Men’s Indoor National Team
2015 Indoor National Team – 15.01.2015
Dublin, Ireland……Ireland Lacrosse today announced the 23 player squad that will represent Ireland in the 2015 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. The WILC will be hosted by the Iroquois Nationals at Onondaga Nation (near Syracuse), and Buffalo New York, USA 18-27 September 2015.
The 2015 Ireland National Indoor Lacrosse Team will once again be lead by Head Coach Jeff Dowling, assisted by Tom Howe and Geoff (Abe) Conn.
“After seeing the increase in talent level at our tryout camp in October from where it was 4 years ago”, says Dowling, “we are extremely encouraged about our prospects at the 2015 World Games. We had to make some tough decisions at every position and truly believe that we will be a much more balanced team than we were in 2011. Adding players like Stephen and Andrew that compete at the highest level of our sport will be a big boost for our players and we expect that the growth of the sport in Ireland will also be greatly influenced by their participation.”
| Position | Name | Residence |
|---|---|---|
| Offence | Michael Kennedy | Dublin, IRL |
| Offence | Drew Wichmann | Dublin, IRL |
| Transition | Ben Snider | Edmonton, Alberta CAN |
| Transition | Mike Shea | Bronx, NY USA |
| Defence | Tyler Roche | Whitby, Ontario CAN |
| Defence | Conor O Brien | Malahide, IRL |
| Offence | Tim O Connor | Rochester, NY USA |
| Offence | Kevin Owens | Fairfield, CT USA |
| Defence | Paul Murran | Waterford, IRL |
| Goalie | Colm Murphy | Bray, IRL |
| Defence | Andrew McBride | Calgary, AB CAN |
| Offence | Stephen Keogh | Toronto, Ontario CAN |
| Defence | Tadhg Bolger | Dublin, IRL |
| Offence | Daniel Kelly | Peabody, MA USA |
| Transition | Zak Jordan | London, England UK |
| Offence | Brian Gillis | N. Vancouver, BC CAN |
| Transition | Sean Gibson | Dublin, IRL |
| Transition | Conor Dockery | Athlone, IRL |
| Defence | Ryan Doran | Galway, IRL |
| Goalie | Michael Cregan | Georgetown, Ontario CAN |
| Transition | Sonny Campbell | Galway, IRL |
| Offence | Ciarán Boylan | Dublin, IRL |
| Defence | Mike Bradshaw | Scarborough, Ontario CAN |
| Position | Name | Residence |
|---|---|---|
| Head Coach | Jeff Dowling | |
| Assistant Coach | Geoff Conn | |
| Assistant Coach | Tom Howe |
Check out this short documentary of the Indoor Team Selection Camp produced by Tom Beary.
‘Playing the Creator’s Game’ from oneshotBeary on Vimeo.
Brief History
The Irish Men’s Indoor National Team has been in existence since 2007. The team has played in the following fully-sanctioned tournaments:
| Year | Tournament | Location | Result |
| 2007 | World Indoor Championships | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada | 8th place |
| 2011 | World Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 7th Place |
| 2015 | World Indoor Championships | TBD | TBD |
For information on eligibility for the Irish national team, check the ‘National Team Eligibility’ section of this website. Individuals who are interested in trying-out for the Irish national team must attend the relevant selection camp – information about these selections camps will be posted on this website.
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