Shaw Announces Panel For Spanish Training Camp

The Green Army will travel to Spain this Saturday for a 5-day training camp with an extended panel. Ireland will play 3 uncapped matches against Spain to round out an exceptionally busy 2018. Head coach Graham Shaw commented “We are looking…

Green Machine 1-7 Netherlands

Ireland 1 (O’Donoghue) Netherlands 7 (Pruijser x2, Hertzberger x2, van Ass, van der Weerden x2) The hosts almost got the ideal start to the tie as they picked up a loose pass at the top of the circle and won a penalty corner inside the…

Green Machine 1-4 Belgium

Ireland 1 (M Bell) Belgium 4 (Denayer x2, Hendrickx, van Aubel) Royal Evere White Star HC in Belgium played host to the Green Machine’s penultimate match ahead of the World Cup. Torrential rain fell for much of the fixture, making conditions…

Green Machine Beat England 2-1 In Valencia

4 Nations Tournament Valencia Ireland 2 (Walsh, Darling) England 1(Taylor) With 3 places separating the two sides sitting at 7thand 10thin the world this was always likely to be a close encounter. There was nothing to split the two…

Mens World Cup Fast Approaching

Ireland men sealed their qualification for the 2018 World Cup with a backs-to-the-wall epic encounter with New Zealand. The Green Machine emerged 1-0 winners after Alan Sothern’s goal in the 49th minute. This was a monumental effort as injuries…

Ronan Gormley Formally Retires From International Hockey

Ronan Gormley, an ever-present figure for the Green Machine, has today formally announced his retirement from international hockey. Ronan amassed 256 caps for Ireland with 121 of those coming as captain of Ireland. He became the first person…