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She was a member of the Ireland team that played in the 2018 Women’s Hockey World Cup final. Meeke has also won Irish Senior Cup and Women’s Irish Hockey League titles with Loreto. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsEarly years, family and education[edit]Domestic teams[edit]Early years[edit]Loreto[edit]PSI All Stars[edit]Ireland international[edit]Occupation[edit]Honours[edit]Field hockey[edit][edit]References[edit]Early years, family and education[edit]Between 2003 and 2009 Meeke attended The High School, Dublin.[2][3] Between2010 and 2013 she attended Sallynoggin College of Further Education where she studied Fitness and Personal Training.[2][4] Since 2017 she has attended St Mary’s University, Twickenham where she is studying for a Master’s degree in Strength and Conditioning.[2][5] During her youth, Meeke also played Gaelic football with Ballyboden Wanderers. Together with Nicola Daly, she was a member of the Wanderers team that won 2008 Dublin Ladies Junior E Football Championship.[6][7][8]Domestic teams[edit]Early years[edit]Between 2003 and 2009, Meeke played field hockey for The High School, Dublin. Her team mates and fellow students included Nicola Daly.[3][9] Meeke and Daly were members the High School team that finished as runners-up in the 2005 Leinster Schoolgirls’ Premier League. In the final they lost 2\u20130 to an Our Lady’s, Terenure team captained by Emer Lucey.[10][11] In her youth Meeke also played for Corinthian Hockey Club.[12][7][13] Meeke played for Dublin City University at intervarsity level, featuring in the 2009 Chilean Cup tournament. Her DCU team mates included Hannah Matthews.[14][15] (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Loreto[edit]In 2008\u201309 Meeke was a member of the Loreto team that won the inaugural Women’s Irish Hockey League title.[16] She was also a member of the Loreto team won the 2009\u201310 Irish Senior Cup.[17] Meeke has also represented Loreto in European competitions.[18] In June 2011 she was a member of the Loreto team that won the EuroHockey Club Champion’s Challenge II.[19] In June 2014 she was also a member of the Loreto team that finished third at the European Club Championship Trophy tournament hosted by Leicester Hockey Club.[20][21] In May 2018 Meeke was named Player of the Tournament as Loreto won the EY Champions Trophy.[22][23][24] Meeke’s team mates at Loreto have included Nikki Symmons, Lizzie Colvin, Hannah Matthews and Nicola Daly.[16][19]PSI All Stars[edit]In December 2018 Meeke played for the Pro Series Indoor International All-Stars in a series of exhibition indoor hockey games against South Africa.[25][26][27][28]Ireland international[edit]Meeke made her senior debut for Ireland in April 2014 against India.[12][7] In March 2015 Meeke was a member of the Ireland team that won a 2014\u201315 Women’s FIH Hockey World League Round 2 tournament hosted in Dublin, defeating Canada in the final after a penalty shoot-out.[29] She was also a member of the Ireland team that won the 2015 Women’s EuroHockey Championship II, defeating the Czech Republic 5\u20130 in the final.[30] In 2017 Meeke made her 100th senior Ireland appearance during a series of games against Spain.[31]Meeke represented Ireland at the 2018 Women’s Hockey World Cup and was a prominent member of the team that won the silver medal.[8][13][32][33][34][35] She featured in all of Ireland’s games throughout the tournament, including the pool games against the United States,[36] India [37] and England,[38] the quarter-final against India,[39][40] the semi-final against Spain [41] and the final against the Netherlands.[42][43] In the quarter-final against India, Meeke scored in the penalty shoot\u2013out to help send Ireland through to the semi-final.[39][40]Occupation[edit]Meeke works as a field hockey coach and fitness instructor. Since 2011 she has coached at The High School, Dublin and since 2012 she has worked as a fitness instructor at University College Dublin. Since 2017 she has served as an ambassador for DB Sports Tours.[2][18][53] Since September 2016 she has also served as an assistant coach at Rathgar Hockey Club.[54][55]Honours[edit]Field hockey[edit]IrelandLoreto[edit]Ballyboden Wanderers GAADublin Ladies Junior E Football ChampionshipReferences[edit] (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/alison-meeke-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Alison Meeke – Wikipedia"}}]}]