BIOGRAPHY One of the Lisnagarvey stars who won two domestic and one European trophy this season, he made his Irish senior debut in 2022 and is a particularly versatile and a dangerous counter-attacking defender. OTHER HOCKEY ATHLETES{{ vc_btn: title=SEE+ALL+ATHLETES&style=outline-custom&outline_custom_color=%2300ed00&outline_custom_hover_background=%23ffffff&outline_custom_hover_text=%23001136&shape=square&css=.vc_custom_1720710760433%7Bmargin-top%3A+10px+%21important%3Bmargin-left%3A+0px+%21important%3B%7D&link=url%3A%252Fathletes%252F&el_class=see-all-athletes }} Daragh WalshBen WalkerMichael RobsonNick PageShane O’DonoghueMatthew NelsonSean MurrayPeter McKibbonJohnny McKeeBen JohnsonDavid HarteKyle MarshallAlistair Empey*Jeremy DuncanTim [...]

BIOGRAPHY Another Three Rock Rovers star who won three Irish Senior Cups (2014-2019) and three Champions Trophies before pursuing a professional career abroad; initially with Leuven in Belgium, and now with Braxgata. He made his Irish senior debut versus Pakistan in 2017, was part of the team who played in the 2018 World Cup and [...]

BIOGRAPHY Ben was an underage star with Three Rock Rovers and won two Irish senior cups and three Champions Trophies with them while studying for his commerce degree in UCD. He spent a season with Leuven in Belgium, where he also got a Masters in Business, and is now playing with Braxgata over there. A [...]

BIOGRAPHY Michael made his debut against England ten years ago and since then has won a European bronze medal (2015), played in the 2018 World Cup, and helped Ireland qualify for the 2016 Olympics while he was studying a BSc in Finance at Queens. He was a travelling reserve in Rio and is one of [...]

BIOGRAPHY Nick played for England at U21 level but qualifies for Ireland through his grandparents, earning a call up in 2021 after a strong season with Old Georgians when they won their first English title. He won two English Leagues and Cups with them and now plays for Oxted in Surrey who are also in [...]

BIOGRAPHY Ireland’s record goal scorer (119) since his debut in 2011, Shane played a key role in winning European bronze in 2015, and qualifying for the 2016 Olympics. One of only two on the current side who played in Rio (scoring three goals to help Ireland finish 10th), and one of the nine whose hopes [...]

BIOGRAPHY Another key man for Lisnagarvey in winning two European club titles in the last two seasons, including this year’s third tier EuroHockey Club Trophy I. A key attacker who scored the first goal when Ireland beat Belgium (2-1) for the first time in history in the FIH Pro League in May, he also scored [...]

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 [...]

BIOGRAPHY Peter has won two national leagues, two national cups, and a Champions trophy with his club, where he has been a key man in their two European club titles in the last two seasons, including this year’s third tier EuroHockey Club Trophy I. He made his Irish senior debut against Scotland in 2019, and [...]

BIOGRAPHY The striking ace for Banbridge was a key player when they eliminated Belgium’s Royal Leopold to make the last 16 of the EHL (Europe’s top club competition) in 2016. Has played with Crefelder in Germany’s Bundesliga and has won three Irish Leagues and three Senior Cups, including the latter this season. A regular for [...]

BIOGRAPHY Super skilful player who led Newtown to shock Banbridge Academy by winning their first All-Ireland schools’ title in 2018, but injury slowed his progress and has had two knee operations in the last three years. Didn’t make the squad for Ireland’s Olympic qualifying tournament in Valencia in January but, after getting a late call-up [...]

BIOGRAPHY Won Irish senior Cups with Cork Harlequins and Pembroke and captained Ireland at their historic Olympic appearance in Rio 2016 as well as the 2018 World Cup. Harte was FIH’s world ‘Goalkeeper of the Year’ in 2015 and 2016. He has already signed for a 13th season with SV Kampong with whom he has [...]

BIOGRAPHY A product of Banbridge HC and one of Ireland’s key defenders. He briefly played for England at junior level while he was at college in Nottingham, but transferred back and made his Irish senior debut in 2021. Played for Beeston HC in England for four years before transferring to Old Georgians with whom he [...]

BIOGRAPHY Ali captained High School to their first Leinster Senior Cup in 2019, and made his debut for Ireland in 2023. He is moving to Dutch club SCHC Stichtsche next season where he’ll also study for a Masters in Finance. OTHER HOCKEY ATHLETES{{ vc_btn: title=SEE+ALL+ATHLETES&style=outline-custom&outline_custom_color=%2300ed00&outline_custom_hover_background=%23ffffff&outline_custom_hover_text=%23001136&shape=square&css=.vc_custom_1720710760433%7Bmargin-top%3A+10px+%21important%3Bmargin-left%3A+0px+%21important%3B%7D&link=url%3A%252Fathletes%252F&el_class=see-all-athletes }} Jeremy DuncanTim CrossLee ColeJaime Carr *Peter BrownZara MalseedChloe WatkinsSarah [...]

