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What a time for hockey in Ireland! Congratulations to
@IreWomenHockey
on a fantastic result! As well as the players, Management, coaching and support staff in London, all families, players, coaches, clubs, schools who have helped shape this teamβs success should be very proud!
Ronnie Smyth BEM
It is with great sadness that Ulster Hockey has learnt of the passing of Ronnie Smyth BEM. The thoughts of everyone at Ulster Hockey are with the Smyth family and all of those close to Ronnie.
Congratulations to Shirley McCay winner of the Game Changer Award at the
@BelTel_Sport
Awards - so deserved for so many reasons - player, coach, talent developer and ambassador for women in sport!! ππππ
We also recognise Lisnagarvey man James Lorimer who works as a physio for the Belfast trust. He was redeployed to the Belfast City hospital to work on the front line with covid-19 patients.
Thank you James, you are one of our
#HealthcareHeroes
β€οΈππ½
@lisnagarveyhc
Congratulations to the Ulster girls and boys who secured Gold and Silver respectively at the School Games!!
A huge effort from all the players and staff over the last 4 days ππ΄βͺοΈ
@_SchoolGames
An unbelievable achievement for our squads this weekend.
6 wins from 6, goals galore & double School Games Champions for the first time ever.
Well done to every player & staff member, phenomenal ππ₯³ππ₯
Thanks
@_SchoolGames
&
@lborouniversity
for hosting!
#Proud
#Ulster
As a mark of respect following the passing of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II, all hockey in Ulster is postponed with immediate effect until further notice.
Meanwhile .... our U16 girls are CHAMPIONS!!
They beat Munster in run ins to finish unbeaten over the weekend, amazing performances, well done girls!!
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John Minnis Estate Agents Burney Cup Final
Full Time Result:
Friends 2 (Edgar, Irwin)
Sullivan 1 (Crookshanks)
Congrats to Friends who are the 2017/18 Burney Cup Winners ππ π
#UlsterHockey
Commiserations to our U18s girls, 10 seconds from Interpro victory but eventually losing on sudden death shoot out.
An amazing year for these talented athletes, they have made Ulster Hockey incredibly proud π΄βͺοΈπ
Congratulations to Leinster and thanks for hosting ππ½
As we prepare to
#ClapForOurCarers
tonight, we recognise our hockey heroes who are also our health care heroes!
This is Shirley Reid, captain of Randalstown HC 3rd XI.
Sheβs a Nurse Practitioner working on the Covid wards at Antrim Hospital. Thank you Shirley, we clap for youππ½
Tasmanian Shield winnersβ¦.
Banbridge Academy ππ»ππͺπΌ
Well done to Ban as they are crowned All Ireland Schools Champions 2002, after a shootout victory over HS Dublin ππ₯
A fantastic achievement!
@BanAcademySport
@BAboyshockey
Meet & Greet with World Cup Medalists!!!
Some of the
#GreenArmy
will be in attendance at
@PlayBallBelfast
tomorrow at 6.15pm before the
@JuniorGreenArmy
match v England at 7pm
This is your chance to meet the players, get photos and autographs and watch the next generation π
Venue Ready!!!! International Indoor Hockey returns tomorrow after 30 years at the
@ANBorough
Antrim Forum. Ireland menβs and women take on Scotland in a three game test series. Tickets are sold out. Matches will be live streamed via
@irishhockey
YouTube channel.
#indoorhockey
Everyone at Ulster Hockey is deeply saddened by the passing of Her Majesty The Queen and wish to extend our sympathies to the Royal Family at this time.
For a lifetime of duty and service to our country, we thank you.
What a weekend for our U16 boys who finished their 2019 journey with 4 wins from 4 and the Interpro title.
A huge congrats to the staff and players who have worked so hard over the last number of months. Some superb performances, Ulster hockey are very proud π΄βͺοΈπ
Our U18s completed the Ulster double with 4 wins from 4, an amazing achievement with a really young squad. Nothing less than they deserve, well done to our heroes π
TOKYO OLYMPICS π
Sending all our good luck messages to Sean and the team as they prepare to hit off their Olympic journey tomorrow
Special shout out to Ulster girls, Shirley, Lizzie, Zara, Katie and Ayeisha π
#Tokyo2020
#hockeyfamily
Great to see our old kit being transformed for a fantastic cause ππ» The work the
@charlenesproj
do is amazing, check out the link to see what they have been up to πππ»
#charlenesproject
59th McCullough Cup Final
Full Time Result:
Wallace 0
Friends 3 (Oliver Kidd x 3)
Congratulations to Friends School who win the 59th McCullough Cup!! ππ»ππ
#UlsterHockey
#McCulloughCup
Well done to the girls this morning who won 5-1 v England Red. Goalscorers - Molly Dougan, Niamh McIvor, Charlotte Beggs, Olivia Mullan and Jess Hood!!
Boys take on Scotland at 5pm ππ΄βͺοΈ
Both our U 16 and U 18 girls are 3 wins from 3 heading into the final day of the
@irishhockey
Interprovincials in Cork, with some fantastic goals and performances.
They take on Munster tomorrow for the chance to become champions!
