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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#000066" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BFBF00" FACE="Bookman Old Style" >Ballinlough Castle Golf Club</FONT>    <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#BFBF00" FACE="Arial" >|    </FONT> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ballinlough Castle Golf Club"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <B>353 46 94 33760 / 353  87 2444892</B></div> <div> <B>About Us</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Societies Green Fees"><U>Societies & Green Fees</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id137.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Members login"><U>Members login</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Development"><U>Development</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#000066" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <I><B><U> <A NAME="club_officers_2006__"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></U></B></I><I><B><U>Club Officers 2010.</U></B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>  Captain.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div>               Mr.Aidan Bagnall</div> <bR> <div> <B>Presiden</B><B>t.</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mr Fenian Reilly.</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Lady Captain.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mrs.Mary Burke</div> <div>  </div> <div> <I><B>Men's Secretary.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mr.Tony Brady<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Lady Secretary.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mrs Martina Brady</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Men's Club Treasurer.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mr.Gerry Cooke<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Lady Treasurer.</B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  </div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Chairman Competitions </B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mr.Dave O'Shea<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Chairman Handicaps</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Lady Competition Secretary.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mrs Mary Farrelly</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Lady Handicap Secretary.</B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Ms Teresa Coleman</div> <div> <I> </I></div> <div> <I><B>Mens Committee.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mr Aidan Bagnall</div> <div> Mr Tony Brady</div> <div> Mr.Gerry Cooke</div> <div> Mr.Dave O'Shea</div> <div> Mr Graham Carpenter            (ex officio)<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Directors.</B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mr.Tony Brady<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFF00" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mr.Gerry Cooke</div> <div> Mr.Cathal Flynn</div> <div> Mr.Oliver O'Sullivan</div> <div> Mr.Fenian Reilly</div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Administrator/Sec Manager.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mr.Tony Brady<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Development & Finance.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Mr.Tony Brady<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mrs.Kay Browne<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mr.Peadar Conlon</div> <div> Mr.Gerry Cooke<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mrs.Jill Daly<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mr.Cathal Flynn<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mr.Oliver O'Sullivan<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Mr.Fenian Reilly.<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Course Designer/Advisor.</B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>Mr.Pat Ruddy</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=398 BGCOLOR="#FFFFCC" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>About Us</I></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="1bdeb7d0.jpg" border=0 width="491" height="125" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> 17th St Andrews</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="383" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 89 WIDTH="379"><div> <A HREF="id16_ballinlough_castle_gardens__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B><U>Ballinlough Castle</U></B></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> is situated in the rich pastureland of North County Westmeath. </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> We are only 55 kms from the M.50 Roundabout and can be easily reached in 40 minutes from Blanchardstown</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="114" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="110"><div> <I><B><U>Directions.</U></B></I></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>We are, Only 36 miles from the M.50 roundabout (Dublin) </B></div> <div> <B>via</B><A HREF="id16_trim__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B> </B></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id16_trim__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B><U>Trim</U></B></U></A></FONT><B> (12mls) and </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="id16_athboy__.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B><U>Athboy</U></B></U></A></FONT><B> (5mls).</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="534" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1004 WIDTH="265"><bR> <div> <B>To reach us from Dublin/Trim/ Athboy</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Travelling from Dublin use the N3 and take left exit for Trim Just past the old fairyhouse turn off,</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Arriving in Trim take the 3rd exit from the roundabout for Athboy, </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Arriving in Athboy turn left and drive up through the town pass the </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Old Darnley Lodge Hotel</B></FONT><B> on your left and turn right at </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Price Busters</B></FONT><B> 50 yds further on.,</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Go 400 mtrs on the Oldcastle Road, then turn left at the end of a row of terreced houses, (</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>follow the sign for</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Ballinlough Castle Gardens</B></FONT><B>), you should pass a graveyard on your right, </B></div> <div> <B>About 1 mile from the town you will reach a fork in the road keep to the right, continue on (almost) to the end of this road (about 4 miles,) You will come to the entrance of Ballinlough Castle on your left.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Traveling from Dundalk/Ardee/Kells</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Continue on the N.52 towards Mullingar</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>2miles outside the village of Clonmellon on the N.52 you will come to a long sweeping left hand bend. </B></div> <div> <B>As the bend ends and before you start into the right hand bend you will see straight in front of you a little side road. </B></div> <div> <B>Drive the short distance to the end of this road and in front of you is the outer walls of Ballinlough, make a left turn go 100mtrs and the entrance to the golf club is on your right.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Traveling from Tullamore/Mullingar/Delvin</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>On the N.52 pass through the Village of Delvin,at the 4th road to the right approx 3.3 miles passed Delvin, You will see a sign for Ballinlough Castle Gardens on your right take the 2nd turn at this junction keeping the wall of the castle grounds on your right, travel about 400mtrs down this road you will come to the golf course entrance on your right. </B></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="262"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1004" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="262" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 18 WIDTH="265"><div> <B> </B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="262"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="18" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="262" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="533" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="288"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="288" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="238"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="238" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 WIDTH="288"><bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="238"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="35" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="238" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="500" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 174 WIDTH="496"><div> <B>Ballinlough Castle Golf Club was founded in 1998 and </B></div> <div> <B>affiliated to the</B><A HREF="http://www.gui.ie" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.gui.ie"><U><B> </B></U></A><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="http://www.gui.ie" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.gui.ie"><U><B><U>Golfing Union of Ireland</U></B></U></A></FONT><B> in April of 1999. </B></div> <div> <B>We are also affiliated to the Irish Ladies Golfing Union.</B></div> <div> <B>Ballinlough was formed to be a members controlled</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <div> <B>equal status club, with the sole intention of getting </B></div> <div> <B>the best course we could, out of the land at our disposal. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>When complete the course will become yet </B></div> <div> <B>another masterpiece in the </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Pat Ruddy </B></FONT><B>collection </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>and to whom the club is indebted for his help and encouragement. </B></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="497" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 176 WIDTH="226"><div> <B>Pat, who amongst many other</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT><B>projects has to his credit, </B><A HREF="http://theeuropeanclub.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://theeuropeanclub.com"><U><B>TheEuropean Club</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <div> <B>(ranked at number 5 in Ireland and 43 in the world),</B></div> <div> <B>And the magnificent Druids Glen, </B></div> <div> <B>(voted the number 1 visitor course in Europe), has described the site as being "</B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Amazingly beautiful</B></FONT><B>" he goes on to say, </B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="264"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="176" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="264" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 212 WIDTH="226"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="212" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="226" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="264"><div> <I>"</I> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Times New Roman" >The site is that good that there are at least eight natural holes, just waiting to be played. </FONT></div> <div> These holes will entail minimal construction work. </div> <div> We are building a course here in Ballinlough, to the best modern specifications </div> <div> which will be comparable to any parkland stretch in the country, and will be ultimately suitable for Tournament Play, should that become a requirement".</div> <bR> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>