Unashamed green tinge to gala dinner a coup for Ireland

THE IRISH rode into the heart of the Ryder Cup on Wednesday night and pulled off the biggest coup of the week.

The gala Ryder Cup dinner, attended by both teams, their wives and 700 guests, was a dream captive audience and didn't Bord Fáilte, sponsors of the night, milk the occasion.

The walls were covered by a mural more than 100 yards in circumference and 30 feet high depicting Irish beauty spots while the menu and entertainment programme had an unashamedly green tinge to them.