Pratt sets Institute’s gold standard
Catholic Institute raided Dublin for the second Saturday in succession, but this time it was their ladies team who took the plaudits following a stunning golden-goal victory over Three Rock Ladies in the Irish Trophy quarter-finals at Grange Road today. While the Rosbrien club’s men had left it late to defeat Suttonians at the same [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
C of I continue hoodoo over UCC
Melanie Ryan capped a memorable week that saw her called up to the Ireland A squad by bagging a double that propelled Cork Church of Ireland back into the title race with a 3-2 win over rivals UCC on Saturday. Ryan fired home off a short corner switch early on before Julie O’Sullivan deflected the [...]
Rovers rocked by two defeats while Lynch lifts Garvey
Having lost just once in top-level competition the previous 14 months, national champions Three Rock Rovers spectacularly crashed to two shock defeats this weekend. Mick McGuinness fired drag-flicks in the fifth and 69th minutes to give Fingal a famous 2-0 victory in yesterday’s refixed Irish Hockey League clash, a result which leaves Pool B wide [...]
MBIHA warns clubs over fixture forefits
The Munster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association (MBIHA) has issued a warning to clubs regarding crying off matches at short notice. The branch has written to each club to remind them of the consequences of failing to fulfill their fixtures, noting that what it describes as “a disturbing pattern” has re-emerged this season, particularly [...]
Bandon leave it late in Peard Cup thriller
Bandon shrugged off Saturday’s heavy defeat at Garryduff to propel themselves into the Peard Cup final at the expense of Cork Harlequins B in dramatic fashion at Bandon Grammar School earlier today. The hosts had infiltrated the Quins circle on a number of occasions with little reward, until Clinton Sweetnam’s 50th minute drag hit the [...]
