Ireland women's national ice hockey team

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Ireland
Shirt badge/Association crest
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.
Association Irish Ice Hockey Association
IIHF code IRL
IIHF ranking 38 Decrease1
Highest IIHF ranking 35 (first in 2013)
Lowest IIHF ranking 38 (2016)
Team colors               
First international
Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland 23–0 Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg.png
(Sofia, Bulgaria; 14 March 2011)
Biggest defeat
Flag of Poland.svg.png Poland 23–0 Ireland Flag of Ireland.svg.png
(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)
0–6–0

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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.[1] They competed against Bulgaria, Poland, Spain, and Turkey.[2] 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.[1] Ireland lost all of the other three games of the tournament, finishing last in the group.[1] 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 their games and failed to qualify for the 2014 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II Group B tournament.[3]

World Championship

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