International
Ireland and France stalemate in Wattignies; YM through to Mills semis
November 25, 2014 | 982 views | Leave a commentIreland’s men drew their first game together after three months apart, plying their club across Europe, ending in a scoreless stalemate against France in Wattignies.
Glassey and Ingram receive Irish calls for French series
November 18, 2014 | 1,662 views | Comments (1)Neal Glassey and Mark Ingram look set to win their first international caps next week as the Irish senior men take on France in a pair of test matches in Lille.
The Year in Review: Smith reflects on strong 2014
November 5, 2014 | 646 views | Leave a commentBy most statistics, 2014 was a particularly sweet one for Ireland’s Green Army. A silver medal at the Champions Challenge in Glasgow was certainly the highlight, especially when considered they entered the tournament as the seventh ranked side.
“Pretty good year” ends with seventh straight win as Smith’s Ireland complete Scottish whitewash
November 5, 2014 | 849 views | Comments (1)Aine Connery’s double helped Ireland finish a hugely productive 2014 on a high note as they completed a clean sweep over Scotland in Dublin this week and extended their winning run to seven games all told.
Contentious Connery effort makes it two from two
November 3, 2014 | 824 views | Leave a commentAine Connery’s hotly contested effort saw Ireland win their second test match in succession against Scotland at Grange Road, guaranteeing a series victory on a brisk evening in south Dublin
Brown strikes at the last for opening Irish win
November 2, 2014 | 690 views | Leave a commentChloe Brown’s last minute deflected penalty corner saw Ireland win the first of three international matches this weekend against Scotland, providing the only goal of the tie at Grange Road.
Former Irish captain Speers calls time on Ireland career
October 22, 2014 | 758 views | Leave a commentFormer Irish captain Alex Speers has retired from international hockey after eight years with the national set-up, encompassing 164 caps and 19 goals for the national side since making her debut in 2006.
Brown shoots Ireland to Belgian series win
October 15, 2014 | 828 views | Leave a commentChloe Brown’s first half goal saw Ireland beat Belgium for the second day in succession in Oudergem, this time picking off a 1-0 success. She scored from a flowing move in the tenth minute to net the only goal of the game.
Ireland beat Belgians in Oudergem
October 14, 2014 | 715 views | Leave a commentIreland’s women picked up an impressive 2-0 win over Belgium, ranked three places higher than them in the world, in Oudergem in the first of their two game series this week.
Grange Road and Milltown to host Scotland series
October 13, 2014 | 1,166 views | Comments (1)Three Rock Rovers and Alexandra College have been named as two venues to host international hockey matches in early November between Ireland and Scotland.
T&T complete World League group for Ireland’s men
October 8, 2014 | 562 views | Leave a commentTrinidad and Tobago have completed the line-up for the Irish men’s World League group in San Diego following the completion of the latest round one tournament in Kingston, Jamaica.
Smith names 18-player squad for Belgian tests
September 25, 2014 | 1,427 views | Leave a commentAfter a busy summer, Ireland’s women will play five more international matches in the lead-up to Christmas, the first couple of which are against Belgium in two weeks time.
Road to Rio becomes slightly clearer for Irish teams
September 16, 2014 | 1,143 views | Comments (1)Ireland’s road to Rio 2016 became a little clearer over the weekend with the line-up for the women’s World League round two complete while two more teams have been added to the men’s tournament.
Shimmins links up with Southern Dogs in NZ
August 29, 2014 | 1,467 views | Leave a commentKirk Shimmins has signed for the Southern Dogs in New Zealand to play in the 2014 National Hockey League which gets underway on Saturday with a tie against Auckland.
Califorinia dreaming for men’s World League Round 2
August 26, 2014 | 976 views | Leave a commentThe Irish men’s World League Round Two – which will be held from February 25 to March 8, 2015 – has been moved from Lancaster, Pennsylvania to Chula Vista on the southside of San Diego, California.
“Irish people want to play with endeavour” – Smith and Lock reflect on Tri-Nations series
August 25, 2014 | 792 views | Leave a commentWith Ireland’s 5-2 win over Spain on Sunday, it brought their goal tally to 36 in eight games over the course of their Tri-Nations series in Belfield, a rare glut but one that is perfectly in keeping with Darren Smith’s philosophy for his Irish team.
Ireland cut loose to close Spain series with high quality victory
August 24, 2014 | 631 views | Leave a commentDarren Smith’s charges finally found the cutting edge they needed to put Spain to the sword, beating them 5-2 at Belfield in the final game of their series this week.
Daly and O’Flanagan on the double as Ireland romp to victory
August 23, 2014 | 611 views | Leave a commentIreland’s penultimate game of the Tri-Nations Series against Spain and France ended with Ireland comfortably seeing off the French 8-1 at the National Hockey Stadium in UCD on a sunny Saturday afternoon.
Smith: right decision ultimately reached but manner served to damage free-flowing tie
August 22, 2014 | 833 views | Leave a commentDarren Smith said the right decision was ultimately reached in denying Ireland a winning goal in game three this week against Spain though the manner the umpires reached the outcome “caused a bit of damage” to an otherwise free-flowing game; photos and interview piece
Masters Over-50s finish second at Home Nations
August 22, 2014 | 1,206 views | Comments (1)Ireland’s Over-50s finished second in the Home Nations last weekend in Lisnagarvey, beating Scotland and Wales but missed out on the title at the hands of England.