Ireland men's national field hockey team
The Ireland men's national field hockey team is organised by Hockey Ireland and represents both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in international men's field hockey competitions, including the Men's Hockey World Cup and the EuroHockey Nations Championship. They have previously competed in the Men's Intercontinental Cup, the Hockey Champions Challenge, the Men's FIH Hockey World League and the FIH Hockey Series. The team also competes at the Summer Olympics, though it officially only represents the Republic of Ireland then (using the Republic's flag and national anthem), while still selecting players from the entire island. On 26 January 1895 Ireland played in the first ever international field hockey match when they defeated Wales 3–0 in Rhyl. Ireland were finalists and silver medallists at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Ireland were also bronze medallists at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship.
| Nickname(s) | The Green Machine | ||||||||||||||
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| Association | Hockey Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Confederation | EHF (Europe) | ||||||||||||||
| Head Coach | Mark Tumilty | ||||||||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Jason Klinkradt | ||||||||||||||
| Manager | Raymond Geddis | ||||||||||||||
| Captain | Sean Murray | ||||||||||||||
| Top scorer | Shane O'Donoghue | ||||||||||||||
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| FIH ranking | |||||||||||||||
| Current | 12 1 (12 March 2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Highest | 9 (April 2017) | ||||||||||||||
| Lowest | 16 (2011) | ||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 2 (first in 1908) | ||||||||||||||
| Best result | 2nd (1908) | ||||||||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1978) | ||||||||||||||
| Best result | 12th (1978, 1990) | ||||||||||||||
| EuroHockey Championship | |||||||||||||||
| Appearances | 15 (first in 1970) | ||||||||||||||
| Best result | 3rd (2015) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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