Séamus Power is on even par while Alex Maguire and Shane Lowry are one shot further back.

The world number three came agonisingly close to ending his long wait at last year’s event.

Screen Ireland and the Minister for Tourism and Culture Catherine Martin have been on a trade mission to promote the Irish screen industry.

St Andrews is hosting the 150th Open.

The second Major of the year is taking place at Southern Hills in Tulsa.

Play was suspended late on Thursday evening after the opening round was marred by a 90-minute fog delay.

The action starts at Kiawah Island tomorrow.

A world-class field of 88 golfers made final preparations on the eve of the 85th Masters.

The tournament returns to a traditional spring setting.

The Cavan golfer was tied for the lead at one stage in her second round before slipping back.

Stephanie Meadow carded a one-over 73 to fall behind the Cavan woman.

Leona Maguire finished one-over and Olivia Mehaffey is five-over.

The four-time Major-winner will be part of the field at the Zozo Championship this October.

Tiger Woods is back in the centre of attention as he chases 16th Major at Bethpage.

The Green Jacket will be handed out again at Augusta this evening.

Paul McGinley says the four-time major winner has the code to crack The Masters puzzle next week in Augusta.

The American is hoping to become the first player since Irishman Padraig Harrington in 2007/08 to win back to back Opens.

He beat John Isner 7-6 (8/6), 6-7 (5/7), 6-7 (9/11), 6-4, 26-24 in six hours and 36 minutes.

The action is under way at Shinnecock Hills.

World number one Dustin Johnson will tee off alongside Bubba Watson and Jimmy Walker.

A bogey at the ninth left Rory McIlroy three-over and beyond the cut line.

Nama is involved in the new development with it expected to be finished by 2017.

The former world number one played a practise round at Augusta yesterday.

A processing plant, millions of cigarettes, cash and a van was seized.

The Co. Down man says he dreamed of dominating the sport like Tiger Woods.

The news has been welcomed, but the Irish Council for International Students said that some students feel paying again is “unjust”.

The German is serenity personified at Pinehurst Vilage as he hunts down his second Major.

The 35 year-old is the Masters champion for the second time in three years.

The Englishman had earlier sent a message to all his haters out there.

The Australian has a share of the lead after the opening round at Oak Hill.

“Every time you play and you don’t play well, it sort of chips away at your confidence a little bit,” says the world number three.

Tiger Woods and Adam Scott are both two over ar through the opening four holes.

Tiger Woods and Graeme McDowell set off just before 10am in pursuit of tournament leader Zach Johnson.

Migual Angel Jimenéz stormed into an early lead but remains in the mix despite dropping two late shots.

The Northern Irish golfer is 13 shots adrift after a day to forget at Muirfield.

The six-time Major winner says the Northern Irishman can enjoy the finer things in life once he retires.

The Immigrant Council of Ireland said that the incidents have all been reported to it since the launch of a major awareness campaign.

Hunter Mahan and Justin Rose inherited the lead after Lefty’s putting woes at the third but that was just the beginning.

Only two men in the past 20 years have won at Queens then went on to win at SW19 but the Scot aims to buck the trend.

A councillor says that she and her colleagues were told yesterday it is costing Dublin City Council between €250 – €300,000 a year to collect the illegally dumped rubbish.