EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Belvedere Hockey Captain & Coach
Belvedere Ladies first team recorded huge success in the 2016-17 season with an incredible treble.
Captained by Gillian O'Halloran, Belvedere won the Munster Senior League Division 1B title, the Munster Senior Division 1B Cup and the Irish Hockey Challenge Trophy.
On the back of this success, The skipper was named the May winner of the Southside and District Sports Awards, sponsored by the Cork International Hotel in association with Gerald McCarthy Gifts and Media Partners Cork's Red FM.
O'Halloran, along with Coach Joe Mulcahy, joined us in studio to discuss winning this award, the successful season, and making the move to the top division next season.
Click PLAY below for the interview in full.
Image via Irish Hockey on Twitter.
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