National Teams

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 National Team Eligibility section of the website.

Anti-Doping

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.

Ireland National Lacrosse Teams – Tournament Participation & Results

2001
Ireland Men’s National Team, European Championships (Penarth, Wales) – 6th place
2002
Ireland Men’s National Team, World Championships (Perth, Australia) – 12th place
2004
Ireland Men’s National Team, European Championships (Prague, Czech Republic) – 7th place
2005
Ireland Men’s National Team, Celtic Cup (Cardiff, Wales) – 1st place
Ireland Women’s National Team, European Newcomers Tournament (Copenhagen, Denmark) – 1st place
2006
Ireland Men’s National Team, World Championships (London, Ontario, Canada) – 7th place
2007
Ireland Men’s National Indoor Team, World Indoor Championships (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) – 8th place
2008
Ireland Men’s National Team, European Championships (Lahti, Finland) – 6th place
Ireland Women’s National Team, European Championships (Lahti, Finland) – 4th place
2009
Ireland Men’s National Team, Celtic Cup (Edinburgh, Scotland) – 3rd place
Ireland Women’s National Team, Women’s World Cup (Prague, Czech Republic) – 5th place
2010
Ireland Men’s National Team, World Championships (Manchester, England) – 9th place
2011
Ireland Men’s National Indoor Team, World Indoor Championships (Prague, Czech Republic) – 7th place
2012
Ireland Men’s National Team, European Championships (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) – 2nd place
Ireland Women’s National Team, European Championships (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) – 8th place
2013
Ireland Men’s National Team, Celtic Cup (Limerick, Ireland) – 1st place
Ireland Women’s Team, Women’s World Cup (Oshawa, Ontario, Canada) – 10th place
2014
Ireland Men’s National Team, World Championships (Denver, Colorado, USA) – 10th place
2015
Ireland Men’s National Indoor Team, World Indoor Championships (Onondaga Nation, New York, USA) – 6th place
Ireland Women’s National Team, European Championships (Nymburk, Czech Republic) – 5th place
2016
Ireland Men’s National Team, European Championships (Godollo, Hungary) – 11th place
Ireland Men’s National U19 Team, World U19 Championships (Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada) – 7th place
2017
Ireland Men’s National Indoor Team, European Indoor Championships (Turku, Finland) – 6th place
Ireland Women’s National Team, Women’s World Cup (Guildford, England) – 13th place
2018
Ireland Men’s National Team, World Championships (12-21 July 2018, Netanya, Israel) – 12th place
2019
Ireland Men’s U20 National Team, European U20 Championship (29 June-6 July, Prague, Czech Republic) – 4th place
Ireland Women’s National Team, European Championship (16-25 July, Netanya, Israel) – 7th place
Ireland Women’s U19 National Team, World U19 Championship (1-10 August, Peterborough, Canada) – 19th place
Ireland Men’s Indoor National Team, World Indoor Championship (19-28 September, Langley, Canada) – 11th place
2020
NO NATIONAL TEAM EVENTS DUE TO COVID-19
Men’s European Championship (23 July – 1 August, Wroclaw, Poland) CANCELLED
2021
NO NATIONAL TEAM EVENTS DUE TO COVID-19
2022
2022 Women’s World Championship (29 June-9 July, Towson, Maryland, USA) – 13th place
2022 Men’s European Box Championship (30 July – 6 August, Hannover, Germany) – 9th place
2022 Men’s World U21 Championship (10–20 August, Limerick, Ireland) – 7th place
2023
2023 Men’s World Championship (21 June-1 July, San Diego, California, USA) – 12th place
2023 Women’s European U21 Championship (2-9 July, Prague, Czech Republic) – 5th place
2024
2024 Women’s European Championship (11-21 July 2024, Braga, Portugal)
2024 Men’s European U20 Championship (20-28 July 2024, Wroclaw, Poland)
2024 Women’s World U20 Championship (15-25 August 2024, Hong Kong, China)
2024 Men’s World Box Championship (20-29 September 2024, Utica, New York, USA)
2024 Women’s World Box Championship (20-29 September 2024, Utica, New York, USA)
2025
2025 Men’s World U20 Championship
2025 Men’s European Championship
2025 World Lacrosse Sixes Championship QUALIFIER (Euros)
2026
2026 Women’s World Championship
2026 Men’s European U20 Championship
2026 Men’s European Box Championship
2026 Women’s European Box Championship
2026 World Lacrosse Sixes Championship
2027
2027 Men’s World Championship
2027 Women’s European U20 Championship
2028
2028 Women’s European Championship

 

16 Comments

    • Kevin Collins

      14/11/2011

      Hi,

      I sent an email a while back regarding my son Tim Collins (DOB 29.11.96) He is currently playing for Brooklands Lacrosse in Sale, Manchester and looks to be a promising younfg LAX player and his coach has already identified hime for the England Lacrosse Academy. He holds both an English and Irish passports and I would like to know if there would be any interest in him from Irish Lacrosse..?

