irish hockey
Pratt sets Institute’s gold standard
Catholic Institute raided Dublin for the second Saturday in succession, but this time it was their ladies team who took the plaudits following a stunning golden-goal victory over Three Rock Ladies in the Irish Trophy quarter-finals at Grange Road today. While the Rosbrien club’s men had left it late to defeat Suttonians at the same [...]
O’Brien and Symmons get Ireland back on track
Canada have still not managed to defeat either Ireland A or the senior side in four games, after the latter recorded a 2-0 win at Belfield earlier today. The game was delayed for three and a half hours as inclement conditions were blowing the goalposts over, and when it finally got underway, Ciara O’Brien gave [...]
Flinn saves Ireland’s blushes
Roisin Flinn celebrated her return to the Irish senior women’s hockey team by grabbing the equalising goal as the hosts were held to a 1-1 draw by Canada in the first of a three-game series at Belfield earlier today. UCD forward Flinn, back on home soil after some time off travelling, slotted home from close [...]
Late Canada fightback secures draw
Canada rallied late from two goals down to secure a 2-2 draw with Ireland A in the second of a five-game series at Belfield yesterday. The Irish second string again dominated proceedings, and looked to be cruising after Cork Harlequins’ Cliodhna Sargent’s short corner effort cannoned home off a defender after 20 minutes. Nicola Evans [...]
Munster girls in green get off to perfect start
Ireland A scored a convincing 2-0 victory over Canada at Belfield to get their five-games series off to the best possible start. Both strikes came in the first half, the opener a well worked short-corner move which saw the ball worked back to injector Roisin Flinn, who slapped home at the near post. The second [...]
Ryan and O’Flynn included in Ireland A squad
Ireland women’s coach Gene Muller will look at the credentials of 31 players in a five-game series against Canada in Dublin next month, having named three senior squads and two Ireland A squads. Bray goalkeeper Mary Goode returns to a familiar-looking senior set-up after a few months on sabbatical, while UCC playmaker Julia O’Halloran, who [...]
Weather wreaks havoc once again
The cold weather has played havoc with hockey fixtures around the country once again this weekend, with UCC’s top-of-the-table clash with Cork Harlequins in the women’s Division one the highest-profile game to fall by the wayside so far. A frozen Harlequin Park pitch meant the match was called off just 40 minutes before the scheduled [...]
Revington sticks with tried and tested for 2009
Incoming Ireland senior men’s coach Paul Revington yesterday announced a 26-strong panel that will form the basis of his team for what is shaping up to be an incredibly busy 2009. As well as tackling the EuroHockey Nations Trophy in Wrexham, Ireland will also host the inaugural Champions Challenge II, visit Vienna for the Four Nations Tournament [...]
Draws made for European championships
Ireland’s men will take on Belarus, Russia and Italy as they attempt to bounce back to the top tier of European hockey at the first attempt at the EuroHockey Nations Trophy in Wrexham, Wales next August. Despite boasting the best defensive record at last year’s Nations Championships, a shock 1-0 defeat to France saw them [...]
Three Munster girls in Ireland U18 squad
Ireland U18 girls coach Mary Logue has announced a 33-strong panel for the coming season as preparations begin for next July’s EuroHockey Nations tournament in Belgium. Logue was an interested spectator at last weekend’s U18 interpros in Cork, but has surprisingly excluded Bandon’s Olivia Roycroft and Belfast Harlequins’ Kirsty Lammey – whose goal against Leinster [...]
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