Is there a lesson to be gained for Irish rally organisers from Sunday’s Midleton based Imokilly Rally? 

Denied victory in last week’s third round of the British GT Championship at Rockingham by a controversial penalty, Cork’s Matt Griffin turns his attention to tomorrow’s World Endurance Championship (WEC) second round at the Spa Francorchamps circuit in Belgium.

When it comes to the All-Ireland Sailing Championships, much of the narrative in recent years has surrounded the quest for hat-tricks.

Cavan’s Jonathan Pringle (Ford Escort) and co-driver James Fulton took a controlled victory on the Midleton-based Imokilly Rally, round four of the PlasticBags.ie Southern 4 Rally Championship.

As caddie to elite professionals including Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, Colin Byrne has been at the pinnacle of golf. Now the Irishman wants us all to benefit from his experience.

There is a noticeable decline in the level of entries for most Irish rallies with some organising clubs struggling to run their events without incurring losses. Some events are down 30 to 40 entries compared to previous seasons with scarcely any club having maximum entries as was the case in former years.

Welsh driver Steve Wood (Subaru WRC) and his Limerick co-driver Keith Moriarty took a start to finish victory in the Rathkeale House Hotel Circuit of Munster Rally.

In more than 30 years as a caddie to pros such as Ernie Els and Retief Goosen, Colin Byrne has seen more than his fair share of the world’s top courses but now the Irishman is lending his expertise to help guide golfers around them from a new vantage point.

Brian Keogh takes a closer look at the world of caddies, the few who’ve made millions and the vast majority who live the jet-set lifestyle without the money, or the jet. 

For 52 minutes or so of Saturday’s Drummond Cup decider, this was a near-perfect performance from St Mary’s CBS.

Ernie Els busted out of last week’s Merion ‘torture chamber’ and singled out Irish-born caddy Colin Byrne for helping produce his lowest score in seven months on the opening day of the 25th anniversary BMW International Open in Munich .

Ireland’s US Open-winning duo of Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell will go out quickly looking to make up ground on the leaders heading to day two of the WGC — Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio.

Tom Lewis: His 65 at Royal St George’s last summer was a record low by an amateur.

GALWAY girl Alison Walshe may lead the way in Meath but she’s playing under an American flag and won’t be back at Killeen Castle for the Solheim Cup next month.

TEENAGE Irish golf sensations Lisa and Leona Maguire get another look at what life is like in the paid ranks at Killeen Castle today — but they’re in no rush to join the professional game.

WEST Cork’s Ian Stanley (Honda Civic) inched his way closer to the Jerry Murphy Tyres Munster Autocross Championship title as he moved four points ahead of arch rival Mark Dolphin (Mini) in yesterday’s penultimate round of the series in Clonakilty.

WHEN you’re young and impressionable, there’s always the danger that you might say something you later regret.

THE Ryder Cup selection of the Molinari brothers, Francesco and Edoardo, is the latest chapter in the incredible development of Italian golf.

IRELAND’S greening of the Ryder Cup matches at Celtic Manor in October deepened in hue yesterday not only with Padraig Harrington’s inclusion as one of Colin Montgomerie’s wild card picks but also the call-up for the 29 year-old Italian Edoardo Molinari.

EDOARDO MOLINARI is the favourite among those European Tour members who believe at least one of their number should be among Colin Montgomerie’s “wild card” picks for Europe’s Ryder Cup team.

HAVING acquired the services of a new caddie, Dermot Byrne, and with two months on theprofessional circuit behind him, the serious business begins for 3 Irish Open champion Shane Lowry over the coming weeks.

Wexford 0-11 Carlow 1-13

FESTIVAL fever infected the country this bank holiday weekend with events taking place celebrating cat-themed comedy, gardening, jazz, maritime culture and traditional music.

Walking off the fifth green at St Andrews today Retief Goosen told Irish caddie Colin Byrne he thought he had just blown his Open championship hopes.

IT isn’t easy for a foreigner to be inducted into the pantheon of great sportsmen in the United States. In golfing terms, you have to be winning tournaments and championships as frequently as Vijay Singh does.

Charlie Mulqueen speaks with Colin Byrne, caddie to Retief Goosen.

SUNDAY certainly was some day for the Byrne family from Howth in Co Dublin.

The Scottish golfer and the Irish caddy involved in one of golf’s recent great major moments are again to join forces.

Britain could lose millions of pounds worth of business in France because of a possible consumer boycott prompted by the Iraq war, according to a poll.

The Munster Maxsport Autocross Championship was won by 24-year-old Ballyvourney driver, Gerard Lucey, who finished the Cork Autocross in Grancore near Clonakilty in second place.

The penultimate round of the Maxsport Munster Autocross Championship in Clonakilty resulted in a