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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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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 hold World #4 Belgium to draw in first Olympic qualifier

Ireland, who are World ranked #13, began their Olympic qualification Pool A campaign with a defiant ‘backs to the wall’ performance against the European Silver medallists from 2023 and World Ranked #4 Belgium. Charlotte Engelbert forced a penalty corner after only 20 seconds. It was the first of nine such corners awarded against Ireland in the first half. But 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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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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Revealed: Winners of the Her Sport Awards

Lights, camera, action! Tonight the Her Sport Awards returned to UCD Astra Hall presented by Her Sport founder Niamh Tallon with broadcaster Gráinne McElwain as our amazing MC for the night. We were joined by some of our outstanding nominees and sports people and people from our Her Sport community, young and old, on an inspiring night full of like-minded …

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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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IRELAND OFF TO FLYING START IN EUROHOCKEY QUALIFIERS

Impressive start with a score of Ireland 3 (R Upton 2, D Duke) Poland 0. Ireland recorded a strong opening win in the Women’s EuroHockey Championship Qualifier B at the Sport Ireland Campus to head their group after day one. Deirdre Duke opened the scoring in the second quarter with a deft touch to Katie Mullan’s cross and Róisín Upton …

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Roisin Upton ‘When I Get To Put On The Green Jersey Again, I Won’t Take It For Granted.’

The Ireland women’s national field hockey team made history when they qualified for the 2020 Tokyo summer Olympics. Through the postponement, Roisin Upton continues to train hard for the day the she ca step out on the pitch in Tokyo.

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