A hectic pre-Christmas batch of matches sees Glenanne play three times in four days as the Leinster league dovetails with the Neville and Mills Cup dates; Three Rock Rovers host Pembroke in the key division one tie this weekend
Avoca stepped away from a memorandum of understanding with Blackrock RFC to ground and clubhouse-share at their Stradbrook as the rugby club subsequently sign up to similar deal with Cuala GAA club
A 4-1 win over YMCA II in men’s division two has Trinity looking upwards with more hope for the second half of the season; Pembroke remain one clear of Kilkenny as the latter see off Avoca
The draws for the next round in the Irish Hockey Trophy, Irish Hockey Challenge and Irish Junior Cup took place this afternoon at the Irish Hockey Offices at UCD, Dublin.
Seven teams still harbour hopes of reaching the final four of the Leinster Senior Schoolgirl's Premier league though Wesley and Alexandra College look to be virtually there after unbeaten runs thus far
Genesis' second big win saw them move into a share of second place after both Loreto II and UCD II dropped points; the upshot was Pembroke II moved eight points clear of the pack in women's division two
Only one game in round two of the women's Irish Senior Cup was decided by more than a single goal on a day of late drama and even later goals with UCD, Railway Union, Old Alex, Pembroke and Loreto sneaking through
The men's Irish Senior Cup quarter-finals will be populated by a glut of Leinster sides as they won out against Ulster opposition in the majority of the last 16 ties on Saturday afternoon
Compiled by Stephen Findlater and Alan Good
Leinster and Ulster’s current top teams UCD and Ards showdown in probably the most eye-catching of the second round dates in the women’s Electric Ireland Irish Senior Cup.
by Stephen Findlater
Pembroke II grew their lead at the top of women's Leinster division two with a 2-1 win over Loreto II last Saturday in Beaufort; UCD II move up to second ahead of big Pembroke date while Genesis win big over Trinity; dark day for Leinster sides in Irish Hockey Trophy
Roisin Upton became the second Irish player following Megan Frazer to win the NCAA championship title in the US as her UConn Huskies side beat Duke University 2-0 last Sunday
Irish number one snapped up by the Mumbai Magicians for the second edition of the Hockey India League after nerve-wracking wait for closed bid auction to see him snapped up for 2014 edition
Despite a condensed schedule, the Leinster U-18 boys managed to retain the interprovincial title in Mossley with two wins, a draw and a loss from their four games in two days; the U-16 title was won by Ulster with four straight wins
Following a 2-0 win over Loreto, UCD have made the first major move in the Leinster women's division one title race as - courtesy of a Railway loss to Hermes - they sit four points clear at the top of the table after eight rounds of matches
Three Rock kept their four point lead in division one in tact with a comfortable 5-2 win over Corinthian while Pembroke and Monkstown both also won with UCD dropping off the pace slightly
In a condensed interprovincial campaign, Leinster's U-18s picked up a win and a score draw to lead the standings with a game in hand on Ulster and Munster; Ulster, though, look well set to win the U-16 title
While Glenanne's hopes of beating Pegasus first time around were stymied by the weather, they went the distance to pick off one of their biggest wins in recent times, beating Pegasus on penalty strokes
A busy weekend lies in wait for the Leinster U-18 and U-16 boys as they have been scheduled to play four games in two days following sub-zero conditions in north Belfast
Having led 1-0 against Pegasus before floodlight failure and a water-logged pitch combined to frustrate Glenanne, they travel north again hoping to see if they produce a huge shock in the women's Irish Senior Cup
Railway Union strengthened their place in the top half of men's division one with a Thursday night win over Fingal in the first game of the second half of the Leinster season
The boys underage interprovincials take place in Newtownabbey this weekend with the U-16s forced into making a change in the run up to the tournament
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