The tournament fell victim to the weather last weekend, with the pitches at Kilkenny College frozen and unplayable, denying the squads a chance to represent their province and impress Irish selectors.

While Munster and Ulster officials decided to award their squad members with representative badges, Leinster declined to do so, and the fallout has continued this week, with provincial branches and the IHA seemingly at odds over how the tournament will be funded if it is rescheduled.

Munster Branch president John Rose said: “If the IHA want to reschedule the tournament, they will have to pick up the tab – the branches and parents can’t afford to pay any more than they already have.”

The MBIHA are likely to raise the issue at one of their ordinary meetings with members of the IHA board in Cork tonight, while the IHA’s competitions committee will also be contacting each branch to see if a solution can be found.

Munster U16 girls coach John Hobbs believes selecting the Ireland U16 team could prove problematic if the interpros aren't rescheduled. Picture: Adrian Boehm

Munster U16 coach John Hobbs said all avenues should be exhausted to get the competition played.

“In my opinion it’s a shame for the girls to have trained so hard since last May, coming through a trials procedure, giving up countless weekends and dedicating their time and effort into preparing for the tournament only to have it cancelled due to adverse weather conditions,” he said.

“While I can appreciate that we cannot plan for these things (the weather), it does not alleviate the fact that these girls have been short-changed. Some of them are only 13 years old, and it’s a huge disappointment for them.”

Hobbs suggested the IHA could seek sponsorship for a rescheduled tournament, and warned further problems could arise in terms of selecting an Irish U16 team if the competition did not go ahead.

“They should all have a chance to represent their provinces with pride during this season, as they have worked extremely hard to earn the opportunity. If that means finding the funds to re-fix this tournament, then all avenues should be exhausted by the IHA.

“It seems like it boils down to a cost benefit situation, and the branches, schools and particularly the parents have also invested a lot of money into the preparation and travel for the girls for the original tournament and perhaps the IHA might seek sponsorship for the tournament and its subsequent costs.

“I would imagine an (international) squad would have to be picked for the mid-term matches against England at U16 and U18 levels, and while the U18s have played their tournament and have been awarded trials at this level, it remains to be seen how this would be possible for under 16s.

“As coach of the Munster squad, I have not seen my girls in action competitively against their peers from the other provinces and as such, I cannot judge the standards across the provinces objectively.”

Munster players and Bandon Grammar students Gemma Kingston, 14, and Nicola Kerr, 15, said they and their team-mates deserve to have the tournament played.

“We went all that way for nothing – everyone was so disappointed,” said Gemma. “Our first trial was in June and we’ve been training every weekend since for this.

“We’ve put in so much work, we deserve to get something out of it. And our parents have put in the time and money, bringing us to all the training sessions – they deserve something too.”

Nicola added: “The atmosphere on the bus home was awful, everyone was so upset. We had put so much effort into it.”

IHA high performance director Dave Passmore said he attempted to get the U16 and U18 interpros moved forward in 2006 to prevent the tournaments falling victim to the weather, and to reduce the training load on young athletes who also have club and school commitments.

However, the proposal was rejected by schools and youths representatives from Leinster and Ulster.

While the South African doesn’t officially take up his new post until January, he will arrive in Ireland for a ten-day reconnaissance mission that includes taking in the games at Havelock Park in Banbridge.

Revington, who was appointed last week and is a former head coach of the Springboks, said the trip would be a “vital” part of familiarising himself with Irish hockey.

C of I's Jonny Bruton gets a chance to impress new Ireland coach Paul Revington against Scotland in Banbridge later this month. Picture: Adrian Boehm

“Outside of watching a few league games, meeting key role players involved within the high performance end of hockey, watching the squad play games against Scotland and experiencing both Dublin and Belfast as hockey centres, I will, most importantly, get to meet the players personally for the first time,” he said.

High performance director Dave Passmore has selected three squads for the games — two of which are Tests, the other non-capped — to give Revington the chance to view fringe players as well as established regulars.

Cork Church of Ireland goalkeeper Mark Ruddle returns to the fold after spending most of 2008 on the sidelines with knee tendonitis problems, while club-mates Adam Pritchard and Jonny Bruton also get a chance to impress.

A number of Ireland’s stars-in-waiting, including Three Rock’s Peter Blakeney, Mossley’s Simon Todd, Cookstown’s David Ames and Peter Caruth of Annadale, are also included.

