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Galway host European indoor hockey

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European indoor hockey comes to Ireland for the first time this weekend when Galway host the Club Champions Challenge 2010.

Hosts Galway Hockey Club will compete in this prestigous tournament against teams from Wales, Sweden and the Czech Republic over the next three days.

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Galway Hockey Club Indoor Team: Back Row (l-r) Tara Browne, Elaine Newell, Louise Conlon, Maeve Faherty, Michelle Carey, Dee Hatton, coach Richard Malone. Front Row (l-r) Elaine Carey, Claire Heskin, Louise Fahy, Lynsey Trainor, Emma Glanville.

This will be Galway’s second consecutive year representing Ireland in the competition, having travelled to Lousada Portugal in 2009 where they impressed in their first European contest, finishing fourth overall in a tough group which included teams from Portugal, Denmark, Turkey, and Wales.

Over the last number of years Galway Hockey Club has matched its outdoor success indoors, and with a squad of past and present Irish players, coached by the current Ireland u-18 team coach Richard Malone, GHC are serious contenders.

Club president Donal Dempsey says the event is a”unique opportunity for the club, team, players and members”, and also a massive challenge. “Never in the history of hockey in Ireland has any club from the west of Ireland been selected to host such a major European event such as this. It is truly a reflection on the great strides the club and its members have made in recent years.”

The tournament kicks off tomorrow and finishes on Sunday with four international matches taking place in NUIG Kingfisher Sports Hall each day. Admission is free.

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Mens Club Meeting

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Thanks to all who attended the meeting yesterday evening, particularly Phil Oakley (Regional Development Officer, IHA) for his input and guidance.

Galway teams happy with a days work!

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Connacht Ladies Top Oil Senior League

Galway 2nds: 3 Scorers: Deirdre Hatton, Christine Rabbitte, Elaine Newell

Greenfields 2nds: 2

Connacht U-16 League

Galway U-16 A: 2 Scorers: Ruth O'Suillivan, Rebecca Dillon

Greenfields U-16 A: 1

Connacht U-16 B: 1 Scorers:Ellen Burns

Greenfields U-16B: 0

 

5 Star Galway shine in Kilkenny

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ESB Women's Irish Trophy 1st Round

Galway 1st:  5 Scorers: Lynsey Trainor, Tara Melvin, Deirdre Hatton (3)

Kilkenny 1st: 1

Galway Ladies began their quest for the Irish Trophy in Kilkenny last Saturday afternoon as they faced Kilkenny Ladies 1st team in the first round of the competition. On a miserable day in the marble city the rain took a break and the sun shone as both teams stepped on to the field of play. Galway started where they had left off the previous week against NUIG by scoring three goals in the first ten minutes of the match it was Deirdre Hatton who began Galway's scoring finishing off a well worked move which seen Galway break from inside their own half. It has Hatton again who finish off a short corner rebound cooly sloting the ball above the kilkenny keeper and into the roof of the net. Galway were really in free flow at this stage with every attack being mounted looking like a realistic goal scoring oppertunity, and it wasn't long before a third duly arrived as Lynsey Trainor glided between two Kilkenny players before nutting the keeper to score Galway's third goal. The Galway defence marsheled by Timmins & Melvin in the centre were seldom troubled and were ably assist by the two full backs Claire Heskin and Louise Fahy. The midfield was dominated as usual by the impressive Tara Melvin, Alison Hynes and Jessica Mc Nickan who clever and probing with there passing thorough the kilkenny defence. So as the teams broke at the interval Galway were well on top having secured a three goal cushion. Galway were quickly brought back down to earth with a bang in the second half as Kilkenny scored early and began to apply some early pressure. The Galway forwards lead by Captain Meave Faherty struggled to fine their feet in the 2nd half, however both Roseanne Regan and Deirdre Hatton were guilty of missing excellent chances to finish off the tie. Galway had to wait until late into the half before Deirdre Hatton claimed her first hat-trick of the season as she deflect a pass from Timmins into the roof of the next. Galway contunued to press for another and it was Tara Melvin who scored from the top of the circle. So Galway advance into the second round where they will face Cookstown a team that reached the quaterfinals in this competition last year.

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Derville Dillon | Galway Hockey Club Secretary
Richie Malone | Ladies Head Coach & Development Officer
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