Some of the top blind golfers in Ireland hope to inspire a new generation to take up their clubs and tee-off as an international competition comes to Cork for the first time.

A minute of silence was held today at University College Cork graduation ceremonies as a mark of respect to two Cork students who died in a car crash in the Algarve.

Representatives of the country’s students, angry at a 69% hike in registration fees, are meeting the Education Minister Noel Dempsey today.