UCC Hockey Scholarships

Name: Robyn Murphy

Position: Midfield/ Forward

Early Career: Robyn began her hockey when she joined Ashton Hockey Club at 8 years of age and instantly fell in love with the game. Attending St Angela’s she started her school hockey career at 13 and was selected for the senior team in second year. Robyn went onto Captain her senior team in her final year of secondary school.

Club Career: Robyn played for Ashton Hockey Club for ten years before she joined UCC Hockey Club in 2023. She started off in the underage divisions and at 15 started her senior career with the club. She won under age Player of the Year and Women’s Division 1 Player of the Year during her time in the club. Before moving to UCC Robyn was Vice Captain of the Senior team in Ashton.

Provincial Career:  Robyn first wore the red jersey for Munster when she was 14 and played two years at U16 level. She then progressed to U18 level where she captained Munster to an U18 Interpro final in 2022. Last season Robyn played for the Munster u21 team.

In 2022 Robyn won the Munster Young Player of the year.

In 2023 Robyn was nominated for Munster Senior Player of the Year.

International Career: Robyn follows a proud family tradition, her grandmother Mary Curtin (nee Curran) played senior hockey for Ireland and her aunts and mum played at underage levels. At 16 Robyn received her first cap for Ireland (U16) when she played against England in 2020. Robyn progressed to the U18 Irish team in 2022. She played in a 5 nations Series, a Scottish Series and an 8 Nations in Barcelona.

Studies : Robyn is currently a first year student studying Government and Political Science.

Name: Sarah Murphy

Position: Midfield

Early Career: Sarah started playing hockey at the age of 6 up in Cork Harlequins coached by her Mother underage. She then began secondary school in Mount Mercy College where she won 2 senior cups (captaining in her final year). Sarah continued to go on and play Munster and Irish u16,u18 and u21 in her schooling years.

Club Career: Sarah played for Cork Harlequins from underage to 6th year progressing onto their EYHL1 team. Sarah was a frequent starter for this team playing alongside internationals such as Roisin Upton, Yvonne O’Byrne and Cliodhna Sargent. Sarah, along with a few other UCC teammates, played for the Cork Harlequins team that won the Irish Senior Cup in 2019.

International debut and Career: Sarah played her first international game against the USA at under 16 and followed on to represent her country at u18 and 21. Sarahs u21 journey was cut short after two years with the team by an ACL injury meaning that she would miss out on being part of the Junior World Cup squad in South Africa. Although Sarah gave it her all and was committed to the international scene for 4 years.

Professional and Personal Bio: Sarah is currently in the 3rd year of her degree in Nutritional Science as a Quercus scholar. She helps in the running of the UCC hockey club as PRO and was vice club captain last year. Sarah is thoroughly enjoying her time playing for the UCC firsts team and can’t wait for what this season brings!

Name: Áine Power

Position: Defender/Midfield

Early Career: Áine began her hockey career in Harlequins when she was 8 years old. Áine absolutely loved all kinds of sport but her favourites were always hockey, tennis and running. She chose to concentrate on hockey and running when she entered St Angelas College. Áine was selected to play on the St Angelas senior team in 2nd year and from that moment on it was her dream to captain a St Angelas team. In 2024 Áine captained the St Angelas Senior team to their first Munster cup title in 53 years. St Angelas went on to the Kate Russell All Ireland Championship, finishing a close second behind the Ulster team. This will always be one of Áine’s biggest achievements. 

Club Career: Áine went on to play for the Harlequins division 1 team and at 16 she was playing EYHL 1. This was a huge jump to go from playing half pitch games to playing some of the best hockey players in Ireland. Áine is excited for the opportunity to play for UCC in the top league in Ireland again. 

Representative Career: Áine has represented Munster u18s for two years. She then went on to represent Ireland u18 in the European Championships in Krefeld Germany. This was an amazing experience for Áine. While in her final year of school Áine represented Ireland u21, even playing against France just 5 days before her leaving cert. 

Professional and Personal Bio: Áine is studying finance in UCC and while she is not sure what she wants to do after college, she is looking forward to finding out while studying a multitude of subjects such as Economics and Accounting. Áine is currently coaching the hockey teams in St Angelas College and she is grateful to be able to give back to the school community. 

Name: Katie Toomey

Position: Forward

Early Career

Katie started in Ashton Hockey Club when she was 7, as her mum's friend Olive was a coach there. Ashton Hockey Club is only 2 minutes from her house, so it was ideal. She joined Regina Mundi in 2020 during Covid, so she didn't play any matches that year. In second year, she was selected for the senior team. Her first match with Regina Mundi was a Senior A match. She played hockey all through her years in Regina.

