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| Formation | 1893; 132 years ago (1893) |
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| Headquarters | Unit 6 Sports HQ2 Sport Ireland Campus Blanchardstown Dublin 15[1] |
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Secretary | Pamela Bastable[2] |
Chair | Trevor Watkins[2] |
President | John Dennis[2] |
Parent organization | International Hockey Federation |
| Affiliations | European Hockey Federation Sport Ireland Sport Northern Ireland Olympic Federation of Ireland |
| Website | hockey.ie |
Formerly called | Irish Hockey Union Irish Ladies Hockey Union Irish Hockey Association |
Hockey Ireland, previously known as theIrish Hockey Association, is the governing body forfield hockey in both theRepublic of Ireland andNorthern Ireland. It is responsible for organising both theIreland men's national field hockey team and theIreland women's national field hockey team, as well as national leagues and cup competitions. Hockey Ireland is mainly funded through grants as well as small contributions fromSport Ireland,Sport Northern Ireland and theOlympic Council of Ireland. In 2013 Hockey Ireland became alimited company. Approximately 168 clubs and 280 schools are affiliated to Hockey Ireland.[3]
TheIrish Hockey Union was founded on 6 February1893, following a meeting at the Wicklow Hotel. Themen's Irish Senior Cup was first played for in 1893–94, making it the oldestfield hockey cup competition in the world. Themen's Irish Junior Cup was first played for in 1894–95. On 26 January 1895 theIreland men's national field hockey team played in the first ever international field hockey match when they defeatedWales 3–0 inRhyl. TheIrish Ladies Hockey Union was established in1894, following a meeting atAlexandra College. In March 1896 they hosted the first ever women's international field hockey match when theIreland women's national field hockey team defeatedEngland 2–0 at Alexandra College. Ireland joined theInternational Hockey Federation in 1950.[4][5][6][7] The two unions merged in May 2000 to form theIrish Hockey Association. The merger came about after the International Hockey Federation declared in 1998 that each national member must be governed by just one organisation.[4][5][8]
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