Climate protestors ejected from Irish Open course

A crowd of 16,228 took in the opening day of the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open in Lahinch, although a handful of them were escorted off the premises.

Members of Extinction Rebellion Clare interrupted play towards the end of the round with the group containing Shane Lowry, Tommy Fleetwood, and Russell Knox, unfurling a banner with a message bearing the words ‘Game Over: Climate Action Now!’