Limerick girl Rebecca Barry says she’s ready to embark on a “massively positive life experience” in the United States of America, having been accepted on a scholarship programme to University of Richmond in Virginia.
A year on from an ill-fated battle with India, Gene Muller is excited about the prospect of getting one back on the Asian side this Saturday in Ireland’s Champion’s Challenge I opener.
Ian Sloan, Stephen West and Kyle Good all look set to make their bows in green as Paul Revington has named what looks ostensibly to be a squad of probables and one of possibles for the back-to-back tournaments coming up this week as the build-up to August’s European championships heightens.
Ireland’s premier domestic hockey league looks set for a major overhaul in the coming seasons, with a proposal document advocating a reduction in number of competitors amid an expansion to a full home and away league campaign.
The days where an Irish club might be seen at the finals weekend of the biggest club competition in world hockey might be some way off yet, but there will nonetheless be some local interest as the EuroHockey League draws to a close this weekend.
Jean McDonnell has been handed the chance to prove her Irish international credentials after she was named in an 18-strong squad for next week’s FIH Champions Challenge I in Dublin.