BIOGRAPHY Played in a Senior Cup final for Railway Union while still in school in Kilkenny College. He has played professionally in Belgium where he reached the last four in Europe’s EHL (2018) during two seasons with Herakles HC, and played for Royal Oreé until Covid interrupted. Part of the team that beat New Zealand [...]

BIOGRAPHY Started hockey with Greensborough HC in Melbourne and won eight caps for Australia before transferring to play for Ireland, which necessitated a three-year international absence. He played with Tilburg in Netherland’s ultra-competitive Hoofdklasse League, made his Irish debut in 2019 and was part of the Irish squad just pipped for a spot in Tokyo. [...]

BIOGRAPHY A key defender but also one of the team’s best drag-flickers at penalty corners, Lee is also a first-choice to take penalty strokes. He played professionally in Belgium, with Royal Oreé, from 2017-2010, and was part of the Irish team who lost out so controversially to Canada in a playoff for the last spot [...]

BIOGRAPHY Jamie started out with Three Rock Rovers before moving to the Belgian league, initially to Leuven (2019-2023), and then on to Gantoise; the current Belgian champions. He has a Law degree from UCD and a Masters in International Politics from KU Leuven. OTHER HOCKEY ATHLETES{{ vc_btn: title=SEE+ALL+ATHLETES&style=outline-custom&outline_custom_color=%2300ed00&outline_custom_hover_background=%23ffffff&outline_custom_hover_text=%23001136&shape=square&css=.vc_custom_1720710760433%7Bmargin-top%3A+10px+%21important%3Bmargin-left%3A+0px+%21important%3B%7D&link=url%3A%252Fathletes%252F&el_class=see-all-athletes }} Peter BrownZara MalseedChloe WatkinsSarah TorransLizzie MurphyMichelle [...]

BIOGRAPHY Peter has won nine major domestic titles with his club (three each of Irish EY League, Senior Cup and Champions Trophy), including a double of league and Champions trophy this season. He has played four times with his club in the EHL; hockey’s equivalent of the Champions League. Ireland hosting a group stage in [...]

BIOGRAPHY Scored her first international goal in a 3-0 defeat of Italy a day after making her Ireland debut in the 2021 Europeans Championships. An Irish U18 eight years ago she has studied in Edinburgh where she won a Scottish treble and since her return to Ards has had a meteoric rise since Irish call-up [...]

BIOGRAPHY Ireland’s creative engine won her first Irish title with Hermes when she was still 16 and has had club success since in Ireland, Spain (Campo de Madrid) and HC Bloemendaal (Netherlands, 2018). Was just 18 on Irish senior debut. Scored vital shoot-out goals v India and Spain in 2018 World Cup (the final marked [...]

BIOGRAPHY Initially combined hockey with sprinting for DSD Athletics Club and hockey with Corinthians. Was selected as a reserve for the 2018 World Cup squad while still a teenager. Has been very unlucky with injuries – a freak one forced her out of captaining Ireland U21s at 2019 Junior Europeans - and she also missed [...]

BIOGRAPHY Lizzie Murphy has extensive European club experience with Hermes, Monkstown and Loreto. She impressed in 2017 and 2019 Junior Europeans for Ireland’s U21s and emerged into senior ranks in 2019. OTHER HOCKEY ATHLETES{{ vc_btn: title=SEE+ALL+ATHLETES&style=outline-custom&outline_custom_color=%2300ed00&outline_custom_hover_background=%23ffffff&outline_custom_hover_text=%23001136&shape=square&css=.vc_custom_1677079573058%7Bmargin-top%3A+10px+%21important%3Bmargin-left%3A+0px+%21important%3B%7D&link=url%3A%252Fathletes-list%252F&el_class=see-all-athletes }} Róisín UptonMichelle CareyShirley McCayHannah McLoughlinAnna O’FlanaganLena TiceKatie Mullan (Captain)Hannah MatthewsSarah HawkshawLizzie Holden (née Colvin)Sarah McAuleyAyeisha McFerranNaomi CarrollDeirdre DukeNicci [...]

BIOGRAPHY Tokyo 2020 Olympian Michelle Carey played for Ireland – alongside her twin sister Niamh – at all underage levels while also playing underage for Dublin’s ladies footballers up to minor level. She won a Dublin club junior title with Ballinteer St Johns in 2020 before winning an Irish Senior Cup with UCD, and played [...]

