Passmore and Kirkland join hockey exodus

Major changes are afoot in the Irish Hockey Association (IHA) after it was revealed that both chief executive Angus Kirkland and high performance director Dave Passmore stepped down from their respective roles.

With the senior men’s and women’s head coach jobs and the eastern development officer position also vacant, the IHA board are now set for a busy couple of months of interviews.

Kirkland is departing to take up a position as director general with the EuroHockey Federation, a role vacated by Irishman David Balbirnie, who was previously general secretary.