The Munster Junior Women will be holding their first trial on Sunday March 19th in UCC. The trial will run from 2pm to 4pm.
All players are asked to bring €5 for pitch hire on the day.
To register interest please contact Coach Eric Callendar at ericcallender1989@gmail.com before the trial.
See link of eligibility criteria: http://sportlomo-userupload.s3.amazonaws.com/uploaded/8089/iha_tournament_competition_rules_and_regulations_20122013_final.pdf
The Munster Branch are urgently seeking coaches to take up the following roles:
Munster u18 Boys’ Head Coach
Munster u21 Men’s Head Coach
Munster u21 Women’s Head Coach
Regrettably if we do not fill these positions Munster will not be in a position to field teams in these Interpro competitions. The closing date for these positions is the 31st of March.
Applicants should send their coaching/management CV and cover note to munsterhockeyappointments@gmail.com and secretary@munsterhockey.com.
The following players have been selected to attend the next trial for the Munster U16 Girls 2017 squad, to be held at Crescent College Comprehensive, Dooradoyle, Limerick on Saturday March 18 from 1-3pm. Players are asked to bring €5 each and plenty of water/snacks. If you cannot attend for any reason, please contact the management on munsteru16girls@gmail.com
1 Nikki Barry (Scoil Mhuire/Ashton)
2 Rachel Barry (GK, Bandon Grammar/Bandon)
3 Eabha Benson (Laurel Hill Colaiste/Limerick)
4 Sophie Boland (Crescent College Comprehensive)
5 Zara Bowles (Midleton College/Midleton)
6 Sarah Buckley (Colaiste na Toirbhirte/Bandon)
7 Sophie Clein (Crescent College Comprehensive/Limerick)
8 Lauren Cripps (Mount Mercy/Belvedere)
9 Aoife Cronin (Regina Mundi/Cork C of I)
10 Abbey Cummins (GK, Regina Mundi/Cork C of I)
11 Jessica Dwyer (Bandon Grammar/Cork Harlequins)
12 Romy Fehily (Laurel Hill Colaiste/Catholic Institute)
13 Hannah-Kate Finn (Bandon Grammar/Bandon)
14 Siri Forde (Mount Mercy/Cork C of I)
15 Marian Gilman (Ursulines Thurles)
16 Avril Geoghegan (Loreto Clonmel/Clonmel)
17 Andrea Hally (Ursulines Thurles/Dungarvan)
18 Monica Holohan (St Angela’s/Ashton)
19 Heather Hourigan Powell (Ursulines Thurles/Limerick)
20 Isabel Janssen Cahill (GK, St Angela’s/Ashton)
21 Emily Kavanagh (Ursulines Thurles/Cashel/New Inn)
22 Alex Kenny (Regina Mundi/Ashton)
23 Isobel Kingston (Scoil Mhuire/Cork Harlequins)
24 Eimear Lane (Crescent College Comprehensive/Catholic Institute)
25 Isabel Lyons (St Angela’s/Cork Harlequins)
26 Cliona Moynihan (GK, Regina Mundi/Cork Harlequins)
27 Jessica Murphy (St Angela’s/Ashton)
28 Saoirse Neville (Mount Mercy/Cork Harlequins)
29 Amy O’Byrne (Crescent College Comprehensive/Catholic Institute)
30 Clodagh O’Connor (Mount Mercy/Belvedere)
31 Emer O’Keeffe (Crescent College Comprehensive/Catholic Institute)
32 Cliona O’Leary (Christ the King/Cork Harlequins)
33 Gillian O’Leary (Regina Mundi/Cork C of I)
34 Eve O’Shea (Scoil Mhuire/Ashton)
35 Leah O’Shea (Mount Mercy/Cork Harlequins)
36 Emma O’Sullivan (Regina Mundi/Ashton)
37 Ana Radojicic (Villiers)
38 Kate Ryan (Ursulines Thurles/Cashel/New Inn)
39 Laura Walsh (Mount Mercy/Belvedere)
40 Julie Wiseman (St Angela’s/Ashton)
41 Rachel Young (Ashton School/Cork Harlequins)
Players to be re-trialled due to injury, illness or absence:
42 Sarah Fitzgibbon (Crescent)
43 Rebecca Foley (Laurel Hill Secondary/Limerick)
44 Nicole Griffin (Crescent College Comprehensive)
45 Elena Kelleher (Scoil Mhuire)
46 Ailbhe Larkin (Crescent)
47 Rebecca McCabe (Ursulines Thurles)
48 Enya Muhlwald (Loreto Clonmel/Clonmel)
49 Amy O’Leary (GK, Villiers/Limerick)
50 Alison O’Rourke (Regina Mundi/Cork C of I)
51 Leah Wood (Bandon Grammar).
The finalised list of players for the first trial Munster U16 Girls 2017 trial, to take place at Garryduff Sport Centre, Cork (astro pitch) on Saturday March 11 is as follows. Players should arrive 15 minutes early for their trial and bring their stick, shin guards, mouth guard and water, and are reminded to bring €5 to help cover pitch hire. If any player cannot attend, or has been nominated through official channels but is not listed here, please contact us at munsteru16girls@gmail.com.
