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Sarah Hawkshaw
Sarah Hawkshaw (born 4 November 1995) is an Ireland women's national field hockey team, Ireland women's field hockey international. She has also played for Railway Union Sports Club, Railway Union in the Women's Irish Hockey League and for UMass Minutewomen field hockey, UMass Minutewomen in the NCAA Division I Field Hockey Championship. Early years, family and education Hawkshaw is the daughter of Sean and Anne Hawkshaw. She has three brothers – Daniel, David and James. Her younger brother, David Hawkshaw, is an Ireland national under-20 rugby union team, Ireland under-20 rugby union international and in 2019 Six Nations Under 20s Championship, 2019 he captained Ireland to a Grand Slam (rugby union), Grand Slam. Sarah Hawkshaw was educated at St Brigid's National School, Castleknock and at Mount Sackville. In addition to playing field hockey, in her youth Hawkshaw also played Ladies' Gaelic football, Gaelic football and competed as a Cross country running, cross country runne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, part of the Wicklow Mountains range. Dublin is the largest city by population on the island of Ireland; at the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, the city council area had a population of 592,713, while the city including suburbs had a population of 1,263,219, County Dublin had a population of 1,501,500. Various definitions of a metropolitan Greater Dublin Area exist. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixth largest in Western Europ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Brigid's GAA (Dublin)
St Brigid's GAA Club (Irish: Cumann Naomh Bríd) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Castleknock, Fingal, Ireland which serves Castleknock, Clonsilla, Blanchardstown and Corduff. Its main grounds are at Russell Park, and it also has grounds in Castleknock at Beech Park and College Fort. The club supports 70 teams, from nursery level (four- to seven-year-olds) to adults, in hurling, football, camogie, women's football, handball and badminton. In 2003, St Brigid's won a first Dublin Senior Football Championship (SFC) and Leinster Club SFC. The club won its second Dublin SFC title in 2011, but lost the year's Leinster Club SFC final to Garrycastle in an injury-time free goal. St Brigid's senior hurlers lost the 2003 Senior A Hurling final to Craobh Chiarán and the 2019 final to Cuala. The team lost in the semi-finals in 2011 and 2013. St Brigid's senior hurlers won the Senior B and AHL 2 League titles in 2010 and 2014. The club has rivalries with the Castleknock GAA a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup (women)
The 2014 EuroHockey Club Champions Cup is the 42nd edition of the premier European competition for women's field hockey clubs. It will be played in 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands between 18 April and 21 April 2014. There will not be a round-robin. The eight teams will be placed in the bracket starting from the quarter-finals. Winning teams will advance to the semi-finals and losing teams will play placement matches. Host team HC Den Bosch was the defending champion. Dutch teams dominated the tournament. In the final Amsterdam H&BC met the hosts. Normal time ended 2 – 2 and the winner was decided in a shoot-out. Amsterdam H&BC won 3 – 0. Uhlenhorster HC took third place by defeating Real Sociedad in the bronze match 1 – 1 (4 – 2) p. Champions Cup Quarter-finals ---- ---- ---- Fifth to eighth place classification Crossover ---- Seventh and eighth place Fifth and sixth place First to fourth place classification Semi-finals ---- Third place Final Stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace O'Flanagan
Grace O'Flanagan (born 7 April 1989) is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. In 2009 O'Flanagan also won an Irish Senior Cup final with UCD and in 2012–13 won a Women's Irish Hockey League/Irish Senior Cup double with Railway Union. O'Flanagan is also a qualified doctor. Early years and education Between 2001 and 2007 O'Flanagan attended Loreto College, Foxrock. Between 2007 and 2010 she attended University College Dublin where she gained a Bachelor of Commerce in Banking And Finance. Between 2010 and 2016 she attended the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and subsequently qualified as a doctor. While attending RCSI, O'Flanagan also played for the college's hockey team. Club career UCD Between 2007 and 2010 O'Flanagan played for UCD. In addition to playing as a goalkeeper for the first team she also served as club treasurer. In 2009 she kept goal for UCD as they defea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate McKenna
Kate McKenna (born 27 September 1989) is an Irish former cricketer who played as a right-handed batter. She appeared in 7 Twenty20 Internationals for Ireland in 2014. She played in the Super 3s for Typhoons. Field hockey In 2009–10, together with Cecelia and Isobel Joyce, Emer Lucey and Nicola Evans, McKenna was a member of the Railway Union team that won the Women's Irish Hockey League The Women's Irish Hockey League is a field hockey league organised by Hockey Ireland that features women's teams from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The league was first played for during the 2008–09 season. It replaced the A ... title. References External links * * 1989 births Living people Irish women cricketers Ireland women Twenty20 International cricketers Typhoons (women's cricket) cricketers Cricketers from County Dublin Irish female field hockey players Railway Union field hockey players Women's Irish Hockey League players Field hockey playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emer Lucey
Emer Lucey is a Women's Irish Hockey League player. During the early 2010s she was member of the Railway Union team that won three leagues titles. In 2012–13 Lucey was also captain of the Railway Union team that won a national double, winning both the league and the Irish Senior Cup. Lucey has also played senior camogie with Ballyboden St Enda's and Dublin. GAA family Lucey's great grandfather, Séamus Gardiner, was President of the GAA from 1943 to 1946. Her father, Peter Lucey, was manager of the Dublin team that won the 2005 All-Ireland Junior Camogie Championship. Her sister, Ciara Lucey has also played senior camogie with Ballyboden St Enda's and Dublin. Field hockey Our Lady's, Terenure Lucey captained the Our Lady's, Terenure team that won the 2005 Leinster Schoolgirls' Premier League. In the final they defeated a High School, Dublin team featuring Nicola Daly and Alison Meeke 2–0. Railway Union In 2009–10, together with Cecelia and Isobel Joyce, Kate McKenn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isobel Joyce
