Wednesday, February 18: The AIG Irish Senior Cup returns this weekend, with one other marketing campaign within the World’s Oldest Membership Hockey Cup primed to supply much more magical moments. This weekend will see sixteen Males’s and Ladies’s golf equipment take their first steps in direction of writing themselves into the annals of Irish Hockey Historical past.
Within the Males’s AIG Irish Senior Cup, Lisnagarvey will start the defence of their record-extending twenty seventh AIG Irish Senior Cup title away from residence in a repeat of final season’s remaining after they face YMCA. South Antrim and Cookstown will meet in an all-Ulster conflict, whereas Leinster sides Monkstown and UCD additionally meet in an in-province matchup. Two Munster sides will face Leinster sides as Cork Harlequins host acquainted foe Avoca, whereas Bandon make the journey to Dublin to face Pembroke Wanderers. Two Ulster sides may also be on the street, with Instonians and Queen’s College set for away lessons towards Corinthian and Three Rock Rovers.
Within the Ladies’s AIG Irish Senior Cup, reigning champions Railway Union host Ulster Elks of their first tie of the marketing campaign. UCC welcome Catholic Institute to The Mardyke for a Munster derby. Queen’s College Belfast & Pembroke Wanderers, and Portadown & UCD will meet in two topflight clashes in what are prone to be the hardest ties of the spherical. Corinthian and Cork Harlequins will each look to trigger main upsets after they face Pegasus and Outdated Alex, respectively. Lurgan and Monkstown additionally meet in one other thrilling tie, with the latter seeking to replicate their historic 2019 title. And Lisnagarvey host 2025 finalists Loreto at Comber Highway.
Elsewhere, the Irish Hockey Problem reaches its Quarter Finals stage with 22 males’s and ladies’s groups in motion throughout the weekend.
Saturday, February 21
AIG Irish Senior Cup KO16 – Ladies
12:20 – Queen’s College vs Pembroke Wanderers – The Dub
12:45 – UCC vs Catholic Institute
13:00 – Portadown vs College School Dublin – Edenvilla
13:30 – Outdated Alex vs Cork Harlequins – Alexandra School
14:30 – Lisnagarvey vs Loreto – Comber Highway
14:45 – Lurgan vs Monkstown – Craigavon
15:15 – Corinthian vs Pegasus – St Columba’s
AIG Irish Senior Cup KO16 – Males
12:00 – Cork C of I vs Lisnagarvey – Garryduff
12:20 – Monkstown vs UCD – Rathdown Faculty
13:00 – Three Rock Rovers vs Queen’s College – Grange Highway
13:15 – Corinthian vs Instonians – St Columba’s
14:30 – Cork Harlequins vs Avoca – Harlequin Park
14:30 – Pembroke Wanderers vs Bandon – Serpentine Avenue
14:45 – South Antrim vs Cookstown – Pal’s Faculty
15:00 – YMCA vs Lisnagarvey – Wesley School
Irish Hockey Problem 1 KO8 – Ladies
12:00 – Genesis vs Greenfields – St Raphaela’s
13:00 – Instonians vs Dublin North – Shaw’s Bridge
13:00 – YMCA vs Dungannon – Wesley School
14:30 – Randalstown vs Clontarf – Randalstown
Irish Hockey Problem 2 KO8 – Ladies
13:30 – Clonakity vs North Kildare – Clonakilty
14:30 – CI Girls vs South Antrim – CIYMS Sports activities Floor
14:30 – Dromore Girls’ vs Enniscorthy – Ferris Park
14:30 – North Down vs Skerries – Comber Leisure Centre
Irish Hockey Problem KO8 – Males
14:30 – Mossley vs Newry Olympic – Mossley
14:30 – Rathgar vs Midleton – The Excessive Faculty
14:30 – Raphoe vs South Antrim – Royal & Prior
