Dooks to face Malahide for Irish Mixed Foursomes title

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Mary Inglis, pictured after holing the winning putt for Dooks in last year's Munster Junior Cup Final, will be in action for the Kerry club in Friday's Irish Mixed Foursomes All Ireland Final. . Picture by Pat Cashman

Hosts Dooks will face Malahide for the Irish Mixed Foursomes title in Friday's All Ireland final. The Co Kerry club beat Castlerea 3½ - 1½ with Malahide seeing off Ballyclare 3-2 with victories for Paul O’Connor and Orla McMahon and Gavin O’Connor and Rosemary Cassin in the last two matches.

Irish Mixed Foursomes, Dooks GC

All-Ireland Semi-Finals, Thursday 3rd September

Malahide 3 Ballyclare 2 (Malahide names first)

1. Alyn Hogan (1) & Vera Mahood (18) beat David Brady (8) & Claire Rawson (16) 2 & 1
2. Ciaran O’Rourke (3) & Cynthia Fowler (16) lost to Simon McConnell (0) & Anne Anderson (22) 6 & 5 
3. Lar Craddock (5) & Ciara Smith (14) lost to Neale McClintock (1) & Hazel McCrea (23) 5 & 4 
4. Paul O’Connor (1) & Orla McMahon (19) beat Connor Beggs (6) & Cheryl Donaldson (15) 4 & 3
5. Gavin O’Connor (1) & Rosemary Cassin (19) beat Colin Jenkins (2) & Laura Boyd (18) 3 & 2

Dooks 3½ Castlerea 1½ (Dooks names first) 

1. Enda Curtayne (18) & Tracy Eakin (3) beat Daryl Kelly (7) & Mamie Creaton (20) 4 & 3
2. Denis McGillycuddy (5) & Jenny Pigott (19) beat Liam Walsh (5) & Mary Gunning (17) 1 hole
3. Pat Griffin (7) & Joan Harmon (12) beat Kieran Kenny (8) & Mary Colleary (12) 6 & 4
4. Pat Riordan (11) & Maura Shanahan (13) lost to Dara Bruen (3) & Valerie Callaghan (20) 4 & 3
5. Karl Falvey (4) & Eileen Breen (16) halved with Jimmy Joyce (7) & Celia Mulligan (17) 

All-Ireland Final, Friday 4th September

Malahide v Dooks (Malahide names first, 10am at 10-minute intervals)

1. Alyn Hogan (1) & Vera Mahood (18) v Enda Curtayne (18) & Tracy Eakin (3) - Dooks receive 1 shot
2. Ciaran Reale (4) & Patricia Ryan (16) v Denis McGillycuddy (5) & Jenny Pigott (19) - Dooks receive 2 shots
3. John Hayes (5) & Cynthia Fowler (16) v Pat Griffin (7) & Joan Harmon (12) - Malahide receive 1 shot
4. Paul O’Connor (1) & Orla McMahon (19) v Derek Kelly (13) & Mary Inglis (12) - Dooks receive 3 shots
5. Gavin O’Connor (1) & Rosemary Cassin (19) v Karl Falvey (4) & Eileen Breen (16)