Clubs to take IHA board to task
Irish hockey officials will be forced to explain the circumstances that led to Ireland’s much-criticised withdrawal – and subsequent reinstatement – from a high-profile tournament in Argentina.
West’s awake to new IHL possibilities
Connacht Hockey president Yvette Quinn has hailed the move to hand the province a first ever entry into the women’s Irish Hockey League as “recognition of the improving standard in the west”. Meanwhile, C of I’s visit to UCC is the highlight of a reduced programme in the women’s Munster Division One.
Northern exposure for Quins and C of I
The oldest competition in world hockey, the men’s Irish Senior Cup, gets underway tomorrow and on an all-too-rare occasion, it’s a Munster team defending the title. Quins begin that defence away to Antrim while Cork C of I take on Kilkeel.