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• Women's Leinster league divisional wrap

  

  Division Four: Newbridge celebrated their 15th season in existence when they claimed division four in the final week of the season, pipping Kildare rivals Naas. A draw at home with Botanic on the penultimate weekend of the season had opened the door for their Caragh Road rivals who were three points back with a game [...]

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• Mid-term report: Women’s divisional round-up

  

  Division Two: Old Alex II currently rule the roost in division two, carrying a six point advantage into the second half of the season, boasting a perfect six from six home record to lead the way from reigning champions Railway Union II and Loreto II. Becca Coll and Hazel Agar’s goals have been a key [...]

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• Railway and Hermes set for stellar showdown

  

  No doubt where the tastiest of the ESB Senior Cup second round ties as St Andrew’s hosts Hermes and Railway Union as two of the competition’s big guns face off. Mick McKinnon’s side have been flying thus far and showed the depth of their squad in last week’s win over Glenanne as a number of [...]

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• Railway II complete double: league and cup round-up

  

  Railway Union II claimed division two tonight as they beat Skerries 3-0 thanks to three second half goals. Needing a win to secure the title, the Park Avenue side found the going tough in the first period against a side fighting for their division two survival before Louise McDermott opened the scoring after the break [...]

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• Women's junior league round-up

  

  Virtually all the Leinster women’s leagues have come to a conclusion in the past fortnight. Here’s a quick round-up of whose going up and down across the divisions as well as a couple of cup finals last Sunday: Division Two: One of the few issues yet to be resolved this season is the destination of [...]

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• News in brief

  

  With the season hitting its peak, there’s plenty of activities and information floating about. Sign up to the IHA’s Hockey Happenings – on http://www.hockey.ie/ – for more information on many of these snippets. * Old Alexandra are joining up with Old Wesley Rugby Club to run a Fashion Show to fundraise for both clubs on [...]

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• Irish Hockey Trophy results

  

  Division Two high-flyers Three Rock Ladies and Genesis are Leinster’s last remaining representatives in the Irish Hockey Trophy following their wins over Bandon and Dromore, respectively. Newbridge fell at the hands of Priorians while Wexford lost Cookstown on the women’s side. Suttonians, meanwhile, were the last Dublin side to fall in the men’s competition with [...]

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• Irish Hockey Trophy fixtures

  

  Suttonians remain Leinster’s last chance of taking the inaugural Irish Hockey Trophy as they host Catholic Institute this Saturday in a rearranged quarter-final from before Christmas. After back-to-back 3-2 wins on the road against Avoca and Portadown, Sutton play Institute for the very first time in the club’s history with their first home tie of [...]

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• Women’s Divisional Round-Up

  

  While the women’s division one title-race has taken on a little bit of a one-sided look in recent weeks, there are plenty of close-run battles right the way down the women’s leagues. Here’s a brief synopsis of whats going on in divisions two to thirteen. Division 14 is being headed by Monkstown who are unbeaten [...]

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• Irish Cup draws – Junior, Trophy and Challenge dates named

  

  Men’s Irish Junior Cup ROUND 2 (January 17, 2009)Bandon II v Corinthian IICookstown II v Lisnagarvey IIThree Rock Rovers II v YMCA IIGlenanne II v Bangor IIMonkstown II v NICS IIPembroke II v Railway Union IIWeston II v Cork C of I IIInstonians II v Raphoe II ESB Irish Junior Cup Round 2 (January 17, [...]

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