Ireland win gold at ice hockey World Championships

Ireland today won gold at the IIHF Division III World Championships in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg after wins against Luxembourg, Greece and the UAE.

Over 2,000 people filled the Kockelscheuer Stadium each day in Luxembourg City to watch Ireland triumph in all three of their games.

Ireland has only been competing on the world stage since 2003 and today's gold shows just how far the team has progressed under coaching team Jim Tibbetts and Kenny Redmond.

In the opening game on Wednesday both Luxembourg and Ireland tested each other’s nerves and their respective puck stoppers to the ultimate, however it was the Irish who scored first and went on to win 6-4.

Ireland then went on to win against Greece on Thursday with a final score of 3-2 and the icing on the cake came today when the Irish team beat United Arab Emirates 8-2.