Ireland finish 11th in World Cup after 3-1 defeat to China
Women’s World Cup ninth place playoff Ireland 1 (M Carey) China 3 (C Yang, Z Jiaji, C Yanhua) Ireland finished the women’s World Cup in 11th place overall following a tough final day loss to China who struck twice in the last 10 minutes to pull clear at the Wagener Stadium. For periods, the Green Army made most of the …
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Dancer and Hawkshaw thrilled with Ireland resilience to beat South Africa
Women’s World Cup ranking match Ireland 2 (S Hawkshaw, R Upton) South Africa 0 Penalty corner goals from Sarah Hawkshaw and Róisín Upton saw Ireland bounced back from their World Cup group stage elimination to put them in the frame for a ninth place finish overall. They will now playoff for ninth place overall on Tuesday against either China while …
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Rugby 7s Makes History and The WNL Is Back | Weekend Roundup
Morton Games It was a very busy weekend in athletics as Irish stars shone bright at the Morton Games. In the 400m, Sophie Becker edged out Cliodhna Manning by more than one second to win the race. Louise Shanahan came in second in the 800m just behind Isabelle Boffey of Great Britain. In the women’s mile, Sarah Healy clocked a …
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‘We’ll Have That Irish Underdog Mentality’
Ireland Hockey is gearing up for the Hockey Women’s World Cup starting July 1. The team is currently three games into the four game SoftCo series against Japan, and at the moment, the series is split—Japan winning the first game 2-0, and Ireland winning the second 1-0, and Japan winning the third 2-1. Team captain Katie Mullen, led the national …
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Five Uncapped Players Set To Make Debut in a Fresh Faced Side
The Ireland Women Hockey coach, Sean Dancer has named his panel for July’s World Cup campaign which gets under way on July 2nd at Amsterdam’s Wagener Stadium. It is a fresh-faced side with five uncapped players set to make their official debuts in the competition as the post-Olympic evolution of the Green Army continues apace. Irish Under-21 captain Caoimhe Perdue, …
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Women’s Hockey: Ireland Under-21 side on cusp of World Cup debut
After four months delay, what is another day as the Junior Green Army will belatedly get their World Cup campaign up and running on Saturday afternoon against England. In this frequently adjusted tournament, David Passmore’s side had been due to play Ukraine on Friday morning but, despite their Herculean efforts to take part, this week saw those hopes formally end. …
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25-Player Panel Announced For Ireland As World Cup Schedule Confirmed
Hockey Ireland senior women’s coach Sean Dancer has named a training panel of 25 players ahead of a busy 2022.
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Ireland Within Touching Distance Of World Cup Qualification After Narrow Win
The Irish Women’s Hockey Team have moved to within one game away from the Hockey World Cup after securing a 3-2 win over Belarus
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Exclusive: ‘Tokyo has to be the next step for us where we have a women’s Irish Hockey team qualify for the Olympics’ – Ayeisha McFerran Interview
Ayeisha McFerran Interview, Ireland’s hockey World Cup superstar talks about the World Cup and her ambitions for the future.
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Ireland Earn Silver After Defeat By Netherlands At Hockey World Cup
The Netherland’s beat Ireland 6-0 in the Hockey World Cup Final. Ireland qualified for the final after beating India and Spain.
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