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to develop and promote lacrosse in Ireland and to participate in international events.
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Ireland midfielder Kevin Owens flipped the ball to a teammate behind him
to win another faceoff on the way to a 23-4 win against Slovakia at the
FIL World Championships.
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Midfielder Michael Kennedy
has played for all seven
Irish National Teams since
2004 and coaches the club
team at University College, Dublin.
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The State of Lacrosse in Ireland:
Listen to Michael Kennedy's interview
on Lacrosse Talk Radio
To Listen:
1)Click here
2) Under "Listen Live" Click on July 11, 2010 (hour 1)
3) Advance your audio player to 12:30 minutes
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Ireland Overcomes Sweden's Early Lead and Secures Ninth Place at the
FIL World Championships
July 23, 2010
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - Sweden jumped out to two early leads in today's 9th/10th place playoff game at the
the FIL World Championships, but Ireland responded by playing the same way it has since the Tournament began
and earned the higher finish with a 15-8 win. Relentless offense and rock solid defense led to another Irish win,
and are the reasons Ireland outscored its seven opponents by 67 goals at the Championships.
In what may be a first for Ireland in international competition, every attackman and midfielder on the Irish roster
scored goals during the eight day competition, and the defensemen and goalies stepped up to preserve the big
leads the offense kept getting.
For the rest of this story and coverage of all other Team Ireland's games at the FIL World Championships, CLICK HERE
Player Blogs -- The Team and Tournament
MANCHESTER - Irish National Team Defender Dan Leidl and midfielder John Ryan wrote blogs
about the Team and the FIL World Championship Tournament. For a complete list of the blogs
and to read any of them, CLICK HERE
Selection Camp Announced for 2011 Indoor Championships Team
July 3, 2010
Dublin - The Irish Lacrosse Foundation announced today that the selection camp for the
Ireland Men's National Team that will compete in the 2011 World Indoor Championships next
May will be held from Oct. 29-31 at the University of Ulster, Jordantown Campus, in Belfast,
Northern Ireland. The World Indoor Championships will be held in Prague, Czech Republic.
There is a registration fee of 50 Euro to participate in the selection camp, and eligibility
criteria to play on an Irish National Team can be found at CLICK HERE
For more information, or to register, contact National Team Director John Cavanaugh at
JTCAV@aol.com, or Irish Lacrosse Foundation Director John Frame at irishboxlax@gmail.com
Winning with Passion -- Coach Mike Daly
July 3, 2010
Irish National Team defender Dan Leidl, author of My Generation Leader, recently published a
column for his "Beyond X's and O's" series about Mike Daly, Coach of the Ireland Development
Team at the upcoming World Festival of Lacrosse in Manchester, England. Daly is the Head Coach
of the Tufts University men's team that won the NCAA Div. III National Championship in May.
To read the column, CLICK HERE
Players Tune Up for World Championships and Festival of Lacrosse
June 17, 2010
National Team players prepared for the upcoming World Championships at a recent tournament in
London and an exhibition game in New York, and members of the Irish men's development team who
will play in the Festival of Lacrosse, also in Manchester next month, were in the action too.
In London, National Team members Sean Bodie, Sean Gibson, Zak Jordan, Paddy O'Leary, Michael Kennedy,
and Kevin Quinn helped the Irish side to a 6th place finish among 24 men's teams at Bluesfest 2010.
In New York National team members Mike Conway, Dan Leidl, Ryan Licht, Kevin Owens, Kris Prior, Tom
Riley and Conner Sweeney helped the Irish exhibition team defeat the East End Lacrosse Club, 14-13, in
overtime in a game hosted by the Oak Neck Athletic Association.
Ireland National Team players Paddy O'Leary, 14, and Michael Kennedy, behind O'Leary,
along with ILL Allstar teammates Shane Garahy, 21, and Paul Murran, 8, battled Sheffield
University's Samba Lax team for 5th place at Bluesfest. READ MORE
Hamilton College All-American Liz Rave is one of nine coaches or
players connected with Ireland Lacrosse who participated in this
year's NCAA Championship Tournaments. See story below.
Photo by Ryan Murray.
Nine Individuals Involved with Ireland Lacrosse Participate in 2010
NCAA Tournaments. Two Win National Championships.
June 3, 2010
The following story was contributed by 2008 Ireland Women's National Team Member Kaitlyn Leidl.
Leidl now plays for Tufts University.
As the 2010 lacrosse season came to a close in the US, it marked standout years, including two
NCAA national championships, for nine individuals involved with Irish National Teams and lacrosse
in Ireland.
Those who excelled in this year’s NCAA tournaments include CW Post and Tufts head coaches
Meghan McNamara and Mike Daly, CW Post assistant coaches Lauren Cohen, Katie Hogan and
Jackie Rosenzweig, and players Jackie Coyne, CW Post, Julie Ann Caulfield, Salisbury, Liz Rave,
Hamilton and Tom Riley, RIT. Their talents coaching and playing were evident as “crunch time” of
the season approached, and their efforts in the US translate directly to their efforts for promoting
lacrosse in Ireland.
READ MORE Dowling Named Head Coach for Men's 2011 National Indoor Team
May 27, 2010
DUBLIN - When it came to selecting a top caliber head coach for the Ireland Men's National Indoor
Team, Irish National Team Director John Cavanaugh found the most qualified applicant right within
the Irish Lacrosse Foundation membership list.
Cavanaugh announced that Foundation member Jeff Dowling, who brings a wealth of experience
as a player, coach and front office manager in box, field and indoor lacrosse, has been appointed
head coach of the 2011 Ireland National Indoor Team. The Team will compete in the 2011 FIL
World Indoor Championships expected to be in Prague about one year from now.
Jeff Dowling
READ MORE
Coach in New Zealand asks Foundation for Equipment Donation Tips
On Feb. 2, this web site's mailbox received the following letter:
Hi. I love what you have done with the Irish Lacrosse Foundation. Donations of 700 lbs. of equipment!
I am an American living in New Zealand and working on developing lacrosse. I coached at Mountain Lakes
(NJ) High School and would like to start an equipment drive to get gear to New Zealand this year. I spoke
with Tim Flynn (Mountain Lakes Head Coach) about this and he said we just finished the Ireland drive.
I couldn't believe it!
Anyhow, http://UnitedLacrosse.Net is what I am working on. Donating equipment to a country each
year. Any help or tips would be great. Regards, Bill Brown, Christchurch, New Zealand. READ MORE
A Very Busy Weekend in Baltimore for Irish Lacrosse
Jan. 20, 2010, Last updated on Jan. 26
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND -- A steady stream of visitors to the Irish Lacrosse Foundation exhibitor
booth, Directors and general membership meetings, and a fund-raising reception for members and
friends of Irish lacrosse added up to a very full weekend for the Foundation at the annual U.S. Lacrosse
convention, Jan. 15 - 16. READ MORE
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LACROSSE LEADERS -- Five men who are among the most active in the Irish Lacrosse
Foundation mission participated in the reception for members and friends. They are,
l. to r., Dan Leidl, Michael Kennedy, Richie Moran, Dick Pepper and John Cavanaugh.
Leidl, a defender on the 2010 Ireland Men's National Team, was also Head Coach for
the Women's National Teams in 2008 and 2009. Kennedy, a midfielder on the 2010
National Team, serves as Foundation Vice President in Dublin. Moran, Founder and
President of the ILF, will be the Men's Team Leader at the upcoming World Games.
Pepper is Foundation Secretary and Ireland's referee representative at international
tournaments. Cavanaugh, Foundation Senior Vice President, is also National Team
Leader and Team Athletic Trainer at international tournaments.
