IRELAND 2, SCOTLAND 2 AT END OF

FIRST DAY IN DUBLIN

The Mary McKenna Perpetual Trophy senior women's amateur golf match is finely poised after the first day's play at St Margaret's Golf & Country Club, Dublin.

Ireland and Scotland shared the honours in the four four-ball ties to be tied at 2-2 with eight singles to decide the outcome on Monday.

Sunday's conditions were difficult for the players - cold, wind and rain.

FIRST DAY RESULTS

IRELAND 2, SCOTLAND 2

Irish names first:

FOUR-BALLS

Mary Madden & Carmel Cahill lost to Heather Anderson & Margaret Tough 4 and 2.

Valerie Hassett & Pamela Morgan lost to Lorna Bennett & Fiona de Vries 3 and 2.

Marilyn Henderson & Nano Brennan bt Helen Faulds & Fiona Hunter 2 and 1.

Sheena O'Brien-Kenney & Violet McBride bt Pamela Williamson & Kathleen Sutherland 1 hole.

MONDAY'S SINGLES:

Mary McKenna v Kathleen Sutherland.

Mary Madden v Margaret Tough.

Eileen MacMullen v Pamela Williamson.

Sheena O'Brien-Kenney v Helen Faulds.

Pam Morgan v Fiona De Vries.

Violet McBride v Lorna Bennett.

Marlyn Henderson v Fiona Hunter.

Valerie Hassett v Heather Anderson.