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• IHA to review YOG video tower incident

  

  The Irish Hockey Association is conducting an internal review following an incident at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore concerning an Irish representative gaining access to a video tower without accreditation.

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• Sothern joins Irish exodus to Europe

  

  Alan Sothern has become the latest Irish international player to make the move to the Netherlands to play in the Hoofdklasse, confirming his move from Pembroke to Den Bosch to The Hook last Friday. While there, Sothern will link up with Mitch Darling who moved across the Belgian border from KHC Leuven as well as [...]

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• Ireland prosper but Malaysia secure INSEP title

  

  Ireland kept up their half of the bargain in their bid to claim the inaugural INSEP Five Nations title but ultimately had to settle for second place as Malaysia’s 4-2 win over hosts France sealed the title in their favour.

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• Magee strikes twice to keep Ireland in hunt

  

  Ireland kept the possibility of winning the INSEP Five Nations alive as they notched an impressive win over Malaysia in spite of giving up eight corners in Paris this afternoon, recording their best ever win over the Asian nation in their 12th meeting.

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• Maguire double keeps Ireland unbeaten in Paris

  

  Phelie Maguire struck his first international goals since February 2008 to help Ireland maintain their unbeaten start to the INSEP Five Nations in Paris this evening, in spite of Fabian Magner’s hat-trick. But a 3-3 draw against tournament hosts, France, means they need to at least win over 100pc Malaysia in their next tie on Saturday to maintain hopes of winning the title.

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• Irish stalemate as post denies Poles

  

  Ireland began their Five Nations campaign in Paris in low-key fashion as a sterile match was almost lit up by a late flurry of action but, in the final reckoning, neither the Irish nor Poland’s set plays functioned to see the scoreline end in a rare blank.

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• Continental-based Irish take on Parisian Five

  

  Paul Revington will bring the 16 players which lined out against Malaysia in the fourth of their test matches last weekend to Paris for this week’s Five Nations’ event with many players then moving on to new clubs in Europe

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• Irish end YOG in fifth with second SA win

  

  Kathryn Mullan’s double inside 15 minutes set Ireland on the road to victory over South Africa for the second time in three days to end their first Youth Olympics campaign in fifth place.

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• Irish women claim maiden Home Nations title

  

  Irish ladies win Home Nations international masters, beating Wales and England while Irish men’s over 50s miss out on goal difference and take second in the over 40s event at Lisnagarvey.

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• Cockram double nets Malaysia win

  

  Timmy Cockram’s second half double crowned Ireland’s best half of hockey over the four ties with Malaysia at Belfield this week, netting the two corners the country earned.

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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.