International
Ireland on brink of second place and promotion in Slovakia
January 25, 2020 | 685 views | Leave a commentIreland’s indoor women put themselves in a super position to land one of the two promotion spots on offer in Slovakia as they beat the hosts in a thriller before seeing off Denmark.
Ireland face big Slovakia battle after opening day win and loss
January 24, 2020 | 776 views | Leave a commentIreland ended day one of the women’s EuroHockey Indoor Championships III in Slovakia in contention for a potential promotion place following a 5-0 win over Portugal and a 5-1 loss to Spain.
Tice drags Ireland to first win of Olympic year
January 20, 2020 | 851 views | Leave a commentLena Tice’s 33rd minute penalty corner drag-flick saw Ireland get their six-game series in South Africa up and running with a win, starting OIympic year on the front foot.
Bronze medal match awaits Ireland after loss and a win
January 18, 2020 | 587 views | Leave a commentThe Irish men’s indoor side finished the day with a bronze medal match assured, copper-fastened by a 4-0 win over Slovenia in their final group game of the EuroHockey Indoor Championship III in Santander.
Indoor men take the lessons from first international for 33 years
January 17, 2020 | 1,038 views | Leave a comment“A good day, a challenging day and a really educational day, an amazing experience,” John Jackson reflected after a draw and a loss marked Ireland’s return to indoor international action after 33 years.
Selection set to be toughest yet with only 16 spots for Tokyo
January 17, 2020 | 1,450 views | Leave a commentAnna O’Flanagan is anticipating the most “cut-throat” selection processes as Olympic year begins in earnest this Sunday for Tokyo with their first match of their a warm-weather training camp in South Africa.
Jackson raring to go for Irish indoor return in Santander
January 16, 2020 | 502 views | Leave a commentAfter 33 years wait, the Irish men’s indoor side finally return to action on Friday with a double-header against Wales (11am) and Scotland (5pm) in Santander in the EuroHockey Championships III.
Women’s Irish Under-23 and 21 squads and program outlined for 2020
January 13, 2020 | 2,309 views | Leave a commentThe Irish women’s Under-23 and 21 development panels and program of camps for 2020 have been laid out, providing a continued pathway for players to feed into the senior squad.
Meeke, Patton and Humphreys set for indoor debuts at Euros
January 10, 2020 | 644 views | Leave a commentAli Meeke, Sarah Patton and Hannah Humphreys will all make their indoor international debut at the EuroHockey Championships III in a fortnight’s time following Dave Passmore’s final selection for the event in Bratislava.
Cargo’s life-changing opportunity an inspiration for future stars as Bangor man retires
January 6, 2020 | 1,098 views | Leave a comment“Hopefully I showed there is a chance to play for Ireland and we will see people from smaller clubs and schools coming through, believing they can wear the green shirt if they work hard enough and don’t give up.” Chris Cargo on his Irish legacy
Dancer names panel for first training camp of 2020 in South Africa
December 19, 2019 | 1,129 views | Leave a commentSean Dancer has given Emma Buckley, Ellen Curran, Hannah McLoughlin, Sarah Torrans and Emily Beatty an early chance to stake a claim for a place in the Irish women’s Olympic squad.
Mullan’s Green Army to make their mark on Olympic group in Tokyo
November 29, 2019 | 645 views | Leave a commentIrish skipper Katie Mullan says there are “definitely points to be had” from their Olympic group after they were confirmed last Saturday to play against the Netherlands, Germany, Great Britain, India and South Africa by the FIH.
Carroll names Irish men’s panel for indoor return in Santander
November 27, 2019 | 1,699 views | Leave a commentCoach Kenny Carroll has named the first Irish men’s indoor team since the 1980s following two weeks of trials as preparations begin in earnest for January’s EuroHockey Championships III in Santander.
Ireland overcome flashbacks of 2015 to reach Holy Grail – reaction to Olympic qualification
November 4, 2019 | 406 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 | 322 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 | 1,052 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 | 336 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 | 653 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 | 900 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 | 732 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 […]