Club Career

She played for Ashton from 1st class until 6th year. She started off in the underage section of the club before playing with divisions when she was 15. In January 2025 she played with Ashton at EY2 level, which was a very valuable experience.

Representative Career

She represented Munster at U16 level for 2 years. In her second year of Munster U16 she was co-captain. She then represented Munster at U18 for 2 years, playing 17 official interprovincial matches over the 4 years. She represented Ireland at U16 level in 2023, travelling to Aachen, Germany at Easter for the 4 Nations Tournament, then to Granada, Spain in July for the 8 Nations Tournament. In 2024, she was on the Irish U18 Regional Panel. Then in 2025, she made the U18 Irish Training Panel, but had to drop out in February due to her ACL injury.

Professional and Personal Bio

She is currently in 1st year in Biological and Chemical Sciences in UCC. She is really enjoying playing hockey in UCC and is excited to see what the next 4 years bring!

Early career: Susanna began her hockey career at age 6 in Cork Harlequins. Susanna went on to attend Scoil Mhuire, where she attained several titles, including a domestic double and the Daphne Hall All Ireland Trophy in her final year.

Club Career: Susanna played in Harlequins for 12 years before joining UCC for the 26/27 season. She played from underage until she was in 6th year, progressing to the Women’s 1st team where she gained valuable experience playing in the Munster Senior league and in the EY2 league.

Representative career: Susanna vice-captained the Munster u18 team at the 2025 interpros. From there, she was selected to trial with the Irish u18 squad. She trained as a member of the Irish u18 National squad from September to July, competing in three tournaments during that time.

Studies: Susanna completed her leaving cert in June 2026, and is now studying Law and Business in UCC.

Name: Hugo Casey-Flodman

Position: Goalkeeper

Early Career: Hugo began playing as a goalkeeper in late 2022 and earned selection for both the Munster team and Irish U16 panel within the same year. He went on to represent Munster at U16 and U18 level and was selected for Irish U16 and U18 panels. At Ashton School, Hugo co-captained the senior hockey team for two years and played a key role in their Munster Senior Cup victory, winning on shuttles. He was also recognised individually, winning Ashton Senior Hockey Boy of the Year for 2025/26.

Club Career: Hugo progressed through the ranks at Cork Harlequins before joining UCC Men's Hockey. In his first year of men's hockey, and his first year as a goalkeeper, he was awarded Division 3 Player of the Season, highlighting his rapid development and immediate impact at senior level. He has since been awarded a UCC sports scholarship and is looking forward to continuing his development with the club.

Professional and Personal Bio: Hugo is currently studying International Arts, balancing his academic studies with his commitment to hockey. His goalkeeping philosophy centres on communication, leadership and organising the team in front of him, viewing the goalkeeper as a part of the team's overall structure rather than simply the last line of defence. Hugo is excited to continue developing as a goalkeeper and contribute to UCC's ambitions in the coming seasons.

Early career 

Joy began playing hockey at the age of 15 with Ashton School and Cork Harlequins Hockey Club. During her time at Ashton, she developed a strong interest in the sport and went on to captain the Senior A team in her final years of secondary school. In recognition of her involvement in sport, Joy received the Senior Sports Girl of the Year award at Ashton School in 2024.

In April 2024, Joy was named Echo Sports Woman of the Month and later attended the overall Echo Sports Awards ceremony in February 2025. These were memorable milestones in her early hockey career.

Club career 

Joy joined Cork Harlequins at 15 and progressed to the Division 1 team within two years. One of the highlights of her time with the club came in 2024, when she scored a hat-trick in the Munster Senior Cup final against UCC, helping Harlequins secure a 3–2 win. She also scored in the league final against UCC, contributing to the club’s domestic double that season.

Following these performances, The Echo featured Joy in an article titled “It’s Double Joy for Harlequins Sampson.”

Joy was named Division 1 Player of the Year for the 2023–2024 season. In 2024–2025, she received the Cork Harlequins Female Player of the Year award and finished as Munster Top Goalscorer. She was also named Senior Player of the Year for the 2025–2026 season.

Provincial career 

Joy represented Munster Under 18s at an interprovincial tournament in 2022. During the 2024–2025 season, she finished as Munster’s top goalscorer and was nominated for Munster Female Player of the Year.

Studies 

Joy is currently a 2nd year student studying Paramedicine