Meredith leaves Ireland hotseat

Andrew Meredith will depart Irish hockey next week after his turbulent tenure as senior men’s coach was ended “by mutual consent” last night.

The Irish Hockey Association confirmed in a short statement last night that the “relationship between (Meredith) and the IHA will be discontinued at the end of December 2013”.

“The decision was by mutual consent after discussions were held between Irish Hockey and Andrew. Irish Hockey would like to thank Andrew for his contribution over the last 14 months and we wish him all the best for his future endeavours.”