By James McMahon
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1808 That's it for today from us here at RTÉ.ie We'll be back with more golf updates on Saturday. Keep up to date with the scoring on the leaderboard link.
1754 Germany's Marcel Siem has made par on 10 and remains at eight under.
1744 In an interview with RTÉ Sport, Graeme McDowell felt the crowd played their part in helping him to around of 66. A win here would certainly gives GMAC a boost ahead of the US PGA.
1740 All of those on level par are hanging on with regard to the cut.
1738 England's David Horsey, with a pair of 68 is a player to watch out for
1732 Mark Foster with rounds of 70 & 69 finishes on three under and remains well placed. Soren Hansen finishes with a par to lie on nine under
1720 So we have joint leaders in Singh and Hansen, while Michael Hoey just missed a birdie attempt on 18, but a six under finish aint bad.
1718 Niklas Lemke finsihes on six under, while Soren Hansen has just birdied 17 to move to nine under. Marcel Siem is on eight under through eight holes.
1709 Right, that's me done for today. I'll hand you over to Jim McMahon for the last of the action this Friday. See you tomorrow for more of the same.
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1706 Hansen (-8) has chipped to the green and has saved par on the 16th.
1703 RTE.ie's Ed Leahy in Killarney: Couldn't get near 18th green so popped inside to watch telly. Great to see Rory and GMac back in contention. Killarney looks amazing on TV.
1702 Hansen (-8) approaches the green at 16. He overcooks it and the ball bounces off down the slope past the green.
1701 Hoey nails a birdie at 17 to go six under par.
1700 Gallacher ends with a round of 66, five under par.
1656 Peter Lawrie goes for birdie on 18 and makes it from three yards. That leaves him six under par overall after a second round 66.
1655 Pictured below: Paul Cutler (amateur) hit a second round 67 to move to six under par overall in Killarney.
1652 LEADERS: Singh -9, Hansen -8.
1651 Dyson also misses birdie on the last. He taps in for par and ends seven under par with a 65 for the round.
McDowell goes for par on the last and from a yard he taps in. McDowell ends four under overall with a 66 for the round, he had a 72 yesterday.
1650 McDowell misses a birdie effort on the last.
1647 Hansen (-8) plays in to the 15th out of the rough and lands it near the pin.
1644 Fisher taps in the par putt. That leaves him seven under for the round, he adds a 64 to his opening 67.
1643 Horsey bogeys the last to go to six under overall after a 63.
1642 McIlroy can't complete the birdie putt on 18 and finishes the round on four under par, with a round of 68.
1640 Fisher (-7) goes for birdie on the last from eight yards and misses by a whisker.
1639 McDowell (-4) takes birdie with a right to left on 17.
1638 Hansen (-8) misses a birdie putt at 14. He settles for par.
1637 McIlroy (-4) approaches 18 and it is inch perfect - he will go for birdie on the last.
1636 Fisher (-7) tees off at 18 and uses a six iron to do so - excellent. It lands two yards from the flag.
1635 Lane saves par on 18 to go into the clubouse on five under par. That's a round of 67 to add to his Friday round of 70.
1634 Moriarty finishes three under par overall, with a second round 72.
1633 Hansen (-8) approaches the green on 14 and plays to three yards from the hole.
1627 McDowell approaches the hole on 17 and a superb shot reaches the green.
1626 Cricket update: England: 168-8 against India.
1625 LEADERS: Singh -9, Hansen - 8.
1624 Green birdies 16 to go to seven under par.
1623 Dyson misses birdie on 16, so stays at seven under par.
1621 McDowell tries to grab a birdie on 16 from ten yards, the line is correct, but the pace is undercooked.
McIlroy approaches the 17th and lands on the green - another birdie chance there.
1620 Howell birdies the 17th to go to four under par.
1617 McDowell is by a tree on the 16th and it's all dusty and a very bad lie. He doesn't make great contact and it only reaches the edge of the green.
1616 Lemke is on the 14th, where his drive caught a tree, his third makes the green.
1615 McDowell drives to the green on 16 with his second shot. Way, way off to the right and into the crowds.
1613 Fisher goes for eagle on 16. It's a short putt from two yards and he overhits it and the ball runs by the hole. He claims the birdie and moves to seven under par.
