Ireland 12 Ukraine 0

Ireland 6 Russia 1

THE feelgood factor for Irish hockey continued last night in Belfield as a second quarter blitz saw a sixth win in four days for the country’s senior teams as they beat China 4-2.

SUZANNE BEANEY apparently never retired from international hockey — her last appearance in an Irish jersey came in 2006 — but there’s little doubting the Pegasus hotshot is still one of the best forwards in the business.

A BLEAK weekend for Munster hockey saw all five of its representatives soundly beaten during the opening round of the Irish Hockey League.

Ireland 2 Egypt 3

Ireland 1 England 5

Cork Harlequins 2 Lisnagarvey 1

IRISH men’s hockey coach David Passmore has announced his squad for next month’s European Nations Trophy in Rome.

IRELAND will face China, the team ranked fourth in the world, in the bronze medal match at the KT Cup in South Korea after beating Malaysia 4-0 yesterday.

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