BIOGRAPHY ​Róisín Upton made a significant contribution to the Irish hockey team's Olympic journey. She was instrumental in Ireland's historic qualification for their first-ever Olympic appearance in women's field hockey at the Tokyo 2020 Games. Upton played in all five matches during the tournament, showcasing her skills as a defender and midfielder. OTHER HOCKEY ATHLETES{{ [...]

BIOGRAPHY Hannah McLoughlin made her Irish senior debut at the age of 18. She was player of the Match in the 2020 Irish Senior Cup final and became a regular in Ireland’s defence during the subsequent seasons. McLoughlin started her career with Avoca before moving to Loreto and then UCD. She played a key role [...]

BIOGRAPHY Shirley McKay won the Kate Russell All-Ireland Schoolgirls Championship with Omagh Academy in 2005, two senior Cups with Ulster Elks (2015-2016) and a league title with Pegasus in 2019. Her 200th cap in June 2015 surpassed Nikki Symmon’s Irish cap record and she played in a remarkable eighth European Championships in June 2021. OTHER [...]

BIOGRAPHY Ireland’s all-time topscorer with 83 goals from 212 caps was still a schoolgirl when she won an All-Ireland club title with Hermes. Won a double with UCD in 2014 and more honours with Hermes-Monkstown and spent two years at HC Bloemendaal (Netherlands) to prepare for 2018 World Cup. Her first Irish goal was in [...]

Dual prodigy who played senior cricket for Ireland at age 13 and won a hockey World Cup at 20. Amassed 60 cricket caps before concentrating on hockey. Starred for St Gerard’s in their historic Leinster Schools victory in 2015. Won a treble with UCD in 2017 and retained their Cup and League titles a year […]

BIOGRAPHY Hannah Matthews was a schoolgirl star for Loreto Beaufort and has played for Loreto club her entire career, scoring winning penalty stroke in their 2010 Irish Cup final. A ‘big-game player’ she was key in Ireland’s World Cup silver medal in 2018 and passed the 150-cap mark at the 2021 Euros. Her father (Phillip [...]

BIOGRAPHY Katie Mullan won multiple Irish Cup and League honours with UCD while studying engineering and has also played for Der Club an der Alster in Germany. She represented Ireland in the 2010 Youth Olympic Games alongside Roisin Upton. Mullan captained Ireland since 2016 and led them to World Cup silver in 2018 and their [...]

BIOGRAPHY Ayeisha McFerran won an Irish league title with Pegasus at 19 and debuted for Ireland’s seniors at 18, initially as a shoot-out specialist. She was vital to the Green Army’s 2018 World Cup silver medal where she was also Goalkeeper of the Tournament. A graduate of the University of Louisville and a four-time All-American [...]

BIOGRAPHY Sarah began her hockey journey with Avoca Hockey Club and showcased her versatility by also excelling in tennis and Gaelic football during her youth. McAuley pursued her education at University College Dublin and currently plays for Muckross Hockey Club. Her rapid ascent in international hockey was marked by her unexpected inclusion in the Irish [...]

BIOGRAPHY Midfield dynamo Elizabeth Calvin started hockey in Armagh HC and starred for Loreto while studying at Trinity before transferring back to Belfast Harlequins in 2017. She is only the seventh Irish woman to amass 200 caps despite a cruciate injury (2013-2015). Her most famous goal, in a 2-1 defeat of India, ultimately got Ireland [...]

BIOGRAPHY Tokyo 2020 Olympian Sarah Hawkshaw Played gaelic football for Dublin up to Under-16 level and hockey for Mount Sackville before joining Railway Union. She spent 2014-2018 at University of Massachusetts, and made Irish breakthrough in 2019, scoring twice when Ireland finished fifth at Europeans. Her brother David captained Ireland to rugby’s U20 Grand Slam [...]

BIOGRAPHY Naomi Carroll played underage soccer for Ireland (alongside Deirdre Duke) and unusually played gaelic football for Clare (football) and camogie for Limerick (as no club locally). Naomi only took up hockey aged 14 but won national titles with Hermes and an Ireland regular in 2014-2017. She was a non-travelling reserve for 2018 World Cup [...]

BIOGRAPHY Tokyo Olympian Nikki Daly is also a talented gaelic footballer, debuting for Dublin seniors in 2009. She played hockey in school but did not join a club (Glennane) until 2008 and has since starred for Muckross, Holcombe (England) and Loreto. Nikki scored a contender for Ireland’s best ever goal versus South Africa in the [...]

BIOGRAPHY Deirdre Duke won All-Ireland U14 gaelic football with Dublin and represented Ireland at U17 soccer. She won eight trophies with UCD, captaining their treble in 2017 and was brilliant at 2018 World Cup, scoring twice v USA in vital opening win. Duke played a season with Dusseldorf in 2019 where reached Germany’s final four.  [...]