Gormley’s delight at arrival of ‘world class’ coach

Ireland captain Ronan Gormley yesterday hailed the “world class” appointment of Andrew Meredith to the senior men’s national post.

Gormley’s delight at arrival of ‘world class’ coach

Australian-born Meredith comes with an impressive CV, having been assistant coach to the Germany side that won Olympic gold at Beijing in 2008 and this year in London. As a player he represented Australia at U21 level and played professionally for more than 15 years in Holland, Germany, England and Scotland.

His appointment was yesterday widely welcomed after a tumultuous few weeks for Irish hockey. More than €60,000 was fundraised in four days to help send the senior men’s team to next month’s Champions Challenge I in Argentina, coming amid a major backlash against the Irish Hockey Association’s board, who had previously withdrawn the side from the competition.

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