An 'honour and privilege' for Mark Tumilty as he's named Ireland hockey coach

Ireland have European Championships and the World Cup qualification to look forward to in 2021

Ireland Senior Men's Hockey Coach Mark Tumilty:  'I want to develop an attacking style of hockey and to create an environment for all players to fulfil their potential'. Picture: Bryan Keane

Mark Tumilty has been confirmed as the Irish men’s head coach on a full-time basis following close to a year holding the post on an interim basis.

He initially took on the job for the month leading up to last October’s Olympic qualifiers in Vancouver after Alexander Cox vacated the role in the wake of a sub-par European Championships two months earlier.