Youth
Celtic challenge conquered by Irish U-16 boys and girls
July 8, 2013 | 367 views | Leave a commentIreland’s U-16 teams romped to Tri-Nations victories in sun-drenched Wrexham this weekend with a number of Munster players getting on the scoresheet.
Belarus withdrawal upsets Irish U18 plans
July 6, 2013 | 252 views | Leave a commentIreland’s U-18 boys plans for their European Championships II in Gasawa, Poland have been disrupted following the last minute withdrawal of Belarus; positive results for U-16 boys and Irish U-18 and U-16 girls
Irish U-16s take on tri-nations tournament in Wales
July 5, 2013 | 340 views | Leave a commentIreland’s U-16 boys warmed up for their tri-nations tournament in Wrexham this weekend with an impressive 6-3 win over a Lancashire U-18 county selection.
Malone names 17 of 18 player European panel
July 2, 2013 | 592 views | Leave a commentRichie Malone named 17 of his 18 players for the Electric Ireland U18 Women’s EuroHockey Championships which will take place at UCD from July 29 to August 4 with the final player to be confirmed.
Byrne and Wolfe added to Irish U-18 final selection
June 26, 2013 | 283 views | Leave a commentIrish U-18 boys coach Graham Shaw confirmed Neil Byrne and Simon Wolfe will complete his side’s 18-man panel for the EuroHockey Championships II in Gasawa, Poland which get underway on July 8.
IHA launch U-18 Euro Nations championships
June 25, 2013 | 240 views | Leave a commentThe IHA launched the Electric Ireland U-18 Women’s EuroHockey Championships today, starting the countdown for the event which will take place in UCD from July 29 to August 4.
Clean sweep for Irish U-18 boys over Scotland
June 23, 2013 | 253 views | Leave a commentIreland’s U-18 boys won three games three from their series in Bellahouston, winning 5-0, 2-0 and 4-2 against Scotland as preparations continue for their European championships in Gasawa, Poland in early July
News in brief: Irish U-18s take on Scotland
June 21, 2013 | 446 views | Leave a commentIreland’s U-18s continue their preparations for this summer’s European championships with a series in Scotland; UCD men’s seconds and Banbridge seek new coaches for 2013/14 season
Logue, Shaw and Caren confirmed in Irish roles
May 16, 2013 | 341 views | Comments (3)Mary Logue, Graham Shaw and Johnny Caren have all been confirmed in coaching roles with the former duo taking on roles in the women’s setup while Caren will take on the Irish U-21 men’s side; Irish U-18 boys Euro squad also named
Irish U-21s down Turkey and Lithuania
July 19, 2012 | 350 views | Leave a commentBoth Irish U-21 men and women picked off comfortable wins to advance their European hopes; the men won 8-0 against Lithuania to confirm their place in the final; the women beat Turkey 4-0 in their opening game
U-21 men create history with 17-0 Bulgaria win
July 18, 2012 | 346 views | Comments (4)Ireland’s U-21 men created European junior nations history as they recorded the highest win since the U-21 grade was introduced in 1976 with Stephen Dowds scoring five times in a 17-0 defeat of Bulgaria
Irish U-21s shoot down Wales to sign off for Euros in emphatic fashion
July 13, 2012 | 284 views | Comments (3)The numbers continue to pile up for the Irish U-21 boy’s side as they brought their tally to five wins from five and 19 goals to their name to build up for the European ‘C’ division campaign in Bratislava next week.
Irish U-18 girls share English series
July 13, 2012 | 179 views | Leave a commentIreland’s U-18 girls continued their impressive form as they shared their three game series with England in Lilleshall this week.
Ireland U-18 boys rue lack conversion rate
July 12, 2012 | 443 views | Comments (2)Graham Shaw felt his side were “arguably the better side” over the course of their three game series against England in Belfield this week but the sharp-shooting that defined their Celtic Cup win deserted them this week.
Ireland U-16 boys smash Ukraine; girls miss out on bronze
July 8, 2012 | 326 views | Comments (5)Ireland’s boys retained European U-16 top tier status and claim a fifth place finish in Austria; the girls finished fourth following a narrow loss to Spain; both the U-18 girls and boys won their Celtic Cups, U-21 women fall 3-2 to Germany
U-16 girls Czech into bronze medal match
July 7, 2012 | 523 views | Leave a commentIrish U-16 girls set to playoff for European bronze after big Czech win; boys face tough battle after Spanish loss; Irish U-18 boys and girls both well on course for Celtic glory while U-21s fall to Germany
Boys notch double figures; Dutch too strong for Irish U-16 girls
July 6, 2012 | 420 views | Leave a commentFour goal salvos from Luke Madeley and Andrew Smyth have put Ireland’s U-16 boys back into contention for a medal placing; the girls had a tough outing against the Netherlands
Belgium undo Irish U-16 boys; girls complete Italian job
July 5, 2012 | 325 views | Comments (1)Mixed fortunes for the Irish U-16 teams; the girls won 4-0 in Valencia against Italy while the boys were undone by a physically impressive Belgian side 2-1.
Irish youth groups set for Euros and Celtic Cup
July 4, 2012 | 502 views | Leave a commentThe Irish U-16 and U-18 boys and girls are all in competition action this weekend; the younger age group begin their European campaign on Thursday, the U-18s are in the Celtic Cup – full squad lists
Irish U-16s complete Euro warm-up well
July 1, 2012 | 397 views | Leave a commentThe Irish U-16 girls completed their build-up to the European championships with a pair of wins over Scotland this weekend in Ulster while their U-18 counterparts won two and lost one against the same opposition