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Hawkshaw a hero as Ireland defeat New Zealand 2-1 to reach FIH Nations Cup Final

Saturday June 8, Terrassa Spain: Ireland made history by beating New Zealand for the first time and putting themselves only 60 minutes away from a place in the 2024-25 FIH Pro League. They also finally lifted their semi-finals hoodoo. New Zealand went into this match on 9 previous occasions, never having lost to Ireland. For Ireland all that mattered was …

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UCD and Catholic Institute advance to EYHL Champions Trophy Semi-finals

EYHL DIVISION 1 WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS TROPHY QUARTER-FINALS  PEMBROKE WANDERERS 0  UCD 0 ( UCD WINS 2-1 IN A SHOOT OUT)  Pembroke Wanderers, who finished 4th in the League, ended up playing against 5th-placed UCD in this Champions Trophy quarter-final. UCD had won the Division last season and were denied the Champions Trophy by Loreto. This year following this result UCD …

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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 Women’s Division 1: Round 3 Results

UCD 2-0 MONKSTOWN The defending EYHL Women’s Division 1 Champions UCD wearing their breast cancer awareness pink outfits took on Monkstown in their EYHL Division 1 game at the national stadium in Belfield. It was a fairly lively tight first quarter which ended scoreless. Sophia Cole got a green card in the 14th minute, which was 2 minutes on the …

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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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EuroHockey Championships: Ireland bounce back to defeat Scotland 5-0

Having been beaten 0-3 in their opening EuroHockey Championships fixture with England, Ireland looked to bounce back and collect some points in their second Pool B game against Scotland, and that they did, winning 5-0. Scotland, the lowest ranked team in Pool B, had been beaten 0-4 by hosts Germany in their opening game and were in 4th place 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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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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