New icerink!!

Yeah I think it's on Saturday mornings but I'm not 100% on that.. i'll be up in the rink later this evening and I'll double check

Also, I think you have to join an ice hockey club or join the IIHA to use the new rink in Santry, as it is not open to the public yet, but Castleknock is open to the public and I don't think you pay membership fees, just the cost of the session.

No, you don't want a wasted journey. Keep an eye on this thread and I'm sure someone will have some information for you soon.

Are you on facebook marc? There's a fairly big irish ice hockey group on it and if you need any information that's probably the best place to ask

Marc, here's some facebook links : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Irish-Ice-Hockey-Association/107436122618958

http://www.flyersicehockey.com/irl/ and http://www.facebook.com/celtic.clovers.9, and there are more clubs: Whalers, Wolves, Rams, Riot.

Hi Ping Chow Chi, as far as I know parts of the rink are still under construction, I think they are putting in more viewing seats. Have a look at a post by 'red ice', page 6 of this thread, post#85.

I'm hearing something similar myself, either what you're saying Wisco or that there's problems funding the building work- showers, toilets etc, I'm trying to find out more information.

http://forums.t.net/showthread.php?11074-New-rink/page3
There is a post about this on the International Hockey Forum see the link above. It seems that someone else has come up wih the same information.
I have also had it confirmed to me by a person who was assisting in setting up the rink that this is the building.
What was the IIHA thinking getting involved with this shambles.

Castleknock is closing for 6 weeks, I think sunday is the last day and due to open back up on the 22nd Oct. Celtic Clovers, Dublin Ducks and junior flyers have training there. There's also open pick up on Wednesday and Riot pick up on Sunday. It's small but it's Ice. I've also heard from fairly reliable sources that Santry is gone. It doesn't surprise me given the record of rinks in Ireland.

Think of it as 6 weeks off ice conditioning:eek: I'm clutching at straws here for a positive........

I'm sure it will all come out and we'll all know soon enough. Keep an eye on the Ireland section in the International Hockey Forum's website, there's a link to it somewhere on page 12 of this thread. Mick seems to know what he's talking about because everything he's been predicting seems to be turning out to be accurate so far.

I would love if that was the case.. The problem is the site is for lease again on daft.ie and I know some people who were asked to help with taking it apart inside. unfortunately it appears that our governing body in Ice hockey seem to be a bit backwards about coming forward (Irish Iceless hockey association). I would love if I were proved wrong but over the years it's always been the same s*1t and politics.... sorry rant over, it just really gets my back up!!!

just to be clear in case I gave anyone the wrong impression, I was talking about Santry in my rant above.

when I say politics when talking about a particular association I use that word because they remind me of stereotypical politicians. What I mean is rather than keeping people informed they hide away until there's no way to hide things anymore. So it was known to them about a month ago (could be more but I don't know) that Santry will close. They mentioned nothing to the public or to the people who pay association membership (maybe the special ones knew, who knows?). Maybe if people knew what the truth was when the IIHA knew the closure could have been prevented but we will never know. People ended up putting pieces together and finding out from people who knew others and so on and so on......
I don't necessarily want to change the regime (maybe one or two in it:rolleyes:) but I honestly think rather than keeping everything to themselves all news and changes should be made public as soon as possible to give people the chance to help and give input. it's a small world and there's people out there who may actually know of others who can help/invest. I'm doing something at the moment but it's still in very early days, it may sound like I'm contradicting myself by not saying anything, but I'm one person and not a representative association. My research could take years but I'm in it now for the long haul so maybe the next generation will get a good chance to do something they love.
Just out of curiosity would you know why the financial statements for 2011 and 2012 are not on their website and from 2004 - 2010 is? just an observation.....
think my post is a bit off topic, I tend to get carried away

Rookey wrote: »

when I say politics when talking about a particular association I use that word because they remind me of stereotypical politicians. What I mean is rather than keeping people informed they hide away until there's no way to hide things anymore. So it was known to them about a month ago (could be more but I don't know) that Santry will close. They mentioned nothing to the public or to the people who pay association membership (maybe the special ones knew, who knows?). Maybe if people knew what the truth was when the IIHA knew the closure could have been prevented but we will never know. People ended up putting pieces together and finding out from people who knew others and so on and so on......
I don't necessarily want to change the regime (maybe one or two in it:rolleyes:) but I honestly think rather than keeping everything to themselves all news and changes should be made public as soon as possible to give people the chance to help and give input. it's a small world and there's people out there who may actually know of others who can help/invest. I'm doing something at the moment but it's still in very early days, it may sound like I'm contradicting myself by not saying anything, but I'm one person and not a representative association. My research could take years but I'm in it now for the long haul so maybe the next generation will get a good chance to do something they love.
Just out of curiosity would you know why the financial statements for 2011 and 2012 are not on their website and from 2004 - 2010 is? just an observation.....
think my post is a bit off topic, I tend to get carried away

It wasn't always like that, momentum was built, we got the recognition of the IIHF and The Olympic Council. We were the vonderkidz, the success story in World Hockey believe it or not. Relationships with the powers that be, and a rink were built, then it was spirited away into private ownership, World Championship hosting was secured and the finances spirited away again to the rink's backers, leagues were organised and the same few people tried to make that a cash cow too, 2 more rinks, a lot of intrigue, electronic mail tampering, and a little vote rigging later and this is where we find ourselves.
Before a drunk can recover they have to be left alone to hit rock bottom without somebody making it ok for them to go out and get drunk again, before a building can be rebuilt the foundations have to be secured and the rubble removed, before Ice Hockey can start to recover here there has to be regime change.

Strange that I posted last night and yet I can't see it here ???
I basically said to Rookey that now is his opportunity to do something about the IIHA as there are hints on the IIHA site that they are being bounced into a position where they will soon have to hold an AGM to comply with company law.
There is also mention of an EGM so they can stack the odds in their favour in order to manipulate the AGM that follows. There is more info on the International Forum site which is now back operating having been downed in suspicious circumstances.

Hopefully Castleknock will re-open mid October. Dundrum on Ice seems to be opening soon enough, here's a link to their facebook page though it doesn't say exactly when it will open : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dundrum-On-Ice/139478129433448