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• Abbott flicks Railway to Neville retention

  

  For a long time, Railway looked set fair to land a second successive Neville Cup title in reasonably comfortable before a crazy closing ten minutes of normal time turned this year’s decider into a night to remember.

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• McClure gets the cream for Cats in Neville Davin final

  

  David McClure’s immaculate last second goal saw Kilkenny land the Neville Davin Cup last Saturday evening in Grange Road in a dramatic finale to a high tempo date with Rathgar.

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• Leinster men’s titles galore won across the province

  

  Monkstown, YMCA, Corinthian, Rathgar and Avoca lay claim to silverware as the U-16 league, Railway, Junior, Minor and Galtrim Cup all reach final conclusion

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• Corinthian III paint the Inter Cup red

  

  Corinthian III claimed the Leinster men’s Intermediate Cup title as they prevailed ahead of Marlay neighbours Three Rock Rovers III last Saturday in Serpentine Avenue on penalty strokes after a feisty arm-wrestle.

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• O’Neill strike ends Pembroke’s 15-year IJC wait

  

  Anna O Neill was the toast of Pembroke when her goal scored in the 30th minute was all that was between them and Lisnagarvey in the women’s Irish Junior Cup on Sunday in Belfield

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• Good times keep rolling for Monkstown

  

  Monkstown’s incredible season keeps rolling on and on as they landed three more titles this weekend, adding to their Irish Senior Cup and Mills Cup titles.

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• Brickenden double leads the way for Catholic Institute

  

  Catholic Institute withstood a late Cliftonville onslaught to land the men’s Irish Hockey Challenge title in thrilling fashion at Belfield.

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• Ewington toast of the Town, ending 99-year wait for Irish Senior Cup glory

  

  Such scripts would be rejected as preposterous by Hollywood studios but 99 years since their last Irish Senior Cup success, the title has been returned to Monkstown in the most dramatic of fashion.

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• Leinster sides dominant on dramatic Senior Cup semi-final day

  

  There will be two all-Leinster Irish Senior Cup finals as Monkstown, Pembroke, UCD and Railway Union all qualified for finals day with Saturday victories in Belfield; the men’s final gets underway at 1.15pm with the women on at 3.30pm

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• Instinctive Speers strikes puts Railway on track for second Jacqui Potter title

  

  Alex Speers pair of instinctive finishes set Railway Union up for a comprehensive second Jacqui Potter Cup crown in Grange Road yesterday as her high-pressing side had too much nous for Loreto.

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Launched in August 2007, The Hook has set out to provide news and information for hockey in Leinster. The site has developed since then to cover all levels of the sport in Ireland and beyond, providing stories on schools, club, interprovincial and international. Working in tandem with the superb Irish Hockey Photographers, The Hook aims to offer the best coverage of the sport in the province. Should you have any queries or suggestions, please email founder, Stephen Findlater, at stevie_findlats@yahoo.com.