Search
04 Apr 2026
Search
04 Apr 2026
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
The U/12 team and their coaches
There was a hero's welcome for Suncroft's Evan Gilligan and the U/12 Irish ice hockey team as they flew into Dublin Airport earlier today.
The Kildare man captained the Junior National Development Team to a fantastic 3:2 victory over Korea on Thursday, January 18.
“Our superb team were met by lots of well wishers who made sure that they knew that they had represented Ireland proudly,” said the Irish Ice Hockey Association (IIHA).
Organisation president, Aaron Guli was on hand to welcome the players as they returned to home soil.
The Irish played top ice hockey nations such as Canada, the USA and Russia and performed incredibly well. In a facebook post on the IIHA page, coach Paul Cummins called for training and playing facilities for ice hockey in Ireland.
Check out the IIHA's video of the homecoming posted earlier today.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
