Ireland men's national ice hockey team
The Irish badge features the golden clàrsach on a green background which is also used on the Green harp flag, one of the flags used to represent Ireland.
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| Association | Irish Ice Hockey Association |
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| General Manager | James Pepper |
| Head coach | Kenneth Redmond |
| Assistants |
Mark Perres Robert Stewart |
| Captain | David Morrison |
| Most games | Robert Leckey (38) |
| Most points | Gareth Roberts (36) |
| Home stadium | Dundalk Ice Dome |
| Team colors | |
| IIHF code | IRL |
| Ranking | |
| Current IIHF | 48 
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| Highest IIHF | 40 (2008) |
| Lowest IIHF | 48 (first in 2015) |
| First international | |
 Mexico 8–3 Ireland  (Reykjavík, Iceland; 16 March 2004) |
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| Biggest win | |
Ireland 23–1 Armenia  (Mexico City, Mexico; 8 March 2005) |
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| Biggest defeat | |
 Romania 22–0 Ireland (Zagreb, Croatia; 13 April 2011) |
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| IIHF World Championships | |
| Appearances | 7 (first in 2004) |
| Best result | 40th (2008) |
| International record (W–L–T) | |
| 13–25–1 | |
Irish men's national ice hockey team is the National Squad run by the Irish Ice Hockey Association. The team gained promotion to Division II of the International Ice Hockey Federation in 2007, but after a poor performance in their Division II debut, the team has been relegated to Division III. They have not played in a world championship since placing 4th with 6 points in 2013. With the closure of the Dundalk Ice Dome they no longer meet minimum IIHF standards for participation. The team had members from both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and has a working relationship with the Belfast Giants of the Elite Ice Hockey League and new Irish clubs, Flyers Ice Hockey Club and Dundalk Bulls.
The Republic of Ireland was accepted into the International Ice Hockey Federation in May 1996 after a nomination by Great Britain and a second by Canada. They have not had a long history of international competition, with the Ireland senior team first competing in 2004.
In the IIHF World Ranking, Ireland is ranked 44th out of 49 as of December 2014.
(statistics, standings, and results taken from the IIHF [1] IIHF Tournament Page)
Game 1. Ireland 3 Mexico 8
Game 2. Armenia 1 Ireland 15
Game 3. Ireland 1 Iceland 7
Game 4. Turkey 7 Ireland 4
Final result: fourth place, one win, three losses for 2 points, 23 goals for, 23 goals against
Game 1. Ireland 23 Armenia 1
Game 2. Luxembourg 8 Ireland 4
Game 3. Ireland 4 South Africa 5
Game 4. Mexico 6 Ireland 1
Final result: fourth place, one win, three losses for 2 points, 32 goals for, 20 goals against
Game 1. Ireland 0 Armenia 6
Game 2. Iceland 8 Ireland 0
Game 3. Turkey 2 Ireland 2
Game 4. Ireland 3 Luxembourg 1
Final result: fourth place, one win, two losses, one tie for 3 points, 5 goals for, 17 goals against
Game 1. Ireland 11 Mongolia 0
Game 2. Ireland 2 New Zealand 4
Game 3. Ireland 3 South Africa 1
Game 4. Ireland 4 Luxembourg 3 [OT)
Final result: second place two wins, one overtime win, one loss for 8 points, 20 goals for, 8 goals against [Team Ireland are Promoted to Division II of the IIHF World Championships]
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