Sean Murray
Hockey
BIOGRAPHY
One of the nine remaining players from the team that so narrowly missed out on a spot at the Tokyo Olympics, Seán is now team captain and truly a world-class centre-midfielder, playing full-time in one of the world’s best leagues. He spent two years in the Dutch top-flight with Rotterdam, and the last four in Belgium; the first two of these at Leuven, and currently with Gantoise; who have won the last two Belgian league titles. Played in two EuroHockey Championships, the 2018 World Cup, and led Ireland into this year’s historic first FIH ProLeague involvement and their two victories over Belgium.
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HOCKEY NEWS
MEN’S HOCKEY TEAM OFFICIALLY SELECTED FOR TEAM IRELAND AT PARIS 2024
The Olympic Federation of Ireland has officially named the men’s hockey team that will compete this summer at the Olympic Games in Paris. Captained by Sean Murray (Lisburn) the team clinched one of the coveted places at the Final Qualification event in Valencia earlier this year, when they defeated Korea 4-3 in a scintillating final [...]
HOCKEY INTERNATIONALS DEIRDRE DUKE, ANNA O’FLANAGAN AND CHLOE WATKINS ANNOUNCE THEIR RETIREMENTS
Deirdre Duke, Anna O’Flanagan and Chloe Watkins, all of whom were part of the 2018 Hockey World Cup squad who brought home the Silver Medal for Ireland, have announced their retirements from international hockey. Deirdre Duke DEIRDRE DUKE made her International debut for the IRL Women’s team in June 2013 against Scotland and went on [...]
Women’s Hockey Head Coach Sean Dancer Steps Away
Ireland Head Coach Sean Dancer has decided to step-away from the Senior Women’s Hockey programme. It comes just over a month after the team narrowly failed to qualify for Paris 2024, losing to GB in Valencia at the Olympic Qualifiers in January. Dancer joined as Head Coach in May 2019 having moved from his role as […]
David Harte on Olympic Qualification for the Men’s Hockey Team
“It was a phenomenal feeling and something I won't forget for a long time, hearing the final hooter sound on that Sunday in Valencia” As the dust settles on the successful Olympic qualification berth won by Team Ireland’s men’s hockey team at the Olympic qualification tournament last week, goalkeeper David Harte, who is also a [...]
The Moment The Ireland Men’s Hockey Team Qualified For The Paris 2024 Olympic Games
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Hockey | Olympic Qualifiers – Katie Mullan
Their greatest hour to date will forever be associated with a classic festive jingle so there was some irony to the fact that the Irish women’s hockey team have just had such a muted Christmas. An intensive two-week training camp in Spain meant they only flew home on December 23rd and they were back in [...]