Mehaffey versus Helly in Irish women's championship final

 Olivia Mehaffey (Royal Co Down Ladies) and Sarah Helly (Enniscrone), the top two seeds, will meet this afternoon in the 18-hole final of the Irish women's closed amateur championship at the Rosapenna links.
In this morning's semi-finals 17-year-old Mehaffey beat Laura Doherty (Howth) 2 and 1 while defending champion Mary Doyerle (Heath) lost 2 and 1 to Helly in other penultimate tie. Helly, a senior year student at Marshall University in America, will be 23 next Tuesday.