IRISH SCHOOLS CHAMPIONSHIPS

NEWS RELEASE FROM IRISH LGU
St. Michael's Grammar School Lurgan and Ursuline College Sligo won the Irish Schoolgirls' Senior and Junior Cups at Milltown Golf Club on Monday.
Niamh Ward fired a sensational 3-under-par 39pts which, when added to her schoolmate Niamh McSherry's one-over-par 35pts, saw them lead the field by 13pts from Dublin's Santa Sabina.
In the Junior Cup, Ursuline College Sligo won their first Irish title when Maeve Rooney (28pts) and Niamh Cronin (16pts) defeated defending champions St. Mary's High School by 2 pts.

CSS = 36pts

IRISH SENIOR CUP FINAL
74pts St. Michael's Grammar School, Lurgan (Niamh McSherry 35pts,  Eadaoin Ward [16pts], Niamh Ward 39pts)
61pts Santa Sabina, Dublin (Julie McCarthy 32pts, Sophie Harrison 29pts, Hannah Jones [14])
45pts Scoil Christ Rí, Portlaoise (Josephine Delaney [9pts], Mary Doyle 29pts, Emma Hooban 16pts
39pts St. Mary's High School, Midleton (Emma Curtin 20pts, Emma McGrath [10pts], Grace McGrath 19pts)
27pts Colaiste Einde, Galway (Noreen Maloney 18pts, Niamh Smyth 9pts)

SENIOR INDIVIDUAL
Best Gross (Mary Nowlan Trophy)
39pts Niamh Ward (St. Michael's Grammar School, Lurgan)
Best Nett
41pts Emma McGrath St. Mary's High School, Midleton

IRISH JUNIOR CUP FINAL
44pts Ursuline College, Sligo (Niamh Cronin 16pts, Ella McDermott [3pts], Maeve Rooney 28pts)
42pts St. Mary's High School, Lurgan (Ella Beatty [5pts], Maeve McKavanagh 12pts, Annabel Wilson 30pts)
31pts Loreto, Kilkenny (Sarah Browne 20pts, Katie Keenan 11pts, Amy Lennon [8pts])
30pts Laurel Hill, Limerick (Dervla O'Neill 25pts, Emily Walsh 5pts) 
23pts Alexandra College, Dublin (Georgia Carr 11pts, Georgina Duffy [8pts], Leah Temple Lang 12pts)

JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL
Best Gross
30pts Annabel Wilson (St. Mary’s High School, Lurgan)
Best Nett
40pts Dervla O’Neill (Laurel Hill, Limerick)