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Job Opportunity: Ireland U16 & U18 Pathway Coach ☘️ We are currently looking to recruit a variety of coaching roles to lead and deliver our Pathway Performance Programmes. Junior Age Group training sessions will primarily take place on the Sport Ireland Campus, Abbottstown, Dublin, and at regional training centres. The Junior Age Group Programme aims to develop players capable of transitioning to, and impacting, the senior international level. These coaching roles will ensure year-round, high-quality, and consistent technical, physical, and specialist skill development for identified potential senior internationals. Help shape the future of Irish Hockey. Learn more on https://lnkd.in/epT9JFT6

BREAKING: Gareth Grundie appointed Head Coach of Ireland Senior Women's Hockey Team. Hockey Ireland are delighted to announce the appointment of Gareth Grundie as its new Head Coach of the Ireland Senior Women’s Hockey team. Gareth brings over 25 years of coaching experience and a proven track record of delivering world-class results at the highest levels of the sport. For the full story, visit hockey.ie

All good things come to an end 🫡 A few weeks on from announcing my retirement from international hockey, I've had some time to reflect on what has been an incredible period in my life. Albeit, we as a team did not achieve our goal of getting back into the top flight of European hockey at the recent qualifiers on home soil. I look back on the last 14 years with immense pride and happiness. For every elite sportsperson, the journey is never straightforward nor easy, and it's full of ups and downs. I consider myself incredibly lucky to have been given the opportunity to represent my country from u16 right through to senior level. There has been some great moments, battles and victories that will live in the memory forever. What I'll cherish most are the memories and the friendships. So many different characters, personalities with a burning ambition to represent our country to the best of our abilities. I know I have said my thanks to my close support system but I can't express my gratitude and appreciation for everything they have done for me. To my wife, family, friends, clubs over the years, Hockey Ireland, Olympic Federation of Ireland, sponsors and of course my employer RSA Insurance Ireland, 123.ie and Intact. All of these amazing people allowed me to live my boyhood dream while balancing a career and everything else in between. Thank you doesn't seem enough 💚 Looking forward to supporting the boys from the other side of the fence. It's been an honour, a privilege and I am excited to see what the future holds ☘️

IT'S GAME ON TOMORROW ⚫ 🟡 The Women's EY Hockey League has its first round tomorrow, with five absolute crackers to get things underway! Don't miss a moment of this week's Game of the Week, as we livestream Railway Union vs Pembroke on HITV. Grab your Hockey Ireland TV Early Adopters ‘Season Pass’ and help us grow the visibility of our sport. Head to hockey.ie now to get yours! #EYHockeyLeague #EYHL #EveryGameCounts

The HITV Early Adopters Season Pass - on sale starting this Friday 📺 🌏 Be a game-changer for Irish Hockey by becoming an a HITV ‘Season Pass’ Early Adopter. Early Adopters will be leading the visibility charge, directly contributing to the production of live and on-demand hockey games on HITV. Why become an Early Adopter? Hockey currently lags behind other sports when it comes to video content and ability to view in Ireland. The costs associated with live and on-demand video content production, as well as the infrastructure required to broadcast, creates a significant barrier to entry. HITV's new ‘Season Pass’ aims to overcome this, giving those who are invested in the sport of hockey a way to help us turn the dial. By contributing, early adopters will help raise the profile of our sport and put hockey in front of thousands more existing and prospective fans. For the past 12 months Hockey Ireland has been working to create a sustainable production and streaming model that addresses visibility while also ensuring the monies generated stay inside our sport and benefit its growth. These monies will be re-invested into increased and improved game coverage as well as being distributed back to the clubs to recognise their contribution to the platform.   The HITV Early Adopter ‘Season Pass’ will be available for purchase from this Friday ahead of Saturday's EY Hockey League Season start. Invest in the visibility of hockey with us.

Hockey clubs and schools have been granted over €3m to be used to upgrade existing facilities as well as constructing new ones. In a broader release today, the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin T.D., and the Minister of State for Sport, Physical Education and the Gaeltacht, Thomas Byrne T.D., announced 1,996 grants with a total value of €230m for new and improved sports facilities and equipment throughout the country under the Community Sport Facilities Fund, formerly the Sports Capital and Equipment Programme. This Hockey funding is instrumental in supporting the growth in hockey, particularly in the case of the 4 brand new facilities that are proposed to be built in Kinvara, Nenagh, Waterford, and Galway. For the full story, visit hockey.ie

THE RETURN OF THE EY HOCKEY LEAGUE IS ALMOST HERE! ⚫ 🟡 It's all kicking off this weekend as our Women's sides usher in the 2024/25 EYHL Season this Saturday. Get ready for a season packed with more thrills, spills, and jaw-dropping action than ever before. The stage is set for intense rivalries, unforgettable moments, and edge-of-your-seat drama that no fan will want to miss! But here's the big question—who will rise to the top to become EY Hockey League winners? Drop your predictions in the comments below and let the debate begin! #EYHockeyLeague #EYHL #EveryGameCounts

EY Hockey League season 2024/2025 set to begin with Round 1 of Women’s Fixtures. The EY Hockey League, Ireland’s highest division of club hockey, returns this weekend with the Women’s competition beginning on Saturday, September 28. EY Ireland continues its support of the League, having been the primary sponsor of the Irish Hockey League since 2016 with the formation of the EY Hockey League and its subsequent expansion to feature a second tier in 2019. The competition has since become universally known as the EYHL, a measure of the intrinsic link between the sponsor and the competition and provides an elite domestic hockey competition on an equal basis for both male and female players. For the full story, and an exclusive look at the exciting additions for the 2024/25 season, head to hockey.ie for the full story. #EYHockeyLeague #EYHL #EveryGameCounts 

"Go Mommy, Go!" echoes through the fence at Park Avenue, Rosbrien, Newtownards, and Harlequin Park every Saturday afternoon. These “Mommies" have earned a combined 738 international caps, competed in the Olympics, won a World Cup silver medal, and claimed numerous national league and cup championships. But perhaps now most importantly, are the mothers to 13 young children. Yet playing at this level is not without its challenges, especially when you add motherhood into the equation. In this exploratory piece, Irish International Sarah Hawkshaw met with six of the incredible mothers who continue to dominate our sport. Head to hockey.ie, or click the link in our bio to read the full story. #SeeUsBeUsBackUs #WomenInSport

On Sunday, Shane O'Donoghue officially announced that Ireland's Bronze medal match against Czechia, his 242nd, would be his last as an Irish Senior International. Since making his senior debut against Canada in 2011 at the age of 19, Shane has been a pivotal part of the Senior International set-up. His contribution helped the team win Bronze at the 2015 European Championships in London, qualify for the Rio 2016 & Paris 2024 Olympic Games and win gold at the 2023 EuroHockey Championship II in Dublin among many other international accolades such as a World Young Player of Year Nomination in 2015. Ireland's record international goalscorer with 125 goals, a title he achieved against England in the 2018 World Cup, Shane's unrelenting effort and commitment to Irish Hockey has helped to inspire thousands of young boys and girls across the country to follow in his footsteps. Thank you, Shane.