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In a good news story for the west, Galway’s links golf courses came first in Europe and won the coveted European Golf Destination of the Year for 2011.

The eyes of the world will be on Tiger Woods when he returns to Ireland next week for the JP McManus Invitational Golf Pro-Am at Adare Manor Hotel and Golf Resort in Adare, Co Limerick.

One Graiguenamanagh man’s enthralling journey has taken him from the pristine greens of Mount Juliet to the well-groomed pitches of South Africa’s world cup stadia, via the hallowed turf of Croke Park.

More than 99.9 per cent of Advanced Wavefront clients at Optilase achieve 20/20 vision, it has been revealed. The figure was recently confirmed by a study on binocular vision on all Advanced Wavefront treatment results. Optilase is Ireland’s largest provider of laser eye surgery and has carried out more than 30, 000 treatments, more than any other clinic in Ireland.

It has been independently verified that 99.9 per cent of people achieved 20/20 vision with the Advanced Wavefront treatment, the most advanced laser eye treatment by Ireland’s specialist in laser eye surgery.

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It has been the year of Padraig Harrington, Munster triumphant, three Irish boxing medals in Beijing and Kilkenny and Kerry keeping the Liam McCarthy and Sam Maguire Cups firmly in their grip. It’s also the year when Man United reclaimed the Champions League; Usain Bolt and Michael Phelps created an Olympics to remember; and Tiger Woods broke through the pain barrier to win the US Open. All of this and so much more are recalled in The Setanta Sports Yearbook 2008–2009.

A benefit evening to raise funds for the PREDA Foundation will take place at the Western Hotel, Prospect Hill tonight (Thursday) at 9pm.

The TV licence was worth paying for, if only to have had the benefit of sitting back last weekend to watch some of the greatest sporting moments of the summer. I have to be honest here, I felt rather guilty last Sunday evening having spent the majority of the previous two days watching hurling, football, golf and boxing. I am a farmer’s son and the guilt kicks in automatically if I spend any bit of time indoors on a fine day!

Schools and businesses around the country are getting ready to show their true colours for GOAL Jersey Day on Friday October 3.