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Dublin Summer Camps

We are delighted to announce that Irish and Leinster coach, Noelle Farrell, will act as Head Coach of the first performance camp for 1st – 6th years in June (15th – 17th). Noelle is the current Head Coach of the Leinster U16 girls’ team – a role she has held since 2019, the Assistant Coach of the Irish U16 girls’ team and has previously worked as head coach of the Irish U17 girls’ team. As a player, Noelle has represented Leinster and Ireland at U21 level and she has also completed the Coaches for Europe Development Programme. Booking for the performance camp is open now at https://hockey.ie/event-page/

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Summer Camps – Munster and Connacht

Our ‘So Hockey’ summer camps have launched in Munster and Connacht!

For more information and to book a place, click here

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U21 MENS V ENGLAND IN ACTION THIS WEEKEND.

This weekend the U21 Men are playing a two-game series against England O35s in Corinthian HC.

Saturday: Ireland U21s V England O35s at 3 pm.

Sunday Ireland U21s V England O35s at 1 pm.

The squad is as follows:

1 Ben Whelan Ben Whelan
2 Ross Clarke Ross Clarke
3 Jack O’Meara Jack O’Meara
4 Adam Walker Adam Walker
5 Conor Irwin Ian Balding
6 James Clark Craig Mackay
7 Jake Raben Cian Murphy
8 Xavier Finglas Jake Raben
9 Mark Duggan Xavier Finglas
10 Patrick Rose Mark Duggan
11 Ross Bailey Patrick Rose
12 Rex Dunlop Harry Lynch
13 Mark Cowan Jonny Lynch
14 Scott Ruttle Mark Cowan
15 Josh Filgas Josh Greaney
16 Evan Jennings Josh Filgas
17 Oliver kidd Evan Jennings
18 Harry Scott Oliver kidd
Reserves Craig Mackay Scott Ruttle
Cian Murphy Ross Bailey

All supporters are welcome. Directions are below.

Saint Columba’s College, Columba’s, Dublin 16

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Job Alert – High-Performance Director

Hockey Ireland is recruiting a High-Performance Director to join our dynamic High-Performance Team.

All details are below.

Hockey Ireland advert HPD

 

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Hockey Ireland Launch ‘Pick up a Stick’

Would your club like to provide adults in your community with an opportunity to try hockey for the first time or to get back into the sport in a fun and friendly environment?

Hockey Ireland is inviting clubs and other community groups to get involved in the ‘Pick up a Stick’ programme.

Funded by Sport Ireland’s Women in Sport programme, the initiative involves running a five or six week programme with a particular focus on one of the following target groups:

Mixed (male and female), Male-only, Female-only

Clubs participating in the Pick Up A Stick programme will receive the following supports:
  • A €300 bursary to help support the running of the programme. This could be used to contribute toward pitch hire or coaching fees, equipment or even simply to support a BBQ at the end of the six weeks for all participants.
  • Equipment 
  •  Pick Up A Stick Pack containing coaching plans for sessions
  • Subsidised coaching / umpiring courses for clubs taking part
  • Support from Development Officer team

If your club or community group is interested in applying to run a Pick up a Stick programme, please click here

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Dublin Summer Camps 2022

Hockey Ireland is delighted to partner with the Leinster Hockey Association on our series of camps in Dublin!

The camps, running through June to August, will be based in the Sport Ireland Campus and Corinthian Hockey Club.

Dates are as follows: to book please visit HOCKEY.IE/EVENT-PAGE/ and find the relevant date and camp.

For more information on our camps, please click here

Keep an eye out in the coming weeks for more Summer Camps in Munster, Connacht and Wicklow

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Job Alert – HP Administrator May 2022

#JobFairy – Hockey Ireland is recruiting a High-Performance Administrator to join our dynamic High-Performance Team.

Job description here: linkedin.com/jobs/view/3070

Closing date is 1pm Thursday 19th May 2022.

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IRISH WOMEN’S SQUAD NAMED FOR UPCOMING GAMES

Hockey Ireland senior women’s coach Sean Dancer has named a 23 player national squad panel ahead of a busy 2022 which includes July’s World Cup and August’s EuroHockey Championship qualifiers. […]

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Twelve Clubs, Six Finals, Two Days – Hockey Ireland Cup Competitions Finals Weekend

Six exciting finals this weekend marks the culmination of the national club season with the men’s and women’s Irish Hockey Trophy, Hockey Challenge and Junior Cup competitions all to be decided.

 

It starts with a triple leader at Banbridge’s Havelock Park on Saturday where six different Ulster clubs go in pursuit of glory.

 

First on the turf is the men’s Irish Hockey Trophy with Queen’s facing North Down. Queen’s had the stronger domestic season, finishing fourth in Senior A while North Down ended third in Senior B, perhaps giving them the slight favourites’ tag.

 

The student side is captained by Irish Under-21 international Scott McCabe while North Down are led by Ross Linter.

 

Next up is the women’s Irish Hockey Challenge featuring Bangor in their first ever national final since forming a female side. They are up against NICS who finished four places below them in the Senior One division.

 

Game three is the men’s Irish Junior Cup final. Cookstown are in their fifth final, hoping to emulate their victories in 1983 and 1985 when they come up against Annadale in the decider at 3.30pm.

 

For Dale, they won the title four times between 2000 and 2006 and will be in the final for the first time since 2008. Whoever wins, it will be the seventh different winner of the title since 2014.

 

 

On Sunday, the action switches to Belfield with Corinthian and Pembroke’s second teams starting the day’s action at 11.45am in the women’s Irish Junior Cup final.

