Fáilte Ireland is to examine the possible inclusion of a West Cork peninsula on the Wild Atlantic Way tourist trail.

Campaigners in West Cork are stepping up their efforts to have a picturesque peninsula parish included on the Wild Atlantic Way route.

The Courtmacsherry RNLI lifeboat has rescued a fishing boat that is in difficulty off the coast of Cork.

A lifeboat village battling the loss of rural services has plans to launch the first community shop of its kind in West Cork early next summer.

Damien McGrane might not have won the KLM Open on Sunday but his professional trajectory continues to be an example to Ireland’s budding tour stars — the poster boy for those who bite the bullet and take the PGA assistants’ route to the top.

Major champions Darren Clarke, Pádraig Harrington and Rory McIlroy were fine-tuning their British Open preparations yesterday and so missed out on a special day at Mullingar Golf Club.

AS I left to go looking for parasol mushrooms, I noticed the sedum and the valerian in the garden were teeming with butterflies and I couldn’t resist, as usual, stopping to take some photographs, such glorious creatures they were.

A CONTROVERSIAL multi-million-euro marina planned for a west Cork village has received the thumbs down from An Bord Pleanála.

THE GOOD people of Burnfoot, Co Donegal, are rarely in the limelight, going about their business quietly with no expectation of being in the news.

Irish close champion, Rory McIlroy (Holywood) is one of four new caps included in the Ireland team for the Home Internationals which will be played at Royal St. George's Golf Club, Sandwich,England on September 7-9.

FIFTEEN years ago, Warrenpoint’s Jim Carvill travelled to Lahinch for his first South of Ireland Championship.

Brian McElhinney, winner of the British Amateur Championship at Royal Birkdale last weekend heads Ireland’s team for the European Team Championship which will be played over the Hillside course in Southport, England, from June 28 to July 2.

The Irish Youths Amateur Open Championship is destined to have a new name on its list of winners this year, as 75 young golfers head to Portumna Golf Club from June 23-24 for the 37th staging of the event.

SOUTH of Ireland winner Cian McNamara (Limerick) and runner-up Greg Bowden (Hermitage) are the two new caps in the Irish team for the Home Internationals at Prestwick on September 8-10.

There are two new caps on the team selected to represent Ireland in the men’s Home Internationals from 8th-10th September at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland.

IRELAND’S top golfers have sounded a ringing endorsement for the Co Louth Club in Baltray being confirmed today as the venue for next year’s Nissan Irish Open.

FAILURE to complete the Grand Slam and win the Triple Crown for only the third time was something of a disappointment for the players and the galleries but Ireland still captured the Home International Championship and the Raymond Trophy at Ballybunion yesterday.

Charlie Mulqueen, Ballybunion

IRELAND suffered a huge let-down in the European Mens Amateur Team Golf Championship over the Royal Hague course in The Netherlands yesterday when they crashed out of contention, beaten by an in-form Swedish side.

KILLARNEY and County Louth are two of the biggest and most respected clubs in the country. Both have produced some great players and characters but surprisingly neither has yet captured the Bulmers Irish Junior Cup.

BARRY REDDAN is set to become the oldest winner of the Shell-sponsored South of Ireland Championship.

Dublin 1-24, Meath 2-12

Meath 2-16, Laois 1-18