The excitement is continuing to build ahead of Ireland’s opening match at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Here is everything you need to know to stay in the loop:
Ireland are placed in Group B alongside Belgium, Australia, India, Argentina, and New Zealand. Our IRL Men will play a total of five games as they vie for a place in the knockout stages.
Ireland vs Belgium – Saturday, July 27th – 09:30 Irish Time
Ireland vs Australia – Monday, July 29th – 09:00 Irish Time
Ireland vs India – Tuesday, July 30th – 12:15 Irish Time
Ireland vs Argentina – Thursday, August 01st – 12:15 Irish Time
Ireland vs New Zealand – Friday, August 02nd – 16:00 Irish Time
The Yves-du-Manoir Stadium is the home of hockey for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This historic venue is the only one at the Paris 2024 Games which will host events from two separate Olympic Games: Paris 1924 and Paris 2024.
The Yves-Du-Manoir Stadium also holds special significance to Team Ireland. 100 years ago, in this very venue, Ireland walked out to compete at an Olympic Games for the first time as an independent nation.
This Saturday, 100 years on, our IRL Men will step onto that very field to play their opening game of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games against Belgium at 09:30 Irish Time.
If you aren’t one of the lucky few who secured tickets to sit inside the ground and support our IRL Men in Paris, you can still watch all the action from the comfort of your own home (or office, we won’t tell if you don’t!).
RTE are an official broadcaster for Paris 2024 and will be broadcasting 14 hours of televised action on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player each day. While this does not guarantee you uninterrupted coverage of every game, we expect that it will cover almost all of the games live. Former Ireland International and Rio 2016 Olympian Johnny Bell will join the panel as the resident hockey expert, and current Ireland International and Tokyo 2020 Olympian Katie Mullan will be in studio as co-commentator.
Similarly, BBC NI will be broadcasting the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Northern Ireland. They promise comprehensive coverage across the entire games. Clashes with Team GB events may cause disruptions to the coverage, but we are quietly confident you will catch most of the on-pitch action.
Want to take no chances and catch every hockey match live from start to finish? Discovery+ is the official streaming partner for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. With their Standard or Premium monthly plan, you can watch every second of the Olympic Games uninterrupted; the safest bet for the fanatics among us.
IS IT TOO LATE TO TRAVEL?
Ticket availability may be limited but if you still want to look at travelling to Paris and watch the games in person, try contacting our travel partner Sports Travel Entertainment and they may be able to assist. They can be contacted on info@sportsentertainmenttours.com or at www.sportsentertainmenttours.com.
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Why not host a Watch Party?! Gather your friends, family or clubmates together and cheer on our IRL Men together. We have put together a brilliant Watch Party Pack for fans to use with lots of fun activities to take your Watch Party to the next level, such as Hockey Bingo, Printable Flags and more!
Check out the Watch Parties resource here!