Cops and gardaí play the fairway for children with cancer

FOTA Golf Club witnessed a prelude to the Ryder Cup yesterday as Americans and Irish fought it out on the course. The teams did contain a few bigs names, but they were from the world of policing.

Around €10,000 will be raised from the two-day event, in aid of the Children’s Leukaemia Association at the Mercy Hospital, Cork.

The American team was captained by Kathleen O’Toole, former Boston Police Commissioner, appointed earlier this year as head of the Garda Inspectorate. The Irish team was captained by Assistant Commissioner Catherine Clancy.