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Green Army take on Great Britain in SoftCo Series: March 13th, 14th, and 16th.

Hockey Ireland is excited to announce the SoftCo Series which will take place in Queen’s University Belfast, with the Irish Women taking on Great Britain on Saturday the 13th, Sunday the 14th and Tuesday the 16th of March. The uncapped series matches against Great Britain are the first international matches for the team on home […]

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David Harte Selected to Become Olympian AFEC Assessor

Athletes' Commission, Hockey, News / Heather

Rio Olympian and world class hockey goalkeeper, David Harte, announced as one of twenty Olympians to complete the World Academy of Sport’s Athlete Friendly Education Centre Assessor training programme Twenty Olympians, today, celebrated the completion of the World Academy of Sport’s (WAoS) Athlete Friendly Education Centre (AFEC) Assessor training programme in a Virtual Graduation ceremony

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Olympic Weekly Update 21 Jan 21

Athletics, Badminton, Beijing 2022, Equestrian, Golf, Hockey, Ice Skating, News, Snowsports, Tokyo 2020 / Heather

The Tokyo Olympic qualification status of the athletes can be found AT THIS LINK which will be regularly updated. While many athletes are currently training from home, with little competition, see below a summary of relevant updates from sports to kick off the new year. To date 52 Olympic athletes have secured Olympic qualification spots

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Positive Start to 2021 for Irish Hockey Team

Hockey, News / Heather

Ireland Women Return from Murcia Recording 2 Victories, 2 Draws, and 1 Defeat Against World Ranked Number 7 Spanish Side Ireland Women’s Hockey Team return from Murcia after a short warm weather camp which saw them take on Spain in a series of friendly matches. Ireland took an early lead in the five match friendly

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Olympic Weekly Updates 17 Dec

Badminton, Golf, Hockey, News, Swimming, Taekwondo, Tokyo 2020 / Heather

In our final update for 2020 we have a few competition updates for you from our Olympic family. The focus of our interview of the week today is three time Olympian Chloe Magee in Badminton. Chloe competes with her brother Sam Magee in the Mixed Doubles and is currently just outside Olympic qualification. Competing is

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Hockey Ireland Announces Women’s Panel for 2021.

Hockey, News, Tokyo 2020 / Heather

Irish Women’s Head Coach, Sean Dancer, has announced a reduced panel of 23 players for 2021. The team has been training both regionally and nationally throughout the past number of months, playing a series of inter-squad matches in order to remain in top shape despite restrictions preventing them taking on other international squads. The panel

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DARE TO BELIEVE: Shane O’Donoghue on Facebook Live

Dare to Believe, Hockey, News / Control_

Olympic hockey player Shane O’Donoghue is the first ambassador on the Olympic Federation of Ireland Dare to Believe Programme to talk about his Olympic journey on Facebook Live – with his presentation taking place at noon on the 21 May 2020. On the Dare to Believe Schools Programme, the ambassador visit to the classroom is

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SPORT IN FOCUS: HOCKEY IRELAND TAKEOVER

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As part of our Sport in Focus we have a full day dedicated to Irish Hockey. Thanks to our friends (especially Emma Porter) in Hockey Ireland for compiling a comprehensive review of Irish Hockey, from competitions to international teams to participation and education. Enjoy! About Us. It’s a Hockey Ireland Take-Over today, here’s a little

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HOCKEY | Irish Women no Longer to Travel to South Africa for Training Camp

Hockey / Control_

Having monitored the situation over the previous weeks and given the escalation of measures being taken here in Ireland to reduce the spread of COVID-19, Hockey Ireland Irish Senior Women’s team management has taken the decision to cancel the women’s upcoming trip to South Africa. The squad had originally been scheduled to travel to South

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Hockey Ireland Announce Squad for Durban, South Africa Humidity Tour.

Hockey, News / Control_

Hockey Ireland announce the Ireland Women’s squad who will travel to Durban in South Africa at the end of March. The 21 players selected will undertake eight matches while during the tour, against China, South Africa and Japan. Speaking on the announcement Head Coach, Sean Dancer, said, “We have selected a very balanced squad

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Eugene Magee Retires from International Hockey

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Having made his debut for Ireland in 2005 against Belgium, Magee since received 295 caps for Ireland before officially deciding to retire from International Hockey. With over 60 goals scored for Ireland, and a self-described career high of scoring against Germany in the Olympics in Rio 2016, Magee informed team-mates and management of his decision

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Hockey Ireland Signs MOU with Iwate Delegates for Pre-Games Holding Camp

Hockey, News, Tokyo 2020 / Control_

Hockey Ireland met with Japanese delegates from Iwate this morning to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between the two parties for Hockey Ireland’s pre-Games Holding Camp this summer. Iwate is located two hours North of Tokyo and will provide an ideal base for acclimatisation ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Games as a key Hockey town

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