Trial 1 – 11am-12.30pm
1 Rachel Barry (GK, Bandon Grammar)
2 Nikki Barry (Scoil Mhuire)
3 Eabha Benson (Laurel Hill Colaiste)
4 Sophie Boland (Crescent)
5 Zara Bowles (Midleton College)
6 Sophie Clein (Crescent)
7 Alice Crowley (Bandon Grammar)
8 Kate Dorney (Carrigaline CS)
9 Jessica Dwyer (Bandon Grammar)
10 Romy Fehily (Laurel Hill Colaiste)
11 Sarah Fitzgibbon (Crescent)
12 Hannah-Kate Finn (Bandon Grammar)
13 Avril Geoghegan (Loreto Clonmel)
14 Alison Grimley (Ashton School)
15 Lauren Hurley (Loreto Clonmel)
16 Isabel Janssen Cahill (GK, St Angela’s)
17 Alex Kenny (Regina Mundi)
18 Isobel Kingston (Scoil Mhuire)
19 Eimear Lane (Crescent)
20 Ailbhe Larkin (Crescent)
21 Isabel Lyons (St Angela’s)
22 Heather McNamara (Scoil Mhuire)
23 Enya Muhlwald (Loreto Clonmel)
24 Ava Russell (Loreto Clonmel)
25 Amy O’Byrne (Crescent)
26 Lucy O’Callaghan (Laurel Hill Colaiste)
27 Emer O’Keeffe (Crescent)
28 Cliona O’Leary (Christ the King)
29 Kate O’Reilly (Laurel Hill Colaiste)
30 Katie O’Riordan (Mount Mercy)
31 Alison O’Rourke (Regina Mundi)
32 Eve O’Shea (Scoil Mhuire)
33 Kellie Oldham (Ursulines Blackrock)
34 Elizabeth Tuohy (Scoil Mhuire)
Trial 2 – 12.30pm-2pm
1 Laura Barr (Colaiste na Toirbhirte)
2 Sarah Buckley (Colaiste na Toirbhirte)
3 Lauren Cripps (Mount Mercy)
4 Aoife Cronin (Regina Mundi)
5 Abbey Cummins (GK, Regina Mundi)
6 Avie Darcy (Villiers)
7 Eimear Flanagan (Villiers)
8 Siri Forde (Mount Mercy)
9 Ciara Gibbs (GK, Villiers)
10 Marian Gilman (Ursulines Thurles)
11 Andrea Hally (Ursulines Thurles)
12 Sarah Hennessy (Scoil Mhuire)
13 Monica Holohan (St Angela’s)
14 Heather Hourigan Powell (Ursulines Thurles)
15 Emily Kavanagh (Ursulines Thurles)
16 Fiadh Kelleher (St Angela’s)
17 Sarah Lucey (Regina Mundi)
18 Alex McCarthy (Scoil Mhuire)
19 Jules McCarthy (Regina Mundi)
20 Cliona Moynihan (GK, Regina Mundi)
21 Jessica Murphy (St Angela’s)
22 Suzanne Murphy (Christ the King)
23 Saoirse Neville (Mount Mercy)
24 Clodagh O’Connor (Mount Mercy)
25 Aisling O’Halloran (Christ the King)
26 Gillian O’Leary (Regina Mundi)
27 Leah O’Shea (Mount Mercy)
28 Emma O’Sullivan (Regina Mundi)
29 Ana Radojicic (Villiers)
30 Kate Ryan (Ursulines Thurles)
31 Emma Tarrant (Colaiste na Toirbhirte)
32 Laura Walsh (Mount Mercy)
33 Julie Wiseman (St Angela’s)
To be trialled at next session (March 18, venue TBC)
1 Rebecca Foley (Laurel Hill Secondary)
2 Nicole Griffin (Crescent)
3 Rebecca McCabe (Ursulines Thurles)
4 Leah Wood (Bandon Grammar)
5 Amy O’Leary (GK, Villiers)
6 Rachel Young (Ashton)
Elena Kelleher (Scoil Mhuire)
The first trials for the development phase of the Munster U16 Girls 2017 programme (March to June) will take place on Saturday March 11 at Garryduff Sports Centre, Rochestown, Cork from 11am-12.30pm and 12.30pm-2pm.
