Shane Lowry had a good reason for missing Rory McIlroy’s wedding

McIlroy’s wedding to Erica Stoll had Ashford Castle in lockdown last weekend.

Shane Lowry had a good reason for missing Rory McIlroy’s wedding

Shane Lowry had a good reason for missing Rory McIlroy’s wedding in Cong on Saturday, writes Stephen Barry.

McIlroy’s wedding to Erica Stoll had Ashford Castle in lockdown, with the 200 guests arriving in helicopters and blacked-out cars, security teams placed on boats on Lough Corrib and anti-drone experts also on duty.

Stevie Wonder was rumoured to have performed at the ceremony, having been pictured buying headphones at a computer shop in Galway.

And Masters winner Sergio Garcia flew in and out before appearing for the ceremonial kick-off at the Clasico derby at the Bernabeu.

As for Lowry; well, he’d a family event to attend in Offaly that night…

“My granny was 80 on Saturday night and we’d a birthday party for her at home. Family comes first,” he told a disbelieving Sean O’Rourke on RTÉ Radio 1.

“Genuinely, I was at my granny’s 80th in Esker Hills Golf Club on Saturday night.

“We’d a great night and she’s still flying at 80 years of age. She has 13 kids and almost every-one of them was there, so we’d a great night.

“There’s no big deal made about me when I go down there. I’m just going home and it’s great to be able to go home and keep my feet on the ground.”

Lowry was speaking ahead of this weekend’s One for Ireland campaign in aid of youth mental health services.

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