Interviews
Shimmins set to breathe fire with Dragons next season
June 13, 2018 | 1,045 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 | 1,218 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 | 426 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 | 739 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 | 521 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 | 782 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 | 452 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 | 559 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 | 1,921 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 | 2,109 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.
Green Army still hunting new sponsor as World Cup looms
November 27, 2017 | 408 views | Leave a commentWhen Des Cahill called on potential benefactors to “#coughup”, circling the Green Army’s “actively seeking sponsorship” biography line, it gave the sport one of its rare moments in the spotlight.
McCay likely to step down after 2018 World Cup
October 13, 2017 | 634 views | Leave a commentShirley McCay has revealed that she is set to quit international hockey following next year’s World Cup in London after Ireland sealed their place at the showpiece on Thursday.
Final formality cleared as Irish women look forward to first World Cup in 16 years.
October 12, 2017 | 533 views | Comments (1)World Cup qualification arrived this morning as Australia ran up their inevitably huge victory over Papua New Guinea, crossing the final t and dotting the final i required to send Ireland’s women to their first event of this magnitude since 2002.
Tour memories among Meeke’s most cherished as Irish star takes on new role with DB Sports
October 3, 2017 | 851 views | Leave a commentThe Hook caught up with Loreto’s Ali Meeke to talk about her new role with DB Sports Tours and how she cannot wait to be back in the midst of the club season after the international summer
Evans puts working life on hold for huge opportunity with German champs UHC Hamburg
September 15, 2017 | 2,072 views | Leave a commentNikki Evans is putting her “mind solely on hockey” for the next nine months as she steps back from working life to take up a contract with German outdoor and indoor champions UHC Hamburg this season.
Flannery’s Roots Go Deep with inspirational new book
September 7, 2017 | 970 views | Leave a commentInitially pitched as a book to offer words support for the Jes School senior hockey team in Galway, “Roots Go Deep” – the brainchild of Irish international Brenda Flannery – looks set to evolve into something much bigger.
Shaw ambitious ahead of Green Army Euro battles
August 19, 2017 | 408 views | Leave a commentGraham Shaw says his Irish women’s side is all in good health and raring to go for a shot at history, potentially breaking into the European top four for the first time.
Ireland and Mullan looking to make Euro breakthrough
August 17, 2017 | 554 views | Leave a commentKatie Mullan is ambitious that the Irish women can push on a step further and breach the top four in Europe for the first time.
Frazer to “double-job” with Ulster Elks and Mannheim
July 30, 2017 | 1,206 views | Leave a commentMegan Frazer will be ‘double-jobbing’ in the new season when she will line out for Ulster Elks in the Ulster Premier League and Mannheimer in the German Bundesliga, writes John Flack
Polish magic shows off new-look Green Machine
July 8, 2017 | 700 views | Leave a commentFor Conor Harte, Ireland’s glorious fifth goal against Poland in March provided the moment when there was a feeling that things were coming together nicely for the green machine.