Event: World League 3

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Harte says new-look Ireland in exciting place

World goalkeeper of the year David Harte believes new-look Ireland are in an “exciting” place after they survived some tough tests to win World League 2 in Belfast yesterday.

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Craig Fulton’s Green Machine has undergone dramatic overhaul

Ireland’s men begin their 2018 World Cup qualification journey with a new-look panel charged with winning World League 2 in Belfast over the coming week.

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Graham Shaw targets World Cup qualification

Graham Shaw has his sights set on World Cup qualification after his Ireland side cruised to a World League 2 title in Kuala Lumpur.

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Irish women making light work of it in Malaysia

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Ireland boss Craig Fulton’s Olympic heroics earn top coaching award

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Aussie success will secure Ireland a place in Rio

Ireland must wait for green light for Rio Olympics

Sponsorless, under-funded and waiting on others to decide their Olympic fate — yet the Irish men’s hockey team are one of the country’s most successful Irish national sides in any sport in 2015.

Tue, 01 Sep, 2015

Ireland bid to defy odds again

Ireland will be hoping to add another chapter to their remarkable underdog story when they meet hockey powerhouse the Netherlands in today’s Unibet EuroHockey Championships semi-finals in London (1.15pm).

Thu, 27 Aug, 2015

Ireland through to first European Hockey championship semi-final

Ireland enhanced their reputation as the coming team in world men’s hockey by reaching a European championships semi-final for the first time yesterday.

Wed, 26 Aug, 2015

Ireland will do everything to achieve Olympic dream, declares Cliodhna Sargent

Cliodhna Sargent says Ireland will again put their bodies on the line today as they bid to realise their Olympics dreams.

Thu, 18 Jun, 2015

Irish fired up for clash with Germany after stunning opening win

Ireland’s Olympic qualification campaign is already ahead of schedule following a stunning 4-1 success over South Africa on day one of World League 3 in Valencia yesterday.

Thu, 11 Jun, 2015

Ireland coach to quit after Olympic qualifiers

Ireland’s senior women will lose coach Darren Smith after June’s Olympic qualifiers — regardless of whether they get to Rio or not.

Fri, 15 May, 2015

Road to Rio Olympics beckons for Irish hockey

Life is good for both Ireland’s senior teams as they begin the final preparation phase for their Olympic qualification campaigns.

Fri, 03 Apr, 2015

Four for Naomi Carroll as Ireland hit Turkey for 13

Ireland proved far too strong for Turkey to complete their World League 2 pool games with a huge 13-0 win, with Clare woman Naomi Carroll netting four times at Belfield.

Wed, 18 Mar, 2015

Ireland edge out Canada

Ireland’s men can look forward to a summer Olympic qualification campaign after securing their place in June’s World League 3.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015

Hockey: Darren Smith reveals World League 2 squad

Ireland’s senior women have moved into their final phase of preparation for their Olympic qualification campaign after selecting their squad for next month’s World League 2 yesterday.

Wed, 18 Feb, 2015

England firmly in Jackson’s sights as Irish target semis

New captain John Jackson admits Ireland have their sights set on crushing the TriFinance EuroHockey Nations Championships dreams of near neighbours England next week.

Sat, 17 Aug, 2013

Ireland run riot as France floored

Madness reigned in Rotterdam on Saturday night as Ireland hit six unanswered goals in half an hour to retrieve a four-goal deficit against France and salvage the wreckage of their World League 3 campaign with an unlikely 6-4 victory.

Mon, 24 Jun, 2013

Quins busted by Bra in Euro opener

Cork Harlequins’ quest to win the Energiecomfort EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy in Vienna started badly with a 4-3 defeat to Italian champions HC Bra yesterday.

Sat, 18 May, 2013

Munster players fearful as Cork cut from Irish training centres

Munster hockey players harbouring international ambitions were left reeling after it emerged that regional training for the Irish international men’s squad will no longer take place in Cork.

Thu, 18 Apr, 2013

Smith bemoans stuttering attack

Ireland women’s coach Darren Smith admitted his side must sharpen their attack after they failed to qualify for World League 3.

Mon, 04 Mar, 2013