From Ireland's heroic women's World Cup campaign to a bored motorist keeping up motorway stick skills, our most read online stories from the last year.
10. The making of Alex Danson
Alex Danson has spent over half her life as an...
Ireland women returned home on Monday to a true hero's welcome, a civic reception held by Dublin's lord mayor, silver medals and the catalysts for newfound respect in hockey after producing one of sport's most extraordinary stories.
Over the last...
Ireland midfielder Nicci Daly is a motor racing data engineer and knows all about speed on four wheels.
Yet even she was forced to acknowledge the incredible movement and pace of the Dutch team as they raced to a 6-0...
THE WORLD CUP REPORT
"I've been asking the Dutch for a bloody game for three years, so they don't have a choice now," Irish coach Graham Shaw boomed as his brilliant group of Irish women took their place in Sunday's...
By The Hockey Paper
Irish coach Graham Shaw chose his 18-strong squad for the women's hockey World Cup on Tuesday as the Green Army approaches its first tournament appearance since 2002.
Megan Frazer returns after an 18-month knee injury and will...