International
Ireland close Valencia Four Nations with shoot-out win over England
November 4, 2018 | 846 views | Leave a commentIreland finished off a gruelling five games in seven days in Valencia on a high with a shoot-out win over England to finish third in their Four Nations World Cup warm-up tournament.
Two-goal start not enough against the Dutch
November 3, 2018 | 332 views | Leave a commentIreland succumbed to late Netherlands’ blast of goals to deny them a result as they gave up a 2-0 lead as they fell 5-2 to the Dutch in the semi-final of the Four Nations in Valencia.
Ireland endure tough outing against the Netherlands
November 2, 2018 | 415 views | Leave a commentIreland’s inauspicious record against the Netherlands continued as they lost 7-1 in Valencia in their third Four Nations tie of the week.
Lleonart stroke earns Spain win over Ireland
October 31, 2018 | 606 views | Leave a commentSpain continued their good recent run of results against Ireland with Xavi Lleonart’s penalty stroke 12 minutes from the end earning the Four Nations hosts a second win of the campaign.
Cox tenure begins on a high note as U-23 women also win
October 29, 2018 | 575 views | Leave a commentAlexander Cox’s tenure as Irish men’s coach got off to a great start with a 2-1 win over higher-ranked England in Valencia.
Walsh has stomach for the Indian battle as Ireland take every precaution
October 28, 2018 | 1,307 views | Leave a commentDaragh Walsh says the Irish men’s team have already spent six months trying to get their stomachs ready for the World Cup in India in late November.
Madeley the new face in Irish men’s World Cup panel
October 23, 2018 | 1,489 views | Leave a commentLuke Madeley is the bolter in the Irish men’s squad named for World Cup which gets underway in late November in India after his confirmation in the 20-player panel named by new coach Alexander Cox.
Ireland set to host key phase of Olympic qualifying process
October 23, 2018 | 914 views | Leave a commentThe Irish women’s team’s Olympic Games hopes received a huge boost as they were confirmed as one of the host nations for the next phase of qualifiers for Tokyo.
Passmore outlines squad for 2019 Junior Euros
October 12, 2018 | 1,407 views | Leave a commentDave Passmore has named a number of extensive selections as the Irish Under-21 women set their sights on next July’s Junior European Championships in Valencia.
Gormley formally ends ground-breaking career, powering the Green Machine
September 26, 2018 | 983 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 | 486 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 | 812 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 | 555 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 | 1,316 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 | 559 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 | 1,824 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 | 1,290 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 | 1,002 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 | 1,421 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 | 938 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.