Ireland Men Lose To Spain But Olympic Qualification Still Awaits

IRELAND 0:2 SPAIN   Valencia, Jan 19: For the second time in two days Ireland took on Spain in an Olympic Qualification tournament semi-final and this time it was the turn of the men. Before the game began it was a case of win and Ireland…

Ireland Women Narrowly Lose Out To Spain But Olympic Qualification Still A Chance

IRELAND 0:0 SPAIN (Spain win 3-0 in Shoot out)   Valencia, January 18: The first of the two Olympic qualification semi-finals in Women's Hockey took place in Valencia this morning.  Ireland (world ranked #13) finished second in Pool…

Ireland Men book their place in Olympic Qualifier Semi-Final

IRELAND 1:0 JAPAN   Valencia, January 17: Both Ireland Men and Ireland Women progress to the semi finals of the Olympic Qualifiers as Ireland Men beat Japan in their last pool game here in Valencia this evening. Both sides in this men's…
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Hockey Ireland Domestic Weekend Preview: Saturday January 20

EY Hockey League returns after the Christmas break this weekend with the EYHL Division 2 2023/24 season start. The League will sort out which teams from outside the EYHL gain promotion to the topflight at the end of the season. The teams…
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Ireland Women Secure Olympic Qualifiers Semi-Final Spot

IRELAND 3:1 KOREA The task for Ireland going into tonight's last pool match of these Olympic Qualifiers was simple. A win and second place in the pool and a spot in the semi-finals would be secure. In fact, a draw given Ireland's superior…
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In Memoriam: Dr Moira McKelvey (née Hopkins)

Hockey Ireland joins Ulster Hockey in sadness as it learns of the death of Dr Moira McKelvey (née Hopkins) who passed away peacefully on Thursday 11th January 2024.  Moira had a very distinguished hockey career which started off at Victoria…