Passmore said the matches come at the “perfect time” following Revington’s appointment: “He will be able to view just about all the most talented Irish players over the course of the matches, and observe them carefully on and off the pitch”.

The Irish women will also take on the Scots in three games, with coach Gene Muller — a compatriot of Revington — announcing a 19-strong squad.

However, he is without a number of influential figures due to injury and international sabbaticals, including the experienced triumvirate of skipper Eimear Cregan, Bray shot-stopper Mary Logue and Ciara O’Brien, as well as South African native Louisa Moore and UCC’s Julia O’Halloran.

As a result, a number of players who made their international bows during the Celtic Cup in July — including Hermes netminder Emma Gray, Loreto’s Lizzie Colvin, Ballymoney forward Megan Frazer and Michelle Harvey of Pegasus — are included again.

However, there is no place for UCC’s Aine Connery or club-mate Audrey O’Flynn, who impressed Muller at an open trial in October and was called into the squad for a recent ‘super camp’ but will have to wait a little longer to earn her first cap.

Muller said the matches would help him settle on a squad heading into what is set to be a transitional season following their failure to reach the Beijing Olympics earlier this year.

“These matches against Scotland are ideal for us at the start of a new international season,” he said. “Our matches against them are always very competitive, so this will be a very good test for the individual players and the team.”

Ireland squads for three-game series with Scotland at Havelock Park, Banbridge, Nov  21-23

Men
Match 1 (Test), Friday November 21, 8pm: D Harte (GK, Pembroke Wanderers); J Jackson (Loughborough); J Brennan (Glenanne); T Lewis(Pembroke Wanderers); R Gormley (Pembroke Wanderers, capt); K Burns (Cork C of I); D Hobbs (Cork C of I); G Shaw (Glenanne); J Jermyn (Cork C of I); M Black (Cork Harlequins); D Ames (Cookstown); P Maguire (Three Rock Rovers); E Magee (Banbridge); M Darling (Three Rock Rovers); T Cockram (Lisnagarvey); M Watt (Grange HC).

Match 2 (Test), Saturday November 22, 5pm: I Walker (GK, YMCA); J Jackson (Loughborough); C Harte (Pembroke Wanderers); T Lewis (Pembroke Wanderers); R Gormley (Pembroke Wanderers, capt); K Black (Cookstown); G McCabe (Banbridge); D Hobbs (Cork C of I); G Shaw (Glenanne); J Jermyn (Cork C of I); M Black (Cork Harlequins); P Maguire (Three Rock Rovers); E Magee (Banbridge); M Darling (Three Rock Rovers); T Cockram (Lisnagarvey); A Sothern (Pembroke Wanderers).

Match 3 (Non-Test), Sunday November 23, 2.30pm: M Ruddle (GK, Cork C of I); G Lennox (GK, Banbridge); A Pritchard (Cork C of I); J Brennan (Glenanne); C Harte (Pembroke Wanderers); K Burns (Cork C of I); K Black (Cookstown); S Todd (Mossley); D Ames (Cookstown); S Butler (Glenanne); J Lynch (Lisnagarvey); J Quigley (Annadale); G McCabe (Banbridge); M Watt (Grange HC); J Bruton (Cork C of I); P Caruth (Annadale); A Sothern (Pembroke Wanderers); P Blakeley (Three Rock Rovers).

Not considered due to injury: M Gleghorne (Instonians); A McConnell (Three Rock Rovers)

Women

Ireland women’s squad for Scotland series: L Barr (Ballymoney); E Clarke (Ulster Elks); L Colvin (Loreto); K Elkin (Randalstown); M Frazer (Ballymoney); E Gray (GK, Hermes); M Harvey (Pegasus); L Healy (GK, Loreto); L Jacob (UCD); S McCay (Ulster Elks); J McDonough (Belfast Harlequins); C McKean (Loreto); B McKeever (Ballymoney), H Moffett (UCC); C Sargent (Cork Harlequins); N Small (Loreto); A Speers (Pegasus); E Stewart (Armagh); N Symmons (Loreto).

Not considered due to injury/sabbaticals: E Cregan (Cork Harlequins); R Flinn (UCD); M Goode (GK, Bray), L Moore (Pembroke Wanderers), R Mulligan (Armagh); C O‘Brien (Chelmsford); J O’Halloran (UCC); S Quinn (Armagh).