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@gerry_gpfoto
U16 Boys won their opening interpro match 8-0 against Munster. Goal Scorer: Adam McKee, Matthew McAreavey, George Palmer x2, Ollie Berry, Ben Law, JJ Holley, Tom Archbold
Our girls had an excellent 3-1 win v a very strong England side this morning, which put them into the finals tomorrow!! π΄βͺοΈπ€
@_SchoolGames
A Gordon
G Scott
S Kirgan
Congrats to the winners of the Boys Schools Finals this afternoon at Lisnagarvey!
Taylor Cup - Regent House
@JohnMinnisEA
Burney Plate - Bangor Grammar
#UlsterHockey
Not forgetting our wonderful staff, who have put in endless months of hard work and commitment to make it all possible. Ulster hockey is indebted to them and delighted it has paid off ππΌβΊοΈ
Champions!! ππ₯π
Our U18s pulled off an incredible last day at the Interpros beating Munster 3-0 and Leinster 4-0 to bring the Interpro title back to Ulster!!
Congrats to all the players and staff ππ΄βͺοΈ
Congrats also to our U16 girls who were 7-0 victors over Connaught in their opening interpro game ππ½
Scorers:
S Taylor
L Gallagher
K McCartney x2
J Cunningham
R Monaghan
G McGuckin
(1/2) We would like to congratulate Ann Rosa on her appointment as the
@irishhockey
President ππ»
In addition, long time Pegasus, Ulster and Ireland stalwart Arlene Boyles on receiving honorary life membership of Hockey Ireland in recognition of her contribution to hockey βͺοΈπ΄
A fantastic 2-1 victory for our U21 men v Leinster today in Dublin, despite missing 3 outfielders through injury.
Scorers Chris Curry and Conor Irwin πͺπΌ
Congrats to all players and staff π΄βͺοΈ
It was an honour for everyone at Banbridge HC to pay homage to the late Ronnie Smyth, with a minutes applause before each interpro game today.
A true legend who will be missed β€οΈ
π£ Good luck to
@CookstownHockey
's Max Anderson and
@annadalehc
's Paddy Rose who will both play for England U21s vs Netherlands this weekend.
At 19 years-old Max will also Captain the side in the fixture.
Our Under 18 girls get their Interprovincial tournament underway in Cork today, they play South East at 3.30pm, good luck to all players and staff ππ΄βͺοΈπ
Take a bow Amy Hunter. π
With her maiden Hundred in international cricket, she becomes the youngest ever centurion in Womenβs one-day international cricket at just 16 years old today. πβοΈπ
@HanleyEnergy
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#BackingGreen
Now as the dust has settled we would like to send our congratulations
@IreWomenHockey
as they claimed their place to
@Tokyo2020
π
Unbelievable achievement from everyone involved ππ»
#COYGIG
#RoadToTokyo
1 day to go!! π
The final of the
@BelTel
Senior Schools Cup takes place tomorrow at Lisnagarvey (2pm start) between Belfast Royal Academy and Friends' School Lisburn!! Good luck to both schools in the final π
#UlsterHockey
Our U16s beat Munster 1-0 in their final game, finishing 2nd overall after conceding only 1 goal over their 4 games, they were unlucky to lose out to a strong Leinster side.
Huge commitment made by these amazing young girls & the future for Ulster Hockey is bright π΄βͺοΈπ
Our Ulster U18 Irish representatives in Terassa, Spain:
Alex Bryne
Ella Brown
Anna Pim (Captain)
Sophie Kidd
Sarah Kirgan
Gabi Scott
Eva Gaston
Abbie Robinson
Jodie Simmons
ππππ½
A huge congratulations to our U17 boys & girls who proudly represented Ulster against
@EnglandHockey
U16s at Lilleshall over the weekend. England won both series (boys 2-1 girls 3-0).
Some fantastic performances from both sides ππ½
#future
#tropical
#heatwave
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A minutes silence was observed at both games today in memory of Ashling Murphy
The hockey family extend our deepest sympathies to her family, friends, colleagues and pupils
May she rest in peace β€οΈ
We are delighted to announce our U16 & U18 girlsβ squads for the forthcoming Hockey Ireland Interprovincialsπ€πΌπ
Congratulations to everyone selected & best of luck to all players, staff and officials π΄βͺοΈπ
Proudly supported by
@LinwoodsFoods
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We are delighted to welcome the UK Lions to Ulster this weekend to compete against our U16 girls and boys panelsππ
It promises to be an action packed 3 days at Garvey on both pitches.
Games take place this evening, all day tomorrow and Sunday morning. Good luck to all! ππͺπΌ
John Minnis Estate Agents Burney Cup
Semi Final
Result
Wallace High 4 (Chambers x 2, Lynch, Cherry)
Banbridge Academy 1 (Campbell)
Congrats to Wallace who progress to the final of the
@JohnMinnisEA
Burney Cup Final on 28th March. Theyβll face Sullivan Upper in the 99th final!
Congratulations to those who have received support from the Mary Peters Trust for 2018, Gemma Ferguson, Jess McMaster, Jack Haycock and Matthew Crookshanks.
Thank you as always to the
@MaryPetersTrust
for your continued support of our young talented athletes ππ½
Congratulations to Instonians 1st XI who won the Menβs Premier League this afternoon.
Victory against Kilkeel gave them the points to secure the title with one game remaining πππ»π
#UlsterHockey
Meanwhile the U16 girls had a fantastic 2-1 victory over Scotland in Glasgow this morning, Megan Cochrane and Lucy Craig with the goals. Congrats to both teams on a great weekend of hockey π΄βͺοΈπ