Team Ireland Roller Derby

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Team Ireland Roller Derby
Founded2011
ColorsGreen and white
Head coachAl Timmins, Kevin Tierney, Catherine Hemelryk
ManagerJenny Cooney
Championships10th place at Roller Derby World Cup 2011, 2014, 14th at 2018
Broadcasters Derby News Network
Website teamirelandrollerderby.com

Team Ireland Roller Derby represents Ireland in women's international roller derby, in events such as the Roller Derby World Cup. Affectionately known as the "Green Machine", the team was first formed to compete at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup, and finished the tournament in tenth place. They have since competed at the 2014 World Cup in Dallas, USA and the 2018 World Cup in Manchester, UK. In 2025 the team will be again be competing at the World Cup in Innsbruck, Austria.

Contents

Team Iterations

2024 Training Squad

Name
Argie Bargie
Bekka
Black Thorn
Blix
Cardinal Spin
Carton
Chancleta
Diamond Weapon
Disco Inverno
Fitzpatrick
Gnasher
Greenhalgh-Cooney
Harvey
Hie-Jinx
Jemerald
Lex Lethal
A. Lowcock
Malice in Chains
McGrath
McMillan
Pippa
Powell
Pusch
Shin Pain
Snowden

Coaches: Al Timmins, Kevin Tierney and Catherine Hemelryk.

2016 - 2018 Training Squad

Updated Team Ireland Roller Derby logo Team Ireland Roller Derby logo (updated).jpeg
Updated Team Ireland Roller Derby logo

Team Ireland named its team training squad of 30 skaters in November 2016, following try-outs. [1] Head Coach is Karl Case (Lt Damn) from Manchester Roller Derby and Team Ireland Men's Roller Derby, and assistant coach is Jeff Roche from Limerick Roller Derby and Team Ireland Men's Roller Derby Team Manager is Mary Bowe (Bowe T-Vicious) from Waterford City Viqueens.

NumberNameLeague
0Feral Fairy Manchester Roller Derby
3Siobhan Murphy Central City Rollergirls
7Ellie Beating Dublin Roller Derby
13Minx Manchester Roller Derby
16Jemerald Dublin Roller Derby
17Moa Hogarth Dublin Roller Derby
19Holly Sheet Manchester Roller Derby
23Emma Greenhalgh Dublin Roller Derby
24Celtic Tiger Oxford Roller Derby
29Zoe Hayes Newcastle Roller Derby League
31Fiona McMahon Limerick Roller Derby
32Cork Rebel Gotham Girls Roller Derby
42Dana Scurry Rainy City Roller Derby
44Aine Kelly Dublin Roller Derby
45Oonagh O'flaherty Belfast Roller Derby
74Sophia McKee Dublin Roller Derby
75Barbara Robinson Belfast Roller Derby
83Elaine Snowden Dublin Roller Derby
89Katie Tokarski Nottingham Hellfire Harlots
90Elaine Clarke Dublin Roller Derby
99Rollo Tomasi Birmingham Blitz Dames
114Elke Dickson Dublin Roller Derby
123Maria Canavan Dublin Roller Derby
333Gypsy Darling Limerick Roller Derby
414Rusty Bullet Manchester Roller Derby
490Fiona Carton Dublin Roller Derby
777Amy Plant Dublin Roller Derby
999Aisling Guider Limerick Roller Derby
1033Caroline Brady Limerick Roller Derby
36Hester Wu London Rollergirls

2014 team roster

Team Ireland named its roster for the 2014 Blood & Thunder Roller Derby World Cup in October 2014. Team Coach is Sinister Mary Clarence (London Rollergirls, Assistant Coach is Kitty Cadaver (Dublin Roller Derby) and Line up manager is Belle Igerent (Limerick Rollergirls). The team manager is Titstanium (Limerick Rollergirls).