In a bid to avoid the issues of previous years, where excessive numbers of players who are not up to standard are sent to trial, the management are structuring these trials in a different manner. The players listed below are being invited to trial based on their performances in school hockey this season and with the Munster First Year Development and U16 squads in previous years.
Players should bring €5 each to the trial to cover pitch rental costs.
Trial 1 – 11am-12.30pm
Rachel Barry (GK, Bandon Grammar)
Nikki Barry (Scoil Mhuire)
Eabha Benson (Laurel Hill Colaiste)
Sophie Boland (Crescent)
Zara Bowles (Midleton College)
Sophie Clein (Crescent)
Alice Crowley (Bandon Grammar)
Romy Fehily (Laurel Hill Colaiste)
Hannah-Kate Finn (Bandon Grammar)
Rebecca Foley (Laurel Hill Secondary)
Avril Geoghegan (Loreto Clonmel)
Nicole Griffin (Crescent)
Isabel Janssen Cahill (GK, St Angela’s)
Elena Kelleher (Scoil Mhuire)
Eimear Lane (Crescent)
Isabel Lyons (St Angela’s)
Amy O’Byrne (Crescent)
Emer O’Keeffe (Crescent)
Eve O’Shea (Scoil Mhuire)
Leah Wood (Bandon Grammar)
Rachel Young (Ashton)
Trial 2 – 12.30pm-2pm
Aoife Cronin (Regina Mundi)
Abbey Cummins (GK, Regina Mundi)
Avie Darcy (Villiers)
Eimear Flanagan (Villiers)
Ciara Gibbs (GK, Villiers)
Marian Gilman (Ursulines Thurles)
Andrea Hally (Ursulines Thurles)
Heather Hourigan Powell (Ursulines Thurles)
Emily Kavanagh (Ursulines Thurles)
Roisin Kelly (Ursulines Thurles)
Saoirse Neville (Mount Mercy)
Clodagh O’Connor (Mount Mercy)
Amy O’Leary (GK, Villiers)
Gillian O’Leary (Regina Mundi)
Kate O’Reilly (Laurel Hill Colaiste)
Emma O’Sullivan (Regina Mundi)
Ana Radojicic (Villiers)
Kate Ryan (Ursulines Thurles)
Laura Walsh (Mount Mercy)
Each club and school are entitled to nominate up to three additional players to attend the trials, and the relevant contacts have been sent information on how to do so. The deadline for nominations is 5pm on Thursday March 9 and players must be born on 1/1/2002 or later to be eligible.
If players cannot attend trials for any reason, they are asked to email munsteru16girls@gmail.com.
Week 21 sees Bandon women attempt to make the final if the IHT for the second year in a row. Having won the title last year they face tough competition in the semi final as they travel to Greenfields.
In the IHL Harlequins host 2nd placed Monkstown hoping to close the gap and confirm qualification for the Champions Trophy.
In Divison 1 C of I and Catholic Institute meet in what is almost certainly the race for second place. C of I’s draw last week and UCC’s win over Inst means the league is the students to lose. The battle at the bottom of the table has taken a few twists in the last few weeks and it could happen again on Sunday as Limerick travel to Waterford. Limerick sit 3 points behind currently so a win would really open things up going into the last few matches.
On the mens side a win for Bandon tomorrow over UCC will seal the title with 3 games to spare. Ashton host an in form C of I B. A win in the the IJC semi final over Glenanne and a win over league leaders Bandon in the last week means Ashton will have to be at their very best to get anything. Harlequins host Limerick in the other game.
The Munster Junior men will be holding their first trial on March 12th in UCC. Manager Mark Horgan is looking for those interested to sign up in advance using the link below.
https://goo.gl/forms/h273pAdI0EUgfZtv1
All players are asked to bring €5 for pitch hire on the day.
For any queries please contact Manager Mark Horgan (markhorgan10@hotmail.com) or Coach Glenn Healy (glennhealy@me.com).
See link of eligibility criteria: http://sportlomo-userupload.s3.amazonaws.com/uploaded/8089/iha_tournament_competition_rules_and_regulations_20122013_final.pdf
Week 20 is a busy weekend both domestically and nationally with 6 Munster sides vying for places in national finals.
C of I travel to Lisnagarvey on the back of a disappointing performance against Railway Union. That loss means they go to Garvey with a different mindset as the battle to hold onto a top 4 spot gets tougher.
Limerick host North Down in the semi final of the IHT. Although results have been up and down this year for Limerick this is a fantastic opportunity to make a national final. North Down defeated a depleted Ashton side in the quarter final and will be favourites but Limerick will hope to use home advantage to cause an upset.
