Month: February 2026

Howard golfing for 65 Roses

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David Howard, Iin action at the rish Mid-Amateur, Rosslare Golf Club, ©INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

David Howard, the 25 year old Irish International Golfer is taking part in the Cystic Fibrosis 65 Rose Challenge this month, but instead of running or jogging 65 kilometres in February, he’s planning to cover 65km on the golf course while playing.

Howard has Cystic Fibrosis and is while the illness isn’t holding him back, he is acutely aware of the impact it has on many people in Ireland.  He is joining their 65 Roses Challenge this month in an effort to raise funds and draw awareness to the campaign.  And he’s planning to do it on the golf Continue reading →

Muskerry’s Blarney Challenge Cup

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Mrs Irene Cullinane presenting the Blarney Challenge Cup to Muskerry President Eamon Murray in the presence of club officers and members of the Cullinane family.
Picture: Joe Lane

Muskerry is a club that embraces its history which spans well over 100 years, from the Augusta National designer Alister MacKenzie, to Jimmy Bruen and Jack Lynch.  The club recently recovered a trophy that had been missing for over 60 years.    The Blarney Challenge Cup, inaugurated in 1910 and played for through both World Wars, was discovered among the personal effects of a former member of the club, the late Mr Charlie Cullinane, and was kindly returned to Muskerry Golf Club by the Cullinane family.

The cup records the Continue reading →