A different ball game
Ireland’s U18 girls will be keen for success in other arenas to rub off when they get their Four Nations campaign underway at Garryduff in Cork tomorrow (6pm).
New hockey photography website launched
Irish hockey’s top photographers have joined forces to launch a new one-stop shop for players, parents and fans to purchase top-class pictures, in association with The Hook and Southern Fried.
Centralisation gets green light
THE Irish Hockey Association yesterday gave the green light to controversial plans to centralise the women’s senior hockey team in Dublin for 10 months. The IHA board has given their approval to a Central Preparation Programme (CPP), which the national body say will “facilitate a core, intensive preparation program” in a bid to qualify for the Olympics in London in 2012.
Late flurry ensures unbeaten summer
A spectacular last-ditch comeback ensured Ireland saved their three-game series against France with a 3-3 draw at Coolafranky last night.
Muller upbeat despite series whitewash
Gene Muller believes Ireland are on an upward trajectory, despite finishing a punishing series of six matches in 10 days with a 4-1 loss to Australia at Belfield on Saturday.
Composed Irish debut from McCarthy
Ireland senior women’s coach Gene Muller praised the efforts of Cork Harlequins defender Sinead McCarthy (above) as she impressed on her international debut against Australia at UCD yesterday, which resulted in a 1-0 loss for the hosts. Meanwhile, there were mixed fortunes for the Irish U18 sides in their three-game series against Belgium.