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EY All Ireland hockey league round-up… all the results, scorers and standings as brilliant Lara Wilson hat-trick helps in-form Portadown to a statement away win in Cork… with pictures

Pegasus v Old Alex action

ON the rise Portadown delivered the statement win as the first weekend of EY All Ireland hockey league action of 2025 certainly didn’t disappoint, with plenty of shock results in Round 2 of the EYHL2!

One of those was Portadown’s 5-2 away win over Cork Harlequins with a brilliant hat-trick from Lara Wilson and two goals from Emily Adamson.

Following their league debut draw at home to Muckross the previous weekend, Portadown now have seven points from two games and are level with the Dublin side at the top of the table.

In the top division, Pegasus and Old Alex shared the points, with the bonus point going Pegasus’ way in the shoot-out. 

Railway Union scored right on the buzzer to draw level with Ulster Elks, and went on to grab the bonus point.

Loreto and UCD both managed vital victories for different reasons in close encounters with Ards and UCC respectively while Catholic Institute maintained their unbeaten record at home with a win over Pembroke.

In the Women’s EYHL2, Muckross secured a 4-0 win against Greenfields in Pool A. In Pool B, Queen’s stamped their mark on the pool with a win over Corinthian, and Ashton and University of Galway shared the

Ulster Elks v Railway Union action

EY Hockey League Division 1

Women’s Results – Round 13

Pegasus 2 [2] – 2 [1] Old Alex

Pegasus secure drawing bonus point in the Shoot-Out.

Pegasus Scorers: Olivia Berry 44’ (PC), Alex Speers 57’ (FG).

Old Alex Scorers: Elena Neill 24’ (PC), 64’ (PC).

Catholic Institute 2 – 1 Pembroke Wanderers

Catholic Institute Scorers: Anna Horan 20’ (PC), Naomi Carroll 55’ (FG).

Pembroke Wanderers Scorers: Valerie Hajek 48’ (FG).

UCC 0 – 2 UCD

UCD Scorers: Emma Paul 12’ (PC), Mikayla Power 50’ (PC).

Ards 2 – 3 Loreto

Ards Scorers: Pippa Best 58’ (PC), Lizzie Holden 60’ (PS).

Loreto Scorers: Siofra O’Brien 25’ (FG), 37’ (FG), Emily Kealy 52’ (FG).

Ulster Elks 1 – 1 Railway Union

Railway Union secure drawing bonus point in the Shoot-Out.

Ulster Elks Scorers: Jessica McMaster 57’ (FG).

Railway Union Scorers: Orla Fox 70’ (PC).

Women’s Standings

  1. Loreto – 30pts
  2. Railway Union – 25pts
  3. Ulster Elks – 22pts
  4. Catholic Institute – 21pts
  5. Old Alex – 20pts
  6. Pegasus – 17pts
  7. Pembroke Wanderers – 15pts
  8. UCD – 14pts
  9. Ards – 13pts
  10. UCC – 6pts

Corinthians v Queen’s action

EY Hockey League Division 2

Women’s Results

Pool A

Cork Harlequins 2 – 5 Portadown

Cork Harlequins Scorers: Alex Dale Q4 (FG), Anne O’Farrell Q4 (PC).

Portadown Scorers: Emily Adamson Q2 (FG), Q2 (FG), Lara Wilson Q3 (FG), Q4 (FG), Q4 (FG).

Muckross 4 – 0 Greenfields

Muckross Scorers: Daisy Costello Q1 (PC), Lelia Doolan O’Brien Q3 (FG), Cate Browne Q4 (PC), Kim Baker Q4 (PS).

Greenfields Scorers: N/A

Women’s Pool A Standings

  1. Muckross – 7pts
  2. Portadown – 7pts
  3. Monkstown – 5pts
  4. Cork Harlequins – 1pt
  5. Greenfields – 0pts

Pool B

Corinthian 0 – 1 Queen’s University Belfast

Corinthian Scorers: N/A

QUB Scorers: Megan Cochrane Q2 (FG).

Ashton 4 – 4 University of Galway

Ashton Scorers: Isobel Kingston Q1 (FG), Q2 (PC), Kate Harvey Q3 (FG), Emily O’Leary Q4 (FG).

University of Galway Scorers: Sarah Goodwin Q1 (PC), Ailbhe Folan Q1 (PC), Q4 (FG), Aoife Quinn Q4 (PC).

Women’s Pool B Standings

  1. Queen’s University – 5pts
  2. Ashton – 2pts
  3. University of Galway – 2pts
  4. Corinthian – 1pt
  5. Lurgan – 0pts

Ulster Elks v Railway Union action

Pegasus v Old Alex action