Ireland women's national field hockey team
The Ireland women's national field hockey team is organised by Hockey Ireland and represents both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in international women's field hockey competitions, including the Women's Hockey World Cup and the Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship. They have previously competed in the Women's Intercontinental Cup, the Women's Hockey Champions Challenge, Women's FIH Hockey World League and the Women's 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.
| Association | Hockey Ireland | ||||||||
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| Confederation | EHF (Europe) | ||||||||
| Head Coach | Sean Dancer | ||||||||
| Assistant coach(es) | Sarah Kelleher David Passmore Facundo Quiroga | ||||||||
| Manager | Christine O'Shea | ||||||||
| Captain | Katie Mullan | ||||||||
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| FIH ranking | |||||||||
| Current | 14 1 (12 March 2024) | ||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2020) | ||||||||
| Best result | 10th (2020) | ||||||||
| World Cup | |||||||||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1986) | ||||||||
| Best result | 2nd (2018) | ||||||||
| EuroHockey Championship | |||||||||
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1984) | ||||||||
| Best result | 5th (1984, 2005, 2009), 2019) | ||||||||
Medal record
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On 2 March 1896, Ireland played England in the first ever women's international field hockey match. Ireland were finalists and silver medallists at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup and competed at the 2020 Olympic tournament.