by Gráinne Connolly
Jess Hood, a pupil at the Omagh Academy has been named on the Ireland under 16 hockey squad.
She'll be playing with them as they head to Barcelona for a six nations tournament next month.
Jess has played for Ulster and helped them to inter-provincial glory last year.
There's 18 players named on the squad altogether, with 6 others being from Ulster.
The Ireland squad will be taking place in the tournament which runs from Jul 17-23.
In preparation, they'll be playing three test games against Scotland in Glasgow, before they head to Spain on July 14.