Shane Lowry is off to his first Ryder Cup after receiving the wildcard pick from Team Europe captain Pádraig Harrington.

On The Ian Dempsey Breakfast Show this morning, Pádraig explained that while the decision was a difficult one, it was also an easy one, which in turn made it a difficult one and so on...

Never one to shy away from detail, Pádraig also provided a detailed description of his call to Shane to give him the good news.

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