Ireland v Scotland schedule: Friday November 21, 6pm; Saturday November 22, (3pm); Sunday November 23, (12.30pm)

The 35-year-old South African will succeed Englishman David Passmore, who moves upstairs to a role as the Irish Hockey Association’s (IHA) high performance director.

Paul Revington: Took South Africa to 2004 Olympics and 2006 World Cup.

Passmore had been double-jobbing while the hunt continued for his successor, with current assistant coach Craig Fulton many people’s favourite for the role.

Fulton, who played for the Springboks under Revington, will remain part of the new man’s setup, as they look to take Ireland to the finals of a major tournament.

Revington brings a wealth of experience to the role, in particular from his three years as the youngest ever head coach of the South African men’s team.

Under his tutelage, they moved from 14th to 10th in the world rankings, and qualified for both the 2004 Olympics and 2006 World Cup.

He is renowned in South Africa for his forthright views on the game, and he freely admits to having left the national job in 2006 under a cloud, having fallen out with national hockey officials.

It is understood Revington was chosen for the Irish role ahead of a number of world-renowned coaches, following a rigorous interview process over the past four weeks.

He will officially begin the job in January, and will have a chance to watch some of his charges in action later this month in friendlies against Scotland at Banbridge.

“It is an honour for me to be appointed as the new Irish men’s senior coach,” said Revington.

“I have watched the Irish team and Irish hockey grow consistently over the years, and am excited to become a part of this organisation.

“There is fantastic talent and existing strengths within Irish men’s hockey, and I look forward to creating a dynamic environment that enhances this talent and strength.”

Outgoing coach Passmore, who improved Ireland’s world ranking from 24th to 18th in his four years at the helm, said the standard of applicants for the job demonstrated Ireland’s improved world standing.

“We have had an exceptional standard of applications with Olympic coaching experience, which demonstrates the perception of the Irish team now compared to three or four years ago,” he said.

Craig Fulton: Played under Revington for SA and is set to stay on as his assistant on an Springbok coaching ticket. Picture: Adrian Boehm

Passmore added that while trying to establish an elite sports environment as amateurs requires “real dedication and commitment”, he had left with an important message ringing in the players’ ears.

“I think the critical thing for me moving forwards is that we have to – and I’ve said this to the players – lose the ‘small Ireland’ mentality.

“We’ve got to get more expressive and dynamic in our attack, because we have a good defensive base and we’re hard to beat, I think that’s going to be their main focus and that has got to start with the junior groups.

“We have ability, but the players lose sight of that sometimes and we need to get a better belief inside us that we are good and we can compete.”

Mitch Darling, Peter Blakeney and Phelie Maguire have been excused from the two-day camp, to take place on October 25 and 26, to allow them to have uninterrupted perparation for their club’s EuroHockey League (EHL) campaign.

As a result, four players – Annadale’s Peter Caruth, Simon Todd of Mossley, Cookstown’s Colin Donaldson and Monkstown shot-stopper David Fitzgerald have been promoted from the Ireland A squad.

Passmore, who is in charge of the team on an interim basis while the Irish Hockey Association (IHA) deliberate on who his successor will be, said the camp was intended to bring the squad up to speed ahead of the clashes with Argentina in Dublin on October 29 and 30. The squads for the games will be announced on October 28.

“This will be a high-intensity camp to ensure we can get the team up to the physical and mental speed of matches in the short time we have before the Argentina games,” he said. “Players should be keen to impress, with the new coaching announcement imminent.”

Ireland men’s super camp squad: D Harte (GK, Pembroke Wanderers), D Fitzgerald (GK, Monkstown) I Walker (GK, YMCA); K Black (Cookstown), K Burns (Cork C of I), T Lewis (Pembroke Wanderers), R Gormley (Pembroke Wanderers), J Jackson (Loughborough Students), M Black (Cork Harlequins), G Shaw (Glenanne), S Butler (Glenanne), J Jermyn (Cork C of I), D Hobbs (Cork C of I), E Magee (Banbridge), T Cockram (Lisnagarvey), M Watt (Grange), A Sothern (Pembroke Wanderers), J Lynch (Lisnagarvey), J Brennan (Glenanne), C Harte (Pembroke Wanderers), G McCabe (Banbridge), D Ames (Cookstown), J Quigley (Annadale), P Caruth (Annadale), C Donaldson (Cookstown), S Todd (Mossley).