1612 Horsey takes par on the same hole and remains seven under par.
1609 McIlroy for an eagle on 16 - so close, but has to settle for birdie. He's now four under par.
1608 McDowell tees off at 16 and just avoids the bunker.
1607 Dyson (-7) tees off at 16 with a serious smack which goes left.
1606 McIlroy plays his approach to the green on 16 - it's very good and lands by the pin.
Lemke birdies the 13th and goes to six under par.
1606 McDowell and McIlroy both three under par.
1558 Lemke approaches the 13th and lands right by the tee.
McDowell lands birdie on 15 to move to three under.
1555 LEADERS: Singh -9
Hansen -8
Wakefield, Jacquelin, Horsey - 7
1554: Kieran Reddan asks: How is John Parry playing ,will he be in the mix come Sunday do you think?
TP: Parry is two under after 11. He is in the hunt, but needs to nail at least another two birdies on this back nine.
1552 McIlroy, from a yard, also claims a birdie on 15 and goes to three under par.
1551 Horsey goes for birdie on 15 from three yards. He judges it to perfection and goes to seven under par.
1550 Rory will put for birdie on 15 from a yard.
1550 Hansen (-8), at the 11th, plays off into the rough.
1549 Rory McIlroy is on the green at 15 and in with a birdie chance.
1548 Dyson birdies 14 to go to six under par - that's two birdies in-a-row for Dyson.
1547 McDowell misses birdie on 14. He taps in and will go to the 15th on two under par.
1546 Moriarty taps in for par - he remains five under par.
1544 Moriarty misses a birdie on 16 to go six-under par.
1541 McDowell (-2) missed the fairway on the 14th and has recovered superbly to reach the green.
1540 LEADERS: Singh - 9, Hansen -8, Wakefield, Jacquelin - 7.
1539 Horsey goes for par on 14 and makes it to stay on six under par.
1538 McIlroy makes the birdie at 14 to go to two under par.
1536 Fisher goes for birdie on 14. A tremendous effort from three yards lips out for the defending champion.
1535 Horsey also finds the green at 14.
1534 Fisher (-6) now plays to the 14th green. Fisher also finds the green.
1533 McIlroy (-1) plays his approach to the 14th. From 111 yards he uses the sandwedge to find the green.
1531 Dyson birdies 13 to go five under.
1530 Moriarty pars the 14th and remains five under - he is just outside the top ten.
1528 Hansen tees off the tenth. So close to a hole-in-one! A half yard away - best effort on ten today.
1527 The video highlights from day one are up-and-running, folks, click on the link above.
1526 McIlroy has messed up the birdie chance and settles for par, he remains one under.
1525 CRICKET UPDATE: England are 117-6 after 48 overs against India.
1522 McIlroy is one under at the minute so a birdie here would set him up for a charge on the very playable back five.
1519 McIlroy approaches the 13th and what a shot - right by the pin. He should convert for a birdie there.
1517 Dyson goes for birdie on 12, but misses it.
1516 McDowell must chip to the green from the edge of the rough past the green and it's a cracker, just rolling past the pin.
1515 Howell goes for birdie on 13, to go to three under par. There is a double-breaker in front of him and it pulls his shot wide - the pace was good. He'll settle for par.
Del Moral ends on six under par with a 67.
1514 McDowell plays a wayward approach after his excellent tee shot.
1513 RTÉ.ie’s Ed Leahy in Killarney: Going to hang with Lawrie and Hoey for back nine. Both doing well and can actually see what's going on.
1512 LEADERS: Singh -9, Wakefield, Jacquelin, Lemke, Hansen -7.
1510 Lemke (-7) tees off at ten, he finds the water I think! Camera angle didn't show it well.
1509 McDowell tees off at 12 - he connects superbly and puts it right down the fairway.
1504 For those cricket fans out there: England are 102-6 in the first innings of their test with India at Trent Bridge, West Bridgford Nottinghamshire.
1501 RTÉ.ie’s Ed Leahy in Killarney: Two great birdies on 7&8 for @Graeme_McDowell. Very relaxed on ninth tee and rolls his ball to the kid with the best view. #strainedneck!!
TP: McDowell now on three under after ten.
