THE Maguire twins, Lisa and Leona, remain on course to meet in today’s final of the Lancome Irish Women’s Close Championship in Westport.

Fergal Rafferty helped his Sam Houston State University team to a second victory of the season as he secured an 11th-placed finish at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock First Tee Collegiate tournament.

Irish former US collegians Peter O’Keeffe and Niall Turner came up short on their respective bids for major tour cards this week.

Irish Walker Cup panellist Gareth Shaw has earned further recognition by being selected to represent Europe in the 2007 Palmer Cup.

Danielle McVeigh claimed her maiden victory in US Collegiate golf and steered Texas A&M University to a two-stroke team victory at the 54-hole Donnis Thompson Invitational in Hawaii.

Carlow sisters Tara and Karen Delaney tee it up next week for the first time in 2007 as Kent State University begins its bid for a return to the US collegiate national finals, the NCAA Championships.

Seven Travellers were arrested in May 1998 after gardaí raided a halting site on the outskirts of Burnfoot on the Inishowen peninsula.

THE Government has been accused of stalling the introduction of legislation that will give enforceable rights to people with intellectual disabilities.

New Offaly manager Mike McNamara is taking every match seriously - the former Clare and Galway trainer is keen to get off to a flier in Sunday's Walsh Cup tie with Westmeath.