Injured: M Gleghorne (Instonians), M Ruddle (GK, Cork C of I), A McConnell (Three Rock Rovers)

Rested: P Maguire, P Blakeney, M Darling (all Three Rock)

Unavailable: G Lennox (GK, Banbridge)

It is hoped the ‘super camp’ venture will be accommodated on a four-monthly basis into the national programme, with the Irish women’s squad the first to try it out from Friday to Sunday.

UCC's Audrey O'Flynn, right, has earned her first call-up to an Irish senior women's squad. Picture: Eoin Tyrrell

According to the Irish Hockey Association’s high performance director Dave Passmore, the camp will differ from the regular two-day Irish get-togethers, where the emphasis is on tactical and technical components.

Players will have access to nutritionists, sports psychologists and time management consultants during the camp, as Ireland begin a new cycle aimed at qualifying for the 2012 Olympics.

“The super camp is an excellent idea, ensuring the essential elements of broader development of an athlete are prioritised and given specific attention,” said Passmore.

“This idea was generated from the women’s evaluation process, and will also be developed within the men’s programme.”

Irish senior women’s coach Gene Muller also gave the idea a thumbs up, but stressed that there is plenty of room for the players to improve.

“This camp is the start of our international preparation for 2009,” he said. “We are currently working with a group that has good potential. They are talented and ambitious, but we need to address areas in which we can make imporvements.”

The squad selected to attend the camp contains a few notable returnees and one new face. Chelmsford’s Ciara O’Brien returns after missing the summer’s Setanta Sports Trophy and Celtic Cup competitions, while Ballymoney’s Lauren Barr and Stephanie Quinn and Rachel Mulligan of Armagh get their first call-ups in more than a year.

UCC’s Áine Connery gets another deserved chance after hitting five goals in as many games for Ireland A over the summer, while her club team-mate Audrey O’Flynn is included for the first time after impressing Muller in last week’s open Irish trial.

However, another UCC star, Julia O’Halloran, is a notable absentee from the squad, having reportedly decided to concentrate on final-year college commitments.

Irish senior women’s squad for three-day camp in Jordanstown: L Barr (Ballymoney), E Clarke (Ulster Elks), L Colvin (Loreto), A Connery (UCC), E Cregan (Cork Harlequins), M Frazer (Ballymoney), M Goode (Bray), E Gray (Hermes), M Harvey (Pegasus), L Healy (Loreto), L Jacob (UCD), S McCay (Ulster Elks), K McConnell (Pegasus), J McDonough (Belfast Harlequins), C McKean (Loreto), B McKeever (Ballymoney), H Moffett (UCC), R Mulligan (Armagh), C O’Brien (Chelmsford), A O’Flynn (UCC), S Quinn (Armagh), C Sargent (Cork Harlequins), N Small (Loreto), E Stewart (Armagh), A Speers (Pegasus), N Symmons (Loreto).

He hasn’t quite jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire, but at least Dave Passmore doesn’t have two substantial hazards to contend with anymore.

The Limerick-based Englishman recently vacated the Irish senior men’s coaching job, to take up a full-time role as the IHA’s high performance director. Passmore had been fulfilling both roles for the past two years, and his relief at shedding that burden is palpable.

“Doing the two roles has really stretched me,” he admits. “I’ve been working long hours and had few days off. It has to be said I haven’t done the high performance role as well I could have, because there’s been period where the men’s job has been the priority.

“We knew back in 2006 that we needed to split the roles, but only now are we really in a position to do that. It’s a good time for the men’s team now, I’ve taken them as far as I could. I’m looking forward to getting my teeth into looking at the structures for long-term success for Ireland.”

Dave Passmore: Believes Ireland need more tournament experience to help their quest to qualify for major tournaments. Picture: Adrian Boehm

Passmore’s candid admission in his opening gambit that he’d reached an end-line with the Irish squad will be music to the ears of his detractors, who point to the failure to achieve Olympic qualification and Ireland’s relegation from the top tier of European hockey as the biggest blots on his copybook in almost four years in charge.

