The following changes have been made to the Hockey Ireland Covid-19 guidelines given the latest announcement on Covid-19 restrictions made by the Irish (ROI) Government.

Under Level 5, individual training only is permitted, within a 5km radius of an individual’s home. No matches or group training sessions are to take place.

The exemptions to this are Elite sports*. Elite sports are permitted to continue behind closed doors. For Hockey this has been defined as the National Senior Men’s and Women’s Programmes. They are permitted to train and play behind closed doors.

Competition/matches may not be played at any level.

Hockey Ireland Coronavirus (COVID-19) UPDATE regarding Government Announcement regarding changes to restrictions.

The following changes have been made to the Hockey Ireland Covid-19 guidelines given the latest announcement on Covid-19 restrictions made by the Irish (ROI) Government.

Please note: These restrictions do not apply to Irish Senior International squads under Sport Ireland’s elite exemption.

As per Level 5 guidelines with the current adjustments announced on the 22nd of December, adults and children in ROI continue to be allowed train outdoors where training is contained to non-contact pods of maximum 15 (including coaches/managers) and socially distanced at all time.

Competition/matches may not be played at any level.

Hockey Ireland’s Covid-19 Group have met to discuss the recent announcements regarding Covid-19 restrictions made by the Irish (ROI) Government and the Northern Irish (NI) Executive.

The following changes have been made to Hockey Ireland Covid-19 guidelines:

(Please note: These restrictions do not apply to Irish Senior International squads under Sport Ireland’s elite exemption)

As per Level 3 guidelines, adults in ROI will be allowed to return to non-contact training with immediate effect. Training must be in pods of maximum 15 (including coaches/managers) and socially distanced at all time.

Competition/matches may not be played at any level.

For All Ireland Competitions:

- Hockey Ireland’s principle of all clubs competing on a level basis in relation to Covid-19 restrictions remains in place.

- No All-Ireland hockey competition (EYHL1, EYHL2 or Cups) will start until a 4-week lead-in period has passed that would start from the point in time that training is ...

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