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Irish Hockey Sees European Milestones In Record-Breaking Weekend

Irish hockey clubs and internationals delivered standout performances on the European stage over the weekend, as Loreto and Railway Union carved out major milestones, while Niamh and Michelle Carey secured silverware in a European club competition.   Bronze For Loreto in Czechia Loreto Hockey Club led the charge early, storming to a 6-1 victory over France’s Cambrai HC in the …

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Ireland Sights Firmly Set On FIH Hockey Nations Cup Glory

Ireland Women will play their final Pool Stage match of the FIH Hockey Nations Cup tonight, February 27, at 20:00 Irish Time, as they take on Korea in a bid to secure top spot in Pool B. The team enters their final pool game in fine form, having secured back-to-back victories thus far, starting with a commanding 3-0 win over …

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Ireland Women Defeat Scotland 3-0 in FIH Nations Cup Opener

Ireland began their FIH Hockey Nations Cup campaign in Santiago, Chile with a win against Scotland. Ireland controlled the opening phases, scoring after just 6 minutes when debutant Mikayla Power deflected in at the back post. Ireland weathered a storm in the second quarter, with Naomi Carroll setting up Niamh Carey to double Ireland’s lead before the break. They regained …

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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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EYHL Wrap: Wins for Old Alexandra, Railway Union and Ulster Elks in Division 1

EYHL WOMEN’S DIVISION  1  PEGASUS 3 CATHOLIC INSTITUTE 3 Pegasus are determined to hang on to their EYHL Division 1 status and proved the point in this game at Queen’s University Sportsground against Irish Senior Cup Finalists Catholic Institute. Zara Malseed gave Pegasus the lead with a goal from open play in the 11th minute. Sophie McDowell increased their lead in …

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EYHL Wrap: Railway Union and Loreto draw in top-of-table clash

EYHL WOMEN’S DIVISION 1 RAILWAY UNION 1  LORETO 1 This top-of-the-table clash could potentially have crowned the new champions of the EYHL Women’s Division 1 had Loreto managed to maintain their 100% record by winning this game at Park Avenue. However, Railway Union can claim the distinction of forcing Loreto to drop their first two points of the season and …

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SoftCo Extends Partnership with Hockey Ireland to end of 2025

SoftCo, the global leader in Procure-to-Pay, yesterday announced the extension of its lead sponsorship for the Ireland Women’s and Men’s Senior Hockey teams and the Ireland U21 development squads to the end of 2025. SoftCo will also extend its support for the ‘Goalie Club’, which is supporting the development of the next generation of world class Goalkeepers and Coaches with …

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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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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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