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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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Loreto defeated in European Club Hockey Competition despite possible goal of the tournament

CLUB CAMPO DE MADRID 6 LORETO 2 Loreto had another tough day at the office on Saturday when they took on Spanish side Club Campo De Madrid in their ranking match. The storied Spanish club, who have multiple national titles to their name, got off to a relatively slow start in a scoreless first quarter. Lucia Abajo Saenz opened the …

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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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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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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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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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EYHL Division 1: Round 6 Results

There was a full program of matches in the EYHL Women’s Division on Saturday, and here are the details of those games: PEGASUS 2 (Shirley McCay PC 15 mins; Zara Malseed PC 53 mins) OLD ALEXANDRA 3 (Aoife Taaffe FG 18 mins; Elena Neill PC 49 mins; PC 56 mins) Ninth-placed Pegasus’ struggles continued when they were on the wrong end of …

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Sarah Torrans: From Overcoming Injuries To Tokyo Olympics

In this episode of the Her Sport Show, we had the privilege of chatting with Sarah Torrans, a member of the Irish Women’s Hockey National Team. Sarah Torrans offers insights into her hockey career, her experience at the Tokyo Olympics, and her aspirations for the future of hockey in Ireland. Did you know that 2021 was the first time an …

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EYHL Division 1 Round 4 Results

RAILWAY UNION 2 ( NIAMH CAREY 54 MINS; EMMA SMYTH 61 MINS) CORINTHIAN 1 ( SHARON SEATON 30 MINS) Railway Union played their “home” game in the EYHL Division 1 game at Grange Road, normally the home of Three Rock Rovers, on Saturday meaning. Opponents Corinthian had a relatively short trip to fulfill this fixture and the shorter journey seemed to …

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