Interviews
Bucks to Brussels to push her Irish senior hopes
August 24, 2018 | 1,107 views | Leave a commentEmma Buckley is hoping a move to Belgium to play with Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles can help her push to become a central player for the Irish women’s senior team.
Time is now for ambition if hockey is to emulate cricket success story
August 14, 2018 | 882 views | Leave a commentAs Hockey Ireland enters a rare window of opportunity to grow the game, The Hook caught up with Cricket Ireland CEO Warren Deutrom to see what helped lifted his sport in the wake of 2007 World Cup success in the West Indies
“Hidden gem” Nidge no longer an Irish secret weapon
August 11, 2018 | 1,884 views | Leave a commentIn one of Craig Fulton’s last games in charge of the Irish men, he witnessed fine goalkeeping displays from David Fitzgerald and Jamie Carr in a 2-1 win over Germany in the absence of David Harte.
Daly’s dual passion driving her on for World Cup
July 19, 2018 | 947 views | Leave a commentA lifetime in the making, the multiple sporting strands of Nicci Daly’s life reach an incredible crescendo this month.
Jersey presentation marks start of special week for Irish women
July 16, 2018 | 780 views | Leave a commentNine months on from World Cup qualification, Irish coach Graham Shaw says Friday evening’s jersey presentation very much felt like “the start” of the competition proper.
Dale and Sothern add to Belgian-based Irish contingent
July 3, 2018 | 1,363 views | Leave a commentPembroke’s Alan Sothern and Cork C of I’s Julian Dale have joined the rapidly growing cohort of Irish senior men’s internationals who will play their hockey professionally on the continent next season.
Dutch experience helps build O’Flanagan’s mental toughness for World Cup after fine Hoofdklasse season
July 2, 2018 | 1,333 views | Leave a commentCoping with the forthright Dutch mentality is something Anna O’Flanagan says she initially took a while to get used to but says she will ultimately be stronger for the experience.
Fulton exits to guard of honour after ground-breaking tenure with the Green Machine
July 1, 2018 | 802 views | Leave a commentCraig Fulton was given a suitable send-off as three goals in the closing 17 minutes saw Ireland beat France for a second day in succession at the Mardyke.
Evans set to reprise unvergesslich season with UHC
June 19, 2018 | 1,169 views | Leave a comment“Unvergesslich” – Nikki Evans description of an “unforgettable” year with UHC Hamburg, one she is delighted to be able to reprise for a second season.
O’Donoghue to return to Dragons den for 2018/19 season
June 18, 2018 | 1,215 views | Leave a commentWith a heavy heart, Shane O’Donoghue will leave Glenanne this summer to return to Belgian champions KHC Dragons after a superb season in Dublin, captaining his boyhood club to the EYHL regular season crown.
Shimmins set to breathe fire with Dragons next season
June 13, 2018 | 1,276 views | Leave a commentIrish international midfielders Kirk Shimmins, Shane O’Donoghue and Stephen Cole have all taken up contracts in Belgium for the upcoming season.
Brown snapped up by East Grinstead to aid indoor and outdoor ambition
May 16, 2018 | 1,372 views | Leave a commentSurprisingly not included in Ireland’s 29-strong World Cup training panel, Chloe Brown is clearly well-regarded by leading English Premiership side East Grinstead, writes John Flack.
Hockey Ireland outline plans for new membership system
March 3, 2018 | 579 views | Leave a commentHockey Ireland plans to bring in a new membership system and governance proposals at the 2018 AGM to give the organising body and the sport a platform to develop significantly.
Ards Indoor superstar Brown would relish second offer from Germany as she looks to impress in Prague
February 21, 2018 | 896 views | Leave a commentChloe Brown has revealed she turned down the offer of a move to Germany last season but she says she would jump at the opportunity if it were to come along again.
Shaw outlines road to London as World Cup comes into view
February 5, 2018 | 673 views | Leave a commentIreland’s women play their first test matches of World Cup year this week in Malaga on Tuesday, taking on Spain in the first of four games this week.
Roadmap to Bhubaneswar laid out for the Green Machine
January 23, 2018 | 954 views | Leave a commentIrish coach Craig Fulton has laid out the roadmap to Bhubaneswar and the 2018 World Cup next November with a comprehensive plan of action for the next 10 months, leading up to the November 28 tip off.
Chris Pelow on a hockey career changed by cancer diagnosis: “You do think ‘bloody hell, my life is over”
January 11, 2018 | 588 views | Leave a commentChris Pelow looked set for a promising hockey career, before a throbbing pain in his foot changed his life forever.
Sargent targeting Ireland recall for 2018 World Cup
December 31, 2017 | 694 views | Leave a commentWhen Cliodhna Sargent made her return to the Cork Harlequins’ line-up in November against Belfast Harlequins, it was part of her ultimate plan to break back into Graham Shaw’s Irish plans for the 2018 World Cup in London.
McGuire relishing Irish return after five years away
December 7, 2017 | 2,138 views | Leave a commentLeah McGuire, formerly Ewart, is in the frame for a place in Ireland’s World Cup squad after emerging from under the radar following five years in the international wilderness.
Possessed and obsessed, Watt brings down final curtain on an Irish career on the edge
November 28, 2017 | 2,423 views | Leave a commentBrash and aggressive, Mikie Watt’s fierce style and approach was very much synonymous with the Green Machine’s growth and belief on the world stage, playing “on the edge” at all times, something he makes few apologies for.