Hockey Internationals Deirdre Duke, Anna O’Flanagan and Chloe Watkins Announce their Retirements

May 15, Dublin: 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. Sport Ireland would like to wish @irishhockey Internationals Deirdre Duke, Anna O'Flanagan and Chloe Watkins the very best as they announce their retirements …

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EYHL Wrap: Loreto continues perfect season with 3-0 win over Catholic Institute

EY Hockey League Division 1 Women    CATHOLIC INSTITUTE 0  LORETO 3 Loreto made it 12 wins from 12 outings in the EYHL Women’s Division 1 in this game at Rosbrien. Sarah Torrans gave the visitors the lead in the 7th minute converting a penalty corner. It remained 1-0 at half-time. It looked like it was going to remain a …

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Ireland fail to qualify for Olympics after heartbreaking 2-1 loss to GB

Ireland’s dreams of Olympic qualification have disappeared after a heartbreaking 2-1 loss to Great Britain in the bronze medal match of the FIH qualifiers. In 2015 Ireland suffered Olympic heartbreak in Valencia and in 2024 suffered heartbreak yet again. Great Britain went into this game having qualified for every Olympics except 2004. Ireland’s women on the other hand had only …

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EYHL Division 1: Round 8 Results

Catholic Institute 2 Pegasus 0 Ninth-placed Pegasus came to Rosbrien for this League tie desperately seeking League points. They put up an excellent effort in quarters one and two because at half-time it was still 0-0. Naomi Carroll opened the scoring for Catholic Institute in the fifty-first minute from open play. Ciara Moloney’s final minute penalty corner sealed the points …

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Ireland through to Olympic Qualifiers after topping Pool C at EuroHockey Championships

Ireland will be in the Qualification groups for the 2024 Olympics next January in either China or Spain following a 1-1 draw with Italy in their final game at the EuroHockey Championships Saturday morning. Group rivals Spain had played Scotland on Friday and surprisingly lost 2-1. This meant that if Italy won today’s game with Ireland all four teams in …

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Ireland Women’s Hockey Team VS The USA In Two-Game Home Series

Ireland women’s senior hockey team ended their two-game home series with the USA with a tie. The nail-biting matches saw the USA win the first game 3-2 while Ireland bounced back in the second game to win 2-1. The series came in preparation for the European Championship, which Ireland will participate in later this summer in Germany. The United States …

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Ireland Senior Women win 4-0, draw 1-1 in two-match series with Scotland

Ireland welcomed Scotland to Belfast for a two-match test series as both sides prepare for the EuroHockey Championship in August. Ireland stormed to a 4-0 victory in the first game on Saturday May 20. The second match, which took place on the following day, was a much closer contest and ended with a 1-1 draw. Scotland was on the back …

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Hockey Nations Cup Squad Announced

Coach Sean Dancer has announced his squad for the FIH Women’s Hockey Nations Cup just under a week ahead of the inaugural edition of the tournament. The competition will take place in Valencia from Dec. 11th to Dec. 17th, and will determine eligibility to compete in the FIH Pro League. Despite the absence of some star players, Dancer has said …

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