ABOUT THE SITE
Southern Fried Hockey was setup in a blog format in August 2008, before subsequently evolving into a news website in December 2009.
Working in tandem with the superb Irish Hockey Photographers, it aims to provide up-to-date stories and match reports for everything to do with Munster and Irish hockey, as well as interviews with the game’s movers and shakers and features on the big questions within the sport.
The Munster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association (MBIHA), awarded the site’s founder Alan Good a special merit prize in 2009, in recognition of Southern Fried Hockey’s contribution to the sport in the province.
FOUNDER – ALAN GOOD
SFH founder Alan Good in action for Munster at the junior interpros.
Alan Good is a 25-year-old sports journalist, hailing from Kinsale, Co Cork.
During five years as a freelance journalist covering everything from crime, health and politics to sport, arts and travel, he had his work published in titles such as the Irish Examiner, Irish Independent, Sunday Independent, Sunday Tribune, Evening Echo, Hot Press and The Sun.
He is currently a sports writer/sub-editor/page layout guy/general dogsbody with the Irish Examiner having completed a BA in economics at UCC, where he is a former editor of the college newspaper, the UCC Express.
Alan was named Journalist of the Year (National Press) at the Student Media Awards in 2008, and his first book, a history of Sunday’s Well Boating and Tennis Club, co-authored with Kieran McCarthy, was published in December 2009.
Alan began his hockey career as a beginner in 2008/09 with UCC MHC – where he served as PRO for three seasons – and last season represented Munster at the Junior Interprovincials.
PRAISE FOR SOUTHERN FRIED HOCKEY
“Provides a fine new outlet for the sport in Munster…informative, and unlike newspapers, can carry unlimited amounts of material. What both (SFH and The Hook) also do well is to highlight how poor the official provincial outlets are.”
Johnny Watterson, Irish Times
“reminiscent of a young Tom Humphries”
Damien Lane, news editor, The Sun
“This is a great e-zine that I enjoy reading. Thanks for taking the initiative to do it, and keep it up!”
Paul Varian, president, Sport British Columbia and former IHA chief executive
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Great job, lot of work gone into this, am hearing great things about it already, well done. Not sure if parents will forgive ‘merciless’ jibe tho
Posted by Bigsis | September 3, 2008, 8:54 amGreat website…. We have badly needed an up-to-date hockey website… Good work Alan!
Posted by lisa | September 5, 2008, 4:28 pmGreat website Alan!!!
Posted by T pain | September 9, 2008, 3:09 pmWell done. Site looks nice, fair play!!
Posted by Tim | September 12, 2008, 6:03 pmI’m delighted that theres going to be somewhere with decent coverage of munster hockey while im away in Scotland. Keep up the good work
Posted by Gerry as Glasgow | September 29, 2008, 9:20 pmAlan pays me to daily read and congratulate him on his blog…
(in all the seriousness that I have, well done, I do read this xxx)
Posted by Cia | October 13, 2008, 2:23 amI was trying to order a “breast in a bun” online and I stumbled upon this website but nice work I must say…
Posted by Rory K | October 14, 2008, 5:34 pmRun Alan, Run.
Posted by Dave G | October 20, 2008, 1:18 pmHi Alan
Can you please email me your tel no, need to talk to you re site,
Thanks
Mary
Posted by Mary | November 11, 2008, 8:01 amGood afternoon Alan
Could you please give me a call on (44) 7710 587219 when you have a moment reference Veterans Hockey in Ireland?
Regards
Sam
Posted by Sam Ireland | December 10, 2008, 1:21 pmAlan makes my job as a liaison officer sooooo much easier!
Posted by Greg Higgins | December 22, 2008, 1:34 am