Isobel Mary Helen Cecilia Joyce (born 25 July 1983) is an Irish former cricketer. She played as a right-handed batter and left-arm medium pace bowler. She appeared in one Test match, 79 One Day Internationals and 55 Twenty20 Internationals for Ireland between 1999 and 2018. She played in her final match for Ireland in November 2018, during the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament. She played domestic cricket for Scorchers, Tasmania and Hobart Hurricanes. Playing career Joyce made her debut for Ireland in a One-Day International (ODI) against India in Milton Keynes in June 1999. She then played in the Women's European Championship the following month. In 2000, she played four ODIs against PakistanWomen's ODIs played by Isobel Joyce at CricketArchive an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cecelia Joyce
Cecelia Nora Isobel Mary Joyce (born 25 July 1983) is an Irish cricketer. A right-handed batter and leg break bowler, she played 57 One-Day Internationals and 43 Twenty20 Internationals for Ireland between 2001 and 2018. She played in her final match for Ireland in November 2018, during the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament. In 2021, Joyce returned to competitive cricket to play for Typhoons in the Women's Super Series after injuries to players in the original squad. Playing career Joyce made her ODI debut for Ireland against Australia on 14 July 2001, in the second match of a series. She also played in the third match of the series, and against Scotland in the European Championship. She next played in 2003 IWCC Trophy, held in the Netherlands in July 2003. The following year, she played three ODIs against New Zealand in Dublin and in 2005, played in the World Cup in South Africa. She also played against Australia and in the European Championship in 2005. She play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elena Tice
Elena Joy Neill (née Tice, born 16 November 1997), also referred to as Lena Tice, is an Ireland women's field hockey international. She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup final. Tice is also an Ireland women's cricket international. She was a dual Ireland women's cricket and field hockey international by the age of 17. In 2011, she made her senior international cricket debut, aged just 13 years and 272 days. As a result, after Pakistan's Sajjida Shah, Tice became the second youngest player in the history of cricket, male or female, to make their international debut playing in an official One Day International or Twenty20 International. She also represented Ireland at the 2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20. Tice has also won Irish Senior Cup and Women's Irish Hockey League titles with UCD Ladies' Hockey Club. Early years and education Tice is the daughter of George Tice and Scarlett Philips. Her father is from England and is a qual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Gerard's School, Bray
St Gerard's School is a lay Catholic co-educational independent day school in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland. A fee-charging school, it is administered by a Board of Governors as a charitable trust. As of 2019, the student population was about 770 including its Senior School, Junior School, and the Montessori. In 2019, St. Gerard's School was named top school in County Wicklow, and 29th in Ireland. History John James founded the school in 1918. After completing his university degree in 1904 he converted to the Roman Catholic faith. His vision of education emphasized "the dignity of each individual and the development of the whole person". The school is named after Gerard Majella, patron saint of the school. Controversy In March 2021 in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, twenty teachers from the St. Gerard's Primary and Secondary School received vaccinations from the Beacon Hospital. At that time, less than 20% of the Irish population had been vaccinated, with many vulnerabl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penalty Corner
In field hockey, a penalty corner, sometimes known as a short corner, is a penalty given against the defending team. It is predominantly awarded for a defensive infringement in the ''Field hockey pitch#Penalty circle, penalty circle'' or for a deliberate infringement within the defensive ''23-metre area''. They are eagerly sought by attacking players and provide an excellent opportunity to score. There are particular rules for that only apply at penalty corners and players develop specialist skills, such as the drag flick, for this particular phase in the game. The penalty corner has always been an important part of the game, and that importance has become more pronounced since artificial turf became mandatory for top-level competitions in the 1970s. The importance of penalty corners has drawn criticism, with the proportion of field goals scored through open play reduced as attackers look to create a foul in the penalty circle, particularly from defenders' feet, rather than shooti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachelor Of Science
A Bachelor of Science (BS, BSc, B.S., B.Sc., SB, or ScB; from the Latin ') is a bachelor's degree that is awarded for programs that generally last three to five years. The first university to admit a student to the degree of Bachelor of Science was the University of London in 1860. In the United States, the Lawrence Scientific School first conferred the degree in 1851, followed by the University of Michigan in 1855. Nathaniel Shaler, who was Harvard's Dean of Sciences, wrote in a private letter that "the degree of Bachelor of Science came to be introduced into our system through the influence of Louis Agassiz, who had much to do in shaping the plans of this School." Whether Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degrees are awarded in particular subjects varies between universities. For example, an economics student may graduate as a Bachelor of Arts in one university but as a Bachelor of Science in another, and occasionally, both options are offered. Some universities follo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
