McGinley, 39, had knee surgery last week after pulling out of the Irish Open at Carton House.
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McIlroy's European Ryder Cup teammate Justin Rose leads the way on five-under-par alongside Irish Open champion Jamie Donaldson.
"I am delighted to hear that the Irish Open is returning to Baltray, " said treble major winner Padraig Harrington.
The Swindon golfer lost play-offs for the British Masters and Irish Open before finishing fourth in the BMW Championship.
The Irish Open was staged at Adare Manor for the last two years, with England's Richard Finch winning in 2008.
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster was asked about the forthcoming Irish Open golf tournament to be held in Portrush, County Antrim.
To come through and win the Irish Open was fantastic and to top it off with this has been awesome.
The Irish Open is being staged at Carton House near Dublin, which Montgomerie admits "can be scary in some weather conditions".
Her inclusion has already increased interest in the event, but speaking before the Irish Open at Carton House, Campbell remained unconvinced.
Irish Open champion Shane Lowry returned a 74 and Spaniard Pablo Martin, winner of the Portuguese Open two years ago, a 72.
He finished eighth at the Masters, fourth at the U.S. Open and seventh recently at the Irish Open on a links course.
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It is 26 years since John O'Leary last gave the Irish Open a home win, so Harrington, McGinley and Clarke will not lack support, or motivation.
Donaldson said he was delighted with his recent form, and to pick up another title so soon after his first triumph at the 2012 Irish Open.
Gilroy's victory in the European Championships in Italy came at the end of a successful year where she also triumphed in the Irish Open and the Italian Open.
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In 2007, he became the first home winner of the Irish Open in 25 years and went on to win the British Open in the same year and also in 2008.
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The family have been told that a search due to take place in the summer did not happen because PSNI resources were needed at the Irish Open Golf and the Olympic torch relay.
London Irish open-side flanker Steffon Armitage will also travel to Paris as cover for the back row, with Johnson stressing that it was a precautionary move because of a number of "niggling injuries".
The minister said she hoped to see the Irish Open as a precursor to the British Open returning to Royal Portrush, and there had already been visits from the R and A golfing administrators.
And he then followed that up by taking the Irish Open at Adare Manor six months later, providing one of the more enduring images of the golfing calendar by treating himself to a leap in the river by way of celebration.
Still only 25, Williams is known around the snooker circuit as "Sprog" and became only the fourth player in history to win three ranking titles in one season when he scooped the Irish Open, Welsh Open and Thailand Masters in 1998-99.
The teenager then claimed six amateur titles including the Irish Amateur Open Stroke Play title in 2002 before turning professional at 19 in the same year.
However, the Irish did open their account six minutes later.
And O'Sullivan admitted that he had gone off the rails after winning the European Open and Irish Masters titles in March.
Firstly, Dunne blocked a Christofi volley on 50 minutes and the Manchester City defender got in a vital tackle eight minutes later to deny Michael Constantinou after the Irish defence had been carved open.
Golson, 20, led the Fighting Irish to 10 straight victories to open his starting season in 2012.
It had seemed to be a straight battle between 2011 British Open champion Darren Clarke, and Irish compatriot McGinley, who both served as vice captains to Jose Maria Olazabal in Chicago.
In Atlantic City 15 years ago, when boxing cards could still sell out every hotel room in town, Bert arranged for a room at the Irish Pub, a former speakeasy that stays open around the clock and rents rooms above the bar to friends (Joe DiMaggio was a regular back in the day).
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Carmen Tyson-Thomas scored a pair of baskets to cut the lead to 53-49, but Syracuse couldn't maintain the momentum as the Irish answered with a 7-0 spurt to open a 60-49 lead.
The Italians simply wouldn't let the Irish breathe, and the pressure led to Cassano's open strike, the corner kick, and the decisive goal.
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