Hockey Ireland Pathway Traveling Squads Announced
Hockey Ireland Underage Squads Traveling for Match Series against England in Lilleshall
Dublin, February 12: Three Ireland representative squads – Under 16 girls, Under 16 boys and Under 18 boys arrived in Lilleshall today to begin a three-match series against England.
All three teams will have a game each on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday against their England counterparts and after the final matches will return straightaway to Ireland on Thursday.
These games which coincide with the school breaks on both sides of the Irish Sea are excellent preparation for what it takes to play international hockey in these respective age brackets.
Mick McKinnon Pathway Manager for Hockey Ireland said ahead of the games:
“It’s a pretty full-on schedule, each team will face three games in three days, and it will be hockey all the way for the duration. There are one or two new coaches who have come in so the players will be getting to know what tactics and styles of play they have in mind going forward.
“We will be on campus in Lilleshall and getting straight down to business as soon as we arrive. Each team has a squad of 20 over here and the coaches will be rotating to ensure each of the players gets some playing time against England. There will be more competitions and they will be back in action during the Easter break with teams going as far afield as Germany, Belgium and Poland. So, offers of sponsorship of all types for these squads are very welcome.”
Full squad lists as follows:
U16 Girls
Player Name Province School Club
| Aisling Meehan | Leinster | Holy Child Killiney | Monkstown HC |
| Anna Butler | Leinster | St Andrew’s College | Monkstown HC |
| Caitlín Gribbin | Ulster | Rainey Endowed School | Rainey RFHC |
| Daisy Costello | Leinster | Muckross Park College | Muckross Hockey Club |
| Emma McEntee | Ulster | Friends School Lisburn | Lurgan Ladies HC |
| Evie Girvan | Ulster | Royal School Dungannon | Portadown Ladies HC |
| Evie Thompson | Ulster | Portadown College | Portadown Ladies HC |
| Hollaí Quinn | Leinster | The High School | Corinthians HC |
| Holly Farrell | Leinster | Mount anville Secondary school | Pembroke Wanderers HC |
| Kate Collins | Munster | Bandon Grammar School | Bandon HC |
| Kyah kelly | Munster | Newtown school, Waterford | Waterford HC |
| Laoise Nelson | Overseas Player | Kent College Pembury | Sevenoaks HC |
| Lara Wilson | Ulster | Wallace High School | Lisnagarvey HC |
| Leah Galbraith | Ulster | Portadown College | Portadown Ladies HC |
| Lily May Kelleher | Munster | Scoil Mhuire, Cork | Cork Harlequins |
| Lucy Fox | Leinster | Wesley College | YMCA |
| Lucy McCaffrey | Ulster | Wallace High School | South Antrim |
| Nieve Caldwell | Ulster | Coleraine Grammar School | Ulster Elks |
| Ruby Johnston | Ulster | Banbridge Academy | Dromore Ladies HC |
| Sophie Tate | Ulster | Banbridge Academy | Portadown Ladies HC |
| Team Manager | Anita Patterson |
| Head Coach | Shirley McCay |
| Assistant Coach | Ross Hetem |
U16 Boys
Name Club Province School
| Alfie Le Quesne | YMCA | Leinster | Temple Carrig Greystones |
| Dylan Evans | Bray hockey club | Leinster | Temple Carrig |
| Edward Irwin | Cookstown Hockey Club | Ulster | Cookstown High School |
| Finn Thompson | Lisnagarvey Hockey club | Ulster | Wallace High School |
| Harry Thompson | Annadale Hockey Club | Ulster | Sullivan Upper School |
| Hayden Jones | Waterford Hockey Club | Munster | Newtown Secondary School |
| Isaac Kelso | Cookstown Hockey Club | Ulster | Cookstown High School |
| Jake Fulton | Leinster | ||
| Johnny Woods | YMCA HC | Leinster | Wesley College |
| Liam Walsh | Portrane | Leinster | Sutton ParkSchool |
| Louis McDaid | Cork C of i | Munster | Ashron |
| Noa Mulvey | Portrane HC | Leinster | Skerries Community College |
| Oliver Graham | YMCA | Leinster | Nord Anglia International School |
| Oliver Tumilty | Lisnagarvey HC | Ulster | Wallace High School |
| Riagan Dunne | Glenanne | Leinster | Colaiste Eanna Rathfarnham |
| Robbie McAreavey | Instonians | Ulster | Royal Belfast Academical Institution (RBAI) |
| Robert O’Brien | RAILWAY UNION | Leinster | The High School Dublin |
| Sam Holmes | Instonians | Ulster | RBAI |
| Seb Holley | Bangor HC | Ulster | Bangor Grammar School |
| Toby Slye O’Connell | Railway Union | Leinster | St Andrews College |
| Team Manager | Barton Shannon |
| Head Coach | Ronan Hickey |
| Assistant Coach | Denis Pritchard |
U18 Boys
Name Province School Club
| Max Nicholson | Ulster | Banbridge Academy | Banbridge HC |
| Ben Law | Ulster | Campbell College Belfast | Bangor Hockey Club |
| Jamie Horgan | Munster | Bandon Grammar | C of I |
| Harry St Leger | Leinster | St Columbas College | Corinthian Hockey Club |
| Max Caulwell | Leinster | Wesley College | Corinthian Hockey Club |
| Scott Kenny | Leinster | Kings Hospital | Corinthian Hockey Club |
| Robert Olden | Munster | Midleton College | Cork Church of Ireland |
| Sean Curtin | Munster | Midleton College | Cork Harlequins |
| Matthew McAreavey | Ulster | RBAI | Instonians Hockey Club |
| George Palmer | Ulster | RBAI | Instonians Hockey Club |
| Michael Hollway | Ulster | RBAI | Instonians Hockey Club |
| Tom Archbold | Ulster | Friends | Lisnagarvey HC |
| John Cunningham | Ulster | RBAI | Lisnagarvey HC |
| Milo Thompson | Ulster | Wallace High School | Lisnagarvey HC |
| Matthew McLearnon (GK) | Ulster | Wallace High School | Lisnagarvey HC |
| Zach Silverman | Leinster | St Andrew’s College | Three Rock Rovers |
| Oscar Pasley | Leinster | The High School | Three Rock Rovers |
| James Coffey | Leinster | Wesley College | Three Rock Rovers |
| Peter Montgomery | Leinster | Wesley College | Three Rock Rovers |
| Ryan Williams | Munster | Newtown School Waterford | Waterford |
| Team Manager | Will Bartley |
| Head Coach | Brinsley Powell |
| Assistant Coach | Joel Cathcart |
