ILGU INTER-PROVINCIALS

IRISH LADIES GOLF UNION
LADIES INTER-PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Hosted by Headfort Golf Club, Kells, Co Meath
Wednesday to Friday this week.

Leinster defend the Irish women's inter-provincial title this week and are bidding to complete a three-timer in an event which is now in its 42nd year.
Although missing their Curtis Cup stars, Tara Delaney and Martina Gillen, Leinster look the strongest side on paper at Headfort.
Curtis Cuppers Claire Coughlan and Tricia Mangan will be absent from a Munster line-up also depleted by the unavailability of the girls' international players.
Munster champion Marian Riordan and an in-form Catherine Tucker will lead the southern attack while dark horses Connacht once again field a young side capable of beating any team on their day.
Ulster once again will look to the experienced Helen Jones in a side that welcomes back double-winning Irish champion Alison Coffey who returns to inter-provincial action after a break of five years.
Like Munster, the side is hard hit by players selected to the Girls International team but have 2005 Girls Champion Danielle McVeigh in their armoury.
It's a challenging new course at Headfort with a par-72 track over 6,329 yards.

Fixtures:
Wednesday
Munster v Ulster, Connacht v Leinster.
Thursday
Leinster v Ulster, Connacht v Munster.
Friday
Ulster v Connacht, Munster v Leinster.

Teams
CONNACHT - Pat Farrell (Capt), Helen Sweeney (Mgr) Fiona Carroll (Athenry), Suzanne Corcoran (Portumna), Emma Gilmore (Mountbellew), Niamh Kitching (Claremorris), Anne McCormack (Roscommon), Darragh McGowan (Ballybofey/Stranorlar), Sinead O'Sullivan (Galway), Deirdre Walsh (Roscommon/Milltown)

LEINSTER – Therese O’Reilly (Capt), Theresa Morgan (Mgr) Dawn Marie Conaty (Ashbourne), Karen Delaney (Carlow), Mary Dowling (New Ross), Maria Dunne (Skerries), Jennifer Gannon (Co. Louth), Sinead Keane (Curragh), Maura Morrin (Curragh), Deirdre Smith (Co. Louth)

MUNSTER - Liz Bennett (Capt), Maura McNicholas (Ennis) Pamela Murphy (Ennis), Gillian O’Leary (Cork/UCC), Karen O'Neill (Douglas), Marian Riordan (Tipperary), Holli Snelling (Killarney), Ailish Thompson (Douglas), Catherine Tucker (Limerick)

ULSTER – Carol Corrigan (Capt), Hilda Percival Price (Mgr) Alison Coffey (Warrenpoint), Maura Diamond (Royal Portrush), Helen Jones (Strabane), Jenna Kinnear (Belvoir Park), Bronagh Lunny (Belvoir Park), Danielle McVeigh (R.C.D.L.), Nicola Moore (Clandeboye), Naoimh Quigg (City of Derry)