Munster girls in green get off to perfect start
Ireland A scored a convincing 2-0 victory over Canada at Belfield to get their five-games series off to the best possible start. Both strikes came in the first half, the opener a well worked short-corner move which saw the ball worked back to injector Roisin Flinn, who slapped home at the near post. The second [...]
Old Boys comeback gives Quins IHL lifeline
Cork Harlequins were thrown an Irish Hockey League lifeline in the unlikeliest of circumstances as Instonians came from two goals down to defeat Pembroke Wanderers 3-2 in their re-arranged Pool A tie at Shaw’s Bridge on Sunday. Having lost to Pembroke and Glenanne in their opening games, Quins knew a win for the Dubliners today [...]
Inst shock Sutts to set up glamour Glens tie
Catholic Institute will face a glamour tie away to Leinster giants Glenanne in the irish Senior Cup after they produced a shock 2-0 Irish Trophy quarter-final win over Suttonians in Dublin earlier today. The Limerick club struck twice in the dying minutes through Justin O’Sullivan and Eric Calendar to seal a victory that won’t have [...]
Lynch swaps three kings for red hand
Cork-born Irish international hockey ace Jason Lynch has declared his intention to compete for Ulster rather than his native province in this season’s senior and U21 interprovincials. Midfielder Lynch, who won his first Irish senior cap against France this summer, currently plays for Co Down outfit Lisnagarvey whom he joined from Cork C of I [...]
Institute and UCC hunt ISC spots
Two of the quarter-finals of the Irish Trophy are down for decision for this weekend, with UCC and Catholic Institute travelling to NICS and Suttonians respectively in rescheduled games that fell victim to the weather before Christmas. Neither side has had an easy time of it recently; College have shipped 15 goals in their last two games, [...]
A lot done, more to do
Southern Fried isn’t sure whether Phil Oakley has recurring nightmares involving hockey sticks, but we wouldn’t be surprised, given the 29-year-old Clare native pretty much eats the sport for breakfast, lunch, dinner and probably a midnight snack as well. Oakley is the Irish Hockey Association’s western regional development officer, which brings both Munster and Connacht [...]
Ulster complete interpro double
Ulster completed an interprovincial double when they claimed the girls U16 title at a re-scheduled one-day blitz at Alexandra College in Dublin yesterday. With the original tournament cancelled due to frozen pitches in Kilkenny, the IHA and provincial branches agreed on this one-day format as a compromise, with Ulster’s firepower proving enough for them to [...]
Olden comes up trumps as College end jinx
Goalkeeper Karen Olden was UCC’s heroine as the students finally ended their run of defeats at the hands of Cork Church of Ireland by dumping the holders out of the women’s Munster Senior Cup on penalty strokes today. On an afternoon of high drama at the Mardyke, College finally beat C of I at the [...]
C of I and College resume rivalry
Another chapter in what has become one of the most enduring rivalries in Irish club hockey will be written today when Cork Church of Ireland and UCC meet in the quarter-finals of the women’s Munster Senior Cup at Garryduff (2pm). An open draw for the tournament has resulted in last year’s finalists meeting again at [...]
Happy new year from Southern Fried
Just a quick note to wish all blog readers a happy new year and to say thanks for your support! Southern Fried has got off the ground far quicker than I thought it would, and the majority of the feedback has been really positive, so I’m glad people seem to be enjoying reading it. As [...]
