Exam pressures curtail Pritchard’s celebrations

Cork native Adam Pritchard played a key role in helping Pembroke Wanderers retain their Irish Hockey League title in style – then had to exit the celebrations before they’d even began, as exam pressures took hold.

Double delight for record-breaking Shaw

Graham Shaw wrote himself into the history books on a remarkable Irish Senior Cup final day at Belfield that left Loreto and Glenanne with much to celebrate, on a day when hockey grabbed the attention of Ireland’s most exalted sportswriter, Tom Humphries.

YM collapse leaves Bandon empty-handed

Pulling out two good performances against quality opposition in less than 24 hours proved beyond Bandon this weekend, as they came home empty-handed from the men’s Irish Hockey League wildcard playoffs for the third year in succession.

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.

15 not out for Quins queens

The burning desire to not be among the first team to lose a women’s Munster Senior League title in 15 years once again worked wonders for Cork Harlequins, as they routed UCC 4-1 in a title playoff at Garryduff on Saturday, while there were mixed fortunes for Quins and C of I in the lats round of the men’s IHL.

Ireland salvage third place

Gene Muller hailed a fighting weekend’s work that salvaged third place from the women’s hockey World Cup qualifiers to limit the damage to Ireland’s world ranking after disastrous beginnings.

Scots deepen Irish problems

Ireland produced a stronger performance than Wednesday’s struggle but still bowed out of the running for the one available World Cup place this afternoon in Santiago, Chile as a goal late in each half handed Scotland a 2-0 victory.

Malaysia leave Irish hopes on the rocks

Ireland’s World Cup qualification dreams are already hanging by a thread following a disastrous 3-0 defeat by Malaysia in Santiago this afternoon.

Tyro Taylor forces another playoff

It’s title play-off time once more in Munster after Cork Harlequins were held to a 2-2 draw by Catholic Institute in an intriguing clash in dense fog at Farmer’s Cross on Saturday, with 14-year-old Acacia Taylor’s (above) brace helping the holders twice come from behind.

Dogged Midleton end cup hunger in style

Midleton College ended a two-decade Munster Senior Schoolboys Cup drought in fine style at Garryduff yesterday, resisting a last-ditch fightback to see off Ashton 3-2 in a pulsating tie.

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