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Church of Ireland secure promotion to the EYHL Division 1 
Church of Ireland secure promotion to the EYHL Division 1 
Cork C of I, Cookstown, Queen's University, and Portadown will all play in next season's EY Hockey League

Sun, 27 Apr, 2025

Munster Senior Cup double for Cork Harlequins
Munster Senior Cup double for Cork Harlequins
Cork Harlequins had a St Patrick’s Day to remember

Mon, 17 Mar, 2025

A general view of hockey 16/1/2009
Bandon miss chance to win Munster league title
The pressure mounts as the leagues move ever closer to the concluding stages.

Mon, 10 Mar, 2025

Shootout heartbreak for Ireland in Hockey Nations Cup Final in Santiago
Shootout heartbreak for Ireland in Hockey Nations Cup Final in Santiago
Katie Mullan levelled late in the game for Ireland but New Zealand took the shootout.

Mon, 03 Mar, 2025

Shane O’Donoghue dejected after the game 29/7/2024
Ireland take pride but no progress after defeat by Argentina
Ireland lost 2-1 to Argentina, who were indebted to their goalkeeper Tomas Santiago

Thu, 01 Aug, 2024

Sean Murray acknowledge the crowd after the game 29/7/2024
Ireland 'frustrated' after suffering third hockey defeat in Paris
Ireland will now turn their attention to Thursday's Pool B match where it doesn’t get much easier as they line up against world number seven ranked Argentina.

Tue, 30 Jul, 2024

Team Ireland Paris 2024 Team Announcement – Hockey
Irish men's hockey squad confirmed for Olympics
The tournament runs from July 27 - August 9.

Mon, 24 Jun, 2024

46 Great Britain v Ireland (RR)
Ireland vow to improve after tough German lesson
It was a seven-goal hammering in London for the Irish on Sunday. 

Sun, 02 Jun, 2024

Royal School Armagh on song in Kate Russell Cup but St Angela's stay in the hunt
Royal School Armagh on song in Kate Russell Cup but St Angela's stay in the hunt
Munster champions St Angela’s will be content with their opening day’s work in hockey's senior schools All-Ireland competition.

Thu, 21 Mar, 2024

Sean Dancer 16/1/2024
Sean Dancer steps down as Irish women's hockey head coach
The New Zealander departs six weeks after Ireland failed to qualify for the Paris Olympics.

Tue, 05 Mar, 2024

Lee Cole 17/1/2024
Ireland are one win away from Olympic qualification after beating Japan
Ireland men joined the women's side in a semi-final with victory over Japan

Wed, 17 Jan, 2024

18 Ireland v Italy (Pool C)
Ireland draw with Italy to secure progress to Olympic qualifiers
Ireland women’s captain Katie Mullan admitted to a bittersweet ending as they finished their EuroHockey campaign Saturday by matching their best ever finish

Sat, 26 Aug, 2023

Murray shines as Ireland win EuroHockey title 
Murray shines as Ireland win EuroHockey title 
Ireland came from behind to defeat Ukraine

Sat, 29 Jul, 2023

Ireland continue Euro prep with win over Austria
Ireland continue Euro prep with win over Austria
The tie was also the 100th cap for captain Sean Murray

Sat, 06 Aug, 2022

Netherlands v Ireland - FIH Women's Hockey World Cup - Pool A
Battling Ireland undone at set-pieces by world's best
Ireland lost their World Cup opener against reigning World Cup, Olympic and European champions.

Sat, 02 Jul, 2022

Roisin Upton celebrates scoring a penalty 14/3/2021
Quiet optimism but youthful Irish are realistic on eve of World Cup
Four years ago, Ireland's women captured imaginations at the World Cup. Could another glory run materialise? 

Fri, 01 Jul, 2022

Pembroke land first ever Women's EY Champions Trophy title
Pembroke land first ever Women's EY Champions Trophy title
Pembroke produced a perfect all-round team performance to add a first EY Champions Trophy title to the regular season league title won a month ago

Sun, 24 Apr, 2022

The semi-final line-up is completed in the EY Champions Trophy
The semi-final line-up is completed in the EY Champions Trophy
The line-up for the women’s EY Champions Trophy semi-finals was completed on Wednesday evening with Loreto and UCD both landing 1-0 wins in their respective quarter-finals

Thu, 21 Apr, 2022

Banbridge v Lisnagarvey
Lisnagarvey survive heartstopping late drama to win men's EYHL
Three wild minutes made for a tense close to an epic campaign

Sat, 02 Apr, 2022

Valiant Ireland just come up short on World Cup debut
Valiant Ireland just come up short on World Cup debut
Ireland ended up with eight penalty corners but goalkeeper Millie Welch and her defensive team repelled everything  

Sat, 02 Apr, 2022

Catholic Institute qualify for women's Irish Senior Cup final
Catholic Institute qualify for women's Irish Senior Cup final
The Limerick side will meet newly crowned EYHL champions Pembroke in the final in late April

Sun, 27 Mar, 2022

Pembroke claim the EY Hockey League title for first time ever
Pembroke claim the EY Hockey League title for first time ever
Victory over Muckross secured Pembroke the title for the first time having never previously finished in the top four before

Sat, 26 Mar, 2022

A general view of hockey 16/1/2009
Methodist College Belfast win All-Ireland Schoolgirls Championships
Jiwon Hong struck the vital goal against Salerno for Methody to win the Kate Russell All-Ireland Schoolgirls Championships for the second time

Fri, 25 Mar, 2022

Women's Irish Hockey League race to go down to the wire
Women's Irish Hockey League race to go down to the wire
Catholic Institute's win over Pembroke cut the gap to two points with one game to go

