Ireland U18 boys will tackle Europe’s best in Holland next month without a single Munster player in tow, after head coach Turloch O’Siocháin named his 18-strong panel for the newly-monikered Volvo EuroHockey U18 Championships today.
Some of world hockey’s big hitters will descend on Dublin next month as University College Dublin becomes the focal points for two top-class tournaments.
Ireland’s senior women begin a hectic summer schedule in Scotland over the June Bank Holiday Weekend, as they bid to annex the Celtic Cup for the first time since 2006.
Róisín Upton’s whirlwind 12 months came to a fitting end at the Burlington Hotel on Saturday night, as she was named U18 Female Player of the Year at he sixth annual ESB Electric Ireland Irish Hockey Awards.
A stunning 5-0 romp over Ulster proved to be the highlight of a thrilling ESB Electric Ireland Senior Women’s Interprovincials for Munster, as they annexed the title for the first time since 2003.
Two coaches who have helped rejuvenate ladies hockey in Limerick were among those honoured at the Munster Hockey Awards at Garryduff last night, while it was trophy time for a number of clubs (above) with the league and cup titles also presented.
Cork Church of Ireland goalkeeper Billy Lynch will lead a Munster senior interprovincial side for the first time as they bid to end a six-year drought by claiming the Leinster Regiment Cup at Serpentine Avenue this weekend.
UCC comfortably qualifed alongside Old Alex for next season’s women’s Irish Hockey League with a 4-1 win over Greenfields, but Bandon’s men remain on the outside looking in after going down 3-0 to Instonians.
Newtown School ensured some silverware is heading to Waterford this year after defeating Villiers 2-1 in a hotly-contested Munster Senior B Schoolboys Cup final last week.
Opportunity knocks for Bandon and UCC as they bid to bolster Munster’s Irish Hockey League (IHL) representation next season by succeeding at this weekend’s wildcard playoffs at Garryduff in Cork.
