Hockey: Witherow part of victorious Euro II winning squad

Luke Witherow (centre) is an important member of the Irish squad

Donegal’s Luke Witherow is hoping to fulfill a dream of playing in the Olympics.

He is part of the Irish men’s hockey team that have qualified for an Olympic qualification tournament next year.

On Saturday, Ireland beat Ukraine 5-2 to win the Euro Hockey Championship II title in Dublin.

By beating Scotland 4-1 in the semi-final, they had already secured a place in the Olympic qualification tournament.

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