Concern over Burke’s ‘wedding agreement’

THE Irish Hockey Association raised more than a few eyebrows at the European Championships over the weekend when it emerged that an Irish player was allowed home from the tournament on Friday to attend a wedding.

It has been confirmed that 29-year-old Hermes forward Jenny Burke had been given permission to fly back to Dublin early on Friday morning to attend the marriage of a friend.

She missed Ireland's 3-0 loss to Germany on Friday, but was back in Barcelona on Saturday morning to take a full part in the 1-1 draw against Ukraine.