Nonetheless, it is difficult to deny that Ireland have made tangible progress on Passmore’s watch, having moved from 24th to 18th in the world, and the raised expectations against which he has been judged are, perversely, a testament to his success.

Tournament draws with top-10 sides Spain and Pakistan are among the better results achieved, while there was genuine disappointment at the failure to oust Argentina and New Zealand for an Olympic spot earlier this year.

Passmore admits that Ireland’s Jekyll and Hyde performances at high-pressure tournaments have been their Achilles heel. As he pointed out at the time, Ireland lost their EuroHockey Nations Championship status despite boasting the best defensive record in the tournament, as well as posting the biggest win in the competition’s history (10-0 over the Czech Republic). But the shock 1-0 loss to France ultimately sealed their fate.

“I don’t think there’s any major changes to be made, but the team needs more tournament experience,” he says. “That’s really where we fall down, producing the goods at exactly the right time. We don’t play enough tournaments and go into enough pressure situations.”

To this end, Passmore revealed that Ireland plan to enter next year’s new Champions Challenge II Trophy, a competition for mid-ranking nations to complement existing competitions which cater for the world’s top 12.

As well as providing valuable world ranking points, Passmore says the competition will “help facilitate the development of a young group”. Either way, it would give the country a dual focus along with the EuroHockey Nations Trophy, which Ireland will be looking to win to bounce back to the top tier at the first attempt.

They will do so, of course, without Iain Lewers, whose defection to Great Britain has been another stick used in some quarters to beat Passmore with.

Iain Lewers: Claimed the Irish top-level structures are "somewhat lacking". Picture: Adrian Boehm

The former Annadale man delivered a scathing parting shot, telling Southern Fried that the top-level structures are “somewhat lacking” and unable to give “these talented players the best possible chance of qualifying for major tournaments”.

Whether Lewers made his feelings known inside the Irish camp isn’t clear, but if Passmore is stung by the criticism, he does a good job of waxing philosophical about the HGC player’s departure.

“You have to create a system that’s bigger than one player,” he says. “Iain is a very gifted player technically, he has all the attributes of a player you want. Unquestionably, he’s a loss, he’s made a decision and that’s his prerogative. It’s disappointing for the team, but there are so many exciting players who have been working hard to step into his shoes.”

Despite the loss of the talismanic Lewers, Passmore has otherwise left the Irish squad in good health for his successor, particularly in terms of the relativity of age profile and experience.

The glut of retirements following the failed Olympic qualification tournament necessitated change in any case, but Passmore must be commended for giving youth its’ head in time to plug the gaps left by the likes of Jason Black and Paddy Brown.

The likes of the Harte twins, Mikey Watt and Tim Lewis have already amassed a few dozen caps, while prodigious talents such as Mitch Darling, Jason Lynch and David Ames have also been successfully integrated into the setup in the past 12 months.

“We should be excited by the talent coming through,” he offers. “One of the reasons I was keen to stay on throughout the summer was to ensure that players who have been working hard over the past two or three years in our development group had the opportunity to express themselves and show their potential.

“There’s fantastically talented players there, the likes of Mitch Darling, who’ve needed time to evolve and develop, and there’s a nucleus there of 21 or 22 very good players.

“Obviously, any incoming coach will have their own views on players that may be different to my own. But he’s coming in at a time where technically they’re sound, physically they’re in good shape, tactically they’ve moved on leaps and bounds. Now it’s about getting the performances in the right games.”

Passmore has introduced lots of young talent to contend with the retirements of experienced players, including Mitch Darling (3rd from left), Mikey Watt (standing) and Conor Harte (2nd from right). Picture: Adrian Boehm

Regarding the new man, Passmore says the IHA are “very open-minded” about who might fill his shoes on the touchline, insisting that a foreign passport isn’t a prerequisite for the job, rather that the national body is exploring options at home and abroad.

“We know there are candidates in Ireland that are good enough, but one of the reasons for choosing after the Olympics [to look for a new coach] was to allow anyone from world hockey to apply,” he says.

“There’s been a lot of interest worldwide in Irish hockey, because they’ve seen the progress we’ve been making. But what we’re looking for now is someone to make the next step with the group by qualifying for the World Cup or, preferably, the Olympics.”

