The Ireland MO40 team finished second at the Masters Home Internationals in Galway, with the WO35/40 and MO60 sides coming third and the WO60 team taking fourth place last Saturday.
Twenty-three players represented Ireland across the four teams in the first leg of the 2026 Home Internationals, and it was the MO40 skippered by Donnagh Crowley that fared best across the two-day event.
Crowley’s team, which included Brian Byrne, Michael Ely, Mark Furlong, Dermot MacNamara, David Noone and Niall Rooney, finished with 44 points from its three matches, 13 points behind the first-place England on 57.
Wales were third on 28 points, with Scotland bringing up the rear in fourth on seven points.
The MO60 team, skippered by Teddy Reinecke and featuring Gerry Callanan, Myles Fitzpatrick, David Hazzard, Donal Kelly and Andre Maur, came third.
They finished just five points behind second-place Wales on 32 in an age-grade won by England on 59 points. Scotland were fourth with 22 points.
In the WO35/40, the Siobhan Parker-captained Ireland, with Ciara Davey, Ciara Moloney Doheny, Aoileann Ni Chomhrai, Maria O’Brien and Tanya Scullion featuring, came third on 26 points.
They were 22 points behind the second-place England on 48 points in a table topped by Wales in 57 points, with Scotland finishing fourth on 18 points.
In the WO60, the Ireland team, skippered by Rosie Barry and featuring Josie Grogan, Mary Keyes and Diane Lanigan, finished in fourth place with one point. Scotland took the title with 36 points, England came second on 24 and Wales third with 17.
With the opening leg in Galway now complete, the action moves to Nottingham next weekend where another four Irish teams – the MO35, MO55, WO55 and MO75 – will take on their counterparts from England, Scotland and Wales.
