Mystery again surrounds the future of Irish hockey’s interprovincial tournaments after the Irish Hockey Association (IHA) confirmed the senior and junior tournaments will not take place during the 2011/12 season.
Jason Lynch has been given a renewed vote of confidence by national coach Paul Revington after he was named in a 24-man core Irish squad in the run-up to March’s Olympic qualifiers.
Former UCC player out of the Irish setup panel in the one major departure from Gene Muller’s selection following the announcement of the latest centralised programme.
Can anyone stop Institute? Why have Quins and UCC been the busiest clubs in making summer transfers? Can Ashton continue their upward mobility, or will Bandon hold them off? Can C of I or UL mount a challenge? It’s all here in your team-by-team guide to Division 1 of the Munster Senior Women’s League.
Will Quins be kings again? Can C of I survive another summer clear-out? Who will win the annual wrestling match between UCC and Bandon? It’s all here in our team-by-team lowdown of the sides contesting Division 1 of the Munster Senior League, ahead of this weekend’s opening matches.