IHL
Railway’s McKinnon back on familiar turf
March 11, 2011 | 1,120 views | Leave a commentAt the business end of the women’s IHL group stages, Railway Union and Armagh can go a long way to securing their place in the playoffs this weekend should either take victory from their meeting on Saturday.
Half dozen on edge of IHL elimination
March 11, 2011 | 1,842 views | Comments (4)Pronounced splits between top and bottom halves of the men’s IHL tables have the chance to be wedged further apart as the top three in each group will face a side less well off on Saturday.
Leinster quartet all still alive in women’s IHL
February 6, 2011 | 360 views | Leave a commentIHL progression remains in the balance for Railway, Loreto, UCD and Hermes as both Pools look set to go down to the wire. The students and Loreto were the happiest, both bagging bonus point wins. The other pair dropped a place each in their respective tables.
Leinster quintet bounce back in IHL
February 6, 2011 | 236 views | Leave a commentLeinster’s teams produced a string of big results as YMCA and Glenanne came away from Cork with bonus point wins while Pembroke, Monkstown and Corinthian also stay on track with wins over Ulster opposition in the Irish Hockey League
Hermes-Pegasus contest mythological battle
February 4, 2011 | 1,996 views | Comments (8)One of the enduring inter-provincial rivalries, Hermes and Pegasus fight for the right to lead Pool A of the women’s ESB Irish Hockey League when they meet in Belfast on Sunday
IHA confirms re-jigged national fixture calendar
December 17, 2010 | 224 views | Leave a commentThe IHA has announced the new dates for the refixtures of the national level competitions which were wiped out by the recent weather conditions.
Leinster authorities make early cancellation call
December 3, 2010 | 5,752 views | Comments (8)The Leinster Ladies Hockey Union and the men’s Leinster Branch of the Irish Hockey Association yesterday took the early decision to call off all fixtures under their jurisdiction for Saturday and Sunday.
Glens grind out Garvey draw as Town soar
November 7, 2010 | 218 views | Leave a commentMonkstown, Corinthian and Pembroke all won to boost their semi-final hopes but Glenanne remain winless in the men’s IHL Pool A after a second draw. YM’s perfect record came to an end at Serpentine Avenue on a lively day in the competition.
Late goals order of the day for Hermes and UCD
November 7, 2010 | 232 views | Leave a commentHermes leave it late in Limerick to take a win while Rachel Burke strikes two minutes from time to steal a draw for UCD at Railway. This post will be updated following Sunday’s two ties.
Glens and Garvey to light up Tallaght
November 5, 2010 | 697 views | Comments (9)Leinster and Ulster’s pace-setters lock horns at St Mark’s tomorrow in the second series of IHL pool matches as last season’s semi-finalists Glenanne and Lisnagarvey are set for fireworks.
Loreto and Pegs’ tie underpins Pool A
November 5, 2010 | 778 views | Leave a commentThe Loreto, Hermes and Pegasus axis has its first Pool A showdown of the season this weekend in the highlight of the IHL action at Beaufort this weekend. 2009 champions Loreto will be looking for revenge over Pegs for their loss last season, a result key to their elimination.
Leinster quartet record IHL full-house
October 10, 2010 | 351 views | Comments (10)All four Leinster sides completed opening day victories to get their IHL campaigns off to the ideal start. UCD came from a goal down; Hermes’ former UCC contingent were prominent; Nicci Daly shone for Loreto while Railway cruised past Quins
Glens produce incredible fightback as Panther strikes
October 10, 2010 | 282 views | Comments (13)New boy Brandon Panther lit up a two-minute Pembroke blitz to help them to a big 5-2 win over Cork Harlequins; Glenanne recovered from 4-1 down to tie with Corinthian while YM won their first ever IHL tie
Old rivalries and friendships put to IHL test
October 8, 2010 | 1,110 views | Leave a commentA repeat of last year’s final and a string of former UCC players facing their alma mater mark the card for the first round of the third year of the IHL. The post also links through to a full rundown on the entrants for this edition.
Women’s IHL 2010/11: Runners and Riders
October 8, 2010 | 413 views | Comments (1)What stands in the way of Railway reproducing their form of 2009/10 in the Irish Hockey League? Here’s what they are up against in the coming season with all 12 sides in this year’s women’s IHL outlined
Men’s IHL back with a familiar bang
October 8, 2010 | 538 views | Leave a commentThe men’s hockey weekend is highlighted by the first series of IHL games while there is also action in division two. For all the fixtures, read on while there is also a link to a rundown of all this year’s runners and riders.
Men’s IHL 2010/11: Runners and Riders
October 8, 2010 | 240 views | Comments (1)The runners and riders for the third men’s Irish Hockey League, the complete lowdown on each team’s history in the competition and how they will fare this time around.
Jamie Dwyer enjoys busy day at Grange Road
May 19, 2010 | 201 views | Comments (1)World player of the year Jamie Dwyer was on hand to show off some of the skills that made him a World and Olympic champion and impart some of his knowledge to some of Ireland’s future stars at Grange Road last weekend. The diminutive Australian conducted a couple of coaching clinics which ran in tandem […]
Rematches abound for IHL mark three
May 19, 2010 | 187 views | Leave a commentWomen’s IHL 2010 finalists Railway Union and Cork Harlequins will lock horns once again in next season’s competition in the group stages following last Sunday’s draw. The pair have been paired together once again having both retained their provinicial titles this season. They will be joined by a trio of Ulster sides, the returning Armagh […]
Alex ousted as Inst up for IHL debut
May 17, 2010 | 201 views | Leave a commentLeinster will have to make do with just four entrants in the 2010/11 Irish Hockey League as Old Alex were pipped in last weekend’s wildcard play-offs by Ballymoney and Catholic Institute. The Limerick side salvaged a draw on Friday night which proved key in the final reckoning despite Aoife Budd and Laura McCoy both rebounding […]