Hockey

Tumilty’s Green Machine ready to crank back into action in Poland

By Mark Reilly / August 12, 2021 /

Twenty-two months on, Irish head coach Mark Tumilty is excited to finally hit the turf on Sunday night with a first capped fixture since November 2019’s ill-fated Olympic qualifiers in…

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HOCKEY: Heartbreak for Ireland as last minute India goal hampers chances of reaching the quarter final

By Joe Saunders / July 30, 2021 /

Ireland’s hockey team face an uphill battle to qualify for the quarter finals of the Olympics following their 1-0 defeat against India in the early hours of Friday morning. Navneet…

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Hockey the highlight as Upton and co face India: Team Ireland Olympic schedule Friday July 30th

By Mark Reilly / July 29, 2021 /

Friday Kicks off with Team Ireland partaking in golf as Rory McIlroy tees off at 12.25am, with Shane Lowry following up as he will begin his round at 12.41am. Daniel…

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HOCKEY: Valiant Ireland taste defeat to Germany but qualification hopes still remain

By Joe Saunders / July 28, 2021 /

The Ireland hockey team lost out to Germany in their third game of the Olympic campaign on a scoreline of 4-2. Sean Dancer’s side produced a big second-half comeback but…

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PREVIEW: Róisín Upton and Ireland ‘focused’ on Germany clash in early hours of Wednesday morning

By Joe Saunders / July 27, 2021 /

Limerick’s Róisín Upton and her Ireland teammates will once again be in action at 04:15 (our time) in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The Ireland hockey side face off…

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Netherlands late flurry sees Ireland taste defeat in Tokyo

By Mark Reilly / July 26, 2021 /

Ireland Women’s Hockey side fell to a 4-0 defeat at the hands of world number one side Netherlands at the Oi Stadium on day two of the Olympic hockey tournament.…

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Limerick’s Olympians: Roisin Upton gunning for gold with the Irish Women’s Hockey Team

By Mark Reilly / July 21, 2021 /

Limerick will be represented by a number of athletes at this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo in the form of Roisin Upton, Carolyn Hayes, Sarah Lavin and Greg O’Shea. Greg…

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Roisin Upton selected on Irish Women’s Hockey team for Tokyo Olympics

By Jack Neville / June 21, 2021 /

Limerick’s Roisin Upton is named on the 16-woman strong squad for the Olympics next month. Team Ireland has officially selected the hockey team of sixteen players who will compete at…

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How Ireland can still qualify for the 2022 Hockey World Cup

By Joe Saunders / June 10, 2021 /

Following the 1-1 draw with Spain on Wednesday, the Irish hockey team narrowly missed out on a semi-final spot in the European Championships through having an inferior goal difference to…

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Upton scores but Spain deny Ireland a place in the EuroHockey Semis

By Benjamin Geary / June 9, 2021 /

Ireland’s EuroHockey hopes came to an abrupt end in Amsterdam on Wednesday as their final pool game against Spain results in a draw. The one all draw removed all possibility…

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