SFH diarist Rebecca Barry felt helpless when Amy Cooke, one of her Irish team-mates at the University of Richmond, suffered a personal tragedy. Here she writes candidly about being far from home in times of hardship and the bond between the Irish in America.
Senior men’s club hockey is back in Waterford for the first time in seven years while Galway have re-established their men’s section after a coupe of fallow years; the sides do battle in the Barber Cup semi-finals later this month. Here, SFH takes a lok at how their reformation came about.
Catholic Institute stormed back into title contention as they shattered Cork Harlequins’ 100% record with a 5-1 win at Rosbrien on Saturday. Fermoy boosted their survival hopes with a draw in Limerick while there were wins for UL and C of I in the Irish Trophy. Quins men ended UCC’s hopes of automatic IHL qualification with a 1-0 win at the Mardyke.
Cork Harlequins’ visit to Catholic Institute has taken a long time to come around, but should provide players and fans alike with a crucial indicator as to where the Munster women’s league title might end up.
Ireland’s golden goal hero from December’s Champions Challenge I, Peter Caruth, will miss the World League 2 later this month, it emerged yesterday.
It was a campaign of what might have been for Munster as some narrow defeats ended their U21 interpro challenge; Lucy McKee’s five goals in an 8-0 demolition of the South East won it for Ulster on goal difference.