New hockey boss has lofty goals

IRELAND’S new senior men’s hockey coach sees no reason why World Cup and Olympic Games qualification cannot be realistic goals during the coming four years.

David Passmore, 37, was appointed to the role yesterday on a three-year contract, to begin next March, and was also given a separate one-year contract by the Irish Hockey Association as acting high performance director.

Passmore says a top 12 world ranking is a realistic target during the next few years.