POP star Rihanna got her marching orders after a farmer objected to her peeling off her clothes while filming a video on his land.

Pop star Rihanna got her marching orders after a farmer in the North objected to her peeling off her clothes while filming a new video on his land, it was disclosed today.

THE Irish Ladies Golf Union has allocated €74,800 to support the country’s top amateurs this year.

Ireland got off to a disappointing start on the opening day of the World Amateur Team Championship (Eisenhower Trophy) at the Royal Adelaide and Grange Golf Clubs in Australia.

IRISH stars Jonathan Caldwell and Shane Lowry played a key role in helping Great Britain and Ireland establish a comfortable first-day advantage against the Continent of Europe in the St Andrews Trophy match at Kingsbarns yesterday.

Irish Champion Karen Delaney (Carlow) leads an experienced Irish team in their challenge on the 2007 European Team Championships at Castleconturbia, Italy.

Irish interest in the British Amateur championship ended at Royal Lytham and St Annes today.

Baltray's Simon Ward scorched to a six under par 66 to lead the Irish

Muskerry's Niall Turner closed with an eagle three to lead the Irish

Walker Cup hopeful Jonathan Caldwell staked a strong claim for selection in yesterday's Irish Amatuer Close Championship at Cork, where he shot a five under par 67 to lead the field after day one.

Banbridge's Richard Kilpatrick fired a sensational six-under par 66 to scorch into an impressive six-stroke lead at the halfway stage of the East of Ireland Amateur Open Championship at Co Louth.

Walker Cup hopefuls Simon Ward and Jonathan Caldwell will lead the chase for the East of Ireland Amateur Open at Co Louth on Saturday.

Rory McIlroy missed the cut as fellow Ulsterman Richard Kilpatrick moved to within a shot of the lead in the Brabazon Trophy at the Forest of Arden.

Scotland's Lloyd Saltman grabbed his fourth strokeplay win on the trot with a two-shot victory in the AIB Irish Amateur Open at Royal Dublin.

Rory McIlroy was frustrated with his finish as Banbridge’s Richard Kilpatrick grabbed a share of the halfway lead in the AIB Irish Amateur Open at Royal Dublin.

Walker Cup skipper Colin Dalgleish has hailed Holywood star Rory McIlroy as a similar talent to Spanish wonderkid Sergio Garcia.

Holder Jim Carvill said goodbye to the South of Ireland title on a wet and windy afternoon at Lahinch.

Ballyliffin’s Brendan McCarroll came from seven shots behind overnight to snatch the East of Ireland Championship in brilliant fashion at Baltray today.

Clandeboye's Jonathan Caldwell found his putting touch to lead at the halfway stage in the East of Ireland Championship at Baltray.

Flying Finn Antti Ahokas beat pal Rory McIlroy in a three-hole aggregate play-off to capture the AIB Irish Amateur Open at Portmarnock.

Holywood's Rory McIlroy is within two shots off the lead entering the final 36 holes of the AIB Irish Amateur Open at Portmarnock.

Clandeboye’s Jonathan Caldwell fired a three under par 69 to grab the first round lead in the AIB Irish Amateur Open at Portmarnock.

GALWAY’S golfers are all set to atone for the defeat of their hurlers by Cork in Sunday’s All-Ireland final following a fruitful opening day in the Bulmers inter-club festival at Rosslare.

The Irish Youths Amateur Open Championship at Portumna Golf Club

Teenage prodigy Rory McIlroy is through to the semi-finals of the Irish Amateur Close Championship.

Scores from the Irish Amateur Open Championship at Carton House Golf Club (O'Meara Course).

Four players will reach virgin territory in tomorrow's semi-finals of the Magners North of Ireland Amateur Open Championship at Royal Portrush.

Magner's North of Ireland Championship at Royal Portrush

Mark Campbell of Stackstown leads the East of Ireland Amateur Open Championship at Co Louth Golf Club.

ALTHOUGH Paul McGinley is the current leader of the points table — courtesy of his second place in the last ever Lancome Trophy at the weekend — it won’t be clear who is making the early running for next year’s European Ryder Cup team for another few weeks until the end of a three week spell.

ALL four semi-finalists in today’s Bulmers Irish Senior Cup semi-finals at Lisburn will be without key players.

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON has not given up hope of becoming European number one for the first time despite the “welcome distraction” of his new-born son.

DARREN CLARKE describes his weight as “highly confidential”. But there is no secret about what has made him a million dollars richer, again.

Darren Clarke describes his weight as “highly confidential.” But there is no secret to what has made him a million dollars richer again.

DARREN CLARKE and Graeme McDowell will head the field in the first European Challenge Tour event to take place in Northern Ireland when they tee up in the Northern

COLM MORIARTY (Athlone) and Justin Kehoe (Birr) have been selected to compete in the Lake Macquarie Amateur Championship and the NSW Medal and Amateur Championship in Australia early in the New Year.

IT’S only when you see the fun and the action at close range that the success of the Bulmers cups and shields really strikes home.

THE sun shone brightly on the picturesque Galway Golf Club course throughout yesterday during the final practice rounds for the Bulmers Irish Cups and Shields finals beginning at the Salthill venue this morning.

Political efforts to stem the rising tide of violence at sectarian flashpoints across Belfast were intensifying today with a number of high-profile meetings following a night of further violence in the city.

Lives will be lost unless the violence in east Belfast ends, the British government was warned tonight.

Angry Short Strand residents dumped the remnants of fire works, bolts, golf balls, pipe bombs and other missiles at the Policing Board's Belfast offices earlier today.

THIRTEEN police officers were injured after sectarian rioting erupted in a bitterly divided Belfast neighbourhood, it emerged yesterday.

Shandon Park, winners of the European Senior Cup in both 2000 and 2001, will defend the title this season but not as Irish Cup holders.