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Hockey

January 2021

Duke double fires Ireland to winning start with victory over Spain in Murcia

Deirdre Duke struck on the double to give the Irish women's team a positive start to 2021 as they beat Spain 4-1 in Murcia in an uncapped fixture.

December 2020

Withdrawal of Pinder opens up vacancy for Olympic bolter

Gillian Pinder has withdrawn from the Irish women's senior squad for 2021, opening up a vacancy in midfield for a potential bolter in Sean Dancer's plans for the Olympics.

November 2020

20x20 ambassador, Irish hockey international, Nicci Daly was on hand to help launch the AIG Show Skills competition, launching a highlights video celebrating some of the 3,000 spectacular entries received over the course of the competition (see below). Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile

Daly hails Jacob addition with Olympic goal in sight

Irish hockey star Nicci Daly believes new manager Lisa Jacob will bring valuable experience as the side continue the countdown to the Tokyo Olympics.

October 2020

Loreto’s defensive unit provided the goals at the far end in a brilliant 4-3 victory, ending Old Alex’s perfect start to the season, in a tie that featured five World Cup silver medalists (stock photo)

Lloyd keeps impressive Railway on winning track

Kate Lloyd kept Railway Union's impeccable season moving along at speed with a single goal to defeat reigning women's EY Hockey League champions Pegasus 1-0.

A full fixture list is set to be played this weekend in the women’s and men’s EY Hockey League with the clash of Loreto and Pegasus at Beaufort the pick of the action (stock photo)

HI chiefs soften tough travel stance amid backlash

Hockey Ireland has appeared to soften its stance in relation to potentially draconian punishments for clubs who refuse to travel over Covid-19 health concerns.

September 2020

Sarah Hawkshaw was the creator-in-chief, her forceful runs a feature as the Beaufort side struggled to contain her direct approach. (stock photo)

Lloyd on the double for Railway Union

Railway Union and Catholic Institute caused a couple of shocks on the opening day of the women's EY Hockey League as they beat top four sides from last season's truncated campaign.

Daragh Walsh is Three Rock Rovers’ comeback kid after a year in Leuven as they go on the road to Garvey on day one (stock photo)

Belgian boost for Irish men's league

The quality of the men's EY Hockey League is expected to ramp up with the return of several international stars to the competition from the pro ranks in Belgium this season.

Dream double eludes UCD as late brace clinches men's Cup title for Lisnagarvey

UCD came within 12 minutes of a dream Irish Senior Cup double as their women stormed to a brilliant 3-1 success over Pegasus before their men pushed huge favourites Lisnagarvey all the way.

Ziggy Agnew. Photo: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile

Students bid for unique Cup double

UCD are eyeing up a unique place in Irish Senior Cup history today, with their men and women bidding to become the first club to hold both titles at the same time.

Top Guy: UCD’s Guy Sarratt celebrates scoring in his side’s win over Cookstown which took place in front of supporters in Co Tyrone. Photo: Sportsfile

Sarratt strikes late as UCD seal final date with Lisnagarvey

Guy Sarratt's late winner saw UCD land a place in the men's Irish Senior Cup final for the very first time, edging out their nemesis Cookstown 3-2.

Shane O’Donoghue returned from the pro ranks in Belgium during lockdown to take on the player-coach role with the Tallaght side, a real coup for his boyhood club (stock photo)

Sole sideline role for O'Donoghue in semi

Olympian Shane O'Donoghue's return to competitive action in a Glenanne shirt will have to wait for another few weeks despite his club finally getting to play their Irish Senior Cup semi-final on Sunday against Lisnagarvey.

August 2020

Mullan's delight with squad back together

Ireland's World Cup hockey heroines finally returned to collective training last Saturday, almost six months after their last session together.

July 2020

Watkins still optimistic Irish Tokyo dream will come true

Irish star Chloe Watkins says she can't face the thought of the Olympics not taking place in 2021, but admits there are "bigger things at play" than a rescheduled Tokyo Games.

