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World Cup Win for Irish Pitch and Putters. Also hockey and equestrian round-up.

By on July 3, 2016 in Hockey, Other sport, pitch and putt

Ireland’s pitch and putt team won a third consecutive World Cup when they beat Catalonia in the tournament final in Xixerella, Andorra yesterday. Team captain Eamon Gibney from Castletown, Co Meath was the hero of the team winning the deciding singles against Marc Lloret on the 18th hole to secure a 3-2 victory for the […]

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Minority report: Taekwon-do, Canoeing, Hockey, Tennis

By on June 6, 2015 in Canoeing, Hockey, Martial arts, Other sport

This didn’t make it into today’s Herald, so here it is – a round-up of news from the “other” sports – a football-free zone. FIVE WORLD TITLES FOR IRISH TAEKWON-DO: Ellen Ince proved the hero of the Irish Taekwond-do team when she successfully defended her 55kg junior sparring title at the World Taekwon-Do Championships in […]

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Minority Report: canoeing, triathlon, paralympics. Herald July 20

By on July 22, 2013 in Canoeing, Hockey, Other sport, Paralympian sport, snooker, Triathlon

CANOEING: Update – Peter Egan duly won the K1 at the National Marathon Canoe Championships and then paired up with Gary Mawer to take his seventh consecutive K2 title (two of them with Neil Fleming; the rest with a number of different partners). With defending champion Neil Fleming a doubtful starter, Peter Egan of host […]

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Minority Report – Herald June 30

By on June 30, 2013 in Hockey, Orienteering, Other sport, Rowing, snooker, Volleyball

HOCKEY: Ireland’s Nikki Symmons collected her 200m international cap before the first of last week’s three match test series against Canada in UCD. Symmons, who plays her club hockey with Loreto, is the first Irish player to reach this considerable milestone. She made her debut in 2001 against Wales in Cardiff at the age of […]

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Minority Report – Herald March 30

By on April 1, 2013 in badminton, Hockey, Other sport, Table tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball

BADMINTON. A European team including Irish No 1 Scott Evans is currently playing the second round of matches for the Axiata Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia fighting to hold on to fourth place on the table. After last weekend’s opening round. Thailand has a one point lead over Indonesia with Malaysia one point behind again. […]

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