“You have to look at what’s right for the group and get the timing right in terms of when the right person is out there. This is the perfect time to bring in a new men’s coach because we’re at the beginning of a new Olympic and World Cup cycle.

“But at the same time, there’s not a lot of time between now and next year’s Europeans. That’s a big tournament for this team, and it’s critical to their success thereafter. So we’re keen to get the best person we can find on board as quickly as we can.”

Unusually, the new coach will have to report directly to their predecessor, with Passmore’s high performance role at the top of the food chain in Irish hockey’s coaching structure. However, Passmore doesn’t envisage any clashes in this regard.

“Any coach coming into a squad has to be allowed autonomy over how or what they deliver. My role is to direct them and support them as needs be,” he insists.

“I strongly believe this team is heading in the right direction. There’s areas they need to improve upon, and we need to find someone who’s ready to move them on, but I don’t believe they need to re-invent the wheel.”

An abbreviated version of this interview appears in the print version of today’s Irish Examiner

Stephen Watt, high performance director at the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland, and the IHA’s soon-to-depart coaching development manager Mick McKinnon both made the trip to Cork to share their expertise, and the success of the venture may see it replicated in the other provinces.

Immense credit is due to organisers John Hobbs, Eddie Gash, Stephen Jackson, Brian Downes and Bernie Heffernan (All members of the Munster Coaching Committee, available on e-mail munstercoaching@gmail.com), who attracted around 70 participants – a figure that suggests there are more enthusiasts helping to develop Munster hockey than one would think. The organisers said additional thanks must go to Cork Harlequins for the use of their facilities and catering during the day.

John kindly invited Southern Fried along last Saturday to take some of it in and pick the brains of both Watt and McKinnon along the way, while we also managed to grab a few words with outgoing Irish senior men’s coach Dave Passmore.

This series of interviews, along with a chat with IHA regional development officer Phil Oakley, will appear on Southern Fried over the coming weeks, so please keep checking back!

First up in the next few days will be Passmore, who talks about moving upstairs to a full-time role as the IHA’s high performance director, what Ireland need to do to continue their upward mobility and Iain Lewers’ conroversial defection to Great Britain.

The IHA has agreed the move with the Irish Sports Council and Sport Northern Ireland, meaning Passmore, who had been occupying both roles, will now focus solely on the high performance director job.

Dave Passmore: Will now take on high performance director role in a full-time capacity. Picture: Adrian Boehm

The search is already underway for a new senior men’s coach, while Passmore will continue in the job, alongside assistant coach Craig Fulton, until his replacement is appointed.

Passmore said the move was vital for Irish hockey to achieve its ambitions, though he admitted he will miss the day-to-day coaching role.

“If we are to be successful in achieving our ambitions for the international teams moving forward, it is essential that I concentrate on putting in place the structures and processes to achieve these goals [as high performance director],” he said.

“It has been difficult to break away from coaching, as this is my passion, but fulfilling the two roles to full effect is not possible. I look forward to working with the new national coach to ensure this squad reaches its full potential. It is a young group with the perfect age profile to be successful in 2010 and 2012.”

Passmore also paid tribute to his players for “embracing so much change” during his tenure: “I would like to thank the fantastic management team for the efforts and commiment over the past three-and-a-half years. The quality and level of support they have offered the athletes has been second to none, despite so many working in voluntary capacities. The athletes also deserve great recognition for embracing so much change over this period.”

Passmore, a former coach of Cork Harlequins, joined the IHA in 2005 after successful stinits with the England U18 and U21 women’s teams, winning gold and silver medals respectively.

While he has presided over some notable results – last year’s win over world champions Germany and tournament draws with Spain and Pakistan among the highlights – his side narrowly missed out on qualification for the Beijing Olympics.

Passmore has also successfully introduced new blood to the side this year, following the retirements of Mark Irwin, Jason Black, Paddy Brown and Andrew Barbour, with Three Rock’s Mitch Darling the standout rookie thus far.

IHA chief executive Angus Kirkland said the splitting of the men’s senior coach and high performance director roles was a “very positive step”, while chairman John Dennis lauded the strides made during Passmore’s time.

“The standard of technical ability, tactical understanding and fitness levels have moved on significantly during this time,” said Dennis. “We are now widely acknowledged as a force to be reckoned with worldwide.”

The IHA is now inviting applications for the vacant position of senior men’s coach. Full details are available here.