In the IHC Munster are guaranteed a finalist as Catholic Institute host Waterford in the semi final. Bray or Portrane await the victors in the final.
In men’s Division 1 Bandon can move to within 1 win of the league title if they beat Harlequins tomorrow. They still have a 100% record in the league.
UCC and Catholic Institute meet for the second time in a week but this time in the league. UCC edged the cup match 3-2 and we expect tomorrow’s game to be as close. Bandon host a C of I team that will be looking to capitalise on any slip ups from the game in the Mardyke but Bandon will be no push over having pushed all the top sides close this year. In the final league game Ashton host Limerick with both sides fighting for points at the other end of the table. With no IHL game this weekend Harlequins women host Waterford in the semi final of the Munster Senior Cup.
Division 1B form team Belvedere will be hoping to make the IHC final on the women’s side on Saturday. They host Greenfields second team in the semi final.
On Sunday Bandon B and C of I B have tough away trips to Dublin in the semi final of the Junior Cup. Heres hoping for an all Munster final.
Hockey Ireland is delighted to announce that David Harte has been named as the FIH Goalkeeper of the Year for the second year in a row! Harte captained Ireland to their first Olympic Games in 108 years when the Green Machine competed at the Rio Olympic Games. Harte has a plethora of Goalkeeper of the Tournament awards to his name and is an integral part of not only the Green Machine but current EHL champions Kampong. The achievement of the award is further solidified when looking at the other nominees; Juan Vivaldi (ARG); Jaap Stockmann (NED); Vincent Vanasch (BEL); Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh (IND). Vivaldi and Vanasch won gold and silver respectively at the Olympic Games in Rio this past summer, highlighting the stiff competition David Harte was up against.
Speaking about the award, Harte said “To win this award truly is an incredible honour and one which I am very proud to receive. Even to be nominated for a second time was more than I could have hoped for, especially given the world class goalkeepers involved such as Juan Vivaldi, Vincent Vanasch, Jaap Stockman and PR Sreejesh, all of whom are deserving of the title in this category. Although it is an individual award, it partly belongs to my teams at both club & country level as I would not have made it here without them.
On the back of 2016 and overcoming a 108 year wait to compete in an Olympic Games the team is busy preparing for the first step on our quest to compete in a World Cup in 2018. We start by hosting the WL2 in Belfast which is incredibly exciting for the Irish hockey community and players alike.
Having reached an all-time high of #10 in the world rankings, we are all determined to push on from here and hopefully, having inspired the future Irish hockey generations, to climb higher with the Green Machine! A busy 2017 awaits between World League events and the European Championships in Amsterdam and I for one can’t wait to get started!”
Munster First Year Development Squad (South) coach Darren Collins has finalised his training panel for the remainder of the school year. All players should attend the next session at Mount Mercy College on Sunday March 12 from 1.30-3pm. Parents are asked to fill in the following registration form if they have not already done so: https://goo.gl/forms/mjaFuKE5h4s4y0nE2
1 April Blennerhassett (Bandon Grammar)
2 Lauren Bradley (Scoil Mhuire/Ashton)
3 Orlaith Cahalane (Mount Mercy)
4 Lauren Cripps (Mount Mercy/Belvedere)
5 Anna Collins (St Angela’s/Cork C of I)
6 Emma Cullinane (St Angela’s/Cork Harlequins)
7 Susie Fitzgerald (St Angela’s/Ashton)
8 Siri Forde (Mount Mercy/Cork C of I)
9 Rachel Hallahan (Colaiste na Toirbhirte/Bandon)
10 Sarah Hennessy (Scoil Mhuire/Cork C of I)
11 Niamh Hudson (Bandon Grammar)
12 Abby Kingston (St Angela’s/Ashton)
13 Isobel Kingston (Scoil Mhuire/Cork Harlequins)
14 Alex Kenny (Regina Mundi/Ashton)
15 Holly Lee (Ashton School)
16 Kate Long (Regina Mundi)
17 Sarah Lucey (Regina Mundi/Cork Harlequins)
18 Phoebe Lynch (Scoil Mhuire/Ashton)
19 Jules McCarthy (Regina Mundi/Cork Harlequins)
20 Aisling Moloney (Sacred Heart Clonakilty/Bandon)
21 Kate Obersby (Midleton College/Midleton)
22 Gaby Olden (Midleton College/Midleton)
23 Maeve O’Connor (Ashton School/Midleton)
24 Alison O’Rourke (Regina Mundi/Cork C of I)
25 Amy O’Shea (Mount Mercy)
26 Leah O’Shea (Mount Mercy/Cork Harlequins)
27 Amy Smyth (Bandon Grammar/Bandon)
28 Elizabeth Tuohy (Scoil Mhuire/Ashton)
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