Following a hugely successful first year, KPMG Ireland is delighted to announce the return of its Books for Birdies initiative in the lead up to this year’s KPMG Women’s Irish Open at Carton House. The initiative, in partnership with Children’s Books Ireland, will see KPMG donate one children’s book to local schools near Carton House for every birdie recorded by Leona Maguire and subsequently by every player at this year’s KPMG Women’s Irish Open.
The KPMG Books for Birdies campaign, in partnership with Children’s Books Ireland, will count every birdie that Leona Maguire has had since 2024 KPMG US Women’s Open and will conclude on the final day of the 2024 KPMG Women’s Irish Open which will take place at Carton House this year. Through this initiative, KPMG expects to donate approximately €20,000 worth of children’s books to local schools.
Last year, the Books for Birdies initiative at the KPMG Women’s Irish Open delivered a little library of 100 books to 20 schools around Limerick and Clare, reaching a grand total of 2,000 books following the conclusion of the tournament.
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.
