headfort Golf Club with a 2-1 win against Limerick.

The final of the inaugural All-Ireland AA Insurance Ladies Championships gets underway at Headfort Golf Club this Wednesday.

Match results of the Connacht Qualifying Stage of the 2002 IRISH SENIOR CUP from Portumna Golf Club on Saturday June 8th.

The quarter-finals have taken place in the Barton Shield qualifiers.

Round 2 Results from Ballina Golf Club for 2002 GUI Barton Shield (Connacht):