SEVEN IN A ROW FOR ULSTER GIRLS

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION
Ulster win Girls Interprovincial trophy at Cahir Park Golf Club to take their seventh title in a row at Cahir Park Golf Club.
Irish Girls Internationals Jessica Carty and Olivia Mehaffey both won their matches to give Ulster a great start but Gemma McCarthy (Clonmel) gave her Munster side great hope with an eagle putt on the 18th to win by 2 holes. However, news from the course was in favour of Ulster as Niamh McSherry got the better Lisa O’Shea and with both Jessica Ross and Niamh Ward securing halves against Aoife Barry and Ciara Magill respectively Ulster had won the trophy once again. Hannah Henderson and Victoria Craig confirmed Ulster’s dominance both winning the remaining matches for their side.
Leinster put on a great performance against Connacht winning 7½ matches and pipped Munster by matches won/halved to secure second place in the overall standings.

Final points table
1st Ulster 3
2nd Leinster 1 ½ (14 matches)
3rd Munster 1½ (13 matches)
4th Connacht 0

TODAY'S RESULTS
Ulster 6 Munster 2
Jessica Carty beat Eadaoin Cronin 2&1
Olivia Mehaffey beat Tara Whelan 3&1
Jessica Boal lost to Gemma McCarthy 2up
Jessica Ross halved with Aoife Barry
Niamh Ward halved with Ciara Magill
Hannah Henderson beat Michelle Tierney 1up
Niamh McSherry beat Lisa O’Shea 5&4
Victoria Craig beat Anne Marie Byrne 1up

Leinster 7½ Connacht ½
Emma Murphy beat Aisling Hill 6&4
Jenny Sykes beat Blaithin O’Brien 4&3
Shannen Brown beat Shauna Brady 5&3
Shannon Heerey halved with Emily Ribbins
Roisin Brady beat April Timothy 4&3
Mary Doyle beat Shannon Burke 3&2
Rachel McDonnell beat Niamh Moreton 5&4
Julie McCarthy beat Roisin O’Byrne 7&6

TEAMS
Connacht
Shauna Brady (Co.Sligo), Shannon Burke (Ballinrobe), Aisling Hill (Roscommon), Blaithin O’Brien (Roscommon), Niamh Moreton (Galway), Roisin O’Byrne (Curra West), Emily Ribbins (Co.Sligo), April Timothy (Roscommon)
Leinster
Roisin Brady (Co. Louth), Shannen Browne (The Heath), Mary Doyle (The Heath), Shannon Heery (Headfort), Julie McCarthy (Forrest Little), Rachel McDonnell (Elm Park), Emma Murphy (Rosslare), Jenny Sykes (Dun Laoghaire)
Munster
Aoife Barry (Muskerry), Ann Marie Byrne (Castletroy), Eadaoin Cronin (Bantry Bay), Michelle Tierney (Waterford Castle), Tara Whelan (East Clare), Gemma Mc Carthy (Clonmel), Ciara Magill (East Clare), Lisa O Shea (Shannon)
Ulster
Jessica Boal (Larne), Jessica Carty (Holywood), Victoria Craig (Clandeboye), Hannah Henderson (Ballyclare), Niamh McSherry (Lurgan), Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co Down Ladies), Jessica Ross (Clandeboye), Niamh Ward (Lurgan)