Irish Ice Hockey Association

{{short description|Governing body for ice hockey in Ireland}}

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{{Infobox International Ice Hockey Federation nation

|IIHFnation = Ireland

|bg_color = green

|text_color = white

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|organization = Irish Ice Hockey Association

|code = IRL

|joined = 26 September 1996

|president = Aaron Guli

|mens_ranking = N/A

|womens_ranking = N/A

|website = {{url|http://www.iiha.org/}}

}}

The Irish Ice Hockey Association (IIHA) is the governing body of ice hockey in Ireland.{{cite web|url = https://www.iiha.org/history.html | website = iiha.org | publisher = Irish Ice Hockey Association | title = The History of Irish Ice Hockey | accessdate = 15 April 2025 }}

The association was established in 1996.{{cite web|url = https://www.iihf.com/en/associations/353/ireland | title = IIHF Member National Association Ireland | website = iihf.com | publisher = International Ice Hockey Federation | accessdate = 15 April 2025 }} A not-for-profit organisation, the IIHA is a member of Sport Ireland, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), the Federation of Irish Sport (FIS),{{cite web|url = https://www.irishsport.ie/ngbs/ | website = irishsport.ie | publisher = Federation of Irish Sport | title = Members - National Governing Bodies | accessdate = 15 April 2025 }} and the Olympic Federation of Ireland (OFI).{{fact|date=April 2025}} The IIHA was accepted as a member of Sport Ireland in 2016,{{cite web|url=http://www.irishsport.ie/irish-ice-hockey-association-accepted-as-a-member-of-sport-ireland/ |title=Irish Ice Hockey Association Accepted as a Member of Sport Ireland | Federation of Irish Sport |website=Irishsport.ie |date=2016-09-13 |access-date=2016-10-18}} and worked with the National Governing Body office over the course of a 2-year probationary period. The IIHA was recognised as a national governing body for ice hockey, by Sport Ireland, in September 2018.

The IIHA ran the Irish Ice Hockey League from 2007 until 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/irish-eye-continued-growth-of-domestic-hockey/c-495341 |title=Irish eye continued growth of domestic hockey |website=NHL.com |access-date=2016-10-18 | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20170510073201/https://www.nhl.com/penguins/news/irish-eye-continued-growth-of-domestic-hockey/c-495341 | archivedate = 10 May 2017 | date = 9 July 2007 |quote = Recently, the Irish Ice Hockey Association announced the launch of the country's first all-island domestic hockey league [..] the Irish Ice Hockey League }}{{cite web|url = https://eirball.ie/iiha-irish-ice-hockey-league-2007-2010/ | title = IIHA {{!}} Irish Ice Hockey League 2007-2010 | website = eirball.ie | date = 31 December 2018 | accessdate = 15 April 2025 }}