Students soar into maiden decider
University College Cork will contest their first ever national senior final after coming from behind to see off Clontarf 2-1 in a fraught Irish Hockey Trophy semi-final at the Mardyke on Saturday.
Institute edged out
There was Irish Hockey League heartbreak for Catholic Institute’s women, as they agonisingly missed out on a semi-final place on goal difference despite defeating UCC 3-0, as Anna O’Flanagan (above) hit the crucial goal tp put Hermes through.
Carey ensures west is best
Galway ensured the Examiner Cup will reside outside Munster in 2011, after Elaine Carey’s golden goal gave them a 2-1 victory over a gallant Ashton side at Rosbrien yesterday.
Ronan inspires famous Institute victory
Goalkeeper Ciara Ronan had one of the games of her life as Catholic Institute threw a major spanner in the works in the race for semi-final spots in the women’s Irish Hockey League by stunning Loreto 2-1 at Rosbrien on Saturday.
Cork duo’s IHL hopes fade
That they served up one of the season’s most memorable encounters will be little consolation to Cork Harlequins, whose Irish Hockey League hopes were mathematically ended by Monkstown, who came from behind three times to win 5-4 in a Harlequin Park thriller, while C of I were surprisingly humbled 4-0 by Corinthian.
Munster sides march on
Bandon’s heart-wrenching loss to Three Rock Ladies was the only bit of bad news on a brilliantly productive day for Munster women’s hockey in Irish competition. Ashton will keep the flag flying for the province after dispatching North Kildare to reach the semi-finals of the Irish Trophy, while there’ll be an all-Munster final of the Irish Challenge between Limerick and Dungarvan.