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Eugene F Collins to sponsor Irish underage girls teams
May 3, 2018 | 319 views | Leave a commentEugene F Collins, one of Ireland’s leading law firms, announced its sponsorship of Ireland’s U-16, U-18 and U-21 girls’ teams for the next 12 months.
Caren hails self-funded U-21 men after England series
April 1, 2018 | 1,660 views | Leave a commentIreland’s Under-21s came close to sharing their series with England at Pembroke with a 3-2 defeat on Saturday morning, following a 5-4 win on Friday and a 3-1 loss in the opening game.
Passmore lays out plans for 2018 Under-21/23 women
March 15, 2018 | 988 views | Leave a commentIrish Under-21 women’s head coach Dave Passmore has named a 27-player panel for a three-match series against USA to be played in St Gerard’s next week.
Under-21 panel gets go-ahead for long-term development
December 14, 2017 | 658 views | Leave a commentDave Passmore received clearance in November to run an ongoing women’s Under-21 programme from Hockey Ireland with the long-term plan to qualify for the 2020 Junior World Cup.
Several Irish Under-21s get senior chance after Euro reprieve
October 5, 2017 | 433 views | Leave a commentThe Irish Under-21 women’s team had their status in the top tier of European competition assured thanks to an EHF executive board decision this week, keeping their hopes of playing in the 2020 Junior World Cup alive.
Caren and Irish junior men left to reflect on harsh realities of European relegation
September 4, 2017 | 1,171 views | Leave a commentIreland’s Under-21 men claimed their first win in the EuroHockey Junior Championships top tier since the turn of the century but it will be of cold comfort to Jonny Caren and his side who suffered relegation to the second tier for 2019.
Belgian loss sees Irish men set for relegation pool
August 31, 2017 | 623 views | Leave a commentThe Irish Under-21 men ended their EuroHockey Junior Championship group phase in third place following a battling 3-1 loss to Belgium in Valencia, meaning they will battle to avoid relegation on the weekend.
Junior Green Army go down to the wire on Sunday
August 31, 2017 | 653 views | Leave a commentThe Irish Under-21 women’s EuroHockey Junior Championship hopes will go down to the final day when they meet either Spain or Belgium.
Junior Green Army suffer painful late defeat to France
August 29, 2017 | 631 views | Leave a commentYohanna Lhopital’s 58th minute goal saw Ireland’s Junior Green Army fall to a gutting 1-0 defeat to France at a rain-drenched Valencia.
Passmore and Caren reveal Under-21 Euro panels
August 14, 2017 | 970 views | Leave a commentDave Passmore and Jonny Caren have named their respective panels for the upcoming EuroHockey Junior Championships which being in Valencia on August 28, a day after their senior counterparts finish up.
Irish Under-18s disrupt the fancied sides at Six Nations
July 30, 2017 | 1,291 views | Leave a commentThe Irish Under-18 and 16 girls produced some fine performances in Terrassa, Spain, with the former making serious waves at their respective Six Nations tournaments against the top teams in Europe.
Sarratt hat trick fires Ireland U-18s to win over England
July 24, 2017 | 695 views | Leave a commentIreland’s Under-18 boys closed their week at the Six Nations tournament in Nottingham on a high with a Guy Sarratt hat-trick powering them to a 4-2 win over hosts England.
Under-18 girls keep rolling with Belgian win; U-16 boys draw with the Dutch
July 18, 2017 | 866 views | Leave a commentThe Irish Under-18 girls produced another great performance to beat Belgium 3-2; the Under-16 boys also shone with a fine 1-1 draw with the Netherlands in their Six Nations tournament
McLoughlin strokes Ireland to opening win over England
July 17, 2017 | 885 views | Leave a commentGrace McLoughlin’s second half stroke saw the Irish Under-18 girls start their Six Nations campaign in style; the U-16 girls drew against England while the boys had tough outings against Spain
Scotland claim laurels from lively U-16 boys series
July 11, 2017 | 330 views | Leave a commentThe Irish Under-16 boys had mixed results from a lively series at Queen’s last weekend, winning one out of their three ties against Scotland.
Irish U-18s impress in Scotland with clean sweep
July 11, 2017 | 454 views | Leave a commentIreland’s Under-18 girls won all three of their games against Scotland last weekend as part of an impressive weekend’s work in Glasgow while the Under-16 girls also had three ties against the Scots.
Denham and McNeill finalise Irish U-16 squads
July 2, 2017 | 1,903 views | Leave a commentIrish Under-16 coaches Niall Denahm and Alison McNeill have finalised their respective squads for their upcoming six national tournaments later in July.
Five back for second year with Borland’s U-18 boys
June 30, 2017 | 1,060 views | Leave a commentGareth Borland has named an 18 player Irish Under-18 boys squad – along with two reserves – for their six nations tournament in Nottingham which takes place from July 17 to 23.
Arbuthnot confirms Irish Under-18 girls side for busy July
June 30, 2017 | 1,056 views | Leave a commentSteven Arbuthnot has named two Irish Under-18 squads as they take on Scotland next week in Glasgow before travelling out to Terrassa on July 17 for the highlight of their summer series.
Junior Green Army comeback to win Scotland series
June 18, 2017 | 754 views | Leave a commentIreland’s Under-21 women produced wins on Saturday and Sunday to see off Scotland at Queen’s, using 30 players across three games as they continue their Euro preparations.