Women’s Hockey: Ireland Under-21 side on cusp of World Cup debut

After four months delay, what is another day as the Junior Green Army will belatedly get their World Cup campaign up and running on Saturday afternoon against England. In this frequently adjusted tournament, David Passmore’s side had been due to play Ukraine on Friday morning but, despite their Herculean efforts to take part, this week saw those hopes formally end. …

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Women’s Hockey: Pembroke taken to the wire before landing maiden EYHL crown

Aisling Naughton’s spectacular second minute goal was enough to get Pembroke the 1-0 win against Muckross they needed win the women’s EY Hockey League for the first time. Earlier in the day, Catholic Institute beat Belfast Harlequins 2-1 at Deramore Park to take the league down to the last fixture to determine the destination of the title. It meant Pembroke had to …

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Hockey: Irish Junior World Cup team finally all set for South African adventure

Ireland’s Under-21 women’s side have finally departed this week for the refixed Junior World Cup in Potchefstroom in South Africa with the tournament getting under way on Friday at the Northwest University.  It has been quite a journey to get the tournament played. The competition was originally set to be played in December until the discovery of the Omicron variant saw it …

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Women’s EYHL: Pembroke move within touching distance of title

Pembroke moved within touching distance of the women’s EY Hockey League title as they bided their time before beating Belfast Harlequins on Saturday to move five points clear at the top. That 3-0 success combined with Catholic Institute’s 4-2 defeat to Loreto puts them in prime position with two rounds of fixtures to go to win the title for the …

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EYHL: Pembroke Grind Out 4-Point Lead

Pembroke ended the weekend extending their lead at the top of the women’s EY Hockey League as they secured four points from the six on offer to them. On Saturday, they drew 1-1 in a high quality contest with Old Alex with World Cup silver medalists Gillian Pinder and Nikki Evans exchanging goals. Evans was first to strike with another …

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Women’s Hockey: Shoot-Outs Galore In Round Two Of Women’s Irish Senior Cup And Irish Hockey Trophy

Shoot-out drama abounded in the women’s Irish Senior Cup and Irish Hockey Trophy as Railway Union, Queen’s and Muckross all prevailed via that method on a thrilling day of action with 32 clubs battling it out in the respective competitions.

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Women’s EY Hockey League Recap: Old Alex Make Big Early Statement

Old Alex were the big winners on day one of the women’s EY Hockey League as they got the best of Belfast Harlequins 4-1 while the other three times on the agenda ended in close-fought draws.

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Day 5: Rowing Four Claim Bronze To Make History For Team Ireland

Ireland’s rowing four of Aifric Keogh, Eimear Lambe, Fiona Murtagh and Emily Hegarty won bronze for Ireland at the Tokyo Olympic Games.

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