Cockram cooks up Irish win
Ireland’s senior men ended their four-game series with Malaysia on a bright note, with Timmy Cockram’s pair of switched drag-flicks giving them a 2-1 win.
Late show unravels Ireland again
A luckless Ireland side conceded late on for the third game in a row and went down 3-2 to Korea at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore today, scuppering their chances of bringing home a medal.
Argies pile on the agony
It was a now-familiar script of hard luck and disappointment for Ireland this morning, as they suffered a third straight defeat at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore, going down 3-0 to Argentina.
Black Sticks leave Ireland feeling blue
Ireland suffered Olympic heartbreak at the hands of New Zealand in Singapore this morning, as the Black Sticks grabbed a last-gasp strike to claim a 3-2 victory. Coach Dave Passmore claimed afterwards he was “truly gutted” for the side, while manager Una McCarthy praised the best performance she had ever seen in age-grade games.
Holland deny plucky Irish
The Netherlands again proved to be a thorn in the side of an Irish underage side, recording a 3-1 victory in the girls in green’s first ever Youth Olympic Games encounter at Singapore’s SengKang Stadium this morning.
Irish must show Dutch courage
Ireland’s U17 girs will stride into battle tomorrow morning in what captain Leah Ewert and vice-captain Roisin Upton believe will be the toughest of their encounters at the World Youth Olympics in Singapore against the Netherlands (9am Irish time). The Munster contingent in the squad has swelled to four, after Amy Kate Trevor received a late call-up.