For every birdie scored during the 2024 KPMG Women’s Irish Open at Carton House, along with every birdie that Leona Maguire has had since 2024 KPMG US Women’s Open, KPMG pledged to donate a children’s book to local schools.
These excellent performances on the course resulted in 1,343 books donated, further bolstered by KPMG’s donation of 657 additional books in a gesture of thanks towards Carton House and the wider community. This brought the grand total to 2,000 books, enough to create a vibrant “little library” for each of the participating schools, including many DEIS schools.
The donated books, carefully curated by the team at Children’s Books Ireland, celebrate diversity, inclusion, and the empowering stories of women in sport. This initiative builds on KPMG’s longstanding partnership with Children’s Books Ireland, which includes their support of the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards and impactful programs like BOLD GIRLS and Free To Be Me, all championing the power of reading to inspire and empower young minds.
Children's Books Ireland
KPMG has been a proud partner of Children’s Books Ireland since 2017, running a number of initiatives such as BOLD GIRLS, which promotes gender equality, and Free To Be Me, which encourages the celebration of diversity through children’s books, as well as sponsoring the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland Awards since 2020. The Awards have been running for over thirty years and offer a total prize fund of €16,000 across six categories.
Growing up with two teachers as parents, the importance of books and reading were instilled in me from a very young age. I’m thrilled that my performance at the KPMG Women’s Open, and that of my co-competitors, will make such a lasting impact for the young readers I’ve met today in Clonmoney school, and in all of the schools that will benefit from this initiative.
We are very proud of Leona and her performance throughout this year’s KPMG Women’s Irish Open. KPMG is thrilled to give back to the Dromoland community through our partners at Children’s Books Ireland, and hope that these books inspire their readers for many years to come.
