International
Gormley formally ends ground-breaking career, powering the Green Machine
September 26, 2018 | 802 views | Leave a commentCraig Fulton leads the tributes to Ronan Gormley following his incredible career in green, formally retiring after 256 games and 121 with the captain’s armband
Cox bidding to keep Irish hockey in the headlines
August 30, 2018 | 375 views | Leave a commentNew coach Alexander Cox says the never-say-die attitude of Irish hockey teams was the main attraction that drew him to apply for the men’s head coach job just four months out from the World Cup in India
Cox names first panel with 28 players in for Garvey camp
August 16, 2018 | 687 views | Leave a commentNew Irish coach Alexander Cox has named an extensive 28-player squad as the World Cup comes into focus for the men’s side following the women’s heroics in London.
Duke Dusseldorf-bound for upcoming season
August 16, 2018 | 369 views | Leave a commentDeirdre Duke has become the latest World Cup star to be snapped up by a professional club as the striker confirmed she will join Dusseldorfer Hockey Club next week.
Hockey gets huge additional funding boost with new sponsor also on the way
August 13, 2018 | 1,192 views | Leave a commentHockey Ireland were the big beneficiaries today as they were allocated €500,000 from a pot of €1.75 million in additional high performance funding
Irish Under-21s battle hard in three close run ties with England
August 13, 2018 | 441 views | Leave a commentThe Irish Under-21 side played out a hard-fought three game series with England at Stormont over the weekend, drawing one and losing the other by the minimum.
“Hidden gem” Nidge no longer an Irish secret weapon
August 11, 2018 | 1,672 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.
Hockey nerd Meeke says World Cup start of something special
August 9, 2018 | 1,092 views | Leave a commentFor the Green Army’s most ardent and self-professed “hockey nerd”, Sunday’s final was like all of Ali Meeke’s Christmases rolled into one.
Irish stars set to attend Under-21 tie at Stormont
August 9, 2018 | 849 views | Leave a commentUlster hockey fans will get a chance to meet and greet 13 of the World Cup stars at Stormont with a number of the silver medal winners set to be in attendance at the Under-21 international between Ireland and England at Stormont
Ireland road to Tokyo benefits from eight place rise
August 7, 2018 | 1,296 views | Leave a commentThe Irish women’s hockey team have soared to eighth place in the world rankings, moving up eight places following their run to the World Cup final.
McFerran emulates O’Gorman as goalkeeper of the tournament
August 7, 2018 | 809 views | Leave a commentAyeisha McFerran landed the World Cup goalkeeper of the tournament gong following her stunning World Cup, winning almost unanimous support from the panel of coaches and media.
McCay to revisit retirement plans after silver medal
August 7, 2018 | 874 views | Leave a commentIreland’s most capped sportswoman Shirley McCay raised the possibility that she may no longer retire from international hockey following the Green Army’s run to World Cup silver.
“Hockey ár lá” as spotlight finally shines on the sport
August 7, 2018 | 886 views | Leave a commentGraham Shaw hopes the seismic publicity his Green Army troops created over the last two weeks in the Olympic Park can lay the base for “a changing moment” in hockey’s history.
Orange crush Irish dream of the mother of all shocks
August 5, 2018 | 213 views | Leave a commentA ruthless Dutch performance meant that Ireland’s groundbreaking run to the World Cup final ended with a tough 6-0 defeat to women’s hockey’s outstanding standard bearers.
Shaw finally gets his wish of a Dutch showdown
August 5, 2018 | 508 views | Leave a commentGraham Shaw says there was a calm confidence in the camp prior to the World Cup semi-final as they scarcely believable run rolled on to the final courtesy of more shoot-out madness.
Pinder propels Ireland into yet another new world with historic World Cup final spot
August 5, 2018 | 238 views | Leave a commentGillian Pinder propelled Irish team sport into a whole new dimension, a first ever World Cup final of any description for a team field sport as their sublime shoot-out team prevailed against Spain at the Olympic Stadium in London.
Irish whirlwind leaves Wilson in a blur
August 5, 2018 | 557 views | Leave a comment“It all seems like a bit of a blur.” It’s not just a product of the reems of sweat fogging up Zoe Wilson’s glasses as the whirlwind of higher and higher ecstasy engulfed her and the Irish women’s team following their World Cup semi-final win over Spain.
Ireland’s fairytale takes on Spanish side on dream run of their own in World Cup semi
August 4, 2018 | 327 views | Leave a commentThe Irish hockey bandwagon rolls on. Over two days in London, the Green Army will have two shots at a medal on the World Cup stage, starting on Saturday at 2pm at London’s Lee Valley with a Sunday game for either bronze or gold.
In their words: the Green Army on their World Cup odyssey
August 3, 2018 | 1,019 views | Leave a commentIn the wake of Ireland’s amazing shoot-out win over India, there was a packed mixed zone with loads of players giving their thoughts; here’s a few words and clips from Chloe Watkins, Megan Frazer, Katie Mullan, Ayeisha McFerran and Lena Tice
A Southern Fried thread on the road to a World Cup semi-final
August 3, 2018 | 1,716 views | Leave a commentSouthern Fried Hockey’s Alan Good posted a thought-provoking Twitter thread, tying up the strands that have gone into the Irish women’s team and how they have got to the point of a World Cup semi-final against Spain