1446 McIlroy is level for the day (one bogey, one birdie) and stays at one under.
1443 McDowell is also making good progress; he has picked up four birdies on the front nine to go to three under par.
1429 Moriarty, after dropping a shot on seven, proceeeds to pick up shots on the ninth and tenth to go to five under.
1421 On the same hole McDowell picks up a shot to go to two under.
1418 McIlroy drops a shot on the seventh. He's level for the tournament.
1407 THE PROJECTED CUT REMAINS ONE UNDER PAR.
1403 Colm Moriarty is four under par after six.
Lemke remains six under, now after five holes.
Michael Hoey is three under after five.
Simon Thornton is two under after 12.
Peter Lawrie is two under after five.
David Higgins is one under after 14.
Rory McIlroy is one under after six.
Graeme McDowell is one under after six.
1333 THE PROJECTED CUT IS ONE UNDER PAR.
1332 McIlroy, McDowell and McWilliams are all one under par.
1331 Simon Thornton is two under after nine.
1329 Niklas Lemke is six under after three. Horsey and Fisher are both fiver under after five.
Colm Moriarty is four under after four.
Peter Lawrie and Michael Hoey are both three under par.
1259 When that coverage is back we'll be following McIlroy's round closely.
1256 Right folks, the TV coverage has cut off until 3pm, so the updates will be sporadic until then I'm afraid!
1255 Singh tells the media he won't be watching the India v England cricket Test this afternoon and will be watching movies instead.
1254 Graeme McDowell is level after the first.
1253 Rory McIlroy is one under after two.
1253 Colm Moriarty is four under after three.
1252 Ramsay is five under par for the round as he approaches the 17th and finds the rough.
1251 Ramsay is still out on the course and could yet close the gap.
1250 LEADERS: Singh -9, Ramsay -8, Wakefield, Jacquelin - 7.
1249 Singh claims par on the 18th for a round of 70 to end the day nine under par overall - the leader of the Irish Open.
1248 Jacquelin goes for birdie from a yard and pops it in with aplomb. That moves him to seven under par with a round of 68.
1246 From three yards McGinley goes for the birdie on 18 - McGinley taps in for par and ends the day level par with a 72 to add to Friday's 70. He may yet make the cut.
1243 Singh goes for birdie on 18. From six yards he gets the line off left, the right to left break caught him out.
1242 Ramsay takes birdie four at the 16th - he is now eight under par and one away from the leader.
1238 So, Clarke ends the day one over par and Harrington ends three over par. With the cut currently at level par it is unlikely either will be in action tomorrow.
1237 Harrington takes par on 18 to finish three over par. That's a round of 72 to add to a 73 and signals the end of his weekend.
1236 Singh tees off at 18 and plays right down the fairway - perfect.
1235 McGrane takes par on 18 from a yard. That gives him a round of 67 to add to yesterday's 69 - he is six under par overall.
1233 McGrane goes for birdie on 18 from ten yards. Right to left up the slope then left to right over the top of the hill, but the line is wrong. He will have a go at par.
1232 Singh misses the par effort on 17 and pops in the bogey. The leader drops back to eight under par.
1231 Singh chips to the green on 17 with his third shot, he plays four yards past the hole.
1230 Clarke goes for par on 18 and misses. Clarke ends one over par overall - with the cut projected at one under par, he is likely to miss it.
1228 McGinley plays to the green on 17 and lands three yards from the pin.
1222 Simon Wakefield: "I've been consistent, trying to hole my putts and keep it on the fairway."
1212 Singh slightly overcooks it and rolls past the green over the back - should be able to recover from there.
1220 Singh has a decent enough lie in the rough grass and should reach the green with no major problems.
1217 Colm Moriarty is four under after one.
1216 McGrane goes for birdie on 17 but it pulls up short as it reaches the step on the green. He claims par and stays six under par.
