Ireland men’s hockey squad for Olympic Games is named

Captained by Sean Murray (Lisburn) the team clinched one of the coveted places at the final qualification event in Valencia earlier this year, when they defeated Korea 4-3 in a scintillating match.

Having narrowly missed out on qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics, the men’s team last competed at the Rio Olympics, with two of that squad returning for the Paris Games, goalkeeper David Harte (Cork) and Shane O’Donoghue (Dublin).

The venue for the hockey tournaments is the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium, which was the main arena for the eighth Olympiad in 1924.

In this stadium, Team Ireland first walked out as a competing nation at the Olympic Games 100 years ago. It is the only stadium in France that will host events from two separate Olympic Games and will stage the hockey competitions in Paris 2024.

Competition for the hockey runs from July 27 to August 9. Ireland competes in Pool B where they face Belgium, India, Australia, Argentina and New Zealand. Their first match will be against Belgium on July 27.

Men’s Hockey Team

David Harte (GK)

Lee Cole

Shane O’Donoghue

Kyle Marshall

Peter McKibbin

Tim Cross

Daragh Walsh

Nick Page

Sean Murray (Captain)

Michael Robson

Peter Brown

Johnny McKee

Jeremy Duncan

Matthew Nelson

Ben Walker

Ben Johnson

Jonny Lynch (R)

Alistair Empey (R)

Jaime Carr (R GK)

Staff

Lisa Jacob – Performance Director

Mark Tumilty – Head Coach

Raymond Geddis – Team Manager

Neville Rothman – Coach

Cameron Steele – Physio

Ross Willis – Performance Analysis

Eoin Cunniffe – Head of Athletic Performance

David Fitzgerald – AP GK Coach