Bandon on course for double

Bandon have a pair of national cup finals to look forward to after their men and women advanced to the deciders of the Irish Hockey Trophy on Saturday.

Denis Pritchard’s men, who have lost the last two deciders, will hope it is third time lucky after they had a satisfying 4-1 success away to Queens University, setting up a clash with Kilkenny who ousted Bangor on a 5-1 scoreline.

But it was David Buttimer’s ladies who produced the bigger shock, holding runaway Munster league leaders Catholic Institute to a scoreless draw in West Cork before prevailing 3-1 in a penalty shoot-out.