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Camp spaces filling up fast!

Our Dublin Summer Camps are filling up fast! Book now to avoid disappointment.

While our July GK has sold out, there are still spaces available at the one from June 22nd -24th.

Irish and Leinster goalkeeper coach, Riona Norton, will lead this camp. Riona is the current Goalkeeper Coach for the Irish U18 girls’ squad who are preparing for the 8 nations tournament in July. Riona is also the Head Goalkeeper Coach for the Leinster U16, U18 and U20 girls’ squads, and is involved in the Leinster U14 boys and girls development programme. Booking for the Goalkeeper Camp is open now and places are limited, so make sure you book soon.

See below link for details on all our summer camps

https://irelandhockey.sportlomo.com/event-page/ 

 

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IRELAND CLUBS WIN GOLD THIS WEEKEND

Both Loreto and Lisnagarvey win big this weekend and are coming home from the EuroHockey Challenge with Gold medals.

Lisnagarvey were competing in Copenhagen and had their final game against the hosts HC Copenhagen with a 7-1 victory. Matthew Nelson also came away as the leading goal scorer of the tournament with a whopping 9 goals over four games.

Meanwhile, Loreto were competing in the EuroHockey Challenge I in Rakovnik, finishing the tournament with a 5-1 win over Lithuania.

MEN:

EuroHockey Club Challenge I final: Lisnagarvey 7 (J Lynch 3, C Chambers, M Nelson, C Chambers, A Williamson) HC Copenhagen 1 (F van Oevelen)

Women

EuroHockey Club Challenge I final: Loreto 5 (A Taaffe 2, L Mulcahy, S Clarke, N Torrans) Sliauliai Ginstrekte 1 (K Raulinaityte)

A huge congrats to both teams and what an amazing achievement.

 

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IRELAND V ITALY – GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!

Tickets – Ireland vs Italy

After some test games against Spain, the Senior Men will play Italy from the 10th-12th June.

Friday 10th June – Time: 19:45 – Venue: Lisnagarvey HC

Saturday 11th June – Time: 15:00 – Venue: Lisnagarvey HC

Sunday 12th June – Time: 10:00 – Venue: Lisnagarvey HC

 

Tickets: €10 per match (adult) and €5 (child).

Weekend ticket: €25 (adult) €10 (child).

All are available to buy here: https://irelandhockey.sportlomo.com/buy-tickets/

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SOFTCO SENIOR SERIES AGAINST JAPAN | UNIPHAR U23 5 NATIONS

A week of international hockey in Dublin from June 18th to 26th will send the Green Army off to the World Cup in style

The National Hockey Stadium, UCD will host an exciting week of international hockey with Ireland’s senior women facing Japan four times in the SoftCo Series as part of final preparations for July’s World Cup.  

In addition, the venue will also host the Uniphar Under-23 5 Nations tournament with Ukraine, the Netherlands, USA and India competing, making for 17 international fixtures between June 18th to 26th.

‘Uniphar is delighted to be able to support a tournament that gives talented young players the opportunity to compete at international level at a great venue like the National Hockey Stadium, UCD. We’re excited to see how the home team fares, of course, but more importantly, we’re looking forward to seeing some fast-paced world class hockey,’ said Ger Rabbette, CEO, Uniphar.

Senior women’s head coach Sean Dancer is thrilled to get top class opposition in Japan, currently 10th in the world and two places above Ireland. They bring a fast, attacking style which will make for a thrilling series.

“With all the hockey being played around the world, it has been difficult to host matches in Ireland in recent times so we are delighted to be able to play these at home,” Dancer said.

“It has been a difficult couple of years with Covid and the girls are excited to see home crowds and the legendary Irish support back out in force.” 

The four senior matches are played on Saturday, June 18th (4 pm); Sunday, June 19th (4 pm); Wednesday, June 22nd (5 pm) and Thursday, June 23rd (7 pm).

The series runs in parallel with the Uniphar U23 5 Nations event, featuring junior world champions Netherlands and fourth place finishers India and the USA, Ireland and, significantly, Ukraine.  

The Ukraine team will be hosted by Ireland as they were not able to attend the FIH Junior World Cup in South Africa in April. 

Coach David Passmore commented: “Thanks to the support of Uniphar, this is ideal preparation as we head into the top European division in the summer and it is great to have non-European teams in India and the USA. 

“We are delighted to host the Ukraine team given we should have played them in South Africa and to show our solidarity with their plight.With numerous players moving up to the senior squad and others now overage for the summer, it’s the ideal forum to assess other players in a competitive tournament environment.”

The 5 Nations will consist of round-robin matches in which three of Ireland’s matches precede senior matches and then a finals day on Sunday 26th June.

Hockey Ireland Interim CEO Richard Fahey commented: “It will be great to have full stands back to support our national teams on home soil after the difficult Covid period and this could not come at a better time for our teams heading off to the World Cup and European Championships.  

