On Saturday the 21st of January, the Point Village on Ice hosted the 2015 All Ireland hockey tournament. Starting bright and early teams from Cork, Kilkenny, Belfast, and Dublin made the journey for the final day of ice in Dublin. A total of 120 players took part on the day. Starting off the tournament was […]
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From the IIHA Executive, we would like to wish all our members and friends a happy & healthy St. Patrick’s Day. An Irish proverb from us to you: “For each petal on the shamrock this brings a wish your way. Good health, good luck, and happiness for today and every day.” Lá Fhéile Pádraig […]
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This week, The Irish Ice Hockey Association launched its promo video for its youth players. The IIHA has over 150 kids between the ages of 4 and 17 playing Ice Hockey on a weekly basis. These kids get up at the crack of dawn, to train every Saturday morning, some travelling as far as a […]
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EIHL Broadcaster and honorary Irish man Aaron Murphy spoke on national radio today about the struggle the IIHA faces. With May swiftly approaching, Ireland will lose its international status with the IIHF if a permanent structure for Ice Hockey(and other Ice sports) is not in place. Listen to Aaron’s interview with Taragh Loughrey-Grant(sitting in for […]
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On January 17th 2015 the first tournament of the new year took place. The second round of the Cool Runnings cup, an annual junior hockey tournament that see’s the Cork Wolfpack face off against the Flying Ducks(a amalgamated team of the Dublin Ducks & Junior Flyers). The tournament format is split into two classes, Under […]
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The IIHA is currently in the process of setting up its first junior development program. It is the IIHA’s intention to use this as a teaching & development process in preparing our youth players for higher levels of play. This program will be multi-faceted by using on-ice, off-ice, and classroom instruction. This program is open […]
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