Hurled into the big time, but sticking with hockey

EIMEAR CREGAN should rightly have had a camán as the central piece of equipment in her sporting life rather than a hockey stick.

The 23-year-old Limerick girl is niece of legendary former Limerick player and coach Eamonn Cregan, and as such, should probably be focused on inter-county camogie.

This weekend however, she lines out with the Irish ladies hockey team playing in the European championships in Dublin.