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Dublin, Sept 26: Hockey Ireland is pleased to announce the initial training panels for its National Performance Pathway for the upcoming season for the following teams: U21 Men (Breakthrough), U21 Women (Breakthrough), U18 Women (Accelerate) and U16 Women (Rise). Training panels for U18 Men (Accelerate) and U16 Men (Rise) will be announced Tuesday October 3 (Evening).

The panel selections follow Hockey Ireland’s reclassifying of its pathway teams with the underlying ethos being to place players in the best environments to suit their personal development. These national panels will be supported by regional training panels and these groups will train regularly and include players both from the national panel and regionally identified players.

 

There will be three national panels:

• U16 (Rise)
• U18 (Accelerate)
• U21 (Breakthrough)

 

Players in each group may be out of the age range but Hockey Ireland has identified them as having the potential to progress to the next level and feel that their development would be best suited in this panel.

There are multiple strands to selection, and these are detailed below.

1. Pathway recommendation: Players may be selected due to their performances in the previous Hockey Ireland cycle. This means that due to prior performance with Hockey Ireland that they have been identified as having significant potential and will be kept in the pathway for continued development, without the necessity to be identified during the Interpro tournament.
2. Interpro Performance: National staff will liaise with provincial coaches concerning the selection of a national and regional training groups. National staff will observe interprovincial matches.
3. Observation in school and club hockey: We are establishing a network of scouts that will keep an eye on players who are demonstrating the required attributes outside of our programme. Should a player be recommended through this manner they will be observed and may be invited into a training panel.

After an initial assessment the following panels have been selected

• U16 (Rise) Women
• U18 (Accelerate) Women
• U21 (Breakthrough) Women
• U21 (Breakthrough) Men

 

U16 (Rise) Women

The following have been selected for a training camp from 29 October (evening) – 1 November. Further details of the camp will be distributed shortly.

Anna Butler	Leinster
Neve Caldwell	Ulster
Kate Collins	Munster
Bonnie Connor Boyd	Ulster
Emma Considine	Connacht
Orla Costello	Connacht
Daisy Costello	Leinster
Caoimhe Dalton	Leinster
Juliette Duffy	Leinster
Holly Farrell	Leinster
Roise Flynn	Connacht
Lucy Fox	Leinster
Leah Galbraith	Ulster
Siofra Garavaglia Drion	Munster
Evie Girvan	Ulster
Cat Gribbin	Ulster
Sally Hannon	Leinster South
Ruby Johnston	Ulster
Lily May Kelleher	Munster
Grace Kelly	Connacht
Kyah Kelly	Munster
Emma McEntee	Ulster
Grace McKenna	Leinster
Anna McRoberts	Ulster
Aisling Meehan	Leinster
Laiose Nelson	Overseas
Mia O’Donnell	Connacht
Zoe Poole	Leinster South
Hollai Quinn	Leinster
Sarah Richardson	Leinster South
Alyssa Somerville	Ulster
Sophie Tate	Ulster
Evie Thompson	Ulster
Ella Tosh	Leinster
Poppy Williams	Leinster South
Stella Wylie	Ulster

 

Additional invites to the camp may be issued after the next round of InterPro games. National and regional panels will be published after the camp along with associated training programmes.

If you have any queries on any of the above information, please contact mick.mckinnon@irelandhockey.sportlomo.com

 

U18 (Accelerate) Women

The following have been selected for a training camp from 29 October (evening) – 1 November. Further details of the camp will be distributed shortly.

Emily Adamson	Ulster
Isla Allen	Ulster
Holly Beckinsale	Ulster
Charlie Bowman	Ulster
Sarah Byrne	Leinster
Annie Cunningham	Ulster
Eva Doyle	Leinster
Matilde Errico	Leinster
Isobel Field	Leinster
Molly Finlay	Leinster South
Dina Finn	Overseas
Milla Fulton	Leinster
Amy Handcock	Leinster South
Roisin Heaney	Connacht
Lola Henderson	Ulster
Katie Herron	Ulster
Millie Jerman	Leinster
Aoife Kavanagh	Munster
Mollie Lennon	Leinster
Rebekah Lennon	Ulster
Kia McCartney	Ulster
Maebh McGloughlin	Connacht
Lucy McGoldrick	Leinster
Grainne Molloy	Leinster South
Sofie Moloney	Munster
Lucy Nixon	Munster
Amy Noonan	Munster
Darcy Shields	Overseas
Emma Simmons	Leinster South
Kate Stuart Trainor	Connacht
Scarlett Taylor	Ulster
Orla Young Hughes	Leinster

 

Additional invites to the camp may be issued after the next round of InterPro games. National and regional panels will be published after the camp along with associated training programmes.

