Umpires
Navan forefeit Clontarf match
December 9, 2008 | 280 views | Leave a commentNavan’s Simon Clarke confirmed to The Hook this evening that his club were forced to concede their game with Clontarf from last Saturday in increasingly farcical circumstances as the Meath club were unable to field a team tonight. The game was initially abandoned last Saturday when the umpires deemed the pitch at Mount Temple unplayable […]
IHL refixtures cause Annadale headache
December 9, 2008 | 291 views | Leave a commentThe IHL have confirmed the times and venues for this weekend’s refixed games after the recent abandonments due to the frost. Each venue has gone for an afternoon tip-off this Sunday in a bid to beat the cold snap. The IHL committee has also confirmed that all games will start from 0-0. This decision has […]
IHL Women's Preview
November 28, 2008 | 558 views | Leave a commentGroup ASaturdayBelfast Harlequins vs Cork C of I, 2.30 Deramore Park, (Umpires: Gail Taylor, Jennifer Drewitt)CI’s 1-0 win over Randalstown in week one of the IHL should give them confidence against what has been an inconsistent, youthful Belfast Harlequins this term. Mel Ryan scored the winner at the Cork-side missed a host of chances against […]
IHL Men's Preview
November 28, 2008 | 358 views | Leave a commentGroup A (All Saturday) Cookstown vs Annadale, 6pm, Coolnafranky (Umpires: Kieran Bolger, Colin Hutchinson)The battle of Ulster’s top two in Tyrone could prove one of the pivotal ties in what, already, looks to be the tighter of the two groups. Cookstown will miss former international Andy Babrbour but their young charges are bouyed by another […]
U-16 and U-18 Boy’s Interprovincials: Day Two
November 23, 2008 | 415 views | Leave a comment*With thanks to Alan Good Ulster claimed the boys’ U18 interprovincial title with a day to spare after a topsy-turvy set of encounters at Shaw’s Bridge today. The northern province have built an unassailable six-point lead over nearest rivals Munster, while pre-tournament favourites Leinster are, amazingly, still pointless following another shock defeat. That came this […]
Irish Hockey League rules explained
October 6, 2008 | 391 views | Leave a commentOne of the key factors in the success of the IHL is making hockey an exciting spectacle for spectators, to not only gather together the current hockey community but to bring in supporters from outisde. This will happen in two main ways. The first is that the clubs make the effort to create impressive match […]
Men's international: Wales 3 Ireland 2
September 7, 2008 | 279 views | Leave a commentIn a strong physical contest, Ireland’s men lost 3-2 to Wales in the first of two full internationals in Cardiff this weekend. The home side shaded the opening half, hitting the bar in the 18th minute before opening their account in the 34th minute with a corner from Huw Jones – initially disallowed but awarded […]
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Metchette ready for the Olympics
August 8, 2008 | 314 views | Leave a commentDespite Ireland missing out on an Olympic place, Ireland will be represented in Beijing in the hockey arena with umpire Carol Metchette and umpire’s manager Ray O’Connor both appointed to hockey’s showpiece event. O’Connor is one of three selected to manage the Men’s Hockey Umpires at the Beijing Olympics 2008 and will add to his […]
The Hooks: Overall Club of the Year
July 9, 2008 | 314 views | Leave a commentFor this honour, I felt there was only one real club in the running. Monkstown have produced some great youth teams again this year and their supporter’s club were fantastic but for developing the game while receiving results, Glenanne stood head and shoulder above everybody else. In simple terms, the club won European, All-Ireland and […]
Women's Celtic Cup: Day Two
July 5, 2008 | 242 views | Leave a commentIreland 1 Scotland 1Thunder and lightning came to Ireland’s rescue as a rather aimless pre-weather break performance was counter-acted by a superb battling effort once the players emerged from the dressing rooms for the second time at Garryduff. For the second day running, a mass downpour left the Cork venue’s pitch flooded in parts, leaving […]
Men's Celtic Cup: Ireland 5 France 0
July 4, 2008 | 275 views | Leave a commentIreland wrapped up a facile win against the country that has caused them untold anguish in recent tournaments, overcoming a disappointing French outfit 5-0 amid lashing rain in Garryduff.Dave Passmore’s side, indeed, missed a couple of clear-cut chances to give the scoreboard an even greater gloss. Tim Cockram opened the scoring 11 minutes in from […]
Men's Setanta Sports: Ireland v Canada
June 13, 2008 | 336 views | Comments (10)In a strained and tetchy affair, Ireland let a two goal lead slip for the second time in two games but may well be more concerned with the less polished performance against Canada than they produced the previous evening. In a controversial game, though, Ireland produced moments of sheer inspiration and scored three sublime goals. […]
Jermyn and Lewers set for EuroHockey League finals
May 8, 2008 | 535 views | Leave a commentCork C of I’s John Jermyn, along with former Annadale player Iain Lewers, will be hoping to make history this weekend and become the first ever winners of the Euro Hockey League. The tournament, akin to football’s Champions League, is the pinnacle of world club hockey and, in its inaugural year has attracted the world’s […]
IHA Announces Shortlist for ESB Irish Hockey Awards
April 29, 2008 | 403 views | Comments (9)The Irish Hockey Association (IHA) has released the 44 nominees for the Irish Hockey Awards to be presented on May 31 at The Ballsbridge Court Hotel, Dublin Four nominees have been issued for the each of the eleven award categories, ranging from top international players, to coaches, umpires, volunteers and clubs. Tickets for the event […]
Geoff Conn part of EHF's UDP
February 12, 2008 | 317 views | Leave a commentThis week, the EHF announced the umpires for their Umpire Development Programme 2008/2010, with Geoff Conn among ‘Group 1’. Umpires Committee Chairman, Jorge Alcover said, “Year one has been a huge success with the umpires well on their way to achieving the Grade 1 target. The commitment of this group has been a fantastic launch […]
A rant about Umpiring
February 12, 2008 | 350 views | Leave a commentA growing number of comments are being submitted about umpiring and so on. I’ve written before that I will not allow comments on this topic and so I think I should outline my reasons for this decision. Basically, as Leinster hockey as a whole, we are responsible for the vicious circle that exists around umpiring. […]
Metchette to represent Ireland at Olympics
January 23, 2008 | 547 views | Leave a commentContinuing the strong tradition of Irish umpiring, Carole Metchette was today notified of her appointment to the Beijing Olympics, 2008. This is the first time Ireland has ever had a female hockey umpire appointed to the Olympics. Dublin born Metchette had a good introduction to hockey when she attended Wesley College where she won the […]
EHL Internet show – Wednesday night
December 19, 2007 | 291 views | Leave a commentToday, at 6pm CET, EHL brings the first ever interactive, multimedia show in hockey to computer screens around the world. Combining never-before-seen hockey movie clips with special studio guests, Dutch national team players three times WorldHockey Player of the Year Teun de Nooijer and 2005 WorldHockey Young Player of the Year Robert van der Horst, […]
EHF Club awards
December 6, 2007 | 317 views | Leave a commentThe EHF has launched a new programme to honour clubs that are doing great work to promote the “Hockey Family” in Europe. For me, though, there is quite a few points on the list of criteria below that clubs can take on board and develop upon. Recently, the IHA has started running a number of […]