Rory McIlroy raises close to €1m for children's charities at Irish Open

"While winning the Irish Open this year meant a lot to me, being able to give my prize money to three local children's charities made it all feel much more special."

Golf star Rory McIlroy has secured close to one million euro for three children's charities on the back of the Irish Open tournament.

Barretstown, which runs camps for seriously ill youngsters and their families, the Jack & Jill Foundation, which helps families with brain damaged children, and the LauraLynn Children's Hospice were given 317,000 euro each.