NumberNameLeague
0Feral Fairy Leeds Roller Dolls
1033Jewel Suffer Limerick Roller Girls
1337Ra-Ra Rasputina Belfast Roller Derby
14Anne Prendiville Dublin Roller Derby
16Jemerald Dublin Roller Derby
17Moa Hogarth Dublin Roller Derby
23DEmma Greenhalgh Dublin Roller Derby
24Celtic Tiger Oxford Roller Derby
3Puscifer Belfast Roller Derby
32Cork Rebel Gotham Girls Roller Derby
42Agent Dana Scurry Central City Rollergirls
45Maul'er Malone Belfast Roller Derby
451Lil' Paine Boston Derby Dames
490Fiona Carton Dublin Roller Derby
69Rachel McAlpin Gotham Girls Roller Derby
7Sarah McMillan Glasgow Roller Derby
74Stabba Dublin Roller Derby
77Roisin McGrath Belfast Roller Derby
x3Siobhan Murphy Central City Rollergirls
LD50Chemikill Hazard Glasgow Roller Derby

2011 team roster

Original Team Ireland Roller Derby logo Team Ireland Roller Derby Logo.jpg
Original Team Ireland Roller Derby logo

Team Ireland named its initial roster in September 2011, following try-outs. [2] Most of the skaters were from Ireland's two leagues with bouting experience, the Dublin Roller Girls and Cork City Firebirds. [3] (league affiliations listed as of at the time of the announcement)

The Irish team warmed up for the 2011 World Cup with a number of bouts against English leagues, starting with the Sheffield Steel Rollergirls. [4]

At the World Cup, Ireland lost to Team Finland in round 1; [5] then easily beat Roller Derby Brasil in the consolation stage, [6] but lost to Roller Derby Germany to finish tenth. [7]

The team's head coach, Violent Bob, from Dublin Roller Girls, [8] stated afterwards that the team were "probably among the underdogs" at the World Cup, but were "pretty proud of how we got on". He highlighted in particular the team's group stage 64–119 loss to Team England as a competitive performance. [3]

NumberNameLeague
Agony Annt Dublin Roller Girls
18B.A Blockus Dublin Roller Girls
5x5Bad Faith London Rollergirls
245Belle for Leather Dublin Roller Girls
1000Canadian Psycho [note 1] Greater Toronto Area Rollergirls
LD50Chemikill Hazard Glasgow Roller Girls
R666Crow Jane Cork City Firebirds
76Coco Pox Glasgow Roller Girls
619Holly Sheet Dolly Rockit Rollers
842Jessica Mooney Kernow Rollers
<3Jessica Rammit Dublin Roller Girls
37Kitty Cadaver Dublin Roller Girls
Lil' Edee Dublin Roller Girls
Peppy Nephrine Dublin Roller Girls
16Phantom Jemerald Cork City Firebirds
N17Roisin Roulette Birmingham Blitz Dames
24Rush'n Barron Cork City Firebirds
27Sinister Mary Clarence London Rollergirls
27Tina Gutt-her and Jamm Dublin Roller Girls
21Wile E. Peyote Rat City Rollergirls
67Zola Blood Dublin Roller Girls

Notes

  1. Canadian Psycho, while not on the initial roster, was a last-minute replacement and did compete.

References

  1. "2016 Training Squad | Team Ireland Roller Derby". 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
  2. Hurt Reynolds (5 October 2011). "World Cup Team Ireland Roster". Derby News Network. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  3. 1 2 Una Mulally, "A step up for the high rollers who never quit", Irish Times , 10 December 2011
  4. "Team All-Ireland vs SSRG!", All-Ireland Roller Derby News, 20 September 2011
  5. Justice Feelgood Marshall, "World Cup: (10) Finland Upends (7) Ireland, 148–134 Archived 5 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine ", Derby News Network , 3 December 2011
  6. Justice Feelgood Marshall, "World Cup Consolation: (7) Ireland Batters (11) Brazil, 213–57 Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine ", Derby News Network , 3 December 2011
  7. Justice Feelgood Marshall, "World Cup 9th Place: (8) Germany Denies (7) Ireland, 116–60 Archived 6 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine ", Derby News Network , 3 December 2011
  8. Gabrielle Monaghan, "Irish team get their skates on", Sunday Times , 18 September 2011