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Green Army shake off shackles to beat France in opening World Cup qualifier

** Niamh Carey celebrates her debut goal. Picture: Frank Uijlenbroek/World Sport Pics Women’s FIH World Cup qualifier Ireland 4 (R Upton, H McLoughlin, Z Malseed, N Carey) France 1 (G van Bolhuis) Ireland moved a step closer to World…
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Carr looking to finally hit turf at World Cup qualifiers after Polish quarantine

For Jamie Carr, this week’s World Cup qualifier in Cardiff has already proven a significant improvement on August’s European Championships as the Irish goalkeeper looks to make a big impact this week (all games to be streamed live on www.eurohockeytv.org). The…
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Getty relishing return to Irish setup for World Cup qualiifers

** Erin Getty playing for the Irish U23 side vs Wales this summer. Pic: Front Row Union Erin Getty is looking to grab her opportunity with both hands at this week’s World Cup qualifiers following her return to the Irish senior women’s…
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World Cup and Olympic star Holden confirms her international retirement

Lizzie Holden (née Colvin) has confirmed her retirement from international hockey following a history-making 13-year career that brought World Cup silver, an Olympic appearance and 206 caps. The 31-year-old steps away having made her debut…
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Thrilling men’s cup ties bring 96 goals across 16 fixtures

Saturday's 16 men's national cup fixtures produced a remarkable 96 goals with thrills and spills a plenty across the Irish Senior Cup and Irish Hockey Trophy. Cork C of I won a Munster thriller against Bandon to reach the final eight of the…
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Shoot-outs galore in women’s Irish Senior Cup and Trophy

** Queen's celebrate in their shoot-out against UCC (click here for Billy Pollock's full gallery) Shoot-out drama abounded in the women’s Irish Senior Cup and Irish Hockey Trophy as Railway Union, Queen’s and Muckross all prevailed via that…