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• Leinster stars feature heavily on Awards night

  

  Railway Union’s ladies, the Watkins family and Glenanne were the big winners at last night’s Irish Hockey Awards, held in the Burlington Hotel with nearly 400 people in attendance, including former world super-bantamweight champion boxer Bernard Dunne, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport Mary Hanafin and compered by RTE’s Darragh Maloney. Brother and sister Gareth [...]

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• Smyth and McCandless resign from U-18 post

  

  Irish U-18 coach Andy Smyth and manager Chris McCandless have from their posts with immediate effect this week following a stand-off with the IHA over funding and their views on the long-term good of the sport. But the IHA have quickly denied to the Hook and BBC Radio Ulster that any Junior Age Group team [...]

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• Dundalk GS claim 'B' league treble

  

  Dundalk Grammar school enjoyed a week to savour as they claimed the Senior B, Junior B (left) and Minor B (right) school’s hockey titles this week with Mount Temple taking home the U-13 B title. It proved to be the biggest haul in a single year for the school, raising thoughts that they may step [...]

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• Wesley senior boys take third major

  

  John Waring All-Ireland Schoolboy’s Championship Final Wesley 1 (Shane Madeley) St Andrew’s 0Revenge proved a dish served piping hot for Wesley as Shane Madeley scored the vital goal to hand the Ballinteer school the John Waring All-Ireland Schoolboy Championship just a fortnight after a relinquishing the Leinster Senior Cup by the same scoreline. The Irish [...]

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• St Andrew's end Leinster drought in style

  

  Kate Russell All-Ireland School’s Championship Final St Andrew’s 3 (Harriet Kinsman, Niamh Atcheler, Sarah Woodroofe) Colaiste Iognaid 1 (Tara Melvin) St Andrew’s ended a decade’s wait for the Kate Russell title as they produced a composed second half performance to claim their maiden win in the competition, ending Colaiste Iognaid’s reign as champions with a [...]

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• Amazing Andrew's comeback seals final slot

  

  St Andrew’s produced an incredible comeback to fight their way into the Kate Russell All-Ireland School’s Championship final, recovering from a three goal deficit to tie with Royal School, Armagh in Galway today. Laura Pinder hit home a short corner on the final hooter to level the game 3-3 and advance ahead of the Ulster [...]

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• Andrew's add Premier League and Girl's Minor titles

  

  St Andrew’s incredible year continues as they added the schoolgirl’s Senior Premier League and Minor A Cup title to their trophy haul this year with a pair of wins at Grange Road this afternoon. Chloe Watkins matched her cousin David’s exploits from a day earlier, inspiring Andrew’s to a Leinster senior double, scoring twice and [...]

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• Watkins raises roof for Andrews'; Wesley claim Minor crown

  

  Leinster Schoolboys Senior Cup Final: St Andrew’s 1 (David Watkins) Wesley 0 St Andrew’s threw out the form book as David Watkins snatched a brilliant winner seven minutes from time to end Wesley’s five year reign as Leinster School’s Senior Cup champions. Given the pressure, the winger did superbly to hold his nerve as all [...]

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• Battle for fourth faces two vital twists

  

  The intriguing battle for the fourth automatic IHL place continues apace in midweek as Monkstown have their chance this evening to break into the top four for the first time in a couple of months. They face a Railway Union side with plenty to play for, hoping to avoid any potential relegation play-off that comes [...]

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• Andrew's and Wesley safely through

  

  St Andrew’s and Wesley are through to the Leinster Schoolboy’s Senior Cup final as they comfortably negotiated their semi-finals, putting an end to the odyssey’s of High School and Kilkenny, respectively this afternoon. Andrew’s raced into a 3-0 lead against High School, scoring three counter-attack goals from Sam Spence, Fiachra Maher and David Watkins as [...]

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