International Qualifiers
Ireland overcome flashbacks of 2015 to reach Holy Grail – reaction to Olympic qualification
November 4, 2019 | 491 views | Leave a commentChloe Watkins admitted “flashbacks of 2015 were coming into my head” as she stepped up for her vital shoot-out to keep Ireland’s Olympic hopes alive.
Shoot-out queens end years of pain with ticket to Tokyo
November 4, 2019 | 376 views | Leave a commentIreland’s shoot-out queens are Tokyo-bound as Ayeisha McFerran added another glorious entry into her own sporting folklore with three incredible shoot-out saves.
Dancer admits it wasn’t pretty after first leg stalemate
November 3, 2019 | 1,109 views | Leave a commentSean Dancer admitted “it wasn’t pretty” as the first leg of the Irish women’s Olympic qualifiers double-header in a rain-soaked 0-0 draw at Energia Park in Donnybrook against Canada.
Video nasty sting in the tail ends Irish men’s Tokyo 2020 vision
October 28, 2019 | 388 views | Leave a comment“The video umpire should hang his head in shame.” Captain Jonathan Bell’s summation will be echoed around the Irish hockey world as a video review decision with one second to go denied his side a place at the 2020 Olympic Games.
“Job only half-done” for O’Donoghue and Green Machine
October 27, 2019 | 710 views | Leave a commentIreland will take a two goal lead into the second leg of their Olympic qualifier against Canada tomorrow after beating the hosts 5-3 in Vancouver today. A goal from Chris Cargo and two each from Shane O’Donoghue and Sean Murray gave Ireland the win in an impressive performance. Man-of-the-match O’Donoghue attributed the win to the […]
Green Machine rediscover mojo to build important half-time advantage
October 27, 2019 | 958 views | Leave a commentIreland’s men put themselves into a golden position to claim a second successive Olympic spot as they will carry a two-goal lead into the second leg in west Vancouver.
Tumilty’s Ireland primed for Olympic showdown in Vancouver
October 26, 2019 | 797 views | Leave a commentMark Tumilty his Ireland team are primed and fully motivated for this weekend’s Olympic qualification showdown with Canada in Vancouver. Speaking after yesterday’s captain’s run to Eoin Luc O’Ceallaigh, the Ireland boss said that his team were ‘buzzing’ to put the disappointing European campaign behind them. “We’ve come off the back of a disappointment. We’ve […]
Tumilty says Irish side getting their mojo going ahead of Olympic qualifier
October 23, 2019 | 741 views | Leave a commentSafely installed in Vancouver, new Irish coach Mark Tumilty says the Irish men’s squad are bubbling up nicely for their two-legged Olympic qualifier against Canada.
O’Donoghue says Irish men in good place for Olympic qualifiers
October 22, 2019 | 820 views | Leave a commentShane O’Donoghue says Ireland are in a good place ahead of their huge men’s Olympic qualifiers next weekend at Rutledge Field in Vancouver.
Tumilty keen to deploy players in preferred positions for Olympic qualifier
October 9, 2019 | 1,193 views | Leave a commentMark Tumilty says he is keen to seeing his Ireland side getting back to deploying players in their regular positions as he announced his Olympic qualifiers panel to meet Canada on October 26 and 27.
Pels and Hockey Ireland grasping unique chance to promote the sport with ambitious qualifiers project
September 19, 2019 | 570 views | Leave a commentHockey Ireland CEO Jerome Pels says the sport is grasping a “unique set of circumstances” at the launch of the ambitious project to host November’s Olympic qualifiers at Energia Park in Donnybrook.
Raw materials there to make major Olympic push, says new boss Tumilty
September 19, 2019 | 700 views | Leave a commentNew coach Mark Tumilty says it is crucial to get the Irish men’s side back playing with a smile on their face for the helter-skelter six-week preparation phase for the Olympic qualifiers in west Vancouver against Canada.
Final preparations in place for Olympic qualifiers for both sides as China visit Dublin this weekend
September 17, 2019 | 921 views | Leave a commentIreland’s men are to play recently-crowned European and reigning world champions Belgium in an away international next month after two games with France in Bordeaux to prepare for their upcoming Olympic qualifying double-header with Canada in Vancouver
Tumilty to lead Irish men’s Olympic bid
September 14, 2019 | 856 views | Leave a commentMark Tumilty will head up the Irish senior men’s team as head coach with assistance from Jason Lee for their upcoming Olympic qualifier campaign in Canada in October.
Donnybrook Stadium to be host venue for women’s Olympic qualifiers
September 11, 2019 | 655 views | Leave a commentHockey Ireland have confirmed ambitious plans to install a drop-in pitch at Donnybrook’s Energia Park for the women’s side’s Olympic qualifiers which take place on November 2nd and 3rd against Canada.
Green Machine set for tough but doable away date in West Vancouver
September 9, 2019 | 1,132 views | Leave a commentGiven the chance from the offers on the table, the Irish men would likely have plumped for a trip to West Vancouver to face Canada for a place at the Tokyo Olympics.
McCay and Watkins’ full focus on finally reaching Olympic promised land with Canada date set in stone
September 9, 2019 | 991 views | Leave a commentWhen the glitchy live draw stream suddenly popped up with Ireland’s women facing Canada, it elicited staccato laughter and the odd cheer and hand-clap from the fully assembled Green Army squad.
FIH launch Hockey Series as Ireland get ready for over 80 international ties in 2018
May 4, 2018 | 1,062 views | Leave a commentIreland’s men and women will skip through to the second phase of the new Olympic and World Cup process which the FIH formally launched this week, entitled the Hockey Series.
Half-century milestone was not on the radar – O’Flanagan
January 23, 2017 | 1,406 views | Leave a commentIn addition to sweeping to World League Round 2 glory in Kuala Lumpur, Irish players scooped all of the individual awards with Anna O’Flanagan landing both the top scorer and player of the tournament prizes
Outstanding Ireland add gold to WL3 ticket
January 22, 2017 | 4,136 views | Leave a commentGraham Shaw described Ireland’s 3-0 win over Malaysia as “outstanding” as they beat the hosts 3-0, adding that the tournament will act as a benchmark for exciting times ahead.