Cathy retires from international hockey

By Wendy | 5th November 2009

Oct 22, 2009 Cathy McKean today announced her retirement from international hockey after nine years playing at the highest level. The Loreto striker amassed 130 caps throughout her Irish career since first pulling on the green jersey in June 2000 against Scotland and was to become an integral part of the Irish set-up. She earned…

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Loreto 3 Trinity 0, 31 October 2009

By Wendy | 5th November 2009

Loreto 3 (Catriona Tipping, Niamh Small, Lizzie Colvin) Trinity 0 Loreto continue to set the pace in division one as they took the points from a defiant Trinity in spite of Nikki Symmons’ absence. Niamh Small, though, did return and marked her comeback with a stylish reverse-stick effort on the volley to make it 2-0…

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Loreto 1 Old Alex 1, IHL 18/10/09

By Wendy | 3rd November 2009

Loreto 1 Old Alex 1, IHL October 18th 2009 Short Corner Count Loreto 8 Old Alex 3 Match Report The conditions were perfect for the game and it started with end to end hockey with both teams having short periods of attack followed by periods of defensive play.  Alex won a short corner 10 minutes…

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