KILLARNEY Golf and Fishing Club is on the brink of a third successive Irish Open, with a formal announcement “imminent”.

A YOUNG Kerry teacher based in Cork has raised over €9,000 for the charity Suicide Aware.

Vantage points were at top premium in Co Kerry as thousands of golf fans lined the fairways to cheer the homegrown heroes who have turned the island into one of the game’s more unlikely superpowers.

VICTORIOUS Ryder Cup captain Colin Montgomerie will be among the stars teeing off at this summer’s Irish Open, according to European Tour boss George O’Grady.

IRISH OPEN organisers have not admitted defeat in their search for a title sponsor but insist this year’s event will not suffer for the lack of one.

AN Adare-based company controlled by Irish-American businessman Tom Kane and his family incurred losses totalling over €2.77 million due to staging the Irish Open at Adare Manor in 2008 and 2007.

EUROPEAN TOUR chief George O’Grady insists he has a plan up his sleeve that could ensure the survival of the beleaguered Irish Open.

WHILE other players were making their final preparations for the today’s start to 3 Irish Open golf championship, home-hero Padraig Harrington was making the dreams of a young golf fanatic come true.

THE European Tour today welcomed Heineken as an Official Sponsor to the 3 Irish Open, to be played at the Killarney Golf and Fishing Club from July 29 – August 1.

The European Tour have announced that Graeme McDowell will play at this year’s 3 Irish Open, when the tournament returns to Killarney Golf and Fishing Club from July 29 to August 1.

Rory McIlroy has been confirmed to take part in the 3 Irish Open at the Killarney Golf and Fishing Club from July 29 - August 1.

The European Tour has announced that 2009 European Tour number one, Lee Westwood, will play at this year’s 3 Irish Open when the tournament returns to Killarney Golf and Fishing Club from July 29 to August 1.

SEAMUS SMITH, General Secretary of the Golfing Union of Ireland, has welcomed confirmation that members of the country’s clubs will have the chance to play in this year’s 3 Irish Open pro-am at Killarney (Wednesday, July 28).

The 3 Irish Open will take place next year at the Killarney Golf and Fishing Club from July 29 to August 1, it was announced today.

MARTIN Cullen said he suspected the Finance Minister had arranged a meeting with him in Dublin yesterday knowing well the Arts, Sports and Tourism Minister was going to be in Killarney.