 

Coached by Peter Caruth, it is Corinthian’s first time appearing in the final, facing up against a side who were ten-time champions – and holders – who were also Leinster Division 2’s leading side.

 

There will be a first time winner of the women’s Irish Hockey Trophy with Avoca up against Raphoe. Avoca were in the final against Bandon in 2016 but came unstuck against Bandon while the Donegal side are in the decider for the first time following their semi-final win over Ashton.

 

Closing out a busy weekend, Portrush are up against Waterford in the men’s Irish Hockey Challenge. Portrush were runners-up in Ulster’s Inter A, narrowly missing out on promotion in midweek at the hands of Newry.

 

They are the reigning champions and are relatively regular finalists having played at Belfield against Limerick in the 2014 final.

 

Waterford, meanwhile, have had a sensational season, landing Munster’s Division 2 and the Cork Cup. They won the Irish Hockey Trophy in 2019 but this is a side with a lot of changes in the interim.

 

Saturday 7th May 2022

Men

Irish Junior Cup Final: Cookstown 2 v Annadale 2, Havelock Park, 3.30pm

Irish Hockey Trophy Final: Queens University v North Down, Havelock Park, 11.30am

Women

Irish Hockey Challenge Final: Bangor v NICS, Havelock Park, 1.30pm

 

Sunday 8th May 2022

Men

Irish Hockey Challenge Final: Portrush v Waterford, Belfield, 3.45pm

Women

Irish Junior Cup Final: Corinthian v Pembroke Wanderers, Belfield, 11.45am

Irish Hockey Trophy Final: Raphoe v Avoca, Belfield, 1.45pm

 

Tickets for the 7th will be available at the gate in Banbridge Hockey Club.

Tickets for the 8th will go on release to general public at 12noon on Friday 6th May. Please see tickets page here

 

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Irish men’s panel named for coming months as Paris 2024 groundwork begins

Mark Tumilty has named a 25-strong central squad to work with for the coming months ahead of a busy summer as the squad lays the groundwork for the Road to Paris 2024.

The squad ramps up its regional training sessions next week in the wake of the Irish Senior Cup final and will have their first camp of the summer program from May 13th to 15th.

The key event during the summer will be August’s EuroHockey Championship qualifier while there is also the FIH Nations Cup scheduled for December.

It is an important phase as the Green Machine look to get into position for the Olympic qualifiers which will take place in a new, tournament-based format in early 2024.

The panel features four uncapped players with Banbridge Academy schoolboy Charlie Rowe the youngest of the group following an exceptional season for school, province and club. His twin brother Louis has also been included in the Ulster regional training group.

Three Rock Rovers player of the season Ben Johnson, Donegal man Luke Witherow – who plies his trade with Banbrdge – and Lisnagarvey’s Jonny Lynch are also fresh faces looking to make their senior debuts.

Nick Page is looking to pick up his first formal cap having played a role in a number of challenge matches last summer in green. He enjoyed a strong club season with Old Geogrians – alongside Kyle Marshall – as the club won the English Premier Division for the first time.

There are five Belgian-based players involved. Ben Walker will link up with the panel following the playoffs with Braxgata while KHC Leuven quartet Luke Madeley, Daragh Walsh, Sean Murray and Jaime Carr also had strong seasons with a club who finished fifth in the Ion League.

Conor Empey, meanwhile, has been firing in the goals in the Dutch Hoofdklasse – world hockey’s strongest club league – with eight for SCHC. It is the highest total for an Irish player in a season in the competition.

Domestic champions Lisnagarvey provide four of the central panel: James Milliken, Mark McNellis, Peter McKibbin and Lynch. Milliken will vye for the goalkeeping duties with Carr and Pembroke’s Mark Ingram.

Michael Robson is the most experienced player in the panel and the link to the 2016 Olympic squad with 123 caps. His younger brother Callum and Tim Cross make up a trio of Annadale players.

Monkstown’s Jeremy Duncan and Crefelder HTC’s Neal Glassey are two more with extensive know-how while Glenanne’s Sam O’Connor, UCD’s Kevin O’Dea and YMCA’s Sam Hyland will look to forge ever-more prominent roles with the side.

Currently, David and Conor Harte (family reasons), Lee Cole, Shane O’Donoghue and David Fitzgerald (work commitments) and Matthew Nelson (travelling) are taking a break from the program but will potentially rejoin the panel in 2022 or early 2023.

Ireland senior men’s national training panel:
Jaime Carr (KHC Leuven, 40)
James Milliken (Lisnagarvey, 6)
Mark Ingram (Pembroke, 28)
Tim Cross (Annadale, 25)
Mark McNellis (Lisnagarvey, 6)
Luke Madeley (KHC Leuven, 26)
Kyle Marshall (Old Georgians, 10)
Neil Glassey (Crefelder HTC, 70)
Peter McKibbin (Lisnagarvey, 11)
Sam O’Connor (Glenanne, 14)
Sean Murray (KHC Leuven, 88)
Daragh Walsh (KHC Leuven, 61)
Michael Robson (Annadale, 123)
Kevin O’Dea (UCD, 7)
Nick Page (Old Georgians, 0)
Luke Witherow (Banbridge, 0)
Ben Walker (Braxgata, 45)
Johnny McKee (Banbridge, 52)
Callum Robson (Annadale, 3)
Jeremy Duncan (Monkstown, 66)
Conor Empey (SCHC, 5)
Sam Hyland (YMCA, 5)
Ben Johnson (Three Rock Rovers, 0)
Charlie Rowe (Banbridge, 0)
Jonny Lynch (Lisnagarvey, 0)

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