If you have any queries on any of the above information, please contact mick.mckinnon@irelandhockey.sportlomo.com

U21 (Breakthrough) Women

Name	Club
1.      Jenny McLoughlin	UCC
2.      Julia McCarthy	UCC
3.      Áine Power	Cork Harlequins
4.      Ali Griffin	UCD
5.      Aoibheann Collins	Catholic Institute
6.      Ava Maleady	Corinthians HC
7.      Georgie Fottrell	Corinthians HC
8.      Lyndsey Power	Old Alexandra HC
9.      Roisin Sexton	Pembroke Wanderers HC
10.  Tory Byrne	Catholic Institute
11.  Emma Uprichard	Loughborough University
12.  Florence Maughan	UCD
13.  Leah O Shea	UCD
14.  Sarah Fitzgerald	Catholic Institute
15.  Ella Pasley	Loreto HC
16.  Alex Byrne	Ulster University Elks
17.  Anna Pimm	Pegasus HC
18.  Zoe Kilpatrick	Queens University
19.  Lucy Mackey	Nottingham University
20.  Eva Gaston	Queens University
21.  Megan Cochrane	Queens University
22.  Gabriella Scott	Ulster University Elks
23.  Sophie Kidd	UCD
24.  Sarah Kirgan	University of Birmingham
25.  Ella Brown	University of Birmingham
26.  Caoimhe Seymour (GK)	Monkstown HC
27.  Martha Duignan (GK)	Monkstown HC

 

The above players will be invited to a national training day in Abbottstown on Sunday 1^st Oct.

Details will be sent to each player.

 

The following will be invited to attend U21 Regional training in their province.

 

Pippa Wilson	Banbridge HC
Harriett Bradley	Edinburgh University
Katie Kimber	Queens Ladies HC
Amelia Bradley	Queens Ladies HC
Joy Duggan	Three Rock Rovers HC
Sarah Mc Farland	UCD
Lauren Johnston	UCD
Ruby Walsh	Cork Harlequins
Rebecca Carthy	Monkstown HC
Rebekah Fitzgerald	Loreto HC
Lauren Cripps	UCC
Holly Comer (GK)	Queens ladies HC
Abbie Robinson (GK)	Pegasus HC
Hanna McKenna (GK)	Corinthians HC

Details of regional training will be forwarded in due course.

Still to be assessed:

Robyn Murphy	UCC
Aoibheann Murdoch	Monkstown HC
Kate Ryan	UCD
Katie Leslie	Kilkenny College
Hailey Clarke	Portrane HC
Erika Gallagher (GK)	UCD

 

Players will be continually assessed in their club environments through the year and may be added to the squad at any point.

 

Under 21 (Breakthrough) Men

 

After two weekends of assessment, the following players are invited to U21 (Breakthrough) training on the following dates.

 

Regional Training 8 October

 

Ulster (TBC)

 

Sport Ireland Campus, Dublin 1600-1800

 

National Training 15 October

 

Dublin (TBC)

 

National Training 22 Octobe

Dublin (TBC)

For UK based players regional sessions are not mandatory. They are required to attend National sessions when asked

 

DUBLIN Training Group	Club / School
Ben Pasley	Three Rock Rovers
Ben Ryder	Three Rock Rovers
Ben Stewart	UCD
Ben Whelan	Three Rock Rovers
Bryan Smyth	UCD
Cian Dorgan	Cork C Of I
Conor Walsh	Three Rock Rovers
Craig Mackay	Corinthian HC
Gregory Williams	Waterford
Henry Thompson	Pembroke Wanderers
Ian Perrott	YMCA HC
Jonathan Spillane	Cork C Of I
Josh Gill	UCD
Mark Collins	UCD
Rex Dunlop	Three Rock Rovers
Ryan Williams	Waterford HC
Sam Chapman	YMCA HC
Sam Dale	Cork Harlequins
Sam Maxwell	Corinthian HC
Sean Bateman	Cork C Of I
Tiarnan Gaffney	Cork C Of I

 

 

ULSTER Training Group	Club / School
Aaron Baxter	Banbridge HC
Adam McKee	Banbridge HC
Allen Lyons	Annadale HC
Ben Walker	Banbridge HC
Charlie Rowe	Banbridge HC
Christopher Curry	Nottingham Trent University
Elliot Haw	Banbridge HC
Harrison Dunlop	Loughborough Students Men’s
Harry Archbold	Lisnagarvey HC
James Clark	Annadale HC / University of Nottingham
James Evans	Banbridge HC
Louis Rowe	Banbridge HC
Mackenzie Connor	Lisnagarvey HC
Mark Cuddy	Cookstown HC
Matthew Aughey	Lisnagarvey HC
Matthew McKee	Banbridge HC
Matthew McKibbin	Lisnagarvey HC
Patrick McElhinney	Team Bath Buccaneers
Robbie Davidson	Nottingham Trent University
Sam Anderson	Annadale HC
Tommy Dobson	Banbridge HC

Spain – 2  Ireland – 2

For more pictures of the match click HERE

Ireland began their Pool C campaign with a game against Spain in Monchengladbach earlier today. Sarah McAuley converted a penalty corner in the 14th minute to put IRL 1-0 ahead. They led at the end of the first quarter. Spain equalized from a penalty corner converted by Candela Meijas in the 33rd minute. Caitlin Sherin was green carded for Ireland in the 34th minute but there was no further scoring in the quarter and it was 1-1 at half time.

