Ireland women's national ice hockey team

Ireland
Association	Irish Ice Hockey Association
Head coach	Aaron Guli
Assistants	Paul Cummins, Scott Muir
Team colors
IIHF code	IRL
Ranking
Current IIHF	NR (28 August 2023)
Highest IIHF	35 (first in 2013)
Lowest IIHF	38 (2016)
First international
	Poland 23–0 Ireland ; (Sofia, Bulgaria; 14 March 2011)
Biggest win
	Ireland 12–0 Andorra ; (Kuwait City, Kuwait; 12 November 2022)
Biggest defeat
	Poland 23–0 Ireland ; (Sofia, Bulgaria; 14 March 2011)
IIHF World Women's Championships
Appearances	2 (first in 2011)
Best result	35th (2011, 2013)
International record (W–L–T)
	2–9–0

The Ireland women's national ice hockey team is the women's national ice hockey team of the Republic of Ireland. The team is controlled by the Irish Ice Hockey Association, a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. Until the Dundalk Ice Dome reopens they do not meet minimum IIHF standards for participation.

History

Ireland played its first game in 2011 during the 2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships – Division V tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria.^[2] They competed against Bulgaria, Poland, Spain, and Turkey.^[3] Their first game of the tournament was against Poland which they went on to lose 23–0, which would also be their largest recorded loss.^[2] Ireland lost all of the other three games of the tournament, finishing last in the group.^[2] The following year Ireland competed in the 2013 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II Group B Qualification tournament against Bulgaria and Turkey. Ireland lost both of its games and failed to qualify for the 2014 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II Group B tournament.^[4]

Year	Host	Result	Pld	W	T	L
2022^[5]	Kuwait City	5th place	5	2	0	3
Total		1/1	5	2	0	3

The team also competed in the following year and came 4th.^[6]

#	Name	Pos	Date of Birth	Club
20	Rebekah Burke	G	11 December 1986	Ice Angels Limburg
17	Rebecca Callan (A)	F	17 January 1992	Ireland
15	Bonnie Collins	F	28 October 1987	Celtic Clovers
1	Seanna Conway	G	2 October 1983	Lasker Lady Hawks
16	Victoria Day-Nicholls	F		Celtic Clovers
10	Ashling Fitzpatrick	F	26 September 1993	Celtic Clovers
4	Emma Fletcher	F	3 January 1982	Molly Malones
18	Jessica Forde	D	27 January 1987	Cork Inline
2	Rachel Glynn	F	17 November 1987	Celtic Clovers
3	Shona Higgins	F	29 March 1985	Ireland
7	Lorna Hoey	D	12 November 1987	Dundalk Lady Bulls
24	Beatrice Hosgood (C)	F	27 October 1982	Ireland
19	Sinead Jennings	F	16 May 1988	Galway Bay Lightning
6	Laura Lyons	D	26 November 1982	Cork Inline
21	Elaine McCann	D	21 March 1986	Ireland
13	Cherise McCaughley	D	26 July 1994	Ireland
11	Sonya McEneaney (A)	D	17 December 1984	Dundalk Lady Bulls
12	Jane McMullen	F	12 November 1981	Molly Malones
9	Avril Ni Mhathuna	F	21 May 1989	Molly Malones

^ "IIHF Women's World Ranking". IIHF. 28 August 2023. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Ireland Women All Time Results" (PDF). National Teams of Ice Hockey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b "2011 IIHF World Women's Championships Div. V". IIHF. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b "2013 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Div. II Group B Qual". IIHF. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
^ Montroy, Liz. "Colombia wins Women's Development Cup". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
^ Kennedy, Ian (14 November 2023). "Colombia Repeats as IIHF Development Cup Champions". The Hockey News. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
^ "Team Roster" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
^ "IRL – TUR Line-ups" (PDF). IIHF. Retrieved 5 January 2013.