Bandon’s heart-wrenching loss to Three Rock Ladies was the only bit of bad news on a brilliantly productive day for Munster women’s hockey in Irish competition. Ashton will keep the flag flying for the province after dispatching North Kildare to reach the semi-finals of the Irish Trophy, while there’ll be an all-Munster final of the Irish Challenge between Limerick and Dungarvan.
Cork Harlequins froze when it mattered most as their Irish Junior Cup odyssy came to an end with a 4-1 quarter-final defeat to Three Rock Rovers at Harlequin Park on Saturday. Meanwhile, two wins and 13 goals saw C of I go top of the table and advance to a Peard Cup final against Quins.
The Munster women’s title is Catholic Institute’s to lose, after they again prevailed against UCC by a one-goal margin, this time via a 2-1 success at Rosbrien.