There have been men’s and women’s Irish National Lacrosse teams dating as far back as the late 1800s. While there has not been a continuous history of these teams, our current (modern era) history of teams goes back to 2001, starting with the Men’s Senior National team.
To start registration for any National Team Evaluation, you must have an active Ireland Lacrosse Membership. CLICK HERE to sign up, or renew your membership today.
Information regarding National Team eligibility is also available via the High Performance section of the website.
Ireland Lacrosse is an all-island body which is responsible for the Ireland lacrosse teams, and British Lacrosse is the body responsible for the lacrosse teams within Great Britain, and both bodies want to ensure that any player within Northern Ireland has a pathway to participate with either team and can make an informed decision on which nation they would like to represent.
To comply with the Northern Ireland Act 1998, governing bodies must allow the people of Northern Ireland the personal choice to:
In their commitment to these rights, British Lacrosse and Ireland Lacrosse have worked together, and with the governing bodies of sport in the UK & Ireland, to ensure that the guidance for players from Northern Ireland on how to seek selection for British Lacrosse or Ireland Lacrosse is transparent, comprehensive and accurate.
This is available at Guidance on International Representation for Northern Ireland Lacrosse Athletes.
Ireland Lacrosse takes anti-doping very seriously and works to ensure compliance with all requirements as stipulated by relevant authorities, including World Lacrosse.
For further detailed information see World Lacrosse Anti-Doping.
See International Olympic Committee (IOC) Olympic Charter (2023) (Article 50.2 states, “No kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas.“) and IOC-Athlete-Expression-Guidelines (2024). Other World Lacrosse policies of relevance include:
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