Hockey
Revington’s preparation programme
The Ireland hockey team has ramped up its preparation for the Olympic Qualifying tournament to be staged in Dublin over the St Patrick’s week. Coach Paul Revington has arranged top-class opposition against Netherlands, Britain, Spain and Belgium in Alicante, and England and Valencia during January and February. In all 11 …
Ireland host Olympic Qualifier
The Federation Internationale de Hockey has announced that the Irish Hockey Association have been granted the hosting rights for a men’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament. The tournament, originally scheduled for March in Belgium, came up for grabs when the Belgium men’s team unexpectedly qualified through the EuroNations Championship in August. The …
ESB Olympic support
Ireland’s National Women’s Team will be spending just over two weeks in Argentina before Christmas with thanks to support from their sponsors ESB Electric Ireland and hosts, the Argentinean Hockey Federation. This trip will see Ireland compete in two four nations taking place back to back against, South Africa, India …
Ireland men 5th in Europe
Ireland defeated Spain and finished in 5th position in Europe to equal their best ever finish in a European Championships. This was a great performance against the World No. 5 Spain with two late PC goals from Lisnagarvey’s Timmy Cockram ensuring a 3-2 victory and the coveted 5th place in the top …
Euro Hockey squads
Ireland men’s and women’s hockey teams have been announced for the European Championships were announced yesterday in Dublin. The Championships begin in Monchengladbach, Germany, on August 20th and also doubles as an Olympic Games qualifier for both teams, with an additional tournament next spring representing the last chance to book …
Major win for men's hockey
The Ireland men’s hockey team have won the INSEP Challenge in Paris. Ireland defeated Argentina 4-1, France 2-0 and Korea 5-1 claiming the title in the five-nations tournament, which also included world number one team Australia, who they lost to 4-2. Ireland play Argentina next in a two-test series on …
London 2012