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Sarratt’s perfect hat-trick underpins big Irish win

EuroHockey Junior Championship II (Men) 2019 (113) (2)

Men’s EuroHockey Junior Championships II, Pool A Ireland 7 (G Sarratt 3, D Mawhinney, A Empey, C Robson, B Johnson) Turkey 1 (M Taskaya) Guy Sarratt’s perfect hat trick saw Ireland’s Under-21 easily top their EuroHockey Junior Championships II group with a 7-1 win over Turkey in Plzen Litice. He netted from a penalty corner, […]

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Junior Green Army set for drop after loss to Spain

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Women’s EuroHockey Junior Championships Pool A Ireland 0 Spain 4 (L Barrios 2, I Zaldua, S Barrios) The Junior Green Army’s outside hopes of escaping the bottom three of the EuroHockey Junior Championships came to an end at the hands of the hosts as they fell 4-0 in Valencia. Given the odd tournament format created […]

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Magic eight sees Under-21 men through to Euros semis

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Men’s Under-21 EuroHockey Championships II, Pool A Ireland 8 (M Crookshanks 2, C Empey 2, M Samuel, C Robson, B Johnson, G Sarratt) Czech Republic 0 The Irish Under-21 men were in ruthless form as they smashed their Czech Republic hosts 8-0 in Litice to guarantee their safe passage through to the EuroHockey Junior Championships […]

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#Scotland series

Ireland fall 2-1 in last of three-match Scotland series

Ireland fall 2-1 in last of three-match Scotland series

Ireland's women fell to a disappointing 2-1 defeat to Scotland in the last game of the three-match series at Stormont on Tuesday.

Brown steps back from Irish panel ahead of Euros

Brown steps back from Irish panel ahead of Euros

Chloe Brown has pulled out of the Ireland women’s hockey squad which is preparing for the European Championship and the final stage of the qualifying process for the Tokyo Olympic Games writes John Flack

##JAG internationals

Irish youth teams feel Oranje heat in five defeats

Irish youth teams feel Oranje heat in five defeats

Ireland’s youth teams felt the Oranje heat as they endured five losses to the Dutch powerhouses in Valencia and Eindhoven on Monday.

#international weekend

Dancer reign begins with two wins as Irish youth sides endure mixed weekend

Dancer reign begins with two wins as Irish youth sides endure mixed weekend

Sean Dancer’s reign as Ireland coach began in confident style as the Green Army recorded back-to-back wins over Scotland at Stormont with two clean sheets to boot.

#JAG boys

JAG Boys ready for “invaluable” exposure to top tournament conditions

JAG Boys ready for “invaluable” exposure to top tournament conditions

Irish boys underage coaches Niall Denham and Simon Lowry are looking forward to “invaluable” exposure to top level international opposition as they descend on Eindhoven for Under-18 and 16 Six Nations tournaments.

#JAG girls

Six Nations beckons in Eindhoven for JAG girls teams

Six Nations beckons in Eindhoven for JAG girls teams

The Irish Under-18 and 16 girls are looking forward to the culmination of eight months work as they take on a high-quality Six Nations tournament at HC Oranje-Rood in Eindhoven; writes Stephen Findlater

#U21 men's Euros

Crookshanks and Johnson buzzing for Euros after Scottish clean sweep

Crookshanks and Johnson buzzing for Euros after Scottish clean sweep

Men's EuroHockey Junior Championships II preview by Stephen Findlater

#Junior Green Army

Junior Green Army go out of the fire-pit into the Valencia heat for Euro Under-21s

Junior Green Army go out of the fire-pit into the Valencia heat for Euro Under-21s

Dave Passmore resisted saying “it is what it is” as he will have to cope without being able to select Sarah Torrans from around the fire pit this week in Valencia.

Women’s EYHL set for November 9 start as Hockey Ireland lay out annual calendar

Women’s EYHL set for November 9 start as Hockey Ireland lay out annual calendar

The women’s EY Hockey League will get underway almost two months later than usual as Hockey Ireland hopes to maximise the chances of reaching the Olympic Games.

#Junior Green Army

Passmore names final Junior Green Army squad for Euros

Passmore names final Junior Green Army squad for Euros

Dave Passmore has named his panel of 18 for the Irish Under-21 women’s side whose EuroHockey Junior Championship gets underway on Saturday, July 13 in Valencia.

Old Alex, Corinthian and Bann sign up new coaches

Old Alex, Corinthian and Bann sign up new coaches

Old Alex, Corinthian and Banbridge have all confirmed new head coaches for the 2019/20 EY Hockey League campaigns.

#Junior Green Machine

Irish underage sides win seven out of seven against Scotland

Irish underage sides win seven out of seven against Scotland

The Irish underage men’s teams picked up seven wins out of seven over the weekend against Scotland in Ulster with the Under-21s running up three out of three.

#Olympic qualifiers

Latest world ranking list narrows range of possible Olympic qualifier options

Latest world ranking list narrows range of possible Olympic qualifier options

The Irish women look all but assured of a home draw for the Olympic qualifiers later this year while the men are likely to be on the road following the release of the latest world ranking list over the weekend.

#Barbour retires

Barbour retires after a quarter century in red

Barbour retires after a quarter century in red

Cookstown legend Andy Barbour has called time on his time with the first team after 25 seasons playing at the top level for the Coolnafranky club.

Pearson and O’Flanagan head up Muckross coaching team

Pearson and O’Flanagan head up Muckross coaching team

Simon Pearson and Irish star Anna O’Flanagan will head up the Muckross coaching team for the 2019/20 season, taking over from Sarah Scott.

#FIH Series Finals

Olympic qualifier target achieved but Irish reflect on low-key end to FIH Series campaign

Olympic qualifier target achieved but Irish reflect on low-key end to FIH Series campaign

When the dust settles, the Irish men can reflect on a decent week’s work in Le Touquet and their demeanour will probably prove far more upbeat than their dejected exit from the Eric Choteau field

#FIH Series Finals

Green Machine beat Korea for first time in ranking tie to land Olympic qualifier date

Green Machine beat Korea for first time in ranking tie to land Olympic qualifier date

The Green Machine recorded their first ever win over Korea in a ranking competition to guarantee their place in next October’s Olympic qualifiers with a 4-2 win in the FIH Series semi-final in Le Touquet.

#FIH Series Finals

Ton-up O’Donoghue says Green Machine back sucking on diesel after Egypt derailing

Ton-up O’Donoghue says Green Machine back sucking on diesel after Egypt derailing

“It’s very humbling and very honoured to knock in 100 goals for my country,” Shane O’Donoghue said as he became the first Irish hockey player to hit the huge milestone.

#FIH Series Finals

O’Donoghue hits century mark as Ireland take full advantage to top FIH Series group

O’Donoghue hits century mark as Ireland take full advantage to top FIH Series group

Shane O’Donoghue’s historic hat trick helped Ireland on their way to the all-important top spot in Le Touquet, putting them within one win of a confirmed Olympic qualifier place.

#FIH Series Finals

Korea crash Irish party but Green Army reflect on Olympic qualifier spot after joyous week

Korea crash Irish party but Green Army reflect on Olympic qualifier spot after joyous week

When Jina Kang clipped home the killer goal with six seconds on the clock, an eerie quiet fell over a sold out Banbridge as the game was up in pursuit of FIH Series gold, a slightly deflating end to a joyous week for the Green Army.

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