Spain took the lead from a penalty corner by Belén Iglesias in the 38th minute. Spain were temporarily reduced to 10 players when Alejandra Torres-Quevedo was yellow carded in the 49th minute. And Ireland were quick to capitalise as Roisín Upton came to the rescue by grabbing the equalizer from another penalty corner in the 49th minute to make it 2-2.

Spain were back down to 10 players temporarily when Lucia Jiminez was green carded in the 57th minute. Ireland finished the game with 10 players when Ellen Curran was yellow carded in the 59th minute. The game finished 2-2 with both sides getting a point apiece. That point is enough to secure at worst a 6th place finish and securing a place in the 2025 EuroHockey Championship. It should in turn, almost ensure that Ireland will be in that qualification group in January 2024, in either China or Spain.

Next up is Italy, tomorrow Friday Aug 25th 15.00 Ireland time.

SPAIN: Maria Ruiz (GK), Sara Barrios, Julia Strappato, Lucia Jiminez, Maria Lopez, Belén Iglesias, Maelen Garcia, Candela Meijas, Xantal Gine (C), Beatriz Perez, Alejandra Torres-Quevedo
SUBS: Clara Perez(GK) 31 mins, Laura Barrios, Marta Segu, Constanza Amundsen, Clara Ycart, Laia Vidosa, Patricia Alvarez

IRELAND:-Ayeisha McFerran (GK), Sarah McAuley, Elena Neill, Roisín Upton, Sarah Hawkshaw, Charlotte Beggs, Katie McKee, Deirdre Duke, Katie Mullan (C), Niamh Carey, Caitlin Sherin

SUBS: Liz Murphy (GK) 31 mins, Michelle Carey, Caoimhe Perdue, Ellen Curran, Sarah Torrans, Hannah McLoughlin, Naomi Carroll

Ireland Team Secure Bronze

Ireland secured a Championship II bronze medal at the The 2023 EuroHockey ID Championships in Mönchengladbach.

The sport is unusual in that women and men train and play in mixed teams, side by side with and for each other. For the first time in 2023 it was a requirement that at least two women must be registered per team and that one woman is always active on the pitch.

On the first day of play, Divisioning Day, the classification games took place. The games played on this day evaluated the level of each player and the whole team with the evaluation included in the overall evaluation with the results of the games. Ireland began with a game against England and it ended in a 3-0 defeat. Next up was a game against Czech Republic which Ireland won 4-0 with goals from Cameron Ward and a hat-trick for Daniel Fortune. Next up were Spain who beat Ireland 4-0 and Ireland finished their first day action with a game against France which they narrowly lost 2-1 with Cameron Ward on the scoresheet for Ireland.

This meant that Ireland would be in Championship II for the second and final day’s action in the tournament. Another game with the French which they won 2-1 and Cameron Ward was once again the goal scorer. Ireland bounced back from this set back with a 6-2 win over the Czechs. Daniel Fortune and Charlie O’Reilly got two goal each with Cameron Ward and captain Matthew Burke grabbing the other goals. That left two games for Ireland to see out the program. England beat Ireland 4-2 with Cameron Ward and Matthew Burke scoring for Ireland and a final game against Germany which the hosts won 7-1, Cameron Burke on the mark for Ireland.

With the other results going as they did Ireland ended up in a play off for bronze against France.

The winning shuttle was scored by Cameron Ward. Ireland won 1-0 in a very closely contested game against France. Conditions were hot but it didn’t stop the fighting spirit of the Irish players who battled to the bitter end. Ireland had previously lost 1-2 to France in the group stages but managed to reverse the result today. Scoring with only a couple of minutes to go Ireland were delighted with their bronze medal. A great team effort.

Team Ireland: Ben Purcell (Monkstown) Goalkeeper, Daniel Fortune (Botanic), Tony Ryan (Wicklow), Niamh Kiernan (Railway), Cameron Ward (Botanic), Matthew Burke (TTR), Joe Whelan (TRR), Ruth Ann Gallagher (Railway), Charlie O’Reilly (Monkstown), Louis Olden (Monkstown), Niamh Kiernan ( Railway) and Matthew Burke (TTR)

Head Coach: Scott Mulligan
Manager: Sharon Hutchinson·
Coach: Klaas de Vries
Coach: Aryana Nieland