1215 McGinley goes down the left side of the fairway as he tees off at 17.
1216 Jacquelin is next at the tee-box and finds the fairway nicely.
1215 Singh tees off at 17. He uses a three wood and hits out into the long grass.
1214 Clarke tees off at 18.
1213 Jacquelin also takes birdie on 16, he moves to six under par.
1213 McGinley goes for birdie on 16 and makes it - he goes level par.
1212 Singh goes for eagle from five yards on 16. The line pulls right and he misses. Singh taps in to go ten under par.
1211 McGrane approaches 17 and reaches the edge of the green.
1210 Wakefield pars the last to card a round of 66 and end the day on seven under par. He marked 69 on Friday.
1210 Ramsay knocks in a birdie at 14 to go -7.
1205 Singh does the same - except better. Great chance for an eagle for Singh on 16.
1204 Jacquelin lands on the green off his tee off at 16.
1202 Wakefield approaches the 18th with his third and it's very good. He should tap in for par.
1202 LEADERS: Singh -9, Wakefield -7.
1201 McGrane misses a birdie by inches at 16 - it was in the jaws but held up short. He is still six under par.
1200 THE PROJECTED CUT IS LEVEL PAR.
1159 McGrane plays his third on 16 - it's a beauty and drops on the green.
1159 Clarke drives off at 17 and finds the fairway this time.
1158 Singh also takes par on 15 and remains nine under par.
1157 McGinley gets par on 15 and is one over par.
1156 Gagli misses a birdie on 18 and will finish with a round of 69. He is five under par.
1155 Singh makes a birdie effort on 15 from seven yards. It comes close, but he must settle for par.
1154 Jacquelin goes for birdie on 15 from six yards. Again, the line is wrong.
1153 Clarke pars the 16th and stays level par.
1152 Ramsay misses his birdie on 13 and stays six under.
1149 Wakefield makes a classy birdie on 17 to go seven under par.
1148 LEADERS: Singh -9, CutLer (AM), McGrane, Ramsay, Wakefield, Canizares - 6.
1144 Harrington goes for birdie on 15 and the ball almost rolls over the hole! So close.
1142 Clarke must take a drop on 16 as he fired into the deep rough.
1141 Singh claims par on 14 - he is still nine under par.
1141 McGinley goes for birdie on 14 from the fringe grass. It's a three-yard putt and goes so close but drifts wide. He pars to stay one over par.
1140 Ramsay takes par at 12 to stay six under par.
1138 Jacqeulin goes for birdie on 14. The line is all wrong. He taps in for par.
1135 Singh plays past the hole on his approach at 14.
Cutler finishes six under par with a round of 67.
1131 Simon Thornton is -3 after one.
1130 LEADERS: Singh -9, Ramsay, McGrane, Canizares -6.
1130 Clarke claims par on 15, he remains level par overall.
1129 Cutler approaches the 18th and lands a yard from the hole.
1128 Clarke has a birdie putt from ten yards on 15. The pace is right but the line is off and it sails by the hole.
McGrane misses birdie on 14 and will stay six under par.
1127 Singh has a six-yard putt to save par and he makes it - superb save to stay nine under par.
1125 Jacquelin putts downhill for birdie on 13 and the effort drifts wide of the hole.
1124 McGinley goes for birdie from four yards and the line is wrong. He will settle for par.
1123 McGinley will putt first on 13.
1122 Singh chips to the pin on 13 with the sandwedge and lands two yards past the hole.
1121 Cutler misses an eight-yard birdie putt on 17.
1120 McGinley is next to approach the green on 13 and he also makes it near the pin.
1119 Jacquelin approaches the 13th and gets it four yards from the pin.
1118 Singh approaches the 13th and lands in the fairway - toward the green end.
1116 McGrane goes for par on 13 and makes it.
1115 Colm Moriarty (-4) will tee off at midday.
1114 LEADERS: Singh -9, McGrane and Ramsay -6.
1113 Singh taps in for par and stays three clear.
1112 McGinley goes for par on 12 and he nails it. He stays one over par.
1111 Singh goes wide with his birdie putt on 12.
1110 Jacquelin will putt first on the 12th. He putts uphill from seven yards and misses and taps in for par. He is five under still.
1109 Cutler birdies the 16th to go five under par.
1108 Clarke taps in his bogey on 13, he's par now.
1107 Gagli pars 15 to stay -5.
1106 Clarke misses par on 13 - another bogey.
1105 Jacquelin plays a similar shot and lands a yard behind Singh's ball.
1103 Singh plays his approach to the green on 12 and it's a dinger. He uses a four iron and reaches the green.
1059 Ramsay is now up to six under par after nine.
1056 LEADERS: Singh -9, McGrane -6.
1046 Jacquelin plays his third on 11 and makes the green. He grabs par as does Singh.
1044 Harrington bogeys again and is now four over - he is likely to miss the cut.
McGrane saves par on the 11th and stays in second place on six under par.