      Thanks in advance,

      Kevin Collins

    • Michael Dignan

      25/09/2015

      Hi
      I sent an email recently about trying out for the Irish National team. I haven’t heard back yet. I know the tryouts are coming up very soon so I just wanted to follow up on my last email. I am a senior in high school in the U.S. My Mom was born in Ireland so I have dual citizenship. I have played lacrosse since I was 6years old. Since freshman year I have played on the varsity team at my high school. We have won the championship for the past 3 years. I have spent many summers in Ireland with my cousins and I would be so physiqued to be able to tryout for Irish team. I payed for my membership a few days ago. But I’m not sure what to do now?! I would be grateful if you could let me know what is the next step. I look forward to hearing back from you.
      Thank you
      Michael Dignan

      I am attaching my high light tape if that might be helpful.
      /Users/mpatriciadignan/Desktop/Michael Dignan Highlight Tape 2015.mp4

    • Michael Kennedy

      13/10/2015

      Hi Michael,

      I just emailed you regarding the status of your registration for the upcoming tryouts.

      Mike Kennedy

    • Kelley Spillane

      24/07/2017

      Good morning:
      My son Jimmy Spillane just finished his freshman season at RIT in the U.S and was one of two freshmen starters on a team that lost in the Division 3 national championship. He was All State and Player of the Year in his league his final year of High School. I am 100 percent of Irish descent. His mother has no Irish descent. Is it possible for him to try out for a national team? We are all US citizens

    • Michael Kennedy

      01/08/2017

      Kelley – we do not have any further tryout events in the USA for the Irish national team competing in the 2018 World Championships.

      There is an opportunity to participate in an indoor (box) event in Syracuse, New York in September with our indoor development team (Emerald Islanders). You can contact sgibson@irelandlacrosse.ie for further details of this opportunity.

      We would also encourage you to become a member of Ireland Lacrosse: http://ila.membery.io/#

    • Matt Wright

      07/11/2017

      Hello,
      My great great grandmother is from Ireland and I was wondering if I would be eligible for the team and tryouts with that. I am also curious as to when the next tryouts would be held and where.
      Thank you,
      Matt Wright

    • Timothy McMahon

      06/04/2019

      My son Corey McMahon was on 2018 world team,at last game a nice picture of team was taken on field by a event photographer. Been looking around no luck. Any idea were it can be

    • Eamon Scott

      05/08/2019

      Hi, have a young relative on the way to Ireland visiting from Vancouver. He’s a big fan and player of lacrosse….is there any games being played in AUGUST 2019?

      Just checking if there is any involvement that he could engage in. He’s just 11 but if a regular competition back home and if there was a match I could bring him to, that would be great,

      In anticipation,

      Thank you,

      Eamon Scott. seaburyscotts@gmail.com

    • Michael Kennedy

      19/08/2019

      Hi – August is usually quiet as it is out of season, but there is an open training session on Wednesday, 21 August at Railway Union Sports Club in Sandymount, Dublin 4. The session is actually being filmed for a documentary. For more info see https://m.facebook.com/events/2343511532399108

    • Kenneth Delaune

      19/08/2020

      Hey Michael I am aware its early I just wanted to confirm you had my information for the 2021 Masters Div

    • Steven Curtis

      02/10/2020

      I have never been more proud to be of Irish descent than I was when I read the news about the level of sportsmanship shown by the Irish National lacrosse team, in giving their slot in the world championships to the Iroquois Nation. This is a perfect example of the kind of sportsmanship that is sorely lacking in the world today. This example of sportsmanship is how all sports should be. Play hard, play fair, & accept the result of the game. When you see an injustice in your sport, do something about it.

    • Carter Straub

      19/01/2022

      If my grandmother has a passport but was not born in ireland am i still eligible to play. I already looked at the link and it didn’t seem to clarify that.

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