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| Union | Gaelic Athletic Association | |
|---|---|---|
| Ground(s) | Croke Park, Dublin | |
| Coach(es) | Willie Maher Conor Phelan | |
| Captain(s) | Danny Cullen | |
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| First international | ||
 Scotland 2 – 1 Ireland  (Dublin, Ireland; 2 August 1924) | ||
| Largest win | ||
| Ireland 8-11 – 4-3 Scotland (Ennis, Ireland; 27 October 2012) | ||
| Largest defeat | ||
| Scotland 5-11 – 0-4 Ireland (Abbotstown, Ireland; 2 November 2019) | ||
The Ireland national hurling team is a representative team for the island of Ireland in the hybrid sport of composite rules shinty–hurling.
The team dates from 1924 when Ireland competed at the Aonach Tailteann against national hurling teams from several countries.[1] However, at present the only team it plays is the Scotland national shinty team, on an annual basis in the Shinty–Hurling International Series.
The team is usually made up of a mixture of high-profile hurlers who compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship as well as lesser-known players who play for smaller counties which traditionally compete in the Christy Ring and Nicky Rackard Cups.[2] The managers of the senior men's team during the most recent series in 2019 were Willie Maher and Conor Phelan. Danny Cullen of Donegal captained the team in 2019.[3][4]
- ^ The Gaelic Athletic Annual, 1927-28. Kilkenny, Irish Free State. 1927. p. 47.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Preview: Hurling/Shinty International First Test". GAA.ie. 22 October 2015. Archived from the original on 25 October 2015.
- ^ McNulty, Chris (31 October 2019). "Danny Cullen to captain Irish squad for Shinty International". Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ Barry, Stephen (31 October 2019). "19 counties represented in Ireland squads for Hurling-Shinty Internationals". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
Donegal's Danny Cullen will captain a team which includes Laois stalwarts Willie Dunphy and Ryan Mullaney, Kerry's Mikey Boyle and Shane Nolan, and Westmeath duo Joey Boyle and Shane McGovern.