Munster award-winners revealed

High achievement on and off the field was rewarded at the annual MBIHA Awards, held at Garryduff last night, with Men’s Player of the Year Clinton Sweetnam (above) among the winners.

Muller expands on centralisation plan

Ireland senior women’s coach Gene Muller has further outlined his plans to centralise the team to Dublin from this October. Muller last night explained the rationale behind the idea to base an elite group of players full-time in Dublin for 10 months, in a bid to secure qualification for the 2012 Olympics in London.

Bandon bemoan wildcard woe

Bandon warmed up for their Irish Hockey League wildcard adventure with a 5-3 Charity Cup final win over Cork C of I B at Garryduff last night, but the west Cork side are not happy about the failure to rotate the wildcard competition around the provinces.

Quins avoid player chaos ahead of playoff

Cork Harlequins have avoided a potential player crisis ahead of tomorrow’s women’s Munster Senior League Division One title playoff against UCC at Garryduff (4.30pm). The champions were facing the prospect of putting their title on the line without a number of key performers, following an unseemly midweek dispute between the clubs and the Munster branch regarding the fixture.

Seven Munster nominees for IHA gongs

NEWS IN BRIEF: John Hobbs (above) is among seven Munster nominees at the upcoming IHA awards, Midleton College complete unique treble, Limerick ladies hail a superb season, and Munster veterans tournament announced

Muller not hot on Chilean schedule

Gene Muller is calling on his Ireland players to show “massive resistance” to adversity as they finally begin their World Cup qualifying campaign five days later than originally scheduled against Malaysia (5pm, Irish time) in Santiago this afternoon.

And then there were two…

For the second year running, the destination of the Munster women’s title hinges on a single game. Harlequin Park will command the sole focus of those at the business end of the competition today, as Cork Harlequins meet Catholic Institute in the final game of the regulation season (2.30pm).

Irish women finally set to jet off for Chile tilt

Ireland’s senior women’s hockey team have finally mapped a path to their World Cup qualification campaign in Chile, following a week of uncertainty.

Do or die for C of I

Cork Church of Ireland know nothing but victory at home to Ulster kingpins Cookstown tomorrow will do to keep their hopes of reaching the Irish Hockey League semi-finals alive. They’ll need keeper Billy Lynch (above) – recent recipient of an Irish call-up – to continue his top-class form between the sticks.

Last throw of the dice for UCC

All eyes turn to Rosbrien tomorrow to see what the latest twist in a fascinating climax to the Munster women’s league will be, as Catholic Institute host UCC knowing that the loser’s title hopes will go up in smoke.

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