England won the men’s event and Spain the women’s as Ireland endured a difficult week at the European Nations Cup at Real Club de Golf Sotogrande in Spain.

Rossmore's Kate Dwyer will be a player to watch for when she returns for May's Irish Women’s and Girls’ Amateur Open after she overcame wet and windy conditions to win the Woodbrook Ladies' Scratch Cup.

Irish interest ended in the Copa del Rey and the Copa de la Reina as all four Irish survivors bowed out on day two of matchplay action.

Roganstown teenager Sean Keeling and Royal Dublin’s Richard Knightly progressed to the last 32 of the Copa del Rey in Tarragona as Aideen Walsh and Marina Joyce Moreno advanced in the Copa de la Reina in Cadiz.

Carton House’s Marc Boucher and Hermitge’s Kate Lanigan lead the respective Irish challenges after the opening strokeplay qualifying rounds for the Copa del Rey and the Copa de la Reina in Spain.

Ireland fell 6.5-2.5 to hosts and defending champions Spain and will battle England for third place on the final day of the Octagonal Matches in Cadiz.

Golf Ireland has today confirmed that 21 players will form the 2023 Men’s and Women’s High Performance squads. Twelve men and nine women have been selected, and they will form the backbone of Ireland’s international squads for next year.

Leona Maguire needs a round in the mid-sixties to revive her hopes of a home victory after a three-over 75 left her ten shots off the pace in the KPMG Women’s Irish Open.

Leona Maguire confessed winning the KPMG Women's Irish Open would be just one rung below a Major after she holed over 100 feet of putts in a five-under 67 to lurk just two shots off the lead at Dromoland Castle.

Title favourite Beth Coulter hit top form again after struggling in qualifying to set up a last-16 clash with Tramore’s Anna Dawson in the AIG Irish Women’s Close at Grange.

Lahinch’s Aideen Walsh produced a brilliant short game display to top the qualifiers for the AIG Irish Women’s Amateur Close by two strokes in tough, windy conditions at Grange.

Jack Hearn (Tramore) is the new ISPS Handa Ulster Men’s Stroke Play Champion while Lahinch's Aideen Walsh defended her women's title today at Belvoir Park.

Ireland’s men’s and women’s teams enjoyed mixed fortunes in tough scoring conditions in the opening round of the European Nations Championship at Real Club de Golf Sotogrande.

For the first time in the history of the European Nations Championship, Ireland will be represented by both a men’s and women’s team this week, with seven players travelling to Real Club de Golf Sotogrande for the event which runs from Wednesday, March 30 to April 2.

Golf Ireland has announced four teams for forthcoming international events in Spain and Wales.

Lahinch’s Aideen Walsh shot a four-over 76 to go into the final round tied for 29th in the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur at Montado on seven-over par.

Lahinch's Aideen Walsh added a 74 to her opening 73 to lead the Irish challenge in the Portuguese International Ladies Amateur Championship.

Lahinch’s Aideen Walsh and Hermitage’s Rowan Lester took control in their respective events heading into Tuesday’s final round of the ISPS Handa Ulster Men’s and Women’s Stroke Play at Royal County Down.

Golf Ireland will provide assistance to 26 players - 12 men and 14 women — under the Funded Programme in 2021.