Crescent go the extra
Two goals in as many extra-time minutes secured a famous victory for Crescent College Comprehensive in an absorbing Munster Senior Schoolgirls Cup final at Rosbrien in Limerick yesterday.
Irish drown out French challenge
Ireland showed their resolve as they twice bounced back twice to record an impressive 3-2
Jackson wary of Glens’ experience
Glenanne duo Stephen Butler and Graham Shaw may have ended their Ireland careers, but they will still be hopeful of continuing to achieve success in the green of Glenanne, starting with an Irish Hockey League round three trip to Garryduff to take on Stephen Jackson’s Cork C of I tomorrow (2pm).
Butler and Shaw call time on international careers
Ireland’s senior men’s squad is now more than 300 caps lighter in terms of experience following yesterday’s decision by Glenanne duo Stephen Butler and Graham Shaw to bring the curtain down on their international careers.
Mount Mercy look to roll back the years
Mount Mercy will be keen to evoke memories of a golden era in today’s Munster Senior Schoolgirls Cup final at Rosbrien in Limerick (3pm), but Roisin Upton (pictured) and her Crescent side have ambitions of their own.
Ireland seeking bonne chance
Ireland’s senior women’s squad touched down in Nice, France yesterday ahead of this weekend’s Celtic Cup tournament, knowing many are in the last chance saloon as they bid to secure a place in the squad for next month’s World Cup qualifier in Chile.