World stars hold court at ‘spectacular’ Killeen Castle venue

ADMISSION is free, the quality of the field could hardly be better, the location is both new and spectacular.

Nevertheless, Roddy Carr, tournament director for the AIB Irish Ladies Open getting underway at Killeen Castle, near Dunsany, Co Meath this morning is keeping his fingers crossed that the event will be the success it undoubtedly deserves to be.

“We have done everything to make the tournament as attractive as possible for both the players and the spectators,” said Carr, a son of the legendary Joe and an outstanding player in his own right. “We have gone back to the old days of the Carrolls Irish Open in putting up a world-class field and keeping expense to the public to a minimum.