Honours for Munster stars

Munster swept the boards at the Irish Hockey Awards but it was again Ulster who tasted interpro glory over a breathless weekend in Dublin.

There was plenty for the South to shout about as schools, clubs, players and volunteers came out on top at Saturday’s awards at the Alexander Hotel, with Munster taking seven of the 15 awards.

That included both the senior club players of the year prizes, with Naomi Carroll (Catholic Institute) taking the gong after a stellar year saw her break into the senior Irish panel and win European gold at U21 level, while Cork Church of Ireland’s marauding full-back David Harvey took the men’s prize.