The league was first played for during the 2008–09 season. Between 2008–09 and 2014–15 the league used pool stages and play-offs to determine the league champion.
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Many of the teams either collapsed or moved to the recreational league maintained by the IIHA. Governing the 32 counties of Ireland, the Association is responsible for the management and overall development of all areas of the sport. The Irish Ice Hockey League was a top level ice hockey league in Ireland from 2007 until 2010. Hockey Ireland is the National Governing Body for the sport of field hockey in Ireland.
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The five teams play all of their regular season games at the Dundalk Ice Dome. Pembroke Wanderers win 2–1 after shoot-out. Teams were divides into two pools with the winners and runners-up in each pool then qualifying for the semi-finals.
However for the 2015–16 season the league was reorganised. [1][2] The official league was founded in 2007, yet amateur leagues have existed since the early 1980s.
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Since 2015–16 the league has been sponsored by Ernst & Young and, as a result, it is also known as the EY Hockey League. The Irish Ice Hockey League was a top level ice hockey league in Ireland from 2007 until 2010. The Men's Irish Hockey League is a field hockey league organised by Hockey Ireland that features men's teams from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. [6][7][8][9], The 2018–19 season saw the introduction of a Division 2.