Katie Mullan has been one of the faces of the
20x20 campaign, and is also supporting ‘Lidl
Moves for 20x20’, an initiative to get women
into the exercise habit. Photo: David Cavan

Premium

John Greene Opinion Precious gift of time in strange year could be blessing in disguise

Katie Mullan has lately found herself on the sideline at her local GAA club, watching her old camogie team training and resisting the urge to get stuck in once again. "I'd be a bit nervy now," she admits, "it's a different ball game. I do go for pucks but I haven't got fully in the mix." Now is not the time for that, no matter how much she'd love to give it a go.

Lisnagarvey appeal leads to uncertainty

Lisnagarvey's successful challenge to Hockey Ireland's European allocations is likely to have far-reaching implications with Three Rock Rovers, Banbridge and Loreto all filing appeals this week.

June 2020

David Harte has been living in the Netherlands during the pandemic. Photo: Gerry Mooney

Premium

'It's been such a relief that with things calming down. I dreaded not being there for the birth of my child'

Georgia Emma Harte's lockdown wasn't supposed to end quite so early. David and Lynn always knew they were having a girl. And, for the most recent stretch of the pregnancy, they were also expecting that girl to arrive this Thursday.

April 2020

Ireland were unable to secure entry into the elite league due largely to the fact they did not have facilities to meet the FIH criteria when the application process began. (stock photo)

Ireland poised to benefit from Pro League call

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) have suspended this year's Pro League due to the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, providing a boost for Ireland's women.

March 2020

Carolina Hurricanes emergency goalie David Ayers. Photo: Icon Sportswire via Getty

Tommy Conlon Opinion Remarkable tale of stand-in who played a stormer for the Hurricanes

Storms, floods, financial corruption and the coronavirus; greed, doping, VAR wars, fan wars, governance crises and social media meltdowns: sometimes there's just too much doom and gloom to bear.

February 2020

Railway Union secure promotion in European indoors

Railway Union earned themselves and Ireland promotion back up to European club indoor hockey's second tier thanks to their second place finish at the Challenge I event in Porto.

In the women's league, Pegasus host Railway Union while Loreto face Pembroke. Photo: Sportsfile

Rovers face tough Euro group challenge

Three Rock Rovers will today become the first Irish side since 1996 to contest the second tier of the men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Championships in Turkey.

Emma Russell. Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

Torrans and O'Brien strike late to send Loreto three clear at summit

Loreto produced an awesome final-quarter comeback to move three points clear at the head of the women's EY Hockey League, profiting from Old Alex's win over Pegasus.

O’Flanagan was on the mark in a 1-1 draw for mid-table Muckross against leaders Pegasus, their fourth draw in eight outings (stock photo)

'We can still up the standard in Ireland'

Muckross star striker Anna O'Flanagan says the spread of talent across the women's EY Hockey League has made the national division as competitive as ever.

January 2020

Upton strikes to ensure South Africa pay penalty in Olympic warm-up

Ireland's women completed a 3-0 series win over South Africa last night when they defeated their hosts 2-1 in Stellenbosch.

Goalscorer Naomi Carroll. Photo: Matt Browne / Sportsfile

Silver lining sees Irish girls seal Euro indoor promotion

Ireland's women earned European indoor promotion at the first attempt after they romped to four wins from four over the weekend in Bratislava, earning them a silver medal from the third tier of continental competition.

Orla Patton got a well-taken consolation goal for Ireland right at the death (stock photo)

Ireland ladies mark European return with thumping win

Ireland's women's indoor side face a crucial day two of the EuroHockey Indoor Championship III in Bratislava after they split the difference from their first two games, beating Portugal 5-0 before losing to Spain 5-1.

Fox dreaming of glory as Ireland make European Indoors return

Orla Fox will lead Ireland's return to European indoor action this weekend at one of her favourite venues, returning to the Bratislava scene where she landed club glory back in 2011, writes Stephen Findlater.

Ireland indoor return gets reality check

John Jackson's last-minute equaliser against Wales was the highlight of Ireland's return to indoor international hockey after a 33-year break.

December 2019

Cork C of I beat Harlequins to book a place in the St Stephen’s Day finals. Stock photo

'It's been such a relief that with things calming down. I dreaded not being there for the birth of my child'