Shanahan leads amateur championship

After a day's play in the Irish Amateur Close Championshp at Donegal Golf Club, the leaderboard is as follows:

70: M Shanahan (West Waterford)

72: S Doherty (Ballyliffin), M Campbell (Stackstown), G Maybin (Ballyclare)

73: S McTernan (Co Sligo), K Bornemann (Douglas), R Leonard (Banbridge)

74: R McIlroy (Holywood), B Trainor (Warrenpoint), J Fox (Portmarnock), K McGarry (Bandon), S Moloney (Castletroy), J Foster (Ballyclare)

75: T O'Neill (Rathsallagh), B McElhinney (North West), C Bowe (Tramore), E Haugh (Castletroy), H Diamond (Holywood), M McTernan (Co Sligo), M O'Sullivan (UCD/Galway), D Carroll (Grange), A Considine (Ennis)

76: K Stack (Dungarvan), M Owens (Mallow), G Nugent (Kilkenny), M McGeady (North West), P O'Hanlon (Curragh), N Turner (UCC/Muskerry), A Morrow (Portmarnock), M Poucher (Limerick), M Rowe (Athlone), B Cashman (Belvoir Park), E O'Sullivan (The Island)

77: A O'Callaghan (Douglas), D Kelleher (Portmarnock), A Hogan (West Hill), D Ryan (Grange), S McMonagle (Dunfanaghy), L Butler (West Waterford), T Kearney (Ballyliffin), P McDonald (U.C.D. / Woodbrook), N Fox (Portmarnock)

78: K Crowley (Lee Valley), D Moran (The Island), P Murphy (Killarney), E Arthurs (Forrest Little), B O'Connor (UCD/Hermitage), N Gorey (Killeen), J Lyons (Galway), B Fay (Castleisland), A Hogan (Newlands), M Sinclair (Knock), G Mallon (North West), R Boal (Scrabo), E Kennedy (Strabane), G McKevitt (Greenore)

79: C Doran (Banbridge), N Kavanagh (Westport), T Coulter (Massereene), T Walsh (Claremorris), P Sheehan (Castletroy), D Morgan (Mullingar), R Cannon (Balbriggan), K Fahey (Connemara), D Coyle (Co Louth), S Loftus (Ennis), J Mulready (Castle), M Power (Moate), C Martin (Nenagh), G Bowden (Hermitage), D Crowe (Dunmurry), E McCormack (Slieve Russell), M Horan (Birr)

80: J McGinn (L'town & B'town), C O'Malley (Westport), N Molloy (East Clare), K O'Neill (Strandhill), A McCloy (Ballymena), A McKinley (Shandon Park), J Neary (Donegal), P O'Keeffe (Douglas), R Kilpatrick (Banbridge), R Williams (Baltinglass), A McCormick (Scrabo), L Owens (Royal Dublin), S McParland (Greenore)

81: S Miskelly (Knock), A Dowling (Hermitage), R McDaid (Co Sligo), E Lonergan (Kilcoole), D Ford (Galway), J Hughes (Woodbrook), G Forbes (Newtownstewart), R McCarthy (The Island), P McGrath (Dromoland), P Davidson (Dungannon), J McWilliams (Belvoir Park), S Crowe (Dunmurry), A Wynne (Strandhill)

82: R Forsythe (Ballyclare), L Mulligan (Co Longford), B Loftus (Ennis), C McAleavey (Banbridge), C Montgomery (Malone), L McDevitt (Rockaway Hunting), C Waters (Athenry), G Morgan (Donabate), D O'Brien (L'town & B'town), A Brogan (Forrest Little)

83: M Brett (Portmarnock), P Murray (Limerick), N O'Briain (Royal Dublin), R Maher (Nenagh), L Hynes (Blainroe), G Bohill (Co Louth), D Finn (Mallow), I Moore (Dunmurry)

84: B Kilgannon (Ballina), L McKenna (Balmoral), B Keating (Clonmel), D Coughlan (Douglas), W Telford (Rathmore), R Guilfoyle (Kilkenny)

85: S Heavey (Co Sligo), J Hughes (Douglas), D Crawford (Strabane), G Massey (Hermitage), I McDaid (Bundoran), E Coghlan (Azalea City), D Keating (Dun Laoghaire), M Hammond (Moyola Park)

86: G Flynn (Delgany), W Kelly (Killeen), J Murray (Tipperary), P Devine (The Island), C Griffin (Curragh), T Neenan (Lahinch)

87: P Griffith (Castlebar), D Daly (Muskerry)

88: D Stapleton (Connemara)

89: N O'Connor (UCD/Elm Park), D Coyne (Tuam)

90: M McDermott (Strabane)

92: M Whelan (East Clare)

NR: N Lavin (Royal Dublin), D Murphy (Dundalk)

RTD: A McAllister (Portmarnock)

The event runs until Wednesday.