THE backers of a private €100 million clinic at Adare Manor want to reduce the scale of the development by nearly one third.

ANOTHER sporting monkey off Ireland’s back, thank God — and thank Pádraig Harrington for that.

ADARE is planning a big street festival to ensure the public gets into the swing of the Irish Golf Open, which will be hosted at the Co Limerick venue in May.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON has declined to accept a penny of the €240,000 he picked up for winning the JP McManus pro-am at Adare Manor on Tuesday.