Mens Captain Dermot O’Brien presents Peter Martin (Centre), Seán McEntee (Left) and John Hogan (Right) of Portumna Tidy Towns with the proceeds from his charity Food & Drinks Cart.
Sincere thanks to all the members who contributed for their generosity.
Mens Captain Dermot O’Brien presents Aoife Connelly and Gerry larkin of Portumna Social Services Day Care Centre with the proceeds from his charity Food & Drinks Cart.
Sincere thanks to all the members who contributed for their generosity.
Trump International, Doonbeg are hosting a fundraising day for Portumna’s own Sam Murphy on the 19th of October 2026.
This is a fantastic opportunity to play one of the great links courses, only 5 weeks after the Irish Open.
Portumna Golf club recently hosted the AIG Irish Men’s Amateur close. Thomas Higgins Roscommon Golf Club was the overall winner surviving a 3 hole playoff against Greystones Dylan Holmes. It was PGC’s first significant event to host at this level.
James O’Meara PGC President. Aiden Connaughton AIG, Thomas Higgins Winner, Fiona Delargy President Golf Ireland, Dermot O’Brien PGC Men’s Captain, Georgina Chambers PGC Ladies Captain.
All at Portumna Golf Club would like to wish the best of luck to Sam Murphy, teeing off in the Hotel Planner Irish Challenge 2026 which starts tomorrow in Killeen Castle.
Sam will be teeing off at 2:25pm Thursday and 9:10am Friday.
The 2026 Irish Challenge, played at Killeen Castle, will see 156 of the best up and coming male golf professionals battle it out for a €300,000 prize fund. Fans can expect to see a host of international players from the top of the Road to Mallorca Rankings as well as a strong cohort of Irish talent.
The Christy O’Connor Jnr Memorial Trophy will be awarded to the leading Irishman, who will also earn an invite to the 2026 Amgen Irish Open.
Congratulations to Mike Carty and his JB Carr team on winning the Connacht Final.
Fantastic achievement from all involved!
The Semi Finals and Finals are hosted by Woodenbridge Golf Club and will take place on the 5th and 6th of September.
Back row:
John Cleary, Mick McGivern, Ger Brehony, Frank Hynes, Dermot Egan, Mattie Kenny, Matt Donohue, Willie Carty
Front row:
PJ Moylan, Leslie O Meara, Dermot O’Brien (Men’s Captain) Mike Carty (Team Manager), Pat Healy,
The 2026 AIG Irish Men’s Amateur Close Championship takes place at Portumna Golf Club in County Galway, Ireland. The prestigious national tournament runs from Thursday, August 13, to Saturday, August 15, 2026
We received some very good news today that our ranking in Golf Ireland top 100 golf courses has risen to No 45, great to be inside the top 50 and great to be still the number 1 parkland course in Connaught.
Team 1: Sadie Tierney, Martina Harpur, Georgina Chambers.
Team 2: Carmel Whelan (President), Pauline McEvoy, Loretto O’Grady.
The Senior Women’s Golf Society (SWGS) All Ireland Finals took place in Edenmore Golf Club, Co. Down on Monday the 10th of August with 37 Teams from four provinces participating. Portumna was represented by two teams (named above) who qualified from the regional finals in July in Athlone Golf Club. It was a 3 person team with all 3 scored counting and thankfully the weather was kind on the day.
Well done to Team 1 on coming 1st place (Pictured below). Gort Golf Club took 2nd and 3rd places so a clean weep for Connacht. Congratulations to them.
Lime kilns form part of Ireland’s rich industrial heritage and are widely distributed throughout the landscape. Lime has been produced for thousands of years and was in great demand for the building of castles, churches and towns. This lime kiln and dwelling, most likely dates from the 18th century and was constructed to produce lime for local needs.
Lime is produced by heating limestone to a very high temperature in an open-topped chamber with an opening at the base, known as the eye. A fire was lit through this opening and the kiln was filled from above with alternating layers of turf and stone chips. The fire would burn for many days and sometimes for weeks. The lime was removed from the base with long-handled shovels. The labour- intensive process required several workmen who would have resided in the adjoining dwelling for the duration of the work.
This image shows the remains of an old lime kiln and adjoining staff dwelling on our 6th hole. This was once used to produce lime for local businesses.
A huge congratulations to our Men’s Captain, Damien Gibbons, on a hugely successful Captain’s Day. The event was a credit to his hard work and dedication, and we’d like to thank everyone who came out to support and take part in the day. The atmosphere was fantastic, and it was great to see such strong participation from members. A special congratulations goes to Martin McDonagh, who claimed the top prize. Well done to all prize winners and participants.
