Ireland suffer defeat in opener against Britain

Anna O’Flanagan on target in second half after slow start

Ireland bound for Malaysian training camp

Hockey team will take on Great Britain and Malaysia

Women’s hockey: Britain fight back to edge Ireland

Both sides test their Olympic panels in three uncapped Softco Series games this week

Duke strikes twice as Ireland prove too strong for Spain

Dancer’s squad step up preparations for Olympic year with first game in almost 12 months

Róisín Upton: Ireland women adding flair to their steel with Tokyo calling

The 2018 World Cup run was built on defence but Sean Dancer’s side are looking to adapt

Here’s hoping Irish hockey’s greatest team don’t miss out on Olympic dream

Having found a way into our sporting hearts they deserve their chance to shine once more

Frazer and Carroll make welcome return to Ireland fold for South Africa tour

Ireland forced to move warm-weather tour from Malaysia over coronavirus

Women’s hockey tour of South Africa ends with loss to Germany

Dancer’s side go down 4-1 to suffer second defeat of the week at hands of world number four side

Good weekend for Loreto as they earn their festive break

Victories over Railway Union and Catholic Institute move them up to second in the table

Ireland women’s hockey team to face three Rio medallists in Tokyo

World champions Netherlands, Germany and Britain are all in Ireland’s pool

O’Flanagan helps Muckross deny Catholic Institute a winning start

Carroll’s two goals help newly-promoted side claim their first point

Ireland unable to break Canada down in first leg of Olympic qualifier

Irish disappointment was evident at the end of the game. It was a missed opportunity

Anna O’Flanagan’s vital strike all but secures safety for Ireland

Ireland beat hosts Belgium and now target fifth place in Antwerp

Róisín Upton leads rout as Ireland show no mercy against Belarus

Sean Dancer’s side score 11 times to record their biggest EuroHockey victory

O’Flanagan and Ireland step up quest to reach their Olympic goal

Qualifying for Tokyo has been World Cup silver medalists’ priority since missing out on Rio

Shirley McCay’s ‘skipper’ strike gets the ball rolling in Ireland win

Semi-final victory over Czech Republic moves Ireland closer to Olympic qualification

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Four new players named in Irish women’s hockey squad for Spain friendlies

Barr sisters and Railway Union’s Sarah Hawkshaw and Amy Elliott get called up

Katie Mullan looking forward to fresh challenge in Germany

Ireland captain one of five World Cup silver medalists in action with European clubs

Irish Hockey World Cup star Deirdre Duke signs for Düsseldorf

There may well be more switches of Ireland players to top leagues ahead of September 1st

Silver lining for Irish heroes despite orange crush in decider

Dutch show just why they are the world’s number one side in Hockey World Cup final

Ireland embrace the preposterous brilliance of a World Cup final

Players and fans bask in London sunshine as world’s 16th ranked side defy the odds again

Ireland’s history makers see off Spain to reach World Cup final

Graham Shaw’s side into Sunday’s gold medal match after penalty shoot-out win

Semi-final against Spain presents Ireland with a massive opportunity

Evenly-matched sides know each other so well after 26 previous meetings in the last five years

Women's hockey World Cup: a bluffer’s guide to the sport

Before Ireland take on India brush up on your knowledge with Johnny Watterson

Hockey World Cup: Ireland stand on the brink of last four

Stakes raised significantly as Shaw’s side face India – this time for a place in the last four

Meet Ireland's history-making World Cup hockey heroes

Johnny Watterson profiles the 18 hockey players and their coach

Anna O’Flanagan makes dreams reality for Irish women’s hockey

Ireland the first side assured of a quarter-final place at the World Cup in London

Graham Shaw believes Ireland’s attitude key to World Cup success

‘If you’d given me that before the tournament started, I would have snapped your hand off’

Green Army ready, willing and able for World Cup challenge

Irish women have prepared meticulously for hockey’s biggest stage

Frazer included in Ireland squad for World Cup

Frazer is recovering from a knee ligament injury

UCD host a strengthened Cork Harlequins in Hockey League opener

Monkstown down three international players as they face Belfast Harlequins away

Devastated Ireland earn late reprieve in Amsterdam

Graham Shaw’s side stay up despite losing heavily to Spain

Ireland claim a lifeline with victory over Czech Republic

Crucial game against Spain on Saturday will decide relegation fate

Ireland rue missed chances in Scotland draw

Graham Shaw’s side need to beat Germany to avoid relegation

South Africa close World Cup door on Ireland

Today’s defeat ends Irish hopes of direct qualification for next year’s World Cup

Ireland women lose to Argentina but World Cup dream still alive

Graham Shaw’s side edged out in Hockey World League quarter in Johannesburg

Ireland denied famous win over Germany by clock blunder

Graham Shaw said 40-second countdown clock not observed before final penalty corner

Ireland and Japan can’t be separated in Johannesburg

Rosin Upton puts Graham Shaw’s side in front before Shihori Oikawa’s equaliser

Assured Ireland get the better of Korea

Shirley McCay and Katie Mullan goals give Ireland a 2-1 win

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