EuroHockey ID Championship – Team announcement
Hockey Ireland is delighted to announce the names of the squad members going to play in the EuroHockey ID (Intellectual Disabilities) Championship in Pinoke Hockey Club, The Netherlands from 6th / 9th July 2022. With the finals being played in the Mecca for hockey, the Wagner stadium!
This is the 3rd edition of the EuroHockey ID Championships that Ireland will participate in. The First once was in 2017 when TRRHC sent a club side and since then the growth of Hockey ID has meant that in 2019 club representatives from Monkstown and TRRHC travelled. There was no event in 2021 due to COVID, but this year it’s a true testament to the work from the clubs that we now have a team with representatives from 5 clubs, Three Rock Rovers, Monkstown, Wicklow, Railway Union and Botanic.
“We are thrilled to send a strong squad to The Netherlands with many players getting their first cap for Ireland. This has given a fantastic lift to the whole Hockey ID community and we know that the whole team will do us proud” said Rachel Kelly, Team Manager, Irish Hockey ID Team.
For more information or requests for player interviews please contact: Rachel at: +353 85 777 7643
All athletes had to be over 16 and the team is mixed gender.
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Team Ireland
Players (10)
Cameron Ward, Botanic |
Charlie O Reilly, Monkstown |
Joe Whelan, Three Rock Rovers |
Louis Mitchell, Monkstown |
Louis Olden, Monkstown |
Mark Sullivan, Monkstown |
Matthew Burke, Three Rock Rovers |
Niamh Kiernan, Railway |
Sofia Finnegan, Botanic Hockey |
Tony Ryan, Wicklow Hockey |
Coaching and Management Team (4)
Ann Murray, Botanic |
Klaas Jan de Vries, Wicklow |
Rachel Kelly, Monkstown |
Scott Mulligan, Three Rock Rovers |