“We hope the hockey community will come out in force and get behind the Green and Junior Green Armies with tickets now on sale through the Hockey Ireland website”

Tickets can be purchased at  https://irelandhockey.sportlomo.com/buy-tickets/

Full event schedule:

Saturday 18 June

16:00 Soft Co Series Match 1:  Ireland Seniors v Japan Seniors

Sunday 19 June

12:00  Uniphar U23 5 Nations: Netherlands v USA

14:00 Uniphar U23 5 Nations: Ireland v India

16:00 Soft Co Series Match 2:  Ireland Seniors v Japan Seniors

Monday 20 June

14:00  Uniphar U23 5 Nations: USA v Ukraine

16:00 Uniphar U23 5 Nations: Netherlands v India 

Wednesday 22 June

13:00 Uniphar U23 5 Nations: India v Ukraine

15:00 Uniphar U23 5 Nations: Netherlands v Ireland 

17:00 Soft Co Series Match 3:  Ireland Seniors v Japan Seniors

Thursday 23 June

15:00  Uniphar U23 5 Nations: India v USA

17:00  Uniphar U23 5 Nations: Ireland v Ukraine

19:00 Soft Co Series Match 4:  Ireland Seniors v Japan Seniors

Saturday 25 June

09:00  Uniphar U23 5 Nations: Netherlands v Ukraine

11:00  Uniphar U23 5 Nations: Ireland v USA  

Sunday 26 June: Uniphar U23 Tournament Play-offs

10:00  5th v Ireland Development 

12:00   Uniphar U23 5 Nations: Bronze Play-off  4th v 3rd 

14:15   Uniphar U23 5 Nations: Final:  1st v 2nd

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Dublin Summer Camps

We are delighted to announce that Irish and Leinster coach, Noelle Farrell, will act as Head Coach of the first performance camp for 1st – 6th years in June (15th – 17th). Noelle is the current Head Coach of the Leinster U16 girls’ team – a role she has held since 2019, the Assistant Coach of the Irish U16 girls’ team and has previously worked as head coach of the Irish U17 girls’ team. As a player, Noelle has represented Leinster and Ireland at U21 level and she has also completed the Coaches for Europe Development Programme. Booking for the performance camp is open now at https://irelandhockey.sportlomo.com/event-page/

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Summer Camps – Munster and Connacht

Our ‘So Hockey’ summer camps have launched in Munster and Connacht!

For more information and to book a place, click here

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U21 MENS V ENGLAND IN ACTION THIS WEEKEND.

This weekend the U21 Men are playing a two-game series against England O35s in Corinthian HC.

Saturday: Ireland U21s V England O35s at 3 pm.

Sunday Ireland U21s V England O35s at 1 pm.

The squad is as follows:

1 Ben Whelan Ben Whelan
2 Ross Clarke Ross Clarke
3 Jack O’Meara Jack O’Meara
4 Adam Walker Adam Walker
5 Conor Irwin Ian Balding
6 James Clark Craig Mackay
7 Jake Raben Cian Murphy
8 Xavier Finglas Jake Raben
9 Mark Duggan Xavier Finglas
10 Patrick Rose Mark Duggan
11 Ross Bailey Patrick Rose
12 Rex Dunlop Harry Lynch
13 Mark Cowan Jonny Lynch
14 Scott Ruttle Mark Cowan
15 Josh Filgas Josh Greaney
16 Evan Jennings Josh Filgas
17 Oliver kidd Evan Jennings
18 Harry Scott Oliver kidd
Reserves Craig Mackay Scott Ruttle
Cian Murphy Ross Bailey

All supporters are welcome. Directions are below.

Saint Columba’s College, Columba’s, Dublin 16

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Job Alert – High-Performance Director

Hockey Ireland is recruiting a High-Performance Director to join our dynamic High-Performance Team.

All details are below.

Hockey Ireland advert HPD

 

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Hockey Ireland Launch ‘Pick up a Stick’

Would your club like to provide adults in your community with an opportunity to try hockey for the first time or to get back into the sport in a fun and friendly environment?

Hockey Ireland is inviting clubs and other community groups to get involved in the ‘Pick up a Stick’ programme.

Funded by Sport Ireland’s Women in Sport programme, the initiative involves running a five or six week programme with a particular focus on one of the following target groups:

Mixed (male and female), Male-only, Female-only

Clubs participating in the Pick Up A Stick programme will receive the following supports:
  • A €300 bursary to help support the running of the programme. This could be used to contribute toward pitch hire or coaching fees, equipment or even simply to support a BBQ at the end of the six weeks for all participants.
  • Equipment 
  •  Pick Up A Stick Pack containing coaching plans for sessions
  • Subsidised coaching / umpiring courses for clubs taking part
  • Support from Development Officer team

If your club or community group is interested in applying to run a Pick up a Stick programme, please click here

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Dublin Summer Camps 2022

Hockey Ireland is delighted to partner with the Leinster Hockey Association on our series of camps in Dublin!

The camps, running through June to August, will be based in the Sport Ireland Campus and Corinthian Hockey Club.

Dates are as follows: to book please visit HOCKEY.IE/EVENT-PAGE/ and find the relevant date and camp.

For more information on our camps, please click here

Keep an eye out in the coming weeks for more Summer Camps in Munster, Connacht and Wicklow

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