Ireland put paid to India’s perfect record in their three-game series between the sides as they played some scintillating hockey at both ends of the pitch in front of a healthy crowd.
Railway Union’s first taste of the top tier of European hockey was a tough one, losing 7-0 to Dutch hosts Den Bosch in the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup.
Irish interest in the Euro Hockey League came to a crashing halt in Eindhoven in the past two days with the six players involved all seeing their clubs bow out at the last 16 stage of the world’s best club competition.
Ireland were undone by two penalty corners in the first half as they fell 2-1 in their second game in their three game series heading into their last clash on Good Friday.
Cecelia Joyce is beginning to get used to taking on the world's best. Just 12 days since the T20 cricket World Cup concluded in Bangladesh, she is one of three players back on a plane, this time to the Netherlands with Railway Union.
Sarah Greene, captain of UCD’s Hockey team, was last week named The Irish Times / Irish Sports Council ‘Sportswoman of the Month’ for March following UCD's epic run to the Irish Hockey League, Irish Senior Cup and Leinster women's division one treble.
India inflicted a 3-1 defeat on Ireland ladies in the first game in their three-game series in Belfield tonight. Ireland were undone by their inability to get their short-corner routine functioning, whereas India had no such problems with theirs.
Ireland's ladies take on India's women in UCD on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evening as part of their respective Champions Challenge I warm-up campaigns that start at the on the April 27 in Glasgow Scotland.
New Irish head coach Craig Fulton has named a fascinating squad for the upcoming Champions Challenge I in Kuantan, Malaysia with the uncapped Maurice Elliott an eye-catching inclusion.
The Ulster Elks landed the last available place in next year's Irish Hockey League in dramatic fashion as they beat Catholic Institute 4-2 on penalties in the wildcard final last Sunday in Milltown.
On the second day of national cup finals at Belfield this weekend, UCD II and Pembroke II took home the Irish Junior Cup titles while Limerick closed out a lively weekend with a comeback win against Portrush
Munster's Cork C of I and Clonakilty made it a memorable day for clubs from the southern province as they won the women's Irish Hockey Trophy and Challenge titles respectively while Newry closed out a stunning season with their third title of 2013/14
St Andrew's made it three John Waring titles in four years in its U-14 format as they swept to five wins from five in Lisnagarvey on Wednesday afternoon, finishing seven points clear of Cookstown HS.
The Irish Hockey League wildcard playoffs looks set to be a fraught affair for Old Alex this weekend with just one place left in the 2014/15 competition with four teams vying for it; six IHA finals also take place over the course of Saturday and Sunday
Craig Fulton's tenure as Irish senior men's hockey coach began with a 3-0 defeat to world number four side England in Reading last night.
Ireland's men play England this evening and tomorrow morning in two challenge matches as part of their build-up to the Champions Challenge I in Malaysia in what will be Craig Fulton's first game in charge.
Railway Union won the reintroduced Wright Carey Cup last weekend as they showed a clean set of heels to Clontarf with Rob Abbott and Rob Devlin firing doubles at Park Avenue.
Relive the best bits from last Sunday's Irish Hockey League finals at Havelock Park with thanks to Guy Robbins' highlights package; camera work from Rick Robbins, commentary from Rob Abbott and Donal O'Mearain
The LHA finals day saw Pembroke V see off Loreto while Avoca, Bray and Wicklow also landed their respective cup titles on an action-packed day at Grange Road
Following an epic battle for the women's division three league title, Pembroke III and Avoca closed out the season in a hotly contested Div 3/4 Cup final on Saturday at Grange Road.
Megan Frazer has been named as the new Irish captain for the upcoming Champions Challenge I in Glasgow later this month, taking over from the exam-tied Alex Speers.
Peter Caruth timed his return to action perfectly as his double strike powered Monkstown to the Irish Hockey League title, seeing off Havelock Park hosts Banbridge in the final for the second year running.