Sun, 20 Mar, 2022

Harlequins win inaugural Munster Senior Cup
Harlequins win inaugural Munster Senior Cup
Quins came from two down to take the final to shuttles

Thu, 17 Mar, 2022

Revenge for Crescent in Munster schools final
Revenge for Crescent in Munster schools final
With no schoolgirls hockey played last year, the Limerick school had to wait until now to avenge Mercy defeat of two years ago

Wed, 09 Mar, 2022

Netherlands v Ireland - FIH Womens Hockey World Cup Final
Ireland women pitted against Dutch in World Cup
The draw also means Sean Dancer’s side will be based in Amsterdam for the group stages of the competition

Thu, 17 Feb, 2022

A general view of hockey 16/1/2009
Cork Harlequins battling for EY Hockey League survival
At the opposite end of the table, Catholic Institute continued their excellent start to 2022 with a third successive victory since the turn of the year, keeping them in second place as they were too good for Muckross.

Sun, 13 Feb, 2022

A general view of hockey 16/1/2009
Hockey: Contrasting fortunes for Bandon and Cork C of I in Division 2
Ian Perrott was the inspiration for Bandon as he scored one and set up two in the victory after his side fell behind against Cookstown

Sun, 30 Jan, 2022

Coach Rob Abbott 'immensely proud' of Irish effort at indoor championship
Coach Rob Abbott 'immensely proud' of Irish effort at indoor championship
Ultimately, they fell to five defeats out of five to end the competition in last place but, with a tournament restructure for 2024, Abbott says there will be plenty of take from this series

Sun, 23 Jan, 2022

New clubs inspire Róisín Upton to drive current growth of hockey
New clubs inspire Róisín Upton to drive current growth of hockey
New hockey clubs are popping up since Ireland's 2018 World Cup silver medal.

Thu, 13 Jan, 2022

Jaime Carr, Sean Murray and Shane O'Donoghue 12/1/2022
Mark Tumilty hopes Ireland’s men can match ‘culture’ of women's team
Building the same sort of team identity and togetherness as the national senior women’s hockey team is a priority for Ireland men’s head coach Mark Tumilty this season.

Thu, 13 Jan, 2022

Hockey Ireland to benefit from 'unique dual-sponsorship' deal
Hockey Ireland to benefit from 'unique dual-sponsorship' deal
In 2022, the “Green Machine” will compete in August’s EuroHockey Championship qualifiers in Calais as well as making their debut in the FIH Nations Cup

Wed, 12 Jan, 2022

'Bittersweet' return to indoor hockey as Ireland well beaten by Scotland
'Bittersweet' return to indoor hockey as Ireland well beaten by Scotland
It was Ireland's first home indoor international in 34 years

Tue, 28 Dec, 2021

Ireland host Scots in first home indoor hockey international for over 30 years
Ireland host Scots in first home indoor hockey international for over 30 years
Scotland are travelling over for six games in total, three men’s and three women’s, for an event whose tickets sold out — albeit at reduced capacity — within seven hours of launch two weeks ago

Tue, 28 Dec, 2021

Jonny Bell announces retirement from international hockey
Jonny Bell announces retirement from international hockey
The fearless defender from Lisnagarvey amassed 181 caps

Mon, 13 Dec, 2021

Irish players celebrate qualifying for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics 3/11/2019
World Cup and Olympic star Nicci Daly announces retirement after 200 Ireland caps
“I won’t miss the sore body and aching joints, but I will miss the team and the feeling of walking out to represent my country. 200 appearances and every single time I got butterflies when the national anthem played,” said Daly

Fri, 10 Dec, 2021

Ireland U21 captain Ben O'Grady: 'It’s one of the fastest-growing cancers and can double in size in a day'
Ireland U21 captain Ben O'Grady: 'It’s one of the fastest-growing cancers and can double in size in a day'
When Ireland’s Under-21 men line out on Friday at the EuroHockey Indoor Championships II in Porto, it will be another significant milestone in the regeneration of the shortened version of the sport.

Wed, 08 Dec, 2021

A general view of hockey 16/1/2009
Cork sides unbeaten in weekend's EY Hockey League Division 2 action 
Cork C of I came back from 2-0 in the closing quarter to land what could be a vital draw against Instonians

Sun, 05 Dec, 2021

A general view of hockey 16/1/2009
Hockey: Glenanne to provide litmus for Cork C of I in Senior Cup
The Garryduff side are unbeaten on all fronts this term, topping Munster Division One and starting their EYHL Division 2 campaign in rude health with a 5-0 win over Rathgar.

Thu, 25 Nov, 2021

A general view of hockey 16/1/2009
Hockey: Cork teams unbeaten after opening day of EYHL Division 2
Bandon were 3-1 victors over Portrane in a fast-paced contest, Fionn O’Leary and Ethan Hamilton-Foott setting the result in the closing quarter.

Sun, 21 Nov, 2021

A general view of hockey 16/1/2009
Hockey: Cork sides begin Division Two campaigns
Cork C of I travel to Rathgar in Pool 1, Cork Harlequins host Clontarf in Pool 2, while Bandon go to Portrane in Pool 3

Thu, 18 Nov, 2021

Hockey: Senior internationals the backbone of Ireland side for Junior World Cup
Hockey: Senior internationals the backbone of Ireland side for Junior World Cup
Coach David Passmore has named his travelling squad of 20 players to form Ireland’s first-ever side to contest the U21 Championship in South Africa from December 5.

Wed, 17 Nov, 2021

Hockey: Pembroke go clear with victory over Institute
Hockey: Pembroke go clear with victory over Institute
Catholic Institute suffered a reality check as Pembroke built on their rising reputation in the women’s EY Hockey League to land a 4-1 success.

Sun, 14 Nov, 2021

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