Timmy Cockram’s (above) late strike secured a 3-1 Celtic Cup win for Ireland over hosts France, while the Irish women went down 4-0 to Australia at the Four Nations in Germany and the U18 boys thumped Scotland 5-1.
Rebecca Barry (above), Roisin Upton and Antonia McGrath are the three Munster girls included in an all-new Ireland U17 girls team, which will compete at the World Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in August, while the Ireland A squads for the Junior Celtic Cup have also been confirmed.
Like all accidental sporting heroes, Eimear Cregan could have chosen a very different path, had fate not played its part. As she stands on the cusp of becoming Ireland’s most capped player of all time, this week she recalled her humble beginnings in hockey.