1043 Shane Lowry is six over par after 12 and has just played wide of the fairway into the crowd.
1042 Darren Clarke is having a smoke break - his form of meditation.
1041 Singh follows Jacquelin's lead and birdies the 10th to go to nine under par.
1040 Jacquelin goes for birdie on ten from seven yards and nails it - that puts the Frenchman on five under.
1039 Leaderboard: Singh -8, McGrane -6.
1038 McGinley goes for birdie on ten, it's a tough right to left roll and he misjudges it. He taps in for par and stays one over par overall.
1037 Clarke tees off at 12 on two under.
1036 McGrane has recovered well and has found the fairway.
1035 McGrane is off in the trees at 11 - big trouble.
1033 McGinley bogeys the ninth to go to one over par.
1031 Clarke plays near the pin on the 11th, he should claim par.
Singh misses a birdie on nine, he will remain eight under.
1030 Leaderboard: Singh -8, McGrane -6.
1029 McGrane hit a 69 yesterday, so is four under for the round today.
1028 McGrane goes for birdie on ten and makes it from four yards - perfect. He is now outright second behind Singh.
1022 Singh has found the green on nine with his approach shot.
1021 McGrane has birdied the ninth and moves up to joint second on five under par.
1020 Harrington tees off at ten, the ball drops nicely on the green.
1018 Wakefield pars the 11th and remains five under and in the chase.
1017 Harrington misses birdie on nine and stays three over par.
1015 McGinley goes for par on the eighth and it curls out at the last moment. He drops to level par.
1015 Jacquelin is four under after ten.
1012 Singh has a chance for birdie on eight. It's a long, quick left to right break. He gives a great effort and the right pace, but he gets the line wrong. He will tap in for par and stay seven under par.
Clarke goes for birdie on ten and misses from two yards. He stays three under.
1005 RTÉ Con's Murphy has broken out the tub of Brylceem for the second day in Killarney.
He obviously remembered Brylcreem puts 'Life, life, life in your hair!'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6F4GtyRfto
1003 Paul Culter is the best amateur on four under par, he's played 11 holes of his second round.
1002 There is a group of players chasing Singh, who are all on five under par: Gagli, Wakefield, Jacquelin, Campbell, Nilsson and Siem.
1000 Singh pars again to stay seven under after six.
0938 Jacquelin is also on four under, the Frenchman has played five.
0937 Paul Cutler is up to four under par after nine - an impressive showing from the amateur, so far.
0935 Singh remains on seven under par after five holes. Kaleka will go out on the course shortly. Brier and Gagli are both still five under. Wakefield is also now on five under, the Englishman has played eight.
0925 Brier and Gagli are both on five under par after eight. That puts Brier four under for the day and Gagli is two under for the day.
0914 Second-placed Alexandre Kaleka has not got his round underway yet. The Frenchman will tee off at 9.25.
0913 Singh has dropped a shot in Killarney, he is now only seven under after four.
0910 Tiger Woods has announced his return to golf. Tiger will play at the WGC Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone next week. Tiger has gone 26 tournaments without a win, but has won the Invitational seven times.
0857 Full TV coverage of the Irish Open starts at 10am, on RTÉ One.
0851 Damien McGrane is three under after three.
Simon Thornton is three under and will start his second round at 11am.
Michael Hoey is two under and will go out at 12.45.
Paul McGinley is one under after two.
Rory McIlroy is one under and will start again at 12.15.
Padraig Harrington is one over and has played three holes of his second round.
Graeme McDowell is one over par and will go back out at 12.25.
0849 Colm Moriarty is out on the course at midday.
Defending champion Ross Fisher is out at 12.15. Irish amateur
Paul Cutler is thee under par after six holes of his second round.
0845 There are plenty of competitors already out on the course in Kerry. Michael Campebll, 2005 US Open winner, has parred the first and remains five under par.
The Open hero Darren Clarke is four under par after three holes.
Singh has also started his second round. The Indian overnight leader is still eight under par, after two holes.
0827 Good morning and welcome to our live text coverage of the Irish Open presented by Discover Ireland, at Killarney Golf and Fishing Club.
