Getting around


Contents 72 Par excellence: The Old Course at Ballybunion


1 Cead Mile Fáilte The minister for Tourism Mary Hanafi n TD welcomes you to the Offi cial Fáilte Ireland Golf Guide 2011.


4 An Irish Welcome A guide to Irish golf and how to use this guide.


6 Ireland by Design Philip Reid reveals how the top golf designers are beating a path to Ireland to create the worlds greatest golf courses.


12 The Solheim Cup This year the Solheim Cup is being staged at Killeen Castle Co Meath in Ireland and Charlie Mulqueen gives us a preview of who’s playing and where the best vantage points are.


16 The Dublin Region 18


Golf Courses 29 Accommodation


30 Ireland’s Golf Ambassador Padraig Harrington is always at the top of the world international rankings. Dermot Gilleece profi les this very special player and why he is delighted to fl y the fl ag for Irish golf.


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34 Dublin’s Doorstep and Lakelands Regions


36 Golf Courses 51


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58 Special Offers The 2010 AIB Ladies Irish Open


62 The South East Region 64 Golf Courses 70 Accommodation


72 The Irish Open Philip Reid previews this summer’s Irish Open, supported by Fáilte Ireland.


74 The Cork & Kerry Regions 76 Golf Courses 86 Accommodation


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90 Great Irish Golfing Stories There’s always a good story to go with a round of golf and in Ireland we love a good story. Dermot Gilleece reveals some of the best and asks if you have any you’d like to share with us?


92 The Mid WestRegion 94 Golf Courses 97


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98 Life After Golf There’s plenty more to Ireland than simply world class golf courses. Sean Carberry reveals some of the best things Irish people like to do after the golf round is over.


100 The North Region 102 Golf Courses


111 Finding us The addresses for the Fáilte Ireland Regional Offi ces in Ireland and the addresses for Tourism Ireland Offi ces all over the world.


112 The West & North West Regions 114 Golf Courses 121 Accommodation


125 Map and Index


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