Athlone teenager Sean Doyle took another giant step forward in his career when he shot a second successive 72 to win the Faldo Series Ireland Championship by two strokes at Lough Erne.

Forrest Little's Julie McCarthy, Athlone's Sean Doyle and Carton House's Darragh Flynn lead the way after the opening rounds of the 36-hole Faldo Ireland Championships at the Lough Erne Resort in Enniskillen.

Carton House clinched the Fred Daly Trophy for the second time in four years with a dramatic 4-3 win over a valiant Galway at Ardglass, writes the GUI.

Ulster retained the Boys U15 Interprovincial Championship after two wins from two on the opening day and a draw in their final match with Leinster.