Hockey

Limerick side will carry the favourite’s tag into Saturday’s final against Monkstown

The Limerick club face EY Hockey League champions UCD in the Champions Trophy semi-final

Corinthians and Ulster Elks win promotion from the Second Division

Promotion to Hockey League’s top flight also up for grabs

Ards are relegated alongside Belfast Harlequins

Three teams remain in contention for league title on the final day of the hockey season

Three teams will compete next weekend, all of them having won their penultimate fixtures on Saturday

Limerick club takes just a point from their double-header having led in both games

UCD, Loreto and Institute tied at the top

Three of the top four teams in action with in-form Alexandra looking to extend winning run when they face UCD and Institute

Loreto go three points clear at the top of the table but just five points separates top five

After beating Austrian, Scottish and Croatian sides in France, Railway fell to England’s East Grinstead in the final

Needing to beat Danish side by four clear goals, the Dublin side pulled off the feat

As runners-up in the Nations Cup, Ireland was invited to replace South Africa

Catholic Institute and UCD draw at Belfield

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is intent on reopening the door ahead of the Paris Games next summer

Should Dublin students repeat their early-season win over the Limerick club then they will go top

League leaders claw back a point after going two goals down at home

Sean Dancer’s side twice lost a lead in their third-place playoff in Valencia

Ireland took the lead against India in normal time but could only convert one penalty

A 2-2 draw proves enough to secure second in their pool

Captain Katie Mullan scores one goal and creates another for Naomi Carroll

Defeat by hosts makes victory against Italy on Monday all the more important

A youthful women’s hockey squad are in Spain hoping to qualify for the FIH Pro League next season

Host nation win Nations Cup after seven-goal final in Potchefstroom

Lizzy Murphy set to get a run of games in goal during the tournament in Valencia

Mark Tumilty’s side will face hosts South Africa in Sunday’s final

Limerick side have been on an impressive six-game winning streak in the league

Old Alexandra come from behind twice against Pembroke Wanderers to earn point

Loreto can narrow gap to a single point with win over Railway on Saturday

Irish captain Katie Mullan notches the winner on Railway debut

Loreto, Old Alexandra and UCD all bunched in chasing pack behind Limerick league-leaders

Corinthian and Belfast Harlequins produced the major upsets in the third round of the Irish Senior Cup

Limerick side now four points clear of chasing pack

Joint leaders Alexandra and UCD meet at Belfield

Catholic Institute now only a point behind Old Alexandra and UCD who top the table

Hockey: Division One league leaders Alexandra aiming to extend their recent winning run when they entertain unbeaten Pegasus

Double from Deirdre Duke helps see off Belfast Harlequins in EY Hockey League

Pegasus the Hockey League’s only other unbeaten side

Loreto suffer first defeat of new campaign; Monkstown swat aside Belfast Harlequins