Irish national ice hockey team
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| Selection trainer | James Tibbets |
| Highest World Cup victory (men) | March 8, 2005, 23: 1 against Armenia in Mexico City, Mexico ( WM-Div. III ) |
| Biggest World Cup defeat (men) | April 13, 2011, 0:22 against Romania in Zagreb, Croatia ( World Cup Div. II ) |
| First official men's international match | |
| First World Cup participation (men) | 2004 in Reykjavík , Iceland (Division III) |
The Irish men's national ice hockey team is ranked 44th in the IIHF world rankings after the 2014 World Cup . She represents players from the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland .
history
After the Irish Ice Hockey Association was accepted into the International Ice Hockey Federation in May 1996 , Ireland initially only participated in U18 and U20 World Championships from 2001 onwards , before the premiere in international senior ice hockey followed in 2004 . With the second place in the tournament of Division III in 2007 , the promotion from the lowest division succeeded for the first time. In the following year, however, the immediate decline followed. Even after being promoted in 2010 , the team got down again a year later. In 2012 and 2013, the promotion to Division II was missed. Following the closure of the Dundalk Ice Dome , Ireland could no longer meet the minimum requirements for participation in World Championships.
In 2017 , Ireland competed in the newly founded Development Cup and finished second. At the Development Cup 2018 they took third place.
Placements at international tournaments
World championships
| year | venue | placement | particularities |
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| 2004 |
 Reykjavík , Iceland
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44th place (4th Division III) | |
| 2005 |
 Mexico City , Mexico
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44th place (4th Division III) | |
| 2006 |
Reykjavík, Iceland |
44th place (4th Division III) | |
| 2007 |
 Dundalk , Ireland
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42nd place (2nd Division III) | Promotion to Division II |
| 2008 |
 Miercurea Ciuc , Romania
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40th place (6th Division II) | Relegation to Division III |
| 2009 |
 Dunedin , New Zealand
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45th place (5th Division III) | |
| 2010 |
 Luxembourg , Luxembourg
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42nd place (1st Division III) | Promotion to Division II |
| 2011 |
 Zagreb , Croatia
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39th place (6th Division II) | Relegation to Division III |
| 2012 |
 Erzurum , Turkey
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44th place (4th Division III) | |
| 2013 |
 Cape